Life, 1906-05-24 · page 2 of 26
Life — May 24, 1906 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising, not satire or political commentary**. The upper left contains a cigarette ad for "Egyptian Deities" cigarettes, featuring a dramatic historical scene (appears to be from an Orientalist painting). The upper right advertises the Cranberry Lake region of the Adirondack Mountains via New York Central Lines railroad. The lower half contains two more advertisements: one for "Indoors and Out," described as a luxury magazine about American architecture and design, and one for Frederick A. Stokes Company offering a free illustrated booklet of fiction suitable for summer reading. There is no discernible political cartoon or satirical commentary on this page—it is a standard advertising spread from the magazine.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
| 5 Anargyron 'HE name EGYPTIAN DEITIES stands for the highest attainable quality in cigarette-making, a quality long held as “The standard of luxury in smoking.” EGYPTIAN DEITIES CIGARETTES contain only the finest selections from the choicest Turk- ish leaf; they are “first selections,” themselves, in every gathering of critical smokers. No. 1 size, 10 for 35c, No. 3 size, 10 for 25c. CRANBERRY LAKE REGION OF THE ADIRONDACK MOUNTAINS a section full of large fish, is described in New York Central Lines Four-Track Series No. 32, which contains a beautiful map of this region printed in four colors. Copy will be, sent free, post paid, on receipt of a two-cent stamp by George H. Daniels, Manager, General Advertising Department, Room 45, Grand Central Station, New York. THE i NEW YORK (G _ LINES TAKE YOU TO THIS REGION FROM EVERY DIRECTION C.F DALY W. J. LYNCH Passenger Tratfic Mgr. Passenger Traffic Mgt New Yor Curcaco INDOORS AND OUT Is a Monthly Magazine de Luxe Presenting the Finest Architecture and devoted to the Beautifying of America by means of Attractive Homes, Charming Gardens, Well- Furnished Rooms, Improved Cities, Villages and Industrial "Towns, Churches, Clubhouses, Theatres and Hotels of Rich Design. Original Articles © Make-up Unsurpassed Decorated Pages Mechanically Perfect - Profusely Illustrated $3.00 A YEAR SINGLE COPIES, 30 CENTS For Sale at Bookshops and Newsstands Rogers & Wise Co., Publishers BOSTON, MASS. ; Address us Cut This Out . I’ YOU wish to receive a hand- some, fully illustrated, 32- page booklet \ ees FREE OF CHARGE giving complete descriptions of our latest fiction suit- able for summer read- ing. FREDERICK A. STOKES COMPANY % 337 Fourth Ave., New York comicbooks.com