Life, 1906-07-05 · page 31 of 40
Life — July 5, 1906 — page 31: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertising page**, not a satirical cartoon. It contains four product advertisements typical of early 20th-century American magazines: 1. **Smith Premier Typewriter** — highlights a ribbon-changing mechanism as a modern innovation 2. **A.B.C. Traveling Trunks** — showcases luggage designed for travelers, emphasizing convenience (clothes hang inside like a wardrobe; no unpacking needed) 3. **Club Cocktail** — promotes a bottled, pre-mixed cocktail as a ready-made alternative to homemade drinks 4. **Smith, Gray & Co. Liveries** — tailored uniforms for servants and chauffeurs **For modern readers:** These ads reflect a wealthy consumer class concerned with travel convenience, labor-saving devices, and servant management. The "cocktail in a bottle" is notable as an early convenience product. The focus on livery uniforms reveals the class structure of the era—detailed attention to servants' appearance was considered essential to household prestige. There is no political satire here; this is straightforward period advertising.
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ti Hille tie ifiif the location of the ribbon-changing lever of The New Tri-Chrom The A. B.C. of Traveling A place for everything—every- thirg in its place, where you can get at it without trouble. Our No. 145 shown below— the A. B. C. Wardrobe { Trunk—is the most practical trunk of its kind made. It does away with unpacking when you arriveand packing up when No. 1601. you leave—your clothes hang up just as they do in your wardrobe at home—an oak follower keeps them free from wrinkles, When closed takes up only half the floor space of the ordinary trank. Price $35 and up. The A. B. C. No. 1601 Automatic Trunk Raise the lid and you raise the upper tray: drop the front and the second tray slides. No. 145, in and out; easy access to everything. To change from purple copying ink to non-fading black or to red takes but a second of the operator's time. Every office need in typewriting is covered by this last great step in typewriter construction. Write for explanatory story. THE SMITH PREMIER TYPEWRITER CO, Branch Stores Everywhere SYRACUSE, N. Y. Abel @ Bach Company Largest Makers of Trunks and Bags ta the World, Milwaukee, Wis., U. S.A. Chicage Balesr: 48 Adams St. Tosist opoe baviog this mark on any Trank, Salt Caseor Bag yoo bag. IN your cuarantes of gaality, styleanddurabuity AClub Cocktail: A BOTTLED DELIGHT A delicious cocktail that’s always ready for you or your guest—and better than Liveries and Uniforms and Wear That Fit any made-by-guesswork effort n be. C ad G. \ CLUB COCKTAILS are scientifically blended of fine old liquors and aged in wood to exquisite arom and smoothness. Just strain through Seven varieties—each one delicious. Of all MS good grocers and F. HEUBLEIN & BRO., Sole Props. Hartford New Yor Leadon ‘OMFORT 3s essential to style in Livery quite as much as in Clothes for general wear. @ Our Liveries and uniforms are singularly free from the stilted, angular lines so commonly met with. For example, the arm-scye in our Liveries for Coach- men and Groom is free and easy, allowing natural case of manner without hinderance. Add to this the highest quality of uniform stuffs and good tailoring, and the sub- ject may be dismissed with satisfaction both to yourself and servant. Sensible motoring clothes for owners and chauffeurs. SMITH, GRAY & CO. Three Stores: Broadway at 31st Street, New York Fulton Street at Flatbush Avenue Broadway at Bediord Avenue, Brooklyn comicbooks.com