Life, 1906-08-16 · page 3 of 24
Life — August 16, 1906 — page 3: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is **primarily advertisements** for consumer products (pianos, golf balls, shirts, felt hats, gum, financial services) typical of early 20th-century magazines. The one cartoon present, labeled "AN OPTICAL ILLUSION," depicts a fashionably dressed woman in profile carrying luggage. The caption suggests this is a visual trick—likely playing on period fashion silhouettes or the contrast between her refined appearance and her practical traveling burden. Without additional context about contemporary fashion debates or social commentary of the specific era, the precise satirical target remains **unclear**. It may mock women's fashion pretensions or travel habits, but the exact point is ambiguous to modern readers without knowing the magazine's publication date.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
THERE ARE COAT SHIRTS AND COAT SHIATS QUT THERE 1S ONLY ONE Lett COAT SHIRT INSIST ON THE LABEL—IT MEANS RIGHTNESS. NTNESS, WHITENESS AND COLOR FASTNESS. $1.60 AND MORE “ON AND OFF LIKE A COAT” SEND FOR BOOK OF STYLES AND OCALER'S NAME CLUETT, PEABODY & CO., Largest Makers of Collars and Shirts in the World. 457 River St., TROY, N.Y. Haskell --Match Golf Ball We were the originator of the Rubber-core ball. Each of our yeatly productions has been maiked by improve. and best, the HASKELL-MA TCH ball, y good quality of with many, an shninsted ~and dire fer ie xy recommend it in the very best ball on the market, For lenath of fight and for put- ting, path see walled. ae Price $6.00 perdozen Obtainable Everywhere The B. F. Goodrich Co. Akron, O. Intending purchasers of a strictly first- class Piano should not fail toexam: 4 ine the ‘& merits of THE WORLD RENOWNED SOHMER It is the special favorite of the‘refined and cultured musical public on account of its unsurpassed tone-quality, unequaled dura- bility, elegance of design and finish. Cata~ logue mailed on application. Tue SOHMER.-CECILIAN INSIDE PLAYER SURPASSES ALL OTHERS Favorable Terms to Responsible Parties SOHMER & COMPANY ‘Warerooms Cor. Sth Ave. 22d St. NEW YORK The first derby made in America wasa C. & K. inapp-Felt hats are sold by the best dealers. Knapp-Felt DeLuxe $6. Knapp-Felt $4. Write for “The Hatman.” Taz CroruT & KNAPP Co. Broadway, at 13th Street New York You may have to write a business letter to-morrow upon which a thousand dollar order will hang. You don’t want to neglect any- thing that will help to gain that letter a favorable re- ception. Have you OLO HAMPSHIRE BOND in your desk? your present letterhead for Stecimens, showing OLD Be white and fourteen ithographed and en- ads, checks and other or ask your printer for it, Hampshire Paper Company The oaly paper makers in the world make bood paper exchisively h Hadley Falls, Massachusetts AN OPTICAL ILLUSION Beeman’s THE ORIGINAL Pepsin Gum + Cares Indigestion and Sea-sickoess. All Otbers are_tmitations, For Sale af Every Drag Store fj JENNER & COMPANY. Undivided Estates Exclusively 53 BROADWAY, NEW YORK Telephane 4050-4031 Rector + + = Cable Addrems “Jenalenn™ UNDIVIDED ESTATES WE get In all kinds of undivided estate Interests, incloding Seiad te eas ie a estate of payable at some future fixed period. We purcl Srapee Sale ee Aeron "Sten aden abe BE ne ad tt Sarthe Yat Saag SS pepe ae agua fr est tottooneet | MORTON TRUST COMPANY 38 NASSAU STREET, NEW YORK: Capit, - + + - $2,000,000 Sarplus and Undivided Profits, $7,500,000 OFFICERS: Lev P. Morton, President. 1 Vice-Pres rancls, Secretary. a, Vice Pres. Charles A. Conant, Treasurer. Yaul D. Cravath, Counsel EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: Levi P. Morton Thomas F. Itvan Charles I. Allen Edward J. Berwind J Harry Payne Whitney comicbooks.com