Life, 1906-08-16 · page 4 of 24
Life — August 16, 1906 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page consists primarily of **advertisements** rather than political cartoons or satirical content. The four ads are: 1. **Williams' Shaving Stick**: Promotes grooming for business success, arguing a clean shave aids professional advancement. 2. **Smith Premier Typewriter**: Highlights the machine's ability to produce red text for emphasis in letters. 3. **J. & F. Martell Cognac**: Advertises French brandy and liqueurs, established 1715. 4. **W. K. Cowan & Company**: Announces a Chicago furniture and decoration retailer offering custom interior design services. There is **no political satire or caricature** on this page. The content reflects early 20th-century consumer goods marketed to businessmen and affluent households—typical of *Life* magazine's advertising sections during this era.
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wi i—)) » Shaving Williams °sticx An unshaven or badly shaven face is a drawback to a man’s business success. A clean shave is not only a matter of little expense, but little time, provided the best soap is used. The creamy, soothing, anti- septic lather of Williams’ Shaving Soap insures the greatest comfort, economy and satisfaction. Williams’ Shaving Sticks and Shaving Cakes sold everywhere. Send 4c. in stampr for Williams’ Shaving Stick, of a cake of Luxury Shaving Soap, trial size. (Enough for 50 shaves.) THE J. B. WIL GLA ZONN London Paris Berlin. Sydney Do not underestimate the value of red emphasis in your letters. It commands attention not to be secured in any other way. The New Tri-Chrome Smith Premier Typewriter puts in the red while writing your letters in purple copying or non-fading black. ‘The price is the same as that of all Smith Premier Models THE SMITH PREMIER TYPEWRITER CO., Syracuse, N. Y. BRANCH STORES EVERYWHERE J. & F. MARTELL Cognac (Founded 1715) FINE OLD LIQUEUR BRANDIES GENUINE OLD BRANDIES MADE FROM WINE Sole Agent G. S. NICHOLAS Mew York Decoration 7h the addition of beauty to use. It ts what makes domes out of houses. It requires not only exceptional teste, but exceptional facilities as well—facilities such as few are able to command. In the matter of taste, we prefer to have our work speak for itself. In facilities, our department of decoration hardly could be surpassed. We either manufacture or import directly the best decorative materials in all lines. Our own stock of antique things in furniture, tapestries, etc. and our own authentic reproductions enable us prac- tically to duplicate the rooms of any period. We control the sale of many fine things in paper, hangings, etc., and are constantly designing and making special things for spectal places—unique things that give the final touch cf individuality and distinction. Correspondence invited from owners and architects. W. K. Cowan & Company Manufacturers :: Importers :: Retailers Furniture 3: Decoration :: Art Objects Retail Store 203-207 Michigan Boulevard Chicago comicbooks.com