Life, 1906-09-06 · page 3 of 40
Life — September 6, 1906 — page 3: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains two advertisements with a cartoon illustration on the left side. **The Cartoon:** The sketch shows what appears to be a domestic dispute or complaint scene. An angry figure stands at a pedestal addressing two others (possibly a couple), with the caption "REDRESS AT LAST!" The quoted lines below—including "I DISCHARGED!" and "I APPLAUD YOU, AS EVERY ONE SHOULD!"—suggest commentary on marital grievances or household complaints. The figure appears to be some authority dispensing judgment. **The Advertisements:** The right side features W.K. Cowan & Company's furniture advertisement, emphasizing handmade quality and good intentions. The left advertises The Gorham Company's stationery and engraving services, plus an addressing bureau. Without more historical context about Life magazine's specific satirical targets during this period, the cartoon's precise reference remains unclear, though it appears to mock domestic complaint procedures or marital arbitration.
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THE GORHAM CO. DEPARTMENT OF STATIONERY r | | In connection with the ENGRAVING FOR WEDDING | Dinner,.Lunch, Tea and At Home Cards The Gorham Co. has established AN ADDRESSING BUREAU Assuming all responsibility of folding, addressing | and mailing | THE GORHAM CO. Silversmiths and Goldsmiths Fifth Avenue and Thirty-sixth Street |] | /ntenttons mark the difference between things made to sell and things made to serve. Cowan Handmade Furniture is a product of good materials, good workmanship and good inten- tions. Its purpose is to serve well the needs, both material and spir- itual, of those who buy it. We Jind it profitable to devote more thought to the making of this furniture than to the selling of it. The selling of things in which good intentions play so large a part always, in large measure, _ takes care of itself. Cowan hand- made furniture is made exclusive- ty in mahogany, in more than four hundred patterns, in the largest and finest workshops of their kind in the world. Orders are always a bit in advance. of production. The soundness of our idea would seem to stand approved. W. K. Cowan & Company Importers :: Retailers Art Objects Manufacturers © :: Furniture Decoration Retail Store 203-207 Michigan Boulevard Chicago comicbooks.com