Life, 1906-09-27 · page 23 of 24
Life — September 27, 1906 — page 23: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertising page** from Life magazine (circa 1908), not a satirical cartoon page. The upper section contains advertisements for Scotch whisky, Whitman's chocolates, and Brand's sauce, with messaging about quality and health benefits typical of early 1900s advertising. The lower half showcases **"Life's Prints"**—photogravure art reproductions for sale by the Life Publishing Company. These appear to be literary or narrative illustrations based on source material: "Kidnapped" (Bayard Jones), "Captain Kidd" (W.B. Ker), "A Candidate" (F.W. Read), "Half Past Supper Time" (Herbert Johnson), and "A Desperate Case" (W.B. Ker). The small equestrian illustrations in the upper right advertise Rogers, Peet & Co. livery services in New York and Chicago. No political satire or social commentary is evident on this page—it's a commercial product listing.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
BAD SCOTCH Makes the devil weep for joy, and it makes you feel like the devil the next: morning— only you don’t weep for joy. Good — Scotch—that is, whisky that is pal- atable and delicate, and guaranteed pure as well—is a health-giving stimulant which none save infants need fear. Sanderson’s Moun- tain Dew Scotch is a guaranteed aged whisky which tends to steady the — glad hand and broaden the smile of friendship and which helps to make one a temperate disciple of the MELLOW LIFE Conmant, 1806, oy Lire Pus. Co. KIDNAPPED After Bayard Jones Photogravure in Green, 20 by ts in. $120 Convent, M08, tr UNE Pus. Co. CHOCOLATES and CONFECTIONS Sixty-four years reputation behind every piece in every box. For sale where the best is sold. CAPTAIN KID Alter WB. Ker Photogravure in Brown, 20 by #5 in. $1.20 Gallop and trot, gallop and trot. With the hundred and one things that keep you on the go when you first get back to town, what a comfort to know of a place where you can get well made, well fitting livery for any man servant at a moment's notice. All the livery accessories are ready too. ROGERS, PEET & CO., 258—842—1260 Broadway, (3 Stores) NEW YORK, also, F. M. ATWOOD, CHICAGO. A CANDIDATE After FAW. Read Photogravure in Browa, 15 by 20 in. so cents A complete catalogue with reduced Prints of 137 subjects will be sent to any address on receipt of Ten Cents by LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY 17 West Thirty-frst Steet New York City HALF PAST SUPPER TIME Alter Herbert Johnson Photogravure in Brown, 20 by 1 ia. $1.00 Corrmant, 1908, ay Ure Pus. Co A DESPERATE CASE Alter W. B. Ker A Photogravure in Green, 20 by 15 in f100 comicbooks.com