Life, 1906-11-15 · page 10 of 36
Life — November 15, 1906 — page 10: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains **no political cartoons or satire**. Instead, it is a **product advertisement page** from Life magazine featuring four separate ads: 1. **The Meriden Company** (top left): Chafing dishes for "changing-dishes" at home dinner parties—positioning them as fashionable entertaining equipment. 2. **Rookwood Pottery** (bottom left): Decorative vases highlighted as fine art, noting international awards (Paris 1889, Chicago 1893, etc.). 3. **Williams' Shaving Stick** (top right): Cosmetic product emphasizing how its lather softens facial hair. 4. **Hiawatha Spring Water** (bottom right): Bottled water marketed as pure and healthful. The page represents typical early 20th-century magazine advertising with no satirical intent or political content visible.
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HIS is the season of the year that suggests the chafing- dish after the hunt, the theatre or a social evening at home. @[ Our chafing-dishes are of exceptional design and workmanship and are offered in Sterling Silver, Silver plate, Copper and Nickel. The accompanying cut shows our mission style of chafing-dish of the severe beauty of line that is so well suited to go with mission furniture. Send for catalog 67. Che Meriden Company, Sitversminns INTERNATIONAL SILVER COMPANY, Successor 218 FIFTH AVE CORNER 261m STREET, MADISON SQUARE Factories at Meriden, Cona., and Hamilton, Ontario Those wiry beards that resist the razor’s edge quickly yield to the softening influence of the pure emollient lather pro- duced by Williams’ Shaving Stick “The only kind that won't smart of diy on tire face” Williams’ shaving Sticks and Sbaving Cakes sold everywhere, Send 4c in stamps for Williams’ Shaving Stick, or a cake of Luxury Shaving soap, trialsize. (; nough for soshaves) Aduress THE J. B. WILLIAMS COMPANY Department A GLASTONBURY, CONN, London Paris Bertin illiams Stanpaav”* “Tess** 6 Vettum** “Mat’® Rookwood Pottery The new Rookwood types extend the range of color of this ware from the original browns and reds to a practically unlimited variety of tones. 66Sea Gaeen’® Each Rookwood vase like a fine painting, is a creation. the artist, as a canvas is. It brings to the owner the knowledge that there is no other like it. Awarded the gold medal at Paris in 1889; the highest award at Chicago in 1893, at Buffalo in| 1go1; the Grand Prix at Paris in 1900; ROT? | and two grand prizes at St. Louis. 3 o | Rookwood is on sale by special agents in all large cities, co Name of agent and a book giving an idea of the varied Rook- (oy Mane wood types, with prices, will be sent upon request to the "kira sre Rookwood Pottery, Cincinnati. Rost word. | It is designed, decorated and signed by | Bottled at the spring just as it bubbles from the bosom of Mother Earth. Those who know the virtues of this absolutely pure spring water will always drink Hiawatha. Those who don’t—should. Order Hiawatha today and you will realize how much better it is than other waters. Hiawatha Spring Company Sold by I-ading hotels, cafes, restaurants, grocers and druggists. ‘The booklet, “It's What's Inside,” gives many pleasing recipes for serving Hiawatha in the home. It is sent free on request. Lis ft tan Queaue Distnbutors, Minneapolis New York ‘Chicago ‘St. Paul Datth comicbooks.com