Life, 1906-11-29 · page 5 of 28
Life — November 29, 1906 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising**, not satire or political commentary. It contains product ads for: - **Webbers Hand Jacket** (clothing) - **Knapp-Felt** (hats) - **Club Cocktail** (alcoholic beverage) - **Reuter's Soap** - **Ed. Pinaud's Parisian Perfumes** - **Milo Egyptian Cigarettes** - **Around Porto Rico** (steamship travel) The one cartoon—"In the Future"—depicts a futuristic cityscape with flying machines and a woman, captioned about someone being "on this wire for over half an hour." This appears to be a joke about telephone technology becoming commonplace, reflecting early 20th-century fascination with modern invention. The page reflects 1920s consumer culture and leisure activities rather than political satire.
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WEBBERS BAND JACKETS eee F. WEBBER, Mfr, Station A, Detrolt, Mich. The first Derby made in America was a C&K 4inapp-Felf hats are for the discriminating— those for whom the best is none too good. The best hatters sell them. Knapp-Felt DeLuxe $6. Knapp- Felt $4. Write for “The Hatman™ THE CroruT & KNAPP Co. New York Broadway, at 13th Street “EET E * AQOTTLED DELIGHT &.Club-Cochtail = —— Most Americans are connoisseurs in Cocktails—and a connoisseur’s taste demands uniformity in the flavor, strength and mixing of his favorite drink. There's only one kind of uniformly good cocktail—CLUB COCKTAILS. Bar cocktails are slap-dash guess- work —good by accident, bad by rule — but never smooth or uniform toa cultivated taste. CLUB COCKTAILS are scientifically blended from choicest liquors, aged and mellowed to a delicious flavor and aroma, Insist on CLUB. Seven Varieties—Each One Perfect OF All Good Grocers and Dealers G. F. HEUBLEIN & BRO., Sole Props. London Hartford New York IN THE FUTURE “HELLO, CENTRAL! SOMEBODY'S BEEN ON THIS WIRE TOR OVER HALF AN HOUR" i Revter's Soap is the only soap good enough for your complexion. It's too good for anything else. Its antiseptic lather is refreshingly scented, and acts upon the skin in a soothing pleasant manner, softening and whitening it. To bring about a clear, wholesome complexion, there is nothing better. At your druggists. Send atwo cent stamp to BARCLAY & At your club or dealer's SURBRUG-Importer The Cigarette of Quality AROMATIC DELICACY— MILDNESS— PURITY Holiday Gifts Nothing is so attractive as. | ED. PINAUD'S | PARISIAN PERFUMES IN CUT GLASS BOTTLES Put up in decorated boxes Brise Embaumee Violette La Corrida aperfect Violet Perfume, | — This exquisite per fume, the newest pro- duct of the Parfumerie m1 y | ED, PINAUD, is already atmosph the favorite of the fields uf France. - | Monde Elegant” of nounced by connoisseurs | Paris. Its an indescrib- the most remarkable | ably delicate bouquet, Violet Extract ever pro- | extracted from the very duced. heart of the choicest 1 oz. bottle, $2.00 joesomme., 2 oz. bottle, $4.00 2 oz. bottle, $4.00 Larger bottles: $6.00, $9.00,$12.00,$17.50,$25.00 For sale by first-class dealers. ABSOLUTELY FREE 7 Valuable Book oo Beauty Culture. Practical. lestructive. Alto- pew. IDustrated with pictures of beautiful women, including Sena Calve, Lede Carer, Marcella Sembrich, Lilkan Russell, Ansa Held.” YOURS, FOR THE ASKING. Write todey ‘mention your dealer's name. PARFUMERIE ED. PINAUD, Dept. 87 Ed, Pinaud Building, New York Direct from New York to this Deautiful island, Then around it, with one or two days" step at the Interesting . Magnificent steamers afford most elaborate hotel accommodations for the entire trip, All YY outside staterooms. Special tourist rate 19, including every expense. Weekly ings. Booklets free upon request. > THE NEW YORK AND PORTO RICO STEAMSHIP CO., 12 Broadway, W. Y., comicbooks.com