Life, 1906-12-06 · page 57 of 64
Life — December 6, 1906 — page 57: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertising page** rather than satirical content. It contains three distinct ads: 1. **North Coast Limited train** (top): Promotes a transcontinental railroad service with luxury amenities (dining cars, Pullman sleepers, observation car with barber shop and library). This reflects early 1900s American fascination with rail travel as both practical transportation and leisure experience. 2. **Life's Calendar** (bottom left): A 1907 desk calendar featuring artistic drawings by prominent Life illustrators. The heart-shaped design with a classical female figure reflects the decorative, romantic aesthetic popular in Edwardian design. 3. **Egyptian Deities Cigarettes** (bottom right): Shows Egyptian architectural ruins and markets the product as a "standard of luxury" for "critical smokers." This reflects contemporary Orientalism and exoticism marketing common in the era—exotic imagery used to sell consumer goods. The page demonstrates early 1900s advertising targeting affluent travelers and cultured consumers, with emphasis on luxury, refinement, and exotic appeal.
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A fast transcontinental train, daily between St. Paul and Minneapolis and North Pacific Coast points. Experienced travelers agree that no journey could be pleasanter or any train finer than this. Through dining car, Pullman standard and tourist sleeping cars; unique observation car, with buffet, barber shop, hot and cold baths, library, and current periodicals. "The North Coat Limited"—a beautiful booklet, sent free on request. Send six cents for "WONDERLAND 1906 ‘The standard of cigarette quality among critical smokers, The call for is always e ood taste, = aa . ‘ j a countersign of g Life’s Calendar S DEITIES A combination of drawings and remarques artistically printed in two : CIGARETTES colors, on cardboard 1234 x 151% inches, the thirteen sheets tied to- | yi 2 stati sce of gether with red ilk cord and. prettily boxed. ‘The great variety of she boi, ever the feeling dices of drawings reproduced in this calendar makes it particularly attraGtive. “standard of luxury” in woking “20 ete $2.00 Each Postpaid cigarettes have ever been produced. ; \s No. 1 Size 10 for 35c. LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 17 W. Thity-Fira St, N.Y. Nov] Size 10 for 38c: S, ANARGYROS, Mfr., 111 Fifth Ave., N.Y. Egyptian Scenes—A Typical Avenue in Thebes comicbooks.com