Life, 1907-01-03 · page 12 of 44
Life — January 3, 1907 — page 12: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not satire or political commentary. It contains four distinct ads: 1. **Abel & Bach Company** (top left): Travel cases and trunks 2. **Old Hampshire Bond** (top right): High-quality letterhead paper, emphasizing trustworthiness for business correspondence 3. **Boston Garter** (bottom left): Men's garters with a leg illustration, claiming comfort and reliability 4. **J. & F. Martell** (bottom right): Cognac and brandy bottles The ads reflect early 20th-century consumer goods aimed at well-to-do travelers and gentlemen. There is no discernible cartoon, satire, or political commentary on this page—it is a straightforward commercial advertisement spread from *Life* magazine.
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baile Jeo The A. B. C. of Travelers’ Comfort is the kind that comes from having the right kind of traveling equipment. Itis the A. B. C. kind, the product of the world’s largest manufacturer of trunks, bags, suit- cases, ete. Add to your away-from-home enjoyment by asking your dealer to furnish you with the A. B.C. brand. Cut shows our No, 255, a particularly popular combination ladies’ and gentlemen's steamer trunk, It is heavy duck covered, three ply v basswood box, bound with vulcanized fibre, Cut shows: unique arrat nentof tray, with space below for gentlemen's clothes. Top tray for ladies’ dresses. Lined throughout with Holland linen, For prices and complete description write for our free book, ‘‘Tips to Travelers,’’ which shows you many new and novel articles manufactured exclusively by us. Abel & Bach Company Veactt ibe con’ Milwaukee, Wis., U. S. A. a, Chicago Salesrooms, 46-48 Adams St. Look for this mark on any trunk, suitease or bag. Finding it guarantees you the quality you pay for. Think of the business secrets, the contracts, the agreements that you in- trust to your letter paper. Use a paper worthy of such confidence. OLD HAMPSHIRE BOND “Look for the Water Mark” . is as deserving as we know how to make it. And we make it so good that we have to make bond paper exclusively. You should have the Book of Specimens, which shows Or Hampsnire Bono in white and fourteen colors, made up into letterheads and other busi- ness forms as actually used by prominent houses. Write us on your letterbead. Hampshire Paper Company ‘The only paper makers in the world aking bond paper exclusively South Hadley Falls, Massachusetts GENTLEMEN Who dress for style, neatness and comfort wear the improved BOSTON GARTER THE RECOGNIZED STANDARD BA the Name is ‘ih! stamped on every CUSHION BUTTON CLASP LIES FLAT TO THE LEG-NEVER SLIPS, TEARS NOR UNFASTENS Sample pair, Silk GEO. FROST CO., Makers BOSTON, MASS., U.S.A. ALWAYS EASY J. & F. MARTELL Cognac (Founded 1715) FINE OLD LIQUEUR BRANDIES GENUINE OLD BRANDIES MADE FROM WINE Sole Agents G.S. NICHOLAS 6CO, New York