Life, 1907-01-31 · page 4 of 24
Life — January 31, 1907 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains **four advertisements**, not editorial cartoons or satire. The content is commercial: 1. **Brownsville Water Crackers** — promoting a snack product from Pennsylvania 2. **Eaton's Hot-Pressed Vellum** — advertising writing paper with a contest offering $500 prize 3. **The Prudential Insurance Company** — promoting life insurance with the slogan "One Dollar a week," emphasizing affordable savings and life coverage 4. **J. & F. Martell Cognac and Fine Old Brandies** — advertising liquor products There is **no political satire or commentary** on this page. It represents typical early 20th-century Life magazine advertising, mixing consumer goods, financial services, and spirits. The Prudential ad's emphasis on affordable weekly savings reflects period concerns about financial security.
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HEY come from the box as they come from the oven—fresh, crisp and appetizing. With oysters, with soup, with salad, with cheese or just by themselves, Brownsville Water Crackers the cracker that has “Brownsville” ca it are the most delicious and most wholesome representatives of the whole cracker family. Sold By If you cannot buy these crackers of any grocer that you can S.S. PIERCE CO., Beton; achyeasin, we will wed ten pounds tor $1.50 ot two PARK se TILFORD, New York; Bounds for 20c., exorem paid THI EPH R. PEEBLES’ SONS CO., Cincinnati; JOHN Ch ] d & L h ‘A. RENSHAW CO., Pitbure, atlan enhart Ps.; MITCHELL, FLETCHER & CO., Philadelphia: C. JEVNE & CO.. Chicago; GOLDBERG, . , BOWEN & CO., San Francisco: RR Reeant Ps a MICHIE & CO.,Lid.,Toronto,Can. —Penasstvanls K. R. Dioing Car Sersivey The Waldorf Astor's. Brownsville, Pa. Are You Trying for That $500 Prize GLA few weeks ago we offered in LIFE prizes aggregating $1770, of which $500 was the first prize, for the best letters written on and ** Baton’s Hot-Pressed Vellum that new style in writing paper which has become so popular. If you did not see our previous advertisement, write to us for folder giving complete information about this letter-writing contest. Every one who can write a good letter Eaton's Het~ Prersed Vellum, Nearly hasa chance to win one of these very attrac- every dealer can supply you with Eaten's tive prizes, but the nicest Het-Presied Vellum, but if thing about this contest is you cannot get it of seur not so much the chance to dealer and would like to win one of the prizes as it see it quickly, send twenty- is the opportunity to be- five cents for a half-size come acquainted with such box containing samples of a luxurious writing paper as two popular sizes, Eaton-Hurlbut Paper Company Pittsfield, Mass. Most men can put by at least one dollar a week. For that amount (payable yearly) a man aged 36 may get a $1,000 Twenty Year Endowment Policy bearing dividends and covering Life Insurance for 20 years, and payable in full to himself at the end of that time. Pol a Write the Prudential Today. Tell You Regarding both the Investment of Your Savings and a Good Way to Make Money. Young Men—Make Money Prudential of America 7 Steck Com ‘Date of New Jersey” 201 (Founded 1715) FINE OLD LIQUEUR BRANDIES | GENUINE OLD_ BRANDIES MADE FROM WINE Sole Agents G.S. NICHOLAS 6CO. New York comicbooks.com