Life, 1907-02-14 · page 4 of 28
Life — February 14, 1907 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains **three advertisements, not political cartoons or satire**. It appears from an early 1900s issue of *Life* magazine. The ads promote: 1. **Used automobiles** (a 1906 Brazier and 1905 Bollee) — relatively new consumer goods 2. **J. & F. Martell Cognac** — French brandy with three-star rating and E.S.O.F. designation 3. **Miller High Life Beer** — Milwaukee beer positioned as superior quality, distributed in New York The only notable context: these ads reflect the early automobile era and pre-Prohibition America (alcohol advertised openly). The beer's emphasis on "superiority of quality" suggests competitive marketing among breweries. Nothing satirical is present—this is straightforward period advertising.
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Would You Like an Automobile Here Are Two For Sale A twenty horse-power, 1906 model BRAZIER With Landaulet body This car has been used less than six months, and is in first-class condition. Cost $6500. Selling price, $4000. A forty horse-power, 1905 model BOLLEE With demi-Limousine body Seating five people and the driver. This car has been used since July, 1905, but has been put in first-class condition throughout. Cost $9000. Selling price, $3000. ADDRESS CHAUFFEUR Care of LIFE PUBLISHING CO., 17 West 31st St., NEW YORK J. & F. MARTELL Cognac (Pounded 1715) FINE OLD LIQUEUR BRANDIES GENUINE OLD BRANDIES MADE FROM WINE Sole Agents G.S. NICHOLAS 6CO. New York +HGH LAFE The Champagne of Bottle BEER FROM WHAT IT IS MADE The main point of beer, like everything else, is SUPERIORITY of QUALITY. Try a bottle of HIGH LIFE Beer and compare it with any other brand, and the question of Superiority and Quality wiil be settled for all time. We use only the best materials money can buy. We have spent fortunes to obtain, and are still spending large sums annually to maintain, “PERFECT PURITY.” You will find MILLER HIGH LIFE BEER for sale at all first-class hotels and clubs and on dining-cars and steamships. Distributor: HENRY C. BOTJER, 353 Broadway, Long Island, N. Y. comicbooks.com