Life, 1907-02-28 · page 22 of 28
Life — February 28, 1907 — page 22: what you’re looking at
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This page mixes satirical humor columns with advertisements typical of early 1900s Life magazine. **Left Column ("Our Foolish Contemporaries"):** Short anecdotes mocking people's behavior. One story ridicules a Southern Black postal worker who doesn't understand that adding a stamp won't make a letter lighter—playing on racist stereotypes of assumed ignorance. Another satirizes an absent-minded congressman. These were common racist and classist jokes in the era. **Central Advertisement:** Trimble Whiskey uses a Ben Jonson quote about "true judges," positioning the product as a mark of refined taste. **Right Column:** Southern Pacific Railroad advertisement promoting trains between New Orleans and San Francisco, highlighting "THE OPEN WINDOW ROUTE" and oil-burning locomotives as modern amenities. **Bottom:** Abbott's Bitters advertisement claiming medicinal benefits for cocktails and spirits. The page reflects period attitudes: casual racism, trust in alcohol's purported health properties, and railroad expansion as progress. Most content is advertising revenue masked as editorial.
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