Life, 1907-03-21 · page 28 of 40
Life — March 21, 1907 — page 28: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not satire or political commentary. It contains two major product advertisements: 1. **Nestor Cigarettes**: Marketed as internationally prestigious ("found wherever discriminating smokers penetrate"). The ad emphasizes that the brand is made in Cairo but established a Boston factory to bypass high U.S. tariffs, allowing American consumers to buy the product cheaply (25 cents for 10 cigarettes). 2. **John Jameson Three Star Whiskey**: A brief luxury spirits advertisement. The small section titled "Our Foolish Contemporaries" appears to be humorous anecdotes about various people, but the specific content is too unclear to parse reliably from this image. **Historical context**: This likely dates from the early 1900s, when cigarette advertising was unregulated and tariff issues significantly affected import pricing. The page reflects an era when such products were openly advertised in mainstream publications without health warnings.
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FUS"OuR fooust. CONTEMPORARIES. ON THE JOB Ss There is just one cigarette so good that it is found wher- ever discriminating smokers penetrate. The “NESTOR” Cigarette has an international reputation. Nestor Cigarettes ‘ are made at Cairo for all countries but the United States. Here the duty is so high that we duplicated our Cairo factory in Boston so that American smokers might enjoy the Nestor at 25 cents for 10. In tins of 50, $1.25. NESTOR GIANACLIS CO. | Cairo BOSTON London oJ OHN JAME SON THREE & &® * STAR WHISKEY Produced with pride for those of pride Sole Agents, W. A. TAYLOR & CO., New York comicbooks.com