Life, 1907-06-06 · page 52 of 56
Life — June 6, 1907 — page 52: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising content** rather than editorial satire. It contains four product advertisements: 1. **Egyptian Deities Cigarettes** — emphasizing quality over price, with an Egyptian-themed image 2. **Coca-Cola** — marketed broadly to "All Classes, Ages and Sexes" as a restorative beverage for fatigue 3. **Club Cocktails** — pre-mixed drinks for home service, positioned as superior to homemade cocktails 4. A small cartoon captioned "The Belfry's My Place" — appears to show bat-like figures, likely a humorous non-sequitur unrelated to the ads The ads reflect **early 1900s marketing** (note the 1906 Pure Food and Drugs Act guarantees). Notably, Coca-Cola and alcohol products are advertised alongside cigarettes without restriction—products later heavily regulated or banned. The tone assumes these are legitimate, respectable consumer goods for general audiences. There is **no political satire** visible here; this is a commercial page representative of the era's advertising practices.
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Even if they cost more, their popularity would not be less—for Egyptian Deities are selected for quality and not because of price. EGYPTIAN DEITIES CIGARETTES Connoisseurs select them everywhere because no better cigarette is known, ‘Their quality is the highest ever obtained in the production of fine cigarettes. No. 1 Size 10 for 35c. No. 3 Size 10 for 25c. S. ANARGYROS, Mfr., 111 Fifth Ave.. New York “THE BELFRY’S MY PLACE.” “ YOU'LL FIND IT—PLATN AS NIGHT.” All Classes, Ages and Sexes DRINK Cold) The Satisfactory Beverage It satisfies the thirst and pleases the palate. lieves the fatigue that comes from over-work, over-shopping or over-play. Puts vim and go into tired brains and bodies. Cooling-Refreshing-Delicious, Thirst-Quenching Guaranteed under the Pure Food and Drugs Act, June 30, 1906, Serial No. 332¢ 5c. Everywhere “The MASTER’S BEST” Club Cocktails The Best that Anyone can Serve ‘Thousands have discard- ed the idea of making their own cocktails—all will after giving the CLUB COCKTAILS a fair trial. Scientifically blended from the choicest old liquors and mellowed swith age make them the perfect cocktails they are. The following label appears on every bottle. Guaranteed under the National Pure Food and Drugs Act, _1, epproved June 30th, 1906. »7 Serial No. 1707. G. F, HEUBLEIN & BRO. Sole Proprietors. ee Hartford is > New York * London comicbooks.com