Life, 1907-07-18 · page 27 of 28
Life — July 18, 1907 — page 27: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertising page** from Life magazine, not a satirical cartoon. It contains four advertisements mixed with minimal editorial content. The page includes: 1. **"The Comedy of Life"** — a book advertisement featuring a sketch titled "The Tattle-Tale" (showing a figure at a wall), promoting a collection of Life's best pictures, bound and priced at $2.00. 2. **Rubberset Shaving Brushes** — a product comparison ad claiming superiority over competitors whose bristles fall out, because Rubberset's bristles are vulcanized in hard rubber. 3. **James Montgomery Flagg book promotion** — advertising "Why They Married," a humorous book by the author of "Tomfoolery" and "If; a Guide to Bad Manners," priced at 3/4 of a plunk (unclear currency reference). 4. **Sanderson's Real Scotch Whiskey** — a label identification ad emphasizing brand recognition for quality whisky. The page reflects early 20th-century consumer advertising with emphases on product durability and brand trust.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
THE TATTLE-TALE HANDSOME volume of LIFE’S Best Pictures, reprinted on Heavy Coated Paper and Bound in Cloth with Special Cover Design by Blashfield. Price $2.00 “RUBBERSET” SHAVING BRUSHES with the brush you have been cussing ever since you bought it, because the bristle is set in cement and falls out. SHAVING BRUSHES are different, as the bristle is vulcan- ized right in HARD RUBBER and they can’t come out. You can soak them, boil them, do what you will with them and they will remain intact. LOOK FOR THE TRADE MARK and you will be sure of getting a brush that is made for discriminating end particular men. let showing many styles 25 cents to $6.00 each. Sold by deslers of sent by us postpaid upon receipt of price. MADE ONLY hy Ghe RUBBERSET BRUSH CO., 58 Ferry St., Newark, N.J. and argue about it—go on over to LIFE’S Office and get a copy of * Why They Married.” Yes, it's the new book by the person who did “Tomfoolery” and “If; a Guide to Bad Man- ners”—James Monlgomery Flagg. It costs 34 of a plunk. LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY 17 West Thinty-Gret Street New York City The Label by which You Will Know the best Real Scotch Whiskey comicbooks.com