Life, 1907-07-25 · page 4 of 22
Life — July 25, 1907 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains **no political cartoons or satire**—it's primarily **early 20th-century advertising**. The four ads promote: 1. **Brownsville Water Crackers** (top left)—a food product; the ad emphasizes these are superior crackers, contrasting them with harder, tasteless varieties. 2. **Westinghouse Electric Fans** (top right)—household appliances marketed for bedroom cooling before air conditioning, claiming efficiency and comfort benefits. 3. **Andrew Usher & Co. Scotch Whiskies** (bottom left)—spirits advertising their various blended whisky products. 4. **Johann Maria Farina Cologne** (bottom right)—a cologne brand emphasizing authenticity and warning against counterfeits, explaining the product's 200-year history. The page reflects consumer culture and product competition of the era, with no satirical or political content present.
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Many people know a water cracker only as a hard, tasteless, dry bit of pastry which comes along with the cheese. To such B rownsv lle Water Crackers the cracker that has * Brownsville” on it will prove a delightful surprise, Brownsville Water Crackers are deli- cacies in their way: they are hard enough to break with a “snap.” but soft enough to bite. They are made from an old-fashioned recipe and in an old- fashioned way: they are pure and wholesome. With soup, salad, cheese or with milk, they are without an equal in the cracker line. Sold By If you cannot buy these crackers of any grocer that you S.S. PIERCE CO., Boston; can reach easly, we will send ten pounds for $1.50 ot PARK & TILFORD, New York; '0 pounds for 50c., expres paid THE JOSEPH R. PEEBLES’ Secret Chatland & Lenhart Brownsville, Pa. & CO, Chicago: GOLDBERG, BOWEN & CO., San Francico: MICHIE & CO..Lid.,Torento,Can.—Yenasytvas EFORE you go to bed turn on an electric fan for a few minutes. %, It will freshen the odie wonderfully and add much comfort and benefit to your night's rest. ELECTRIC FANS may be connected to the electric light socket. They require no attention and consume less current than a 16-candle power incandes- cent lamp. You'll want one in your office as well as in your home. Most dealers sell ‘Yestinghouse Fans. If yours does not, write us for Art Booklet and name of nearest dealer. Desk or Bracket Fans, Ceiling, Floor and Counter Columns for all commercial circuits. Address D. & S. Sales Dept., Section A. WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC & MFG. CO. PITTSBURGH, PA. G. S. NICHOLAS & CO. Sole Agents, New York If You Use Cologrie— Get the Genuine Getting the genuine heen Maria Farina Cologne is a matter of | ertng an early dilsent preparation fom the ion, The Cologne bea bel shown below was invented neatly 200 Sere ohne, Cosaiey aed Lato toe cance baly by the direct descendants of iis originator. The formula is a seciet ove, which cannot be dicovered by analysis, and which tot only has never been given to an outside maker, but has been allowed to only one branch of the Farina family. The genuine Johann Maria Farina Cologne has a delicate pungency, an invigorating fragrance and a quality possessed by none of its imitators. Ziet trademark telow is clouly cousterteeed by Imitators save for the name of the United States Agents, Messrs. Schlevelln & New Yerk. which oe ch gives the story oftts many sizes ard styles of bottles. I Sour dealer does nec vapply the genuise, write us and we witell youhow toget it Schieffelin & Co., New York *“<itscz'siic,™