Life, 1907-09-19 · page 24 of 24
Life — September 19, 1907 — page 24: what you’re looking at
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This is a **product advertisement**, not satire or political commentary. It promotes Williams' Shaving Stick, a grooming product from the J.B. Williams Company of Connecticut. The ad features a photograph of a man demonstrating the shaving stick with text claiming it won't "smart or dry on the face"—addressing common complaints about shaving products of that era. The copy emphasizes the product's creamy lather that soothes even sensitive or closely-shaved skin. A modern reader should note: this advertises a solid stick form of shaving soap (predecessor to modern shaving cream tubes). The ad offers a trial size for 4 cents in stamps and mentions packaging options including a "heavily nickeled box" with hinged top—details highlighting the product's convenient, durable design as a selling point for early 20th-century consumers.
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