Life, 1907-09-26 · page 4 of 24
Life — September 26, 1907 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not satirical content. It contains four advertisements: 1. **J. & F. Martell Cognac** — promoting French brandy, founded 1715, sold by G.S. Nicholas & Co. in New York 2. **Brownsville Water Crackers** — a snack food from Chatland & Lenhart in Brownsville, Pennsylvania, marketed as an affordable delicacy with mail-order availability 3. **"A Woman's Confessional" by Helen Woljeska** — a book advertisement describing it as containing intimate thoughts and philosophy, priced at 75 cents 4. **"The Comedy of Life"** — a collection of 118 Life magazine pictures reprinted in a bound volume, priced at $2.00 There is no political satire or social commentary evident on this page. It reflects early 20th-century consumer culture and publishing.
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J. Ss F. MARTELL Cognac (Founded 1715) FINE OLD LIQUEUR GENUINE OLD BRANDIES MADE FROM WINE Sole Agents G. S. NICHOLAS 6CO. New York -@ Woman's § Confessional By HELEN WOLJESKA Sans ans Reponse? WG, \ ron’s Story of an there the with the ossible: Anould little bundle of witand w folly” ane pathon always brlliantintellect.§ are glorious. All are honest. Ao to stripa human soul bare to thoughtful eyes San Francisco Bulletin Ultra-revolutionary, sesthetico-moral, stimulative . . . and revelative of an in: teresting woman behind it —St. Louis Mirror A slender volume, bound and printed in passionate purple, containing epi- grams, observations and whimsicalities, cumulative in intensity. ‘The woman's death is a forlorn triumph.—Bufalo Evening News. It will give youa better insight into the jeart of 2 woman than all the so-called confessions of women who have lived only in their own writings.—Chicago Journal. 75 Cents, Postpaid LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 17 West 31st Street, New York Brownsville Water Crackers ‘The cracker that has * Brownsville” on it are classed as a delicacy by all who eat them, re- ardless of their low price. if you haven't eaten them, you haven't eaten a real water cracker. If you cannot buy these crackers of any grocer that you can reach easily, we will send ten pounds for $2.00. or two pounds for 50c., expres paid, Chatland & Lenhart Brownsville, Pa. Uniform with the Social Comedy The Comedy of Life HER ANS HANDSOME volume of 118 of LIFE'S Best Pictures reprinted on heavy Coated Paper and Bound in Cloth with Special Cover Design by Blashfield. Price $2.00 LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY 17 West Thirty-first Street, New York comicbooks.com