Life, 1907-11-21 · page 32 of 32
Life — November 21, 1907 — page 32: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is **not a political cartoon or satire**—it's a straightforward **product advertisement** for J.B. Williams Company toiletries, published in Life magazine on November 21, 1907. The page displays various toilet articles: two decorative bottles of violet toilet water, a shaving tablet tin, talcum powder containers, toilet soap, and a "new nickeled box with hinged cover." The text claims Williams' toilet products possess the same quality as their famous shaving soaps, which had been popular for "nearly three-quarters of a century." The advertisement offers mail-order purchasing options with specific prices (ranging from 10¢ to 50¢) for readers whose local druggists lack stock. The company address in Glastonbury, Connecticut is provided for orders. This reflects early 1900s marketing conventions: using Life's prestigious editorial space for branded advertising, targeting middle-class consumers with mail-order convenience.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
November 21,1907 OLET TALGUy | WOILET | POWDER a In Williams’ Jersey Cream @ Toilet Soap, Williams’ Violet SS Talcum Powder, Toilet Waters and other toilet articles, is found the same degree of perfection that has made_ ! Williams’ Shaving Soaps famous for ; em te The New Nickeled Box Hinged Cover nearly three-quarters of a century. These articles may be had of druggists in any part of the United States. ‘In case your druggist fails to supply you, we will send, postpaid, any of the following articles on receipt of price: Witiams’ Shaving Stick, hinged cover, nickeled box, 25c.; Wituiams’ Jersey Cream Toilet Soap, 15c.; Witttams’ Violet Talcum Powder, 25c.;| Wittiams’ Luxury Shaving Tablet, 25¢.; Wittiams’ Pine Tar Soap, 10c.; Wittiams’ Sandalwood Soap, 15c.; Witttams’ Marsh Violet Soap, 1 5¢.; Witiams’ Swiss Violet Toilet Water, (4 02. size,) Soc. Address, THE J. B. WILLIAMS COMPANY Department A, Glastonbury, Conn., U.S. A. comicbooks.com