Life, 1908-02-06 · page 29 of 36
Life — February 6, 1908 — page 29: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not satire or political commentary. It contains three product advertisements typical of early 20th-century magazines: 1. **Manning-Bowman Coffee Percolator** — promotes a coffee maker that filters grounds, emphasizing health benefits by removing "tannic acid and bitter grounds." 2. **Gunn Sectional Bookcases** — advertises modular furniture "Mission Style," marketed as ideal for storing Christmas books safely from dust. 3. **Dioxogen** — the largest ad, promoting an antiseptic solution for wound cleaning and post-smoking mouth rinse. The bottle imagery and claims of "surgical thoroughness" reflect period medical advertising (before modern FDA regulations). A footer offers **Life magazine binders** for preserving weekly issues in bound volumes. The page reflects **turn-of-the-century consumer culture**: emphasis on cleanliness, modern conveniences, and home organization. No political figures or satirical targets are visible—this is straightforward product marketing from the advertising-heavy era of American magazines.
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Coffee can be madeaclear, delicious, healthful beverage if prepared in the anning- owman “METEOR” Coffee Percolator Irsbolling the grounds that spotis Coffee. The Manolng-Kowman method filters the water ne Coffee, extracting the flavor and ‘the tannic acid and bitter grounds behind. ‘Saves One Third because It ex- tracts alt the good of the Cotfee. dealers, inthe Urn Style wi 1 burner or Coffee Hot Style for use on gas stove or range. ‘Over 100 atyles and sizes. Write tor descriptive ert wale "Relipae’™ Bread Miser. Mission Style _ The late and very popular design— ju@ the thing in which to keep your Chriaimas books away from the dua and dist. Th band: 8 indications of sectional con- Studion as in other makes, Cura segtional bookcases are superior in conarotion and fh, aod exec] all others pF a carci’ comares, The cals beatog and overlapping) may be removed pcvithout tearing down the units over it Met ey any wetlnal tokens bat the Goan, They are an inspiration to the proper care of bets and create adenelortheben in erature, No matter what syitem you may have ated for our new catalogue showing all i lstet designs. A postal card requen will rr Gunn Furniture Co. Grand Rapids, Mich. Makers 0} Gunn Sanitar: O8 ond Bing Deters ttt are always susceptible to in fection If a razor cut, of an axe, hatchet, knife, glass or tin can cut, or a rusty nail, fishhook or guns wound is cleansed at once with DIOXOGEN all infecting substances will be removed with surgical thoroughness, In each package is an interesting circular which describes the uses of DIOXOGEN as the antisep- tic bubbling cleanser of all kinds of cuts. After Smoking Rinse the mouth with diluted DIOXOG bubbles under the tongue. over the tonsils, be- tween the teeth, into tooth cavities, between gums and teeth, into mouth cankers and ulcerations, thor oughly cleansing mouth, teeth and throat from intecting substances. Take DIOXOGEN on the automobiliog, fishing, camping, traveling or yachting trip. It's a safe. guard and protection. Sold everywhere at popular prices, ONLY IN SEALED ORIGINAL PACKAGES, bearing the printed name DIOXOC Never sold in bulk, Ask for it by name. It WHY NOT PRESERVE YOUR COPIES OF -LIFE- In Good Condition? If, when you have finished with the week's issue, it is placed on file in one of our binders, it is always convenient for reference and the volume becomes an unfailing source of pleasure and amusement. The Binder is an ingenious arrangement, substantially made, bound in either black or garnet cloth, with cover design in gilt. Sent to any address on receipt of one dollar by LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY. 17 West Thirty-first Street, New York City comicbooks.com