Life, 1908-04-30 · page 2 of 20
Life — April 30, 1908 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire. The content includes: 1. **Brooks Brothers advertisement** for gentlemen's clothing, specifically motor-car attire (coats, mackintoshes, dusters) 2. **Usher's Whisky advertisement** featuring well-dressed men in top hats with the caption "They're all on the Favourite"—likely a horse-racing reference, given the context of the Jockey Club announcement below 3. **Metropolitan Jockey Club** announcement for a spring horse-racing meeting at Jamaica, Long Island (April 29–May 12) 4. **Real estate listing** for a country property in Mamaroneck, New York The whisky ad's racing reference connects thematically to the horse-racing content, but this is commercial juxtaposition rather than satire. No political commentary is evident on this page.
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CRELOTHINGS Special designs in Coats, Mack- intoshes and Dusters for owners | or chauffeurs of motor cars. Send for [lustrated Booklet. BROADWAY Con. TWENTY SECOND ST., NEW YORK SPRING MEETING OF THE METROPOLITAN JOCKEY CLUB JAMAICA, LONG ISLAND Wednesday, April 29th Tuesday, May 12th SIX RACES EACH DAY First Race at 2.30 P. M. Each Day Track can be reached via Long Island Railroad, foot of East 34th Street; and from Flatbush Avenue Station, Brooklyn. For Time Tables, see Daily Papers W. H. REYNOLDS, President WALTER C. EDWARDS, Racing Secretary Country place located on Rye Neck at Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York. About five acres, with water front of about 1,000 feet. ‘The house has every convenience: running water, gas and clectric light, hardwood floors, open fireplaces, telephone, three bathrooms, etc. Twelve-foor porches surrounding the house give one of the most beautiful views of water and landscape on Long Island Sound, Stable and carriage-house, brick ice-house, greenhouse, boat-house, tennis-court, large gardens. For further partic- ulars, address Life Publishing Co., 17 West 318 St, New York comicbooks.com