Life, 1908-07-02 · page 10 of 40
Life — July 2, 1908 — page 10: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire. It contains three commercial advertisements from what appears to be an early 1900s Life magazine issue: 1. **Pall Mall Cigarettes** — positioned as luxury goods for discerning smokers, priced at "a shilling in London, a quarter here" 2. **Needham Boston Garter** — men's hosiery designed for comfort, emphasizing practical features like non-elastic tubular knit and adjustable pendant 3. **Viyella Flannel** — fabric for summer 1908 clothing, advertised as "does not shrink," available in plaids, stripes, and solid colors The only image content is product illustrations: cigarette branding, a leg wearing a garter, and what appears to be a whisky advertisement. No political commentary or satire is evident on this page.
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PALL MALL FAMOUS CIGARETTES for CONNOISSEURS A Shilling in Iondon A Quarter Here BOSTON GARTER DESIGNED TO BE WORN WITH KNEE DRAWERS NON-ELASTIC TUBULAR KNIT LEG BAND ELASTIC ADJUSTABLE PENDANT NO METAL TOUCHES THE LEG Made with the Celebrated Vie Guipe CUSHION SUBBER BUTTON CLA Cotton Pendant, mal Plate, 25¢. Sit Pendant, Gold Plate, - SOc. Or mailed on receipt of price GEO. FROST CO. Sole Makers, Boston GOOD ALL THE YEAR ROUND “WIYELLA’ REG'D FLANNEL New Summer Designs for 1908 IN Plaids! Stripes! Solid Colours! FOR Shirt Waists, Shirt Waist Suits, Dressing Sacks and Children’s Garments, Men’s Golfing Shirts, Pajamas, Etc. “VIYELLA” can be obtained at the leading Dry Goods Stores and Men’s Furnishers DOES NOT SHRINK