Life, 1908-10-08 · page 4 of 24
Life — October 8, 1908 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is **primarily advertisements**, not satirical cartoons. It contains four commercial ads from what appears to be an early 20th-century issue of Life magazine: 1. **Pall Mall cigarettes** - marketed as "Famous Cigarettes for Connoisseurs" 2. **Brooks Brothers clothing** - advertising custom tailoring for gentlemen 3. **Life's Picture Puzzles** - promoting jigsaw puzzles as home entertainment 4. **Redfern Whalebone Corsets** - featuring an illustration of a woman in fashionable dress, marketed as "The Standard of Corset Fashion" There are no political cartoons or satirical commentary visible. The page reflects period consumer goods and fashion standards, with the corset ad notably emphasizing artificial body shaping as desirable—a practice modern readers would recognize as problematic.
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PALL MALL FAMOUS CIGARETTES for CONNOISSEURS A Shilling in Tiondon A Quarter Here Sstepusnco 1% Gyviohs Boch Vd, CRSLOTHINGS Gentlemena Purnishing Custom Department. A large and varied stock, experienced workmen and moderate prices guarantee your satisfaction. BROADWAY Corn. TWENTY SECOND ST., NEW YORK A Fascinating New Pastime to Kill Ennui and provide an Interesting Home Amusement Lifes Picture Puzzles PRICE TWO DOLLARS EACH, Carriage Prepaid to any address in the United States For the Home, For the Sick Room For Puzzle Parties, For the Train or Steamer Live's Puzvles are carefully cut, mounted on three-ply mah r back veneer, and are sold in sealed boxes, which insures the pur chaser against missing blocks. LIrE'S Puzzles are of superior quality and should not be con- founded with the cheap puzzles that flood the market. ONE DOZEN PUZZLES, all different subjects, to one address, TWENTY DOLLARS, Carriage Prepaid For Advanced Puzzle Workers Lifes Gibson Puzzles These puzzles are somewhat more difficult than those of the ord) grade and are made from Mr. Chas. Dana Gibson's celebrated pictures. PRICE THREE DOLLARS EACH, Carriage Prepaid, to any address in the United States ONE DOZEN GIBSON PUZZLES, all’ different subjects, to one address, Carriage Prepaid, THIRTY DOLLARS Address all orders and make all checks payable to Life Publishing Co., 17 W. 31st St., New York City Copyright 1908, by The Warner Brothers Ke Aaa - The Standard of Corset Fashion The Foundation of a Perfect Filling Gown The new fashions are known as Directoire and in this mode are many ideas, all of which require careful corsetting. “Through their cut sad meds of iaiming current’ loshions should convey the impression of unbroken lines, The fgure foundation required to create this new effect must not ex- aggerate the natural curves of the waist and hips, but only slightly define the waist and scientifically reduce the hips and abdomen, so that the whole figure is given the appearance of natural slimness. Redfern Models produce this effect. Geet, Rubber Button Hose Supporters are attached to these models $3.00 to $15.00 per pair according to materials AT ALL HIGH-CLASS SHOPS We have a book of instructions for properly selecting and fitting the new corset for you WRITE FOR BOOKLET #1." THE WARNER BROTHERS COMPANY, New York, Chicago, Oakland