Life, 1908-12-03 · page 11 of 68
Life — December 3, 1908 — page 11: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not satire or political commentary. The top half features a Reed & Barton silver candlestick advertisement with the proverb "A Giver Is Known By His Gifts"—positioning sterling silver as an appropriate gift choice. The bottom left contains a humorous illustration of a disheveled animal (appears to be a badger or similar creature) sitting in a chair demanding "I WANT A SHAMPOO, AND I WANT IT QUICK!"—likely advertising a shampoo product, though the advertiser isn't clearly visible in this excerpt. The bottom right promotes **Philip Morris Original London Cigarettes**, using a Byron quote about tobacco and positioning the brand as a status symbol: "the kind of cigarette you want your friends to know you smoke." Two varieties are listed: Cambridge (regular size) and Ambassador (after-dinner size). All content reflects early 20th-century consumer advertising conventions and attitudes.
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4% A Giver Is Known By His Gifts (OLD PROVERB) There's a personality in the gift that is often an eloquent expression of the thought of the giver. Sterling Silver is always appreciated. It may be useful or ornamental; as it must have marked value, then let it be a piece or entire set of Reed & Barton's. Reed & Barton silver always excels in esate and beauty of pattern. The designs are exclusive and copyrighted; the work- manship and finish are the combined effort oft he best thought and skill, backed by nearly a century’s experience and reputation. Candlestick, per pair = $11 up Sandwich Dishes, == $22. up Bread Trays - = Remequins, pet doxen - Berry Bowls - 9 - = “ a lish Dishes - = = t Alter. Dinner Cofee ‘Seu a2“ Compotiers ~~ Tea Sety 5 pieces - % Chest Combinations, $44 1 THIS PAIR OF STERLING CANDLESTICKS $38 00 WITH FITTINGS ATTRACTIVELY PRICED, AT : REED & BARTON CO. Silrersmiths end Jewelers FIFTH AVENUE Cor 32nd STREET and 4 MAIDEN LANE, NEW YORK aoe sn “Sublime Tobacco! which from east to west Cheers the tar's labour or the Turkman’s rest ; Which on the Moslem's ottoman divides His hours, and rivals opium and his brides."” --BYRON, PHILIP MORRIS ORIGINAL LONDON CIGARETTES The kind of cigarette you want your friends to know you smoke. a s7ee 4 FAS 75 Ys NU CAMBRIDGE AMBASSADOR “\1 WANT A SHAMPOO, AND I WANT IT guicK!”’ regular site after-dinner size comicbooks.com