Life — December 3, 1908 — page 11: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Content Analysis 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.