Life, 1909-05-13 · page 27 of 32
Life — May 13, 1909 — page 27: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire. It contains: **Main Content:** - A **Keen Kutter Safety Razor** advertisement featuring a man shaving, targeting skeptics of safety razors by emphasizing quality ("12 Norwegian steel blades") - **Philip Morris cigarettes** ad promoting "refinement" - Travel advertisements for **Switzerland's St. Moritz** and the **Grand Hotel** - A travel agency ad ("Ernest") for those going abroad **Lighter Editorial Content:** Two brief poems appear: "Two Travelers" (contrasting a man and woman's travel experiences) and "Lines to an Heiress" (a suitor declaring he wants only the woman, not material luxuries—though the punchline reveals he'll wait for wealth once married). A brief joke about suburban life rounds out the page. **Historical Context:** This reflects early-1900s concerns: safety razors were still novel enough to require reassurance advertising, and luxury Alpine travel represented aspirational leisure for the wealthy. The page contains **no political cartoons or significant satire**—it's a commercial advertising section typical of *Life* magazine's revenue model.
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mae This Safety Razor ae Really Shaves . Sion reeegt ol iy ose cl ated catalog of liridge arcemertes| & Co. Now York. 144 Pear! Anyone may shave with the utmost satisfaction with a Keen Kutter Two Travelers ed far through many lands, rd the Adriatic roar; Safety Razor. This is He walked on Egypt's burning sands i : ee ‘And stood where Cxsar stood of yore; said deliberately, know- viewed the pyramids and sphinx, 3 aie nd when at last he had come home ing perfectly the number Ike aout shes oe of mature shavers who have become skep- tical of anything called a safety razor. The served in Cairo and in Rome. nd her way to Ispahan, : , She spent a week in far Bombay, No tira Eiaied 19 ee Aod hurried onward through Japan No. a= Gold Pated in genuine And paused at Melbourne for a day. English Pigskin Case, $8.00. y And, having reached her native shore, . Her only subject, first and last, Safety Razor Coscerned the clothes the women wore he realms through which she passed. will shave any beard closely and smoothly, without niiier 18 Chteage, Record Herald. pulling or scraping. It will shave clean, without skipping. It will shave the first time you try. It shaves with the true sliding stroke. 12 Norwegian steel blades, thick enough to shave the toughest beard without vibration, in every kit. ‘The Keen Kutter trade mark means perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Jf not at your dealer's, write us. Nea™ PHILIP MORRIS : ; = Lincs to an Heiress ORIGINAL LONDON I do not want a motor-car; For when I've got you, don’t you see CIGARETTES I do not want a yacht; These other things will come, I do not pine to roam afar For in the line of £. s. d. eal And over Europe trot. You've got a tidy sum. = —a rea I do not seek rare works of art. For all these luxuries I'll wait— .f Beloved, it is true, Yacht, travel, motor too— pe refinement The only object of my heart Till T shall dwell in blissful state in the way Is You, With You, yy, | —= ) You, You! of a smoke 4 —T. Blitherington Notawad in Harper's Weekly. n pat in = = . ees darkens We do they aa goes SWITZERLAND AMBASSADOR after-dinner For Health and Pleasure f VISIT al al eae ST. MORITZ, Engadine, SWART. We Lite Bisa Bocce 6000 feet above Sea. The exhilarating Alpine air, combined with the sunshine and blue sky of ST. MORITZ, promotes RENEWED HEALTH and VIGOUR. A Quiet Spot in the Suburbs his bad habits “and has settled down in a et little place in the suburbs.” oe cemetery."—Ilustrated Bits. ST. MORITZ. The Hotel de Luxe of the Alps. Opened in 1905. Every modern improvement. 300 rooms. Private Suites, with Bath and F GOING ABROAD AbpResst 185, Dressing Rooms. Thorough quiet secured by double passages. Grand Society Room, with most beautifal view on the Lake and Mountains. Most modern Sanitary and Ventilating arrangements. Regent Street Vacuum Cleaner. Lifts to all Floors. DAILY CONCERTS BY THE MILAN ORCHESTRA. Tennis, Golf, Croquet, Boating on the Lake, Trout Fishing, Delightful Walks and Drives. For Kitustrated Fariff addres the MANAGER, o7 from GOULD & PORTMANS, Ltd., $4 New Oxford Strect, London, England. wast EXCLUSIVE MODELS In London. FANCY TAILOR ES. RECEPTION and EVENING FROCKS. MILLINERY. FURS comicbooks.com