Life, 1909-09-02 · page 6 of 48
Life — September 2, 1909 — page 6: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not satirical content. The left side features two product ads: Usher's Whisky (with ornamental styling) and Philip Morris Cigarettes, which emphasizes being "a bully good smoke" for "the hardest-to-please." The right side advertises **Vivella Flannel** fabric for fall 1909, marketed for golf, tennis, and automobiling—activities associated with affluent leisure. The ad emphasizes the fabric "does not shrink," a practical selling point for quality clothing. The small illustration at bottom right appears to be a generic social scene (man in formal wear), likely just decorative framing for the advertisement rather than satirical commentary. This reflects early 1900s advertising conventions blending product promotion with genteel lifestyle imagery.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
“LIFE: mara VIVELLA FLANNEL _ Fall Designs for 1909 FOR Golf, Tennis, Automobiling “Viyella” can be obtained at all leading A WHISKY Tar WILLAGREE WITH tes r Philip p Morris cece Kha arettes ‘i Retail and Men’s Furnishing Stores. “A bully good smoke,” is the ver- dict of even the hardest-to-please CAMBRIDGE 25c AMBASSADOR 35c | ~ regular size after-dinner size yey THB Of“ sav: 1 von’r xexp any assistance (11c) You FOLKS Go RACK To BED!” __“‘The Little Brown Box’”’ ‘ comicbooks.com