Life, 1909-10-07 · page 8 of 44
Life — October 7, 1909 — page 8: what you’re looking at
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This page contains **four advertisements**, not political cartoons or satire. The ads feature: 1. **White Rose Glycerine Soap** - emphasizes "purity and perfume" with decorative imagery of women and cherubs 2. **Makaroff Russian Cigarettes** - shows a man's profile and discusses the cigarette's popularity and authenticity, addressing imitations flooding the market 3. **Martin & Martin Boots and Shoes** - promotes custom-quality ready-to-wear footwear for men and women 4. **Steinway Art Piano** - highlights the piano manufacturer's design and craftsmanship heritage These are straightforward early 20th-century product advertisements using period marketing conventions: appeals to quality, exclusivity, and consumer satisfaction. There is no satirical content or political messaging visible on this page.
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A - PERFECTION © , “a g PURITY**0 PERFUME ' FERD. MULHENS, ( Coroore %. — Genmany. Jone) y 09 ovancn. i MULHENS & KROPFF B11 295 Beonomey, NewYous. NY al Let Us Demonstrate to your satisfaction the intrinsic merit of our shoes and the new meaning of per- sonal shoe service as we interpret it. We probably can serve you better, i every way, in shoes ready-to-wear, than you ever have been served in shoes made to your measure. We know something about both methods, as we are custom bootmakers as well as shoe retailers. We will make your shoes to order if we must, but let us try first to save you much time and some money and increase your comfort in Boots and Shoes Of Custom Quality Ready-to-Wear For Men and Women Seven dollars upward Martin & Martin 1 EAST THIRTY-FIFTH STREET, NEW YORK 183 Michigan Avenue, Chicago The Success of MAKAROFF RUSSIAN CIGARETS has brought out a host of imitations. If you ever tried one of them you probably haven't much use for a Russian cigaret. A lot of people have asked for Makaroffs and gotten something else—not always the dealer's fault, because we haven't been able to supply everybody until now. Now there's no excuse for the dealer. He has them or can get them instanter from his local jobber. SAY “MAKAROFF” TO YOUR DEALER TODAY and treat yourself to a clean, pure smoke of real tobacco and nothing else. Plain, cork-tip or mouthpiece. Fifteen Cents and a Quarter. cS FASS | N the designing and manufacture \ i of Period and Art cases to harmonize with any plan of architecture or decoration, Steinway & Sons are the recog- nized feaders, as in all other departments of piano making— a distinction they have enjoyed for three generations. Every tsa true representation of its respective period—a veritable gem of beauty and perfection. A visit to the Steinway Studios will reveal that, in these g for) masterpieces of pianocraft, music and decorative art are so deftly blended that they at once command the admiration and praise of architect, artist and connoisseur STEINWAY & SONS, 107 and 109 East 14th Street, New York Subdicay Express Station at