Life, 1909-12-02 · page 72 of 80
Life — December 2, 1909 — page 72: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not satirical content. It contains four commercial advertisements from what appears to be an early 20th-century magazine: 1. **Makaroff Russian Cigarets** - A signed endorsement ad featuring a man's portrait, emphasizing the product's availability and affordability (15¢-25¢) 2. **Cascade Pure Whisky** - Promoting whisky from Nashville distillers, emphasizing age and quality 3. **Underberg** - A digestive tonic/liqueur marketed for holidays and mixed drinks, imported from Germany 4. **A small illustration** captioned "A Man's a Man for a' That" (a Robert Burns reference) showing a romantic couple The page reflects pre-Prohibition American advertising, when alcohol and tobacco were openly promoted. There is **no political satire or cartoon humor** visible—just straightforward product marketing typical of Life magazine's commercial pages during this era.
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that’s the whole story of MAKAROFF RUSSIAN CIGARETS Say MAKAROFF to your dealer today. He has or can get them, instanter. Plain, cork-tip or mouthpiece. Fifteen Cents and a Quarter. CASCADE PURE “WHISKY Superior Quality joothness—creamy richness bottled for your bene6t, The Cascade was giade yeats ago of selected grain and distilled perfectly. Age Original boctling bas old gold label. GEO. A, DICKEL 4 CO.. Distillers, Nashville, Tenn. For the Holidays Tonic, appetizer and sure aid to diges- tion. Then, there's the Christmas shop- ping with its weariness, ‘ UNDER- BERG" braces, rests, almost imme diately. Keep itin the house for the use of all, the year round. Try it with sherry and for any mixed drink. It is delicious, Enjoyable as a Cocktail and Better for You. rer 7.000,000 Beatties Imported to United States Ab all Hote!s, Ciubs and Restaurants, or by the bottle ‘et Wine Merchants and Grocer? Ath for CXDERBERG. Toaklet Free, Bottled only by H. Underberg Albrecht Rheinberg, Germany, since 1816 LUYTIES BROTHERS 204 William Street, New York Sole Agents “A MAN’S A MAN PoR A’ THAT’? comicbooks.com Iso zw