Life, 1909-12-23 · page 28 of 28
Life — December 23, 1909 — page 28: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a cigarette advertisement for Pall Mall, not political satire. The page appears from Life magazine (dated December 23, 1908 based on the header) and promotes Pall Mall cigarettes as Christmas gifts. The three figures at the top are decorative illustrations, not political caricatures. The ad suggests gifting either regular or "King's Size" boxes of 100 cigarettes, emphasizing they represent "finest taste" and are appropriately priced. The tagline "A Shilling in London / A Quarter Here" indicates pricing differences between British and American markets. This reflects the era when cigarettes were commonly marketed as acceptable luxury gifts, before modern health concerns became public knowledge.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
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