Life, 1911-10-19 · page 47 of 48
Life — October 19, 1911 — page 47: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire. It contains four distinct ads: 1. **Thomas Cort Shoes** (top left): Promotes hand-sewn shoes from Newark, N.J., emphasizing durability and value—claiming one pair outlasts two ordinary pairs. 2. **Usher's Whisky** (top right): Markets "Green Stripe" Edinburgh whisky through G.S. Nicholas & Co., the New York distributor. 3. **Untitled cartoon** (bottom left): A sketch showing a well-dressed man with a top hat and cane alongside children with flowers. The caption references calling a policeman, suggesting a humorous domestic or social scene—though the specific joke is unclear without fuller context. 4. **Belle Mead Sweets** (bottom right): Advertises chocolates and bon-bons, emphasizing purity, quality ingredients, and cleanliness of manufacture—standard luxury candy marketing for the era. The page reflects early 20th-century consumer advertising conventions, with one cartoon of indeterminate satirical intent.
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_—— THOMAS Cort SHOES A Thomas Cort Shoe, | aside from its fashionable quality, is the most econom- foal shoe you can buy. The selected leathers, the long time tanning, the fine custom lastir the hand sewing these are the fi ; tures that give the Thomas Cort Sh its lasting shape and style. This is | why one pair of Thomas Cort Hand- D Sewed Shoes will outwear two pairs | 1 of ordinary shoes. | r | : ¢ 7 5 ®t 33 a a Ve FAN Si a a jee, Pr, | : ; | @ ! PHOMAS CORT, NEWARK, N. J Ce G.S.NICHOLAS & CO. NEW YORKSQLE AGENTS HE gives only really fine fellow really fine candy. No prettier compliment can be id to the re- cipient than is ex- pressed by a box Belle Mead Sweets They are made for those who appreciate delicacy of flavor and the utmost in purity. Delicious fruits, nut kernels, pure sugar, butter, cream and chocolate go into them. Made in the cleanest candy kitchen in the world. Ask for De L with sp Soldat the better drug stores, everywhere. BELLE MEAD SWEETS, comicbooks.com