Life, 1912-11-28 · page 2 of 44
Life — November 28, 1912 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is **primarily advertising**, not satire or political commentary. It contains three commercial advertisements from what appears to be an early 20th-century issue of *Life* magazine: 1. **Old Hampshire Road stationery** - promotes gentlemen's writing paper and envelopes 2. **Milo cigarettes** - uses a romantic tagline ("My lovers have left me...but they always come back") to market cigarettes as reliable companions 3. **St. Nicholas magazine** - advertises a children's publication as an ideal Christmas gift subscription The only potentially satirical element is the *Milo* ad's personification of cigarettes as romantic partners, reflecting early 20th-century advertising's uninhibited tobacco marketing. Otherwise, this is straightforward period advertising with no political content or cartoon commentary.
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Entered at the Post Office at Class Pp articularly in. writing - to afady, you need something different eae ss a business tet terhead: Olt Hampshire Lion The ‘‘Differeni’’ Cigarette My lovers have left me from time to time —as fickle lovers will—but they always come back. —MILO. THE SURBRUG COMPANY New York “Che Stationery ofa Gentleman “We have a sample packet which we would like to mail you. Wek us for it. q ampshire PaperCo. Southtadley Falls Mass There will be more of Palmer Cox’ The Ideal Christmas Gift For Boys and Girls St. Nicholas For your boy or girl. For the friend's child you wish to remember. For the nephew or niece for whom just the gift is always a puzzle. And why not enter another. subscription for some lonely little shut-in, and another for the children’s ward of the nearest hospital ? A subscription is only $3.00 a year, and there's a gay Christmas card to carry your greeting and announcement of the gift. Send in subscriptions carly to your news- dealer, or the publishers: THE CENTURY CO. Union Square New York comicbooks-co