Life, 1913-05-22 · page 48 of 48
Life — May 22, 1913 — page 48: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a full-page advertisement for Williams' Shaving Stick, not political satire. The page features ornamental product photography and marketing copy highlighting the "Holder-Top" design feature, which maintains a firm grip even as the soap stick diminishes with use. The ad emphasizes practical benefits: comfort, longer-lasting soap, and quality lather across multiple product forms (stick, powder, cream). A special men's combination package offer is promoted at 24 cents in stamps, with individual samples available for 4 cents. The decorative Celtic-style border on the left is purely ornamental branding. There are no political cartoons, caricatures, or satirical commentary on this page—it's straightforward period advertising from *Life* magazine's commercial content section.
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f ‘LIFE: filliams Shaving Stic In Williams’ Holder-Top Shaving | Stick you have a firm holding surface for your fingers even when you are using the last fraction of the stick. It saves youbother, gives you added com- fort and makes the soap last longer. Williams’ .Shaving Soaps assure you of a lather that is wonderfully lasting and refreshing and that will leave the skin as soft and smooth as velvet. Whichever kind you choose the lather is always the same. Four forms of the same good quality: Williams’ Shaving Stick " the Hinged-cover Williams’ Holder-Top Shaving Stick { Williams’ Shaving Powder “ yreHings-cover Williams’ Shaving Cream cn tubes) THE SPECIAL OFFER Holder Top Men's Combination iS h a vi n Package consisting of a liberal trial sample of Williams’ Holder- Top Shaving Stick. Shaving Powder, Shaving Cream, Jersey Cream Toilet Soap, Violet Talc Powder and Den- tal Cream. Postpaid for 24 cents in stamps. A single sample of either of the above articles sent for 4 cents in stamps. Address THE J. B. WILLIAMS CO. Dept.A, Glastonbury, Conn. Willi Me f She Re comicbooks.com