Life, 1913-12-04 · page 92 of 112
Life — December 4, 1913 — page 92: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not political commentary. It contains: 1. **Piano advertisement** (top left): Kranich & Bach promotes upright, grand, and player pianos as Christmas gifts, appealing to music lovers. 2. **Handkerchief advertisement** (top right): James McCutcheon & Co. markets imported handkerchiefs from Armenia, Madeira, France, Spain, Switzerland, and Ireland—luxury goods for Christmas giving at various price points. 3. **Astor Trust Company** (bottom left): Listings of corporate officers and directors, establishing credibility as a financial institution. 4. **Illustration** (bottom right): "The Touch of a Vanished Hand"—appears to be sentimental Christmas imagery, likely depicting holiday charity or nostalgia. The page reflects early 20th-century consumer culture: luxury imports, genteel gift-giving, and financial institutions advertising stability. No political satire is evident here.
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mankind, finds most triumphant expression in J Branch & Bach Upright, Grand and Player Pianos § The matchless gift that both giver and recipient will always enjoy Justo Lite of your Chrismas mory for 0 fre pope eens oe ofthese boat fel trees KRANICH é BACH EAST 230d STREET NEW YORK CITY Registered Established Trade Mark Half a Century Christmas Handkerchiefs For Christmas Gifts, Handkerchiefs are always appropriate and wel. come. They're one of the things of which one can't have too many. A dignified and acceptable gift in these can be picked out at any price from 2c to $100 each. Our Holiday assortment, which is now ready, comes from Armen’ Madeira, France, Spain, Switzerland, and Ireland, each nation contrib ing the kind of work which it does best. We pack all Holiday purchases in dainty boxes bearing our spinning wheel trade mark—which is a guarantee of quality. We deal only in absolutely pure linen. Prices range as follows: For Women Momstitehed, BS 2, Be, Sx, 200 and up. Embroiderct tnttials, 2, ¥e, 8, Ye, OD ant bp Embroidered, 2c, Sie, Lace trimmed, 28, $0, 76, $1.00 and wp. «$1.00 ant up. For Men Hemuitched im alt weights ond sizes, 2%, Fmbrotdered Initiats, 28 fe te $1.00 amd r dO, Sie, $1.00 and up. an For Children Homstitched, 100, 126, 1, Ihe and 2, Embroidered, 18, 2% and Mail Orders Receive Our Prompt Attention. James McCutcheon & Co. 5th Ave., 33d & 34th aes x Y. (SSSSeee2=ee2 OFFICERS E. C. CONVERSE, President ALEXANDER H. STEVENS, Vice-President THOMAS COCHRAN, JR., Vice-President HENRY ay COCHRAN, e- JAMES | a TROWBRIDGE. HOWARD BOOCOCK, Treasurer CLIFFORD WILMURT, Assistant Cashier Company DIRECTORS VINCENT ASTOR, EDGAR L. MARSTON, GEO. F. BAKER, libbir & Ar ek “W. McGARRAM. Hees't Mechanics & Metals Nat'l Bank CHARLES A. PEABODY, bry Goods Co.'s THOMAS COCHRAN, Jr., ce- President SEWARD PROSSER, National Bank , Bankers Building Constructios M. FRIEDSAM, President B. Altman & Co. Real Es ARCHIBALD D. RUSSELL, XANDER H. STEVENS, pow GLAS ROBINSON, EN, Vice-President Bankers Trust Co, CHARLES L. TIFFANY, ent Tiftaay & Co. THEODORE N. VAIL, Pres, American Tel. & Tel. Co. ALBERT H. WIGGIN, RANALD He MACDONALD, Prete Shane Nesom! Bank Trustee for Personal Trusts | EE AVENUE & 36TH STREET, NEW YORK S22] SSL e4 l : =e