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Simple, effective contrivances are fitted in every case with dry batteries. No accumulators. No wires. No liquids. No acids. And best, no dangers! Includes realistic printed images of the actual electric lamps.

The "Kangaroo" Safety Bicycle is advertised as being faster than any bicycle, safer than any tricycle, 100 miles on the road, and a time of 7 hours 11 minutes and 10 seconds, every record of any kind of bicycle or tricycle eclipsed by 71 minutes.…

$120 fair to America aboard a warship, refitted for use as a passenger liner.

The advertisement displays one of the most high end automobiles during the 1914 time period, which is the 12HP Rover. There are not many descriptions of the car because its on a fairly small portion of an advertisement section of the "Illustrated…

This advertisement discribes a luxury chair that contains multiple functionalities. For example, the chair folds out to become a back rest, leg rest, and also a lamp rest/book rest.

This ad doesn't have much information but it gives detailed pictures of all the supplies that comes in the bag. It also gives the price and says it's the oldest and best, and feels no hesitation in recommending it's use.

Allenbury's Foods motto explains it all: "Healthy Children. Happy Mothers." With three different types of foods, their foods are intended for infants and young children. This ad also includes testimonies from parents on how well this food works for…

Wool and silk in all patterns for wedding or evening.

Oil heating stoves with no smoke, no smell, no glass chimney, and great heat from little oil. It has an improved burner with a removable oil fount and automatic indicator. There is a printed image of the burner with prices shown to help sales.

The ad is about a cure all pill, from every illness, small and large. It advertises that no illness should go untreated.

A skin product which not only gives soft and smooth skin but also maintains the fairness of white skin in all seasons. It company validates it's product is genuine only when labeled with green, gold, and chocolate. The image displayed is that of a…

There are several testimonies some included from private letters showing the rating of customers. This product is targeted for infants, invalids, and the aged which provides nutritional benefactors. The logo allows for a very flowed movement of the…

The ad displays a few different types of watches they sell, from wristwatches to keyless watches. It also describes the features of each watch. Saying that all their watches have chronometer balance, jeweled throughout, and patent protection from…

It is clear right away that this ad is on medicine for influenza or the flu. Obviously the flu wasn't something to take light;y at this point in history. It still isn't but it is safe to say that it is very curable. In this advertisement it shows a…

This is a 1914 advertisement for scotch whiskey. It's interesting to compare the different ads for the same item (whiskey). This advertisement is full page, demonstrating the clear wealth of the company, and the imagery features a mean in a top hat…

This is an ad from 1914, for the clothing brand Burberry. This ad specifically stuck out to me, because it is still a high profile brand today. The phrase is "Burberry | Dress for Special Occasion." The ad features a clearly upper class woman, in…

An advertisement for wigs and toupees, both for men and women. The ad features an illustrated image of an unhappy bald man and promises wigs that are "perfect imitations of nature." The company specializes in wigs for both Ladies and Gentlemen, and…

The advertisement is for Cadburys Cocoa. The advertisement is displaying how at every stage in ones life, from infancy to old age, Cadburys Cocoa is a enjoyable beverage. The add depicts people from multiple class levels. The add portrays the idea…

Ice Skates for Ladies & Gentlemen

The text of the advertisement consists of, "What to take for a sick headache. Take a good dose of Carter's Little Liver Pills--2 or 3 for a few nights after. A few doses restore your organs to their proper functions and the headache and the causes…

A Turkish bath at home. It cures diseases without medicine! The bath treats cases of Rheumatism, Neuralgia, colds, bronchitis, asthma, influenza, Typhoid, and other fevers. The description of the bath aids dates the advertisements because thermal…

An advertisement for a pen that never scratches or spurts ink sold by the C. Brandauer & Co.'s Ltd.

An advertisement for Claxton's (patent) Ear-Cap, a product for "remedying prominent ears" and "preventing disfigurement in the after life." The ad features an illustrated picture of the product being worn by a young woman, and seems designed to…

This ad is promoting bicycles. It gives three pictures of people riding different bikes that the company sells. It also gives the address of two different places where you can get one. There isn't much in this ad other than the pictures, it's very…

Clothing patterns for reversible skirts

This advertisement is different then others we have studied, it is a full page print which displays both imagery and text. This ad is for pure silver plates, that are superior then all other plates according to the ad as "practically wear-proof", and…

Advertisement about a car tyre which is made by the "Continental" manufacturing company. The selling points of the "Continental" product tyre's are that they are more affordable and higher quality then the "Standard" tyre's which are displayed side…

An ad for a new 6 7/8 octave piano of the value of 30 guineas that will be given to the first 500 purchasers. Copies of the edition of "Willie, we have missed you" may be had by inclosing 26 postage stamps, or of any Musicseller.

A newly -invented instrument for the extreme cases of deafness, called the sound modifier, organic vibrator and invisible voice conductor.

An osteoplastic enamel-stopping formula. Guaranteed the same colour as the natural tooth, and not to become dark and unsightly.