Life, 1886-05-06 · page 16 of 16
Life — May 6, 1886 — page 16: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertising page** from Life magazine (circa 1883-1885), not a political cartoon. It contains no satire or social commentary. The page displays period advertisements for luxury goods and services typical of wealthy 1880s Americans: fine foods (Baker's Breakfast Cocoa, Schweppe's mineral waters), furniture reproductions, flowers, champagne, perfume, tailoring, and sporting equipment. Notable is the emphasis on **British prestige**—Schweppe's advertises royal appointment to the Queen, and products emphasize purity and quality for an affluent market. The page also promotes **Life magazine itself**, offering bound volumes and advertising its printing services with special inks. This represents Life's dual function as both satirical publication and commercial marketplace. There are no identifiable political figures or cartoon subjects to analyze here—it's a straightforward commercial document reflecting Gilded Age consumer culture and advertising conventions.
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- LIFE: 5 SCHWEPPE & CO. Having established the reputation thi rhout Great Britain as manufacturers of the Purest Mineral Waters, toe offer to the American public our Unrivaled Seda, Carbonated Lemonade, Potass, Seltser, Lithia, Quinine Tomic and Ginger Ales, sweet and dry. Lundbords Send for price list to 9 and 52 Washington Ave., Brooklyn, L. 1, By special appointment to Her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain and alt the Royal Family. FOOTBALLS, Polo YACHTS, lACROSSE.A 3 Sport Ssa0S eve A ILLUSTRATE - Breaktast Coca, Warranted absolutely pure Cocoa, from which the excess of Oil has been removed. It has three times the strength of Cocoa mixed with Starch, Arrowroot or Sugar, {| and is therefore far more econom!- cal, costing less than one cent a W. BAKER & 60, Dorchester, Mas, John Matterson ¢ Co., Dailors & Fmporters, fro. 436 Sirth Avenue, Ladies’ Department, Mo. 431 Fifth Avenue, frew Pork. Common Sense BinpeR FOR BINDING *LIFE: Cheap, Strong and Durable, Will hold 26 numbers, Mailed to any part of the United States for $1. Address office of * LIFE," 1135 Broanway, N. Y. DegraatePaylr SUPHOLST ERERS REPRODUCTIONS Old Style Chairs, Rockers, Desks, Clocks, Hall Chairs and Seats, &c. 47 AND 49 WEST FOURTEENTH ST., Between sth and 6th Avs. jardinieres and Window-boxes filled with flowering plants, Fresh Cut Hybrid Roses, Lily of the Valley, Violets and other varieties constantly ea hand. CARL BEERS, FLORI/S7, No. 297 FIFTH AVENUE, next to cor, q1st Street, BOUCHE Champagne “SEC” To be had of all Respectable Wine Merchants and Grocers. Perfume -EDENIA § Lundborg’s Rhenish Cologne. EvELT y Howtano - 55437 BEAVER St NY. For 1883, 1884 AND 1885. VOLS, L., IL, IIL, IV., V. anv VI, Vol. I., Jan, to June, 1883, inclusive ; Vol. II., July to December, 1883, inclusive ; Vol. III., Jan. to June, 1884, inclusive, Vol. IV., July to Decem- ber, 1884, inclusive ; Vol. V., January to July, 1885, inclusive ; Vol. VI., July to December, 1885, inclusive; durably bound, for sale at the ublication office. Price, postage free, Vol. I., 15.00; Vol. II., $9.00; Vols. III., IV., V. and VI. $5.00 each. To subscribers returning a complete set of one Volume fiat, that Volume will be forwarded bound for $2.50. The publishers now offer the above Volumes, bound handsomely in maroon with gold, at same prices. Address OFFICE OF ‘‘ LIFE,” 1155 BroaDway, New York. GEO. MATHER’S SONS RINTING INK 60 JOHN STREET, N. Y. THIS PAPER IS PRINTED WITH OUR SPECIAL - LIFE - INK. ENGrav) ARK Nc G Proto 07 comicbooks.com