Life, 1886-12-23 · page 18 of 18
Life — December 23, 1886 — page 18: what you’re looking at
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This is primarily a **table of contents and advertisement page** for *The Century* magazine's New Year's issue, with a small cartoon advertisement at bottom. The main cartoon shows a **child warning a lion** not to break a bottle of "Mamma's Edenia" perfume, threatening that "Mamma will never forgive 'ou, NEVER!" This is an advertisement for **Lundborg's Perfume Edenia** and Rhenish Cologne. The humor relies on the exaggerated threat a child makes to a dangerous wild animal—treating the perfume bottle as more precious and fearful than the lion itself. It's a humorous overstatement meant to appeal to mothers by suggesting the perfume's value and desirability. The cartoon uses a child's innocent logic as comedic contrast to the absurd scenario. The page's bulk announces upcoming *Century* content including Lincoln biography articles and serialized fiction—positioning the magazine as serious and culturally significant despite the lighthearted advertising.
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be bal Ld Dae The War Papers increased the circulation of THE CENTURY 75,000 in six months ; the Life of Lincoln has increased it 30.000 in six weeks. | | | OINTS IN THE NEW YEAR’S NUMBER THE CENTURY. COMETS AND METEORS, ““CARANCRO,” By S, P. LANGLEY, By GEORGE W. CABLE, With 9 striking pictures. Part I. of a two-part story. Illustrated. THE LIFE OF LINCOLN, BY JOHN G. NICOLAY AND COL. JOHN HAY. Lincoln in Springfield — The Harrison and ‘yler The First Clash with Douglas — ; Marriage — The Shields Duel — TO ALL READERS OF ‘The Clay Campaign of '44. With 24 THE RELATIVE sawewene se Tread R. STOCKTON’S NOVEL, ST. N | Cc H O LAS SE ee Ce ONS: “THE HUNDREDTH MAN,” a C. +4 . *, . 5, 1 The first of several remarkable papers. Is continued with growing interest. | FOR YOUNG FOLKS! French Sculptors, with 3 full-page pictures; George Bancroft, the Historian, with portrait; Coquelin, by Henry James, with portrait; Fencing and the New York Fencers, illustrated; An_ Illus- trated Story, “The Wimpy Adoptions ;” 1 ane Spee tts 7 a8 Tho Thind Dag etaatiecbure, ana The London Spectator of November 13, 18%, Pickett’s Charge, illustrated. SPECIAL OFFER. | says of Sr. NicHoLas, ‘The most determine To enable new subscribers to secure the opening chapters of ‘The Life of Lincoln and the beginning | patriotism cannot find anything in this county| that can claim to equal it.” Now is the time to] begin subscriptions. The children of your hous. | hoid will be better for the influence of St. Nico.as in 1887. Subscription price, $3.00. of Mr. Stockton’s novel, we have made a special issue of the November and December numbers con- taining these, and al! new subscribers who pay in advance for THK. CENTURY for one year, beginnin with January, 1887, will be entitled to r ‘ve the November and December, 1886, numbers FREE, if claimed when’ ordered. Price, $4.00 a year, Dealers and the publishers take subscriptions on above eres: THE CENTURY CO, 33 East 17th Street, New York. THE CENTURY CO., New York. HA i} \ i iL “CAREFUL, Lion! IF ‘ou BEAK MAMMA’S EDENIA BOTTLE MAMMA WILL NEVER FORGIVE 'ou, NEVER!" Lundborg’s Perfume Edenia. Lundborg’s Rhenish Cologne. If you cannot obtain Lundborg’s Perfumes and Rhenish Cologne in your vicinity, send your name and address for price list to the manufacturers, YOUNG, LADD & COFFIN, 24 Barclay Street, New York.