Life, 1887-07-07 · page 16 of 16
Life — July 7, 1887 — page 16: what you’re looking at
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This is primarily an **advertising page** with no political cartoons or satirical content visible. The page consists entirely of commercial advertisements typical of late 19th-century magazines. Notable ads include: - **Pears' Soap**: Emphasizes "fair white hands" and "bright clear complexion"—reflecting Victorian beauty standards that equated pale skin with health and class status - **Baker's Breakfast Cocoa**: Claims superior strength and purity - **Genuine Vichy water**: French mineral water marketed for medical conditions (gout, rheumatism, diabetes) - **Whiskey and champagne ads**: Premium alcohol brands The page reflects 1880s consumer culture and advertising tactics: scientific claims (often unsubstantiated), appeals to refinement and status, and emphasis on purity/authenticity ("beware of imitations"). No satirical commentary is evident—this appears to be a straightforward revenue page for the magazine.
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LIFE - (Joey 7, ah, Pears Soap sel sersnpta | Fair white hands. == Brightclear complexion BLYTH STATES. A CANAL ycromamutes sors oft healthful skin. 60 JOHN STREET, N. Y. 5 THIS PAPER IS PRINTED WITH “BEWARE OF IMITATIONS. __OUR SPECIAL + LIFE + INK. THE ONLY GENUINE VICHY IS FROM THE SPRINGS OWNED BY THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT, | LAUTERIVE AND Prescribed for the Gout, Rheumatism, Diabetes, Gravel, Diseases of the Kidaeys, | _ CELESTINS &e,, &e, | GRANDE. GRILLE — Diseases of the Liver. HOPITAL — Diseases of the Stomach, Dyspepsia. | To be had of; all respectable Wine Merchants, Grocers and Druggists. READ “THE GOOD THINGS OF LIFE.” Beautifully Bound. Price, $2.50. iT ” For Sale at * Lire ")Office, 28 West 23d Street, or of | Wutre, Stowers & AtLen, Publishers. erin flegant 4 page book garefulty compiled. tIloe ted, containing description and correet rules ofa GOLD MEDAL, PARIS, 1878. | tanee amber of games suitable for parlor or lawn, 4 sent post-paid Pe NER, Gen Past Aeeae | BAKER’S bhai esr Breakfast COCO. ——asritanguanzzns ton Wa ted absolutely e Cocoa, “OLD CROW” AND HERMITAGE, which the excess ot OW bas becs SOUR MASH. é g 2 & 3 e g Z g & z g 3 3 2 fed. It has three times the strength Sold, absolutely pure, onsmeetened. uncolored mixed with Starch, Arrowroot Jess than four years old. \ or Sagar, and is therefore far more eco- | Retisbte foe medical use. nomleal, costing less than one cent a cup. We have taken every barrel of Rye Whisky hii elicious, nourishing, strengthening. made at the Old Crow Distillery since January, i872. for fc ‘G WATER in bottles, digested, and admirably adapted Sole Agents for The Pleasant Valley Wioe Co. lids as well as for persons in pd hanes of retiable Foreien Wines. Liquors and ments in Europe and America have shown that HY! sta woiwanenomen | HB. KIRK & CO, 69. FULTON ST., BROADWAY aso 271m ST. al W. BAKER & 00, Dorchester, Mass, AND 9 WARREN STREET. 4 — - RSTABLISHRD 1859. Cavanagh, Sandford & I DE L B E C K-+- Merchant’ Tailors = (e) EXTRA DRY and and Importers, WATER will stand every known test for determining purity. | Pp’ 16 West 23d STREET, Opposite Fifth Ave. Hotel, NEW YORK | MAKERS OF THE © §& § SHIRT PAJAMAS A AND UNDERWEAR, Procurable Everywhere. Wrinkles, Black-Heads, v 5 - Noles ind Soperiuocs Tia | S f We offer the DELBECK CHAMPAGNES incensed or duced neces | Hu , ne with & fall ‘conviction oe athere are sent sealed), se: Sr Sadaine Velaro, 2 S. : E. LA MONTAGNE & SONS, Covveipondente confidentiol, Mention thit paper. petits 53, 55 and 57 Beaver St comicbooks.com