Life, 1887-11-24 · page 20 of 20
Life — November 24, 1887 — page 20: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily a **advertisements page**, not a political cartoon. The page features various late-19th-century patent medicines and luxury goods typical of the era. The central illustration shows a young girl asking for "EDENIA" perfume, with the caption "Oh, when will I be a young lady?"—a common advertising trope suggesting the product promotes beauty and femininity. The ads promote **medicinal waters and tonics** (Underwood's water, Vichy, Edenia cologne) marketed as treatments for gout, rheumatism, dyspepsia, and Bright's disease—reflecting contemporary beliefs that mineral waters had curative properties. Notable is the **"Beware of Imitations"** warning for genuine Vichy, emphasizing that the French government-owned springs guaranteed authenticity—a selling point in an era of unregulated patent medicines and widespread counterfeiting. The page reflects Victorian consumer culture and medical pseudoscience before modern FDA regulation.
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