Life, 1887-12-29 · page 20 of 21
Life — December 29, 1887 — page 20: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertising page** rather than satirical content. It features Victorian-era patent medicine and luxury product advertisements: **Notable ads include:** - "The Best Tonic" (malt and hops extract) endorsed by physicians - Scott's Emulsion (cod liver oil), marketed as a "flesh producer" that aids weight gain - Ruby Royal champagne, claimed as "the only red champagne in America" - Dog's Head Brand ale and stout The page also promotes the **Illustrated London News** American edition as "the oldest and best pictorial paper in the world." These ads reflect late-19th-century consumer culture and medical marketing practices. The exaggerated health claims (cod liver oil making people gain weight rapidly) and product endorsements by unnamed physicians are typical of the era's largely unregulated advertising. The luxury imports (champagne, British ale) appealed to aspirational American consumers.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
[Dec. 20, 188 1c1ans Malt and Hops wn > G [a 5 G oO & F Q ca) Q uo} oO ue) a Oo E E ° oO o ~% —: THE :-— Oldest and Best Pictorial Paper IN THE WORLD. THE Contains cach week the most fai portant Events, Scenes and Places. personages. Its descriptive pages comprehend all subjects in the world’s progress, As an educator and entertainer this paper will hful representations of im- The portraitures of prominent ig as it does on The American edition is printed from advanced duplicate plates furnished prove of incalculable value in the household, treat the customs, dress, art, science and literature of all countries. by the London publishers. It is the largest illustrated weekly paper in America, and is sold at the low subscription price of %4 a Year, Those subscribing before January 1, 1888, will be entitled to the CHRISTMAS NUMBER, The most beautiful eve issued, containing four very attractive colored | pictures from celebratea painting aple copy of regular weekly number sent on receipt of 10 ce! ILLUSTRATED NEWS CO., Publishers of the American Edition, Potter Building, New York. s in stamps. 4 MES; “ALMOST AS PALATABLE) AS MILK, he oil 18 40 disguised that the most delicate stomach Remarkable as a == FLESH PRODUCER. J Persons gain rapidly while taking It, ‘SCOTT'S EMULSIO Is acknowledged by numerous Physicians |: Btstes and many foreign countries to be U and BEST preparation of its class. RUBY ROYAL “SECA THE ONLY RED CHAMPACNE IN AMERICA. WINE of exceptional merit in all the characteristics of Dryness, Mellowness of Flavor and Bouquet; being the choicest product of the champagne country, ‘The rapid popularity acquired by this brand is the best evidence offits excel Can be had at all first-class Hotels and Restaurants, nce. For sale by all leading Grocers. HP. FINLAY, 117 PEARL ST., NEW YORK, Sole Agent for U. S. and Canada THE DOG’S HEAD BRAND, Of Extra Quality BASS’ ALE and GUIN: NESS" STOUT, bottled in London by REA BROTHERS, is unquestionably the finest "4 imported. Soto EVERYWHERE. comicbooks.com