Life, 1888-03-15 · page 15 of 16
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This page is **primarily advertisements** with no political cartoons or satirical content visible. The ads reflect late 19th-century commercial culture: luxury fabric merchants (silks, moires), patent medicines (Scott's Cod Liver Oil Emulsion for consumption and wasting diseases), champagne imports, and railroad services. The advertisements reveal period attitudes—particularly the aggressive medical claims for Scott's Emulsion, which promised to cure serious diseases like tuberculosis and "scrofulous affections," typifying the era's unregulated pharmaceutical marketing. Notable is the "Beware of Imitations" warning for Vichy water, reflecting contemporary concerns about product counterfeiting. The ads also show class-conscious marketing: fine fabrics for "highest class requirements," imported French champagne, and upscale addresses (Broadway locations). There is no discernible cartoon, satire, or political commentary on this page—it functions as a typical commercial publication section.
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19 Bast Ast St, =, < EMULSION NEW YORK. eee OF PURE cop LIVER OIL Is now prepared to eed . | AND HYPOPHOSPHITES. show his NEW IM- i i paIaiBnI PORTATION of - Almost as_Palatable as Milk. F Containing the stimulating properties oj FABRICS ‘ . the Hypophosphites combined with ie © ; Fartening and Strengthening qualities of MODELS Cod Liver Oil, the Potency of both being ped largely increased. SPRING CHA MP ACNE. A Remedy for Consumption. AND na Wasting in Children. SUMMER De Vivier & Ga,, 40 Broad 8, New York. Sorofulous Affections. My stock hasbeen se. | FINE TABLE & CHATEAU CLARETS,. Anemia and Debility. lected to suit the high- | A Ruinea Lite Coughs, Colds & Throat Affections est class requirements, is often the result of wasted opportunities, or failure In fact, ALL diseases where there isan in- London. Newport. to take ad rantage of the good ares offered, Those | flammation of the Throat and Lungs, a a TE | who tale our work make $1 an hour and up- S ; : wards, We start you free, and put you on the high- Cee oon. Eee and @ ANT way to fortune. Both sexes, all ages. No special Z , nothing in the world ability or training required. You can live at home| equals this palatable Emulsion. and do the work. After you know all, should you | conclude not to take hold, why, no harm is done. | SOLO BY ALL DRUGCISTS. Those who are enterprising will learn all by at once | addressing Stinson & Co., Portland, Maine. j |Fast Mail Line between Chicago, BLACK SILKS. Chicago ‘Milwaukee, St, Paul and Minneapolis. Trans-Continental Route | : Bienen Chiteae Conse Bete | JAMES McCREERY & CO. . Omaha. Milwaukee Great, National Route tare now making a special of- AND tween Cl ansas City and St. Joseph, Mo, \fering of Black Peau De Soie and 5,650 Miles of Road in mi-| Silks in Fine Barre Weaves mois, Wi St. Paul Feu ee nesta, Towa, | ot $1.50 and $2.00 per yard. ‘or Maps, Pamphlets, etc., address They are worth $2.50 and REEISPRING STYLES. en Ve we oanpanrer, — |82.75. Railway General Passenger Agent, An examination of them is Lucil Mnwavees, Ws. | invited. HEADQUARTERS FOR Orders by mail or express, iret MOIRE FRANCAISE. OL eee Nees ace |from any part of the country, cuties HW MOIRE ANTIQUE, SURAH GLACE. | OD CRO OR MASEL will receive careful and | Sold absolutely pure, unsweetened, uncolored, prompt attention. farious ages. None sold less than four years old. RAYE OMBRE GLACE, —kiistirinsdcte vs ot nye Whaty | Btoadway and 11th Street. | made at the Old Crow Distillery since January 1872. i LAIN COLORED SILKS, H.B. KIRK & CO., ; A NOVEL 69 FULTON ST., BROADWAY ano 27TH ST. For Sale at orting hous | A fea which BLACK SILKS. AND 9 WARREN STREET. S A BRENTANO’S ESTABLISHED 1853. » AND ALL | aa 4 BOOKSELLERS. , oN E__ Price, 25c. OUTE | | —_— _ _ ‘ The connecting link of Pullman aa between Chicago, RI NTI N G ] N K SIEMEAGL Eee | Salieeide nO ae eee | 60 JOHN STREET, N. Y. Poses Pee. Terese FREE: Actives TAUESG sibs! F. 0. McCormick, G. PsA. Chicago, THIS PAPER IS PRINTED WITH “BEWARE OF IMITATIONS.” : OUR 'SPEGIAL s ae THE ONLY Ee BLACK TO Poe eae a to, we “1S FROM THE SPRINGS OWNED BY THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT. | PUTERIVE ) prescribed for the Gout, Rheumatism, Diabetes, Gravel, Diseases of the Kidneys, WBLESTINS J &c., &e. é we PIT AI.—Diseases of the Stomach, Dyspepsia. \ [J THE-BEST CHAMPAGNE. wm © be had of all respectable Wine Merchants, Grocers and Druggists. | Francis 0, de Luze & Co, Sole Agents, y ) comicbooks.com