Life — May 10, 1888 — page 15: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising**, not satire or political commentary. It contains Victorian-era product advertisements from April 1888, including: - **Scott's Emulsion** (cod liver oil treatment for consumption/wasting diseases) - **Krakauer** (ladies' tailor) - **English Compact Cameras** - **James W. Renwick** (carriages with spring buckboards) - **Liebig's Extract of Meat** (food product) - **Anti-Moth paper** (pest prevention) - **Chichester's English Pennyroyal** (appears to be a contraceptive/abortifacient) - **Kimball's Straight Cut Cigarettes** There are small decorative illustrations and product logos, but **no political cartoons or satire**. The page reflects late 19th-century consumer culture and contemporary health/beauty concerns, with some products (like Pennyroyal) now recognized as medically dangerous.