Life, 1889-05-02 · page 19 of 20
Life — May 2, 1889 — page 19: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not satirical content. It's from Life's early period when the magazine relied heavily on paid advertisements to support publication. The notable items include: **"Plump Rosy Cheeks"** advertisement references a legal case (visible in fine print) involving a "Cherry Blossom" trademark dispute—likely advertising a cosmetic product claiming to enhance complexion. **Wood Violets Perfume** by Joseph Burnett & Co. promises affordable access to luxury: the text explicitly states the product "makes it a necessity to those who love the flower" by offering genuine violet perfume at lower prices than previously available, while warning against cheap imitations. **Clothing and textile ads** (Noyes Bros., New French Shirtings) target leisure activities—tennis, yachting, steamer travel—reflecting the recreational interests of Life's affluent readership. **Hotel Breslin** advertisement emphasizes health benefits (no malaria, no mosquitoes) at high altitude, appealing to late-19th-century anxieties about disease. The page reflects Gilded Age consumer culture and the magazine's affluent audience.
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d can d and “PLUMP ROSY CHEEKS “VZOLUME XIII. lume muigh Court of Justice. ely Durrant.—On Jar woop “VIOLETS: = PERFUME OF WoobD VIOLETS. This exquisite perfume j is made from the} true violets. In the past the high price of the genuine violet perfume has prevented many s from indulging in this luxury, but the price of } this article makes it a necessity to those who love the flower. ‘The remembrance of the cheap imitations of violet water and extracts should not prevent all lovers of violets from} trying this delicious rueriains: | For Sale in 8 oz., 4 oz, and small size bottles. Proprietors axp Maxuracturens, JOSEPH BURNETT & C0. BOSTON and CHICAGO. jan. sr Justice Chitty granted a Perpetual injunction with costa feirinng Mr ‘George Reynolds Durrant trom infrianing 1 Mesa labored Trade Mark CHERRY BLOSSOM Banket Wraps for Baby, Lawn Tennis and Tacting Suits. LAWN TENNIS Coats, Shirts, Trousers, ‘aps, Belts and ‘Sashes. ‘NEW FRENCH SHIRTINGS PLANNED, Roca Cams WADRAS, © Scam pile from fine English Flannel, Vienna ENGLISH ss felipe hone rane Sintoedble sels and Wasore CHEVIOTS wie, oem ptt ug AND SILK SHIRTINGS. complete, — “UFgehting Spires Always in Stock or to Special Order. Mail Orders Solicited. NOYES BROS. FOR THE NURSERY, FOR THE SICK-ROOM, FOR THE BATH. FOR STEAMER TRAVELING, FOR THE RAILWAY CARRIAGE, Steamer Wear, FOR YACHTING. “ Bath or Sick-Room, “Hunting and Fishing, “Lawn Tennis, Oifice and House Coats, Mail Orders Solicited. NOYES BROS. Hosiers, Glovers and Hosiers, Glovers 2nd shirt Makers, | Shirt Makérs, WASHINGTON & SUMMER STS., WASHINGTON, & SUMMER STS., BOSTON, MASS., U.S. A. | BOSTON, MASS., U.S. A. GEO. MATHER’S SONS RINTING INK 60 JOHN STREET, N. Y, THIS PAPER IS PRINTED WITH OUR SPECIAL - NEW VORR WAV o U.S. MAIL CHUTES Enable you to mail letters witout leaving the floor on wh.ch your office 1s located, NOW IN ALL FIRST-CLASS BUILDINGS. CUTLER MF'G CO., Rocnestenr, NY. SOLE MAKERS PATENTED, Hotel Breslin Lake Hopatcong, N. J. LIFE - INK. 1.200 FEET ABOVE TIDEWATER. NO MOSQUITOES. NO MALARIA. FINE BASS FISHING. Rapid and convenient train service. Fifty miles from New York on main line of D., L. & W.R.R. Will open for season of 1889, Saturday, June 15. For information, address M. BROCKWAY, Manager, GILSEY HOUSE. 22, 4 ATTTAA DCD ...