Life, 1889-05-02 · page 2 of 20
Life — May 2, 1889 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Analysis This page is primarily **advertising with minimal editorial content**. The dominant image is Beecham's Pills advertisement, featuring a classical female figure (likely representing health or wellness) alongside text promoting the patent medicine as a cure-all for "Billious and Nervous Disorders." The left side contains brief advertisements from James McCreery & Co. (dress fabrics) and Arnold, Constable & Co. (India poncees/fabrics), promoting their Centennial Week displays in New York City. Additional ads promote wines, liquors, chocolates, and Fred Brown's Ginger for cramps and colic. **There is no political satire on this page.** Life magazine here functions as a conventional advertising vehicle rather than as satirical commentary. The Beecham's Pills ad represents typical patent medicine marketing of the era—making broad curative claims without scientific evidence.
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OUR CENTENNIAL EXHIBIT. Many of those who regular- ly read advertisements of our goods in these columns, will be in New York City during Centennial Week. We hope to see them here in the store. For a few days, immediately preceding and following the great Military and Civie Pa- rades, each department in the house will make a special dec- orative display of its goods. Having, beyond question, one of the largest and most varied assortments of High Novelty Dress Fabrics to be found in America, we expect to make this Exhibit memor- able, and in every way worthy of the time in which it occurs. JAMES McCREERY & CO. Broadway and 11th St., New York. ‘Youcan liveat homeand make more money at work for us f than at anything o'so in the world. Either sex zall ages. Cost tyoutht rRex, Terms rREs. Address, TRUE & Co. Augusta, Maine Aenold, Constable & Co. INDIA PONCEES, CORAHS. Great novelty of style and color is to be found in these fi surpassed for durability Late in re now being opened. Broadway & 19th St. WILL GIVE RE+ LIEF IN T tY MINUTES. THIS IS NO FICTION. Every sufferer is earnestly invited to try Box of thee P will be ackiiowl- eaged to ben Won icine. ‘Worth a Guinea a Box.” BEECHAM’S PILLS, taken as directed, will quickly restore females to complete health,” For « Weak Stomach ; Impaired Digestion; Disordered Livers THEY ACT LIKE MAGIC, ing with the SEBUD OF HEALTH PREPARE! THOS. BEECHAM, Sr. Hevexs, Laxcasiire, ExGLaND. Sold by Druggists generally, or will be mailed on receipt of Price. NTS A BOX. R5 CE B. 865 and 367 Canal § Sole Agenta for the U H. B. KIRK & CO. CAN SUPPLY *OR THE SICK-ROOM, FOR GRAND DINNERS, FOR FAMILY USK, RELIABLE WINES AND LIQUORS THAT ARE WELL MATURED. ALSO MEDIUM AGES. No other House can furnish ‘OLD CROW RYE." 69 FULTON STREET, 9 WARREN STREET, BROADWAY AND 27TH STREET. ESTABLISHED 1A8F& Walter M. Lowney’s edcee"* Chocolates & MAIL in Elegant Metal Boxes and Bon-Bons. Retail Branch, 45 West St., Boston . $1.00 per Pound. Larger Packages by Express. peta eas 9 F CRAMPS Freo.BROWN'S GINGER: <.:. comicbooks.com