Life, 1889-06-13 · page 2 of 16
Life — June 13, 1889 — page 2: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis This page is primarily **advertisements** for consumer goods (perfumes, typewriters, pianos, corset fasteners) typical of early 20th-century Life magazine. The one satirical element is the **"Corset Clasp" advertisement** (center-right), which depicts two women labeled "America" and "Europe" embracing via a mechanical clasp device. The joke appears to satirize commercial "solutions" to social problems—here, marketing a corset fastener as promoting international "health" and "comfort." The text ironically claims "the good news has spread all over the U.S. and has now reached Europe," mocking both consumer culture and the breathless marketing language of the era. The women's expressions suggest the absurdity of reducing complex international relations or women's welfare to a commercial product. The satire targets **excessive advertising claims** and the era's tendency to commercialize everything.
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LIFE HORTON & CO., CIN INNATL ONTO. DELICIOUS NEW PERFUME RAB APPLE BLOSSOMS. ‘ ’ (Qlalus Coronaria.) Under the title of Crab Apple Blossoms, The Crown Perfumery Co. are now selling one of the most fragrant “J and delightful perfumes ever INVIGORATING LAVENDER SALTS. (ReGIsTERED.) The popular, new smelling salts of The | Crown Perfumery |= Co. appreciated alike in palace, mansion and cot- tage as a most refreshing [pias luxury. Made only by ° a CROWN PERFUMERY CO. 177, New Bono &r.. Lonnow. Sold evervwhere Ee “TONS cot WOR ST WORK EVERY PIANO | 45.000 Perens EMERSON PIANO CoBOSTON MASS fren congeyrgea "| REMINGTON HAS BEEN FOR FIFTEEN YEARS THE STANDAR) AND EMBRACES THE LATEST AND HIGHEST ACHIEVEMENTS OF INVENTIVE SKILL. YORAAT N THE GOOD NEWS HAS SPREAD ALL OVER THE U.S. ___AND HAS NOW REACHED EUROPE. ‘IT RIDS WOMEN OF ONE OF yI FIND THE CLASP QUITE INVALUABLE) ALL THE DISAGREEABLE STRAIN 1S DIS- THEIR MISERIES. ie une, PENSED WITH sti" REALLY, A BLESSING! [ “TESTIMONIALS LIKE THE ABOVE FROM THOUSANDS °F HAPPY WOMEN. ALL LEADING DRY GOODS MERCHANTS FACTURED “o\ SELL CORSETS MADE WITH i Anil? “CALUMET FASTENER © QUICK DETACHABLE CLASPS.*+ 33 LEONARD $7. NEW YORK. The New Model ‘ccince , PEARL MUCILAGE. Pat'd in U. S., Canada, Gt, Britain, Europe and Australia, Neat, Clean, Convenient, =4 For Sale - Every- 2 € where. o Gumming Up. No Cork, No Brush, Durable, * Sample by [a> Economical, mail 25¢. NASSAU MFG. CO., 140 Nassau St., N. Y. BEST MUCILAGE IN THE BEST BOTTLE. PERFUME OF WOooD VIOLETS. This exquisite perfume is made from the true violets. In the past the high price of the genuine violet perfume has prevented many 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 g] cheap imitations of violet water and extracts F H should not prevent all lovers of violets from WOoD trying this delicious perfume. -VIOLETS- ManurAQTURED ay For Sale in 8 o2z., £ oz, and small size bottles. ProprigTors aND MANUFACTURERS, a JOSEPH BURNETT & CO. BOSTON and CHICAGO. comicbooks.com