Life, 1889-07-18 · page 16 of 16
Life — July 18, 1889 — page 16: what you’re looking at
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This is primarily an **advertisement page**, not a satirical cartoon page. It contains various commercial ads typical of late 1880s America, with no political satire. The ads showcase period products and services: typewriters (Caligraph), champagne (Delbeck), tennis equipment (Wright & Ditson), steamship service (Hamburg-American), hair products (Barry's Tricopherous), meat extract (Liebig), pianos (Emerson), bicycles (Columbia), and cigarettes (Première Qualité). Notably, **Adipo-Malene** advertises as a "remedy" for women with "undeveloped figures," reflecting 1880s beauty standards and the era's unregulated patent medicine market. The ads emphasize modernity—the Caligraph boasts "100,000 daily users" and speed records, while Columbia bicycles promoted the new "safety" design. This reflects Life's dual function: satirical editorial content paired with revenue-generating advertisements targeting affluent, urban readers.
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CALIGRAPH GREATEST SPEED ON RECORD ! T. W. Osborne wrote 179 words In one single minute, on the CALIGRAPH, the Champion Machine of the World. 100,000 DAILY USERS G. A. McBride wrote 129 words in a single minute, BLINDFOLDED, thus in each case proving the falsity of many of the statements of our competitors. For full and correct accouat of above test, address THE AMERICAN WRITING MACHINE CO., HAKTFORD, CONN. BRANCH OFFICES: 237 Broadway, N. ¥ 14 W. 4th Street, Cincinnati, O.; 1003 Ar. Street, Philadelphia. DELBECK VIN BRUT OF THE FAMOUS 1884 VINTAGE. WRIGHT & DITSON Fine Lawn Tennis OUR SPECIALTIES: “Champtonship Ball," adopted by the U. tional Intercolle thera Associations for Racaneta Portable Marking Tapes, Colam- bia Marker, Taylor's Patent Poles, Pettitt Shoes, Tennis Clothing, ete. 580 Washington Street, Boston, Mass. Send for complete catalogue. HAMBURC-AMERICAN PACKET CO. EXPRESS SERVICE between New York, Southampton and Hamburg by the new twin-screw steamers of 10,000 toas ‘and 12,900 horse-power, Fast Time to London and the Con- tinent, Steamers unexcelled for sa/¢/} ieee and cone REGULAR SERVICE "hareday from New Ever ‘| York to Plymouth (London), Eherbourg ear) and Ham- | @ borg. Throogh tickets to Londoe and Excellent fare. Rates extremely low. Apply to the. General Offce, No. 37] _“Geserat Passace Orrice, Broadway, N -/C. B. RICHARD & CO., R. J. Corns, 61 BROADWAY New Yorn. LIFE Many women with fair faces"are defctent tn beauty ow- ing to unde teloped figures, fat dusts, ec, atamps.and a descriptive cir cular, with testi. mouials, wit da which can be reme- tent yor sealed, by died by the use of return matt ADIPO-MALENE. LE.MARSH & CO., Madison &¢. Phila., Pa, LIEBIG COMPANY'S EXTRACT OF MEAT Finest and Cheapest Meat Flavoring Stock for Soups, Made Dishes, and Sauces. As Reef Tea ‘an invaluable tonic and an agreeable stimulant." Annual sale, 8,000,000 jars. Genuine only with fac-aimile of Justus von big's signature in blue across label, as above. pers, Grocers and Druj Lats PeTRACT OF MEAT COs Lt, London. LVERY PIANO AATERIALS ese PIANOS NO FOR EMERSON PIANO CoBOSTON MAS FINES’ TONE CATALOGUE [Juty 18, 1889, goihBllSae, BARRYS 2) z/ Mricopherous FOR THE (re je 6 HAIR The Oldest and the Best. The efficacy of this just elebrated preparation for ii lvigorating, beautifying, and imparting ‘a gloss and silken softness to the bair, is so widely known and acknowledged, that it has gained by its merits a reputation which is oct for a day, but for all time, BARCLAY & CO., 44 Stone St., New York City. Very Finest LIVE OL. A. BERBIE & CO., Bordeaux. Pronounced by Epicures to be tl.e Finest Salad Oil in the market. Du Vivier & Co., 49 Broad St., N. Y. Importers of Fine Wines, Brandies, &c. COLUMBIA Bicycles, Tricycles, Tandems, Safeties. Catalogue free. POPE MFG. CO., Boston, New York, Chicago PREMIERE QUALITE, OUR NEW “As the result of long labor and careful study we have this superb Cigarette to offer. It cannot. be surpassed in purity or excellence ; and is a novelty, unique, It is from the highest cost Virginia and North Carolina leaf. chaste and dainty. CIGARETTE. ‘The Finest Smoking Mixtures are of our manufacture, 15 First Trize Medals, WM. S. KIMBALL & CO. Press of Fleming, Brew ter & Alley, New York. Rochester, N. ¥. comicbooks.com