Life, 1889-11-07 · page 16 of 16
Life — November 7, 1889 — page 16: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily a **advertising page**, not a satirical cartoon. It showcases commercial products of the 1880s with competitive claims typical of the era. Key advertisements include: - **Caligraph typewriter**: Claims fastest typing speed and a Paris Exposition gold medal - **Pears soap**: Boasts the only gold medal awarded "solely for toilet soap" at the 1889 Paris Exposition - **Delbeck champagne** (1884 vintage) - **Barry's Tricopherous hair tonic**: Promises to prevent baldness and gray hair - **Burt & Packard shoes**: Marketed as superior to cheap alternatives, conforming to foot shape - **Piper-Heidsieck champagne**: Positioned as equal to imports but cheaper The recurring phrase "**FACTS**" appears as a humorous editorial aside, likely satirizing exaggerated advertising claims by calling dubious assertions "facts." This suggests *Life* magazine's editorial voice was subtly mocking the often-hyperbolic product endorsements of the period.
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CALIGRAPH PARIS EXPOSITION! HIGHEST AWARD!! COLD MEDAL——— SECURED BY. THE GALIGRAFH, 100,000 Daily GREATEST SP SPEED an RECORD !! Osborne wrote 179 words in one single. ‘minute, and G. A, MeBride wrote 129 words in a single minute, on the caligraph. THE CHAMPION MACHINE OF THE WORLD. THE AMERICAN WRITING MACHINE CO.. HARTFORD, CONN. BRANCH, OFFICES :—237 Broadway, N. We Waste sucel, Cincmnati, 0.7 1003 Arch Sirects DELBECK Blindfoldrd, OF THE FAMOUS ; | tuaecx Chi) Re ae ae 1884 VINTAGE. DECORATION Furniture Gurrams a 33 FIFTH AVE. uaw WORK gill Se, es iG ‘2! Tricopherous } FOR Vi “a ul THE HAIR An elegant dressing ex- Ry Te fond quisitely perfumed; re- anf movesall impurities from the scalp, prevents bald- ness and gray hair, and causes the hair to grow Thick, Soft and Beautitul, Price, 50 Cents. All Druggists. BARCLAY & CO., NEW YORK. (Nov. 7, 1884 « Paris 5 Exposition, MOUIUNG 1889. Pears obtained the only gold medal awarded solely for toilet SOAP in competi- tion with all the world. //ighest possible distinction.” IN_AN Orrice -Bueins OR (AA iy HOTEL AS MUCH A NECESSI- TY AS AN ELEVATOR WHY AL= CHUTES, LOW YOUR MAIL TO BE HANOLED BY a W ir REGULARLY AND FREET NOW IN ALL FIRST-CLASS BUILDINGS. sccatss nates geen dat Duets, ADIPO* MALENE. BE ts trpoante to etre «fa AME NEW, DELICATE, DELICIUUS FOR S4LE BY ALL Grocers. j j FACTS. Nudis Verbis. A High-Class Champagne. Piper-Heidsieck, Sec, is as good as any Wine imported, and is sold in these United States by Importer, Wine Merchant, Grocer, and Restaurateur at less profit than any other brand: #7 est, Better Value to Consumer. The Burt & Packard ‘ Shoe Conforms to Shape of ald If you want perfecth M4 nef or freedoma from egrne and al discomfort you will never wear anything ©\crpt) The B Ww Re Burt & pacar’ one 5: " tne feat wearing’ end meu aiytah Fea men's shoe made in the world. The Burt & Packard Shoe, bat no more than any Pt — Don't Spoil your Feetwith Cheap Shoes: Senior dices “*Korrect Shape."’ osane mann ® Pg and your a Satie & FIELD, Soetyted Brockton, Mass. comicbooks.com