Life, 1889-12-05 · page 18 of 18
Life — December 5, 1889 — page 18: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertisement page** with no political cartoons or satirical content. The page showcases various consumer products from the 1889 Paris Exposition period. The advertisements highlight products claiming international recognition and superiority: - **Caligraph typewriter**: boasts winning a gold medal at the Paris Exposition and speed records (179 words per minute) - **Pears soap**: claims the "only gold medal" awarded for toilet soap globally - **DelBeck champagne** (1884 vintage) and **Piper-Heidsieck** champagne: emphasize imported quality and value - **Burt & Packard shoes**: stress proper foot health and quality construction - **Barry's Tricopherous hair product**: promises to prevent baldness - Various minor products (playing cards, water wafers, etc.) The page reflects **Victorian-era marketing tactics**: products legitimized through international awards, medical/scientific claims, and appeals to middle-class aspirations for quality goods. There is no satire here—simply competitive advertising typical of the era's magazine culture.
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CALIGRAPH PARIS EXPOSITION! HICHEST AWARD!! —COLD MEDAL. SECURED BY THE CALIGRAPH, 100,000 Daily GREATEST SPEED ON RECORD !! 'T. W. Osborne wrote 179 words in one single minute, and G. A. McBride wrote 129 words in a single minute, Blindfolded, on the caligraph, THE CHAMPION MACHINE OF THE WORLD. THE AMERICAN WRITING MACHINE CO., HARTFORD, CONN. BRANCH. OFFICES: a Broadway, N. + W. 4th Street, Cincinnati, 0. ; 1003 Arch Tiree Philadetonia OF THE FAMOUS 1884 VINTAGE. Decoration Furniture Curtains 833 FIFTH AVE. NEW YORK ARB Se argon» 2 BARRY’S ‘gy Tricopherous FOR o/ An elegant dressing ex: Be COD gaisicl perfumed? re- 6 PP movesull impurities from the scalp, prevents bald- ness and y hair, and causes the hair to grow Thick, S and Beautiful. Price, 60 Cents. BARCLAY & CO., All Druggists. NEW YORK. [Dec. 5, 1889, «« Paris . Exposition, MOUnUNG 1880. PeafLs obtained the only gold medal awarded solely for toilet SOAP in competi- tion with all the world. Aighest possible distinction.” BENT’S WATER WAFERS. ee SELFE=, s— G PLAYING JAn ordinary pack of cards: bot jane, two or three can play whist th them {dealt face 4 nw) exactly as if foar Allstationers; or mailed for 75cta, byJ. i ‘PHIPPS, 35 Union Square, New York, HOW TO ani ~“ADIPO + MALENE. ta tmpoesile to give a full desert 2 ts tmponsine tore & 7 7 st HUTuATTTTTHHTTT TUS NEW, DELICATE, DELICIOUS. FOR SALE BY ALL GROCERS. ; FACTS. Nudis Verbis. A High 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. -Class Champagne. The Burt & Packard Shoe | Contorma to Shapeot If you want fect! tredin thom egrets Dont spowl your Feet with Soe & & Packs rd Shoe. labia ay sae ng tore tha a gina. noe, none approach tt in ealue. All ‘asin 4 Hand-made, | Hand-Welt, and Burtwet also Bors’ and Youtus’ alftot sold by. Your dedler send his name PACKARD & FIELD, pire Packard.) bree Mass. comicbooks.com