Life, 1890-01-09 · page 15 of 18
Life — January 9, 1890 — page 15: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertising page** from Life magazine, not a political cartoon. The page contains multiple product advertisements typical of early 20th-century media. The one visual joke is "A Genuine Alligator Grip" — a cartoon showing an alligator gripping a mosquito, likely illustrating the aggressive effectiveness of whatever product it promotes (the accompanying text is unclear from the OCR). The two brief jokes at bottom are unrelated social humor: one mocks a husband worried his wife's grief over his potential death stems from losing money for a fur coat; the other is mild flirtation humor about visiting a "romantic spot." Most of the page advertises patent medicines (influenza pastilles, beef extract, mineral water), perfume, tailoring services, and insurance — reflecting the era's reliance on dubious medicinal products and the advertising conventions of early 1900s publications. Nothing here is overtly political; it's simply a snapshot of period commercial culture.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
Soret eS ee A GENUINE ALLIGATOR GRIP. INFLUENZA Is VERY CONTAGIOUS TO PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM IRRITATION OF THE THROAT. BY US- ING THE CELEBRATED SODEN MINEKAL PASTILLES, THIS UNFAILING REMEDY FOR SORE THROAT, COUGHS, CATARRH, ‘AND HOARSENESS, YOU CAN PROTECT YOUR- SELVES AGAINST THIS DREADED DISEASE. EVERYBODY SHOULD KEEP A BOX OF SODEN MINERAL PASTILLES IN THE HOUSE. SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS AT ase. AND soc. A BOX, Pamphlets sent gratis on application by the SODEN MINERAL SPRINGS CO., Limited, 15 CEDAR STREET, NEW YORK. LIEBIC (COMPANY'S EXTRACT OF MEAT. Finest and Cheapest Meat Flavoring Stock for Soups, Made Dishes, and Sauces. As Beef Tea ‘‘an invaluable tonic and an agreeable stimulant.” Annual sale, 8,000,000 jars. o e Genuine only with fac-simile of Justus von Liebig’s signature in bi across label, as above. Sold by Storekeepers, Grocersand Druggusts. LIEBIG'S EXTRACT UF MEAT CO., Lt'd, London. ONEIT The most agreeable Table Water with medicinal proper- ties in the market. Superior to any other known mineral water for table use, and without an equal for Rheumatism, Gout, Dyspepsia, Kidney and Liver Troubles, Send for pamphlet with analysis, ONEITA SPRING COMPANY, UTICA, N.Y. J. M. BELL & CO., 3: Broadway, New York. 7'As On receipt of 12 cents in stamps, Caswell, Massey & Co., of New York, will send a Bijou trial bottle of the Crown Perfumery Co.'s delicious "Crab Apple Blossom Perfume.” Ladies’ Tailor and Dressmaking. Foreign Importations arriving every steamer. Riding Habits, Coaching and Hunting Suits. Send for estimates of our English Luncheon Gowns. Samples by mail. 27 East 20th Street. Doctor, does my wife seem to feel sad because of my illness ? Doctor: Sad? That is no name for it. She is beside herself with grief. Patient: Alas, I thought’ so. If I don't pull through she knows that the money I intended to let her have for a sealskin will have to go toward my funeral expenses.—Kearney Enter prise. 2 I visit this romantic spot annually. Are your stays long? Sue: Sir, I thought you were a gentleman |—Pic- Me-UP. PuRE! PALATABLE! POPULAR! GUARANTEED Pure Beef inconcen- trated form. Solid tn jars, liquid in jes. find it invaluat As inet Updo Pe resing ard etrong ‘Ask your druggist or grocer for Armour’s Beef Extract nd BOe, for aample package and OF von cectiptive pampnlet, to ARMOUR & CO., Chicago. The Peon Mutual Lif contract, issues an absolutely incontestable LONDON YOUR DRUGGIST FOR IT icbooks.com