Life, 1890-01-30 · page 2 of 16
Life — January 30, 1890 — page 2: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Life Magazine Page This page is primarily **advertising**, not editorial content. The main cartoon depicts a split face—one side clean-shaven, the other with heavy stubble—advertising **Williams' Shaving Stick**. The advertisement emphasizes the product's superiority by claiming it wins "favor everywhere and every day" and comparing it favorably to competitors. The top left advertises **"Said in Fun,"** a humor book by Philip H. Welch with illustrations by various artists, published by Charles Scribner's Sons. Below that, **Lily d'Or perfume** by Gardner's is promoted as having "pure floral odor." The bottom right advertises **Haviland China** dinnerware sets sold exclusively by Frank Haviland in New York. No political satire is present; this is straightforward commercial advertising from the early 20th century.
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SAID IN FUN. By Puiie H. Wetcu, author of '* The Tailor- Made Girl." With preface by Ropert Gor- DON BUTLER. Square 8vo, $1.25. With full-page illustrations by W. A. Rogers, F. G. Attwood, Cc. G. Bush, “Chip,” A. B. Frost, C. D. Gibson, O. Herford, E. W. Kemble, J. A. Mitchell, F. Opper, W. L. Sheppard, W. T. Smedley, W. P. Snyder, A. E. Sterner, C. J. Taylor, W. S. Van Schaick, M. Woolf. The brightest of Mr. Welch's witty paragraphs and sketches have been gathered from all quar- ters, and some unpublished matter has been added, the whole making a book full of the rarest fun in picture and text. “Of all the funny books of the season we have seen none so upsetting as this. The illustrations could hardly be better." -V. V. Independent. 4° For sale by all booksellers, or sent, post- paid, on receipt of price by CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS, 743-745 Broadway, New York. * USE Lily dOr An Exquisite Perfume. FLORAL ODOR. DELICATE, LASTING. w)| Sold by Druggists and Fancy Goods Dealers. W.H. SCHIEFFELIN & CO., NEW YORK DISTRIBUTING AGENTS. Sound growth, solid progress mark The Penn Mutual fe. This aide; the kind he use-l be- fore he found Williams’. Shaving Stick ! Is winning favor everywhere and every day. Compare it with any other! You can’t help recognizing its superiority. ness, delicacy and sweetness, handsome leatherette case, have tried Williams’, The copious lather it produces is a marvel of rich- Perfumed with Attar of Roses, and put up in a strong Reuss to take any other kind of shaving sticn until you If your Druggist docs not keep Williams’ Shaving Stick, you may write to us from any part of the known world, enclosing Established half a century. , and receive one by return mail. Address, THE J. B, WILLIAMS CO., Grastonnory, Conn., U S.A. Proprietors of the famous “ Yankee Shaving Soap.”” HAVILAND CHINA AT FIRST HANDS. SET. N° 1476 PINK& GOLD INNER SETS sold complete or in courses. Oyster Sets, Soup Sets, Fish Sets, Roast Sets, Game Se’s Salad Sets, Ice Cream Sets, Fruit Plates, A. D. Cofle: The only house in this country dealin: exclusively in HAVILAND CHINA. Goods safely shipped to any part of the U. CORRESPOND! NVITED. FRANK HAVILAND, 14 Barclay Street - NEW YORE comicbooks.com