Life, 1890-05-29 · page 14 of 18
Life — May 29, 1890 — page 14: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertising page** from Life magazine, with one small satirical dialogue comic embedded among the ads. The main cartoon (center) is titled **"What Are You Crying For?"** It depicts a humorous domestic exchange: a child cries after hitting his finger, and when the father offers sympathy, the child responds that the father would whip him if he swore—implying the child wants to curse but is restrained by parental discipline. The joke targets Victorian-era parenting: it satirizes both the child's frustration with restricted expression and the father's contradictory logic (sympathizing with pain while forbidding its natural verbal release). The rest of the page features period fashion and product advertisements: Redfern Ladies' Tailor, Emerson Pianos, Liebig's Extract of Beef, a $15 typewriter, and various silk sales—typical of early 1900s Life magazine content aimed at affluent readers.
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LADIES’ TAILOR—"—~—— Light Weight Gowns for Summer. Linen and Serge Yachting Gowns. Walking, Driving and Covert Coats. Riding Habits of Thin Summer Cloths. Steamer and Travelling Wraps. 210 FIFTH AVENUE, ‘"'e" 1132 BROADWAY, N.Y. Feeley & Dollinger,| sauE OF SILKS. LADIES’ TAILORS AND DRESSMAKERS, The feature in our Basement 26 West !9th Street, Salesroom, for this week, will Tr New York. be : veleht Geote for Gown Jacket, 200 Pieces Shepherd Plaid A Jisters and Ridin, its. =] Ato Yachting sod Lawn Tennis | 2G Striped Surahs, at 50 See cai topeclinn irastiliee cents per yard; regular mar- i is solicited. Ladies residing out of town can | Ket value $1.00. hays garments made withoutpersonal | The balance of a- Special § scr Lot of Figured India Silks, in fj “= all the new shades and de- First MASHER (trying to introduce himself): May 1 have the pleasure 0 learning your tise! Saucy Youno THING (without stopping) : 3 : — , Srcoxn MasneR:. Are you the pearl of great price? | Signs, at 65 cents per yard; HOTEL VENDOME, BOSTON. Saucy Youse THixG: No; I'm the pearl before | regular price $1.00; COMMONWEALTH AVENUE. swine. Good-by z 2 in the country for the CLeveRToN were you not at the bal the | Amd one line, in various ye excellence of its oth ening ? S fi crder of its patron: DASHAWA 2 aty tailor went back on me, tasteful combinations, of Su ” Proprietors. AGuEvERTON : Didn't send your clothes in time, | rahs with Broche Border, at o ? 7 PROFILE HOUSE oo DasHAWaY | Oh, yes, he did; he sent them C.0. D. | $1.00 per yard. Fra Notch, s White Mountatne Clothier and Furnisher. he Jaegest and most bes JAMES McCREERY & CO., land. “Opens June ; ; — ‘i Broadway and 11th St., rr & : | New York. Pearl. NOS PIR rutey WARRANTED | (ArAtosurs Free | PREMIERE | fi i || EXTRACT OF BEEF wy i __ ,INCOMPARABLE IN FLAVOR. QUALITE ’ Use it for Beef Tea, Soups, Sauces, (Game : ( = ‘ Fish, &c.) Aspic or Meat Jelly. CICARETTE ‘ One pound of Extract of Beef equal to torty pound. 4 of lean beef. Genuine only with signature - A superb article ; the standard of purity and exces | = 1 <-) | de von Lebig. as shown above, in bine. lence. . . ‘The faultless union of two matchless tobaccos pre- |, \,, a neous vents that dryness of the throat usually produced by WHAT ARE YOU CRYIXO FOR? TES) ICE smoking other brands. Do not allow prejudice to | ‘“‘I—noo-Noo—HIT ME FINGER WITH THE-ER-ER- ORACTICAL] | (e} Al ay prevent you from giving this incomparable cigarette a | amseR—Boo-noo!” Load Wea eg amply Perfection, and a luxury, and nots | Ou, weit, wea MAN. You Never near mecey | @& Our Vanity Fair and other Smoking Mixtures are | WHEN I HIT MY FINGER.” q the finest for the pipe. + 'N-0-0-0, BUT YOU'D WHIP ME 1F I'D SWEAR.” WM. S. KIMBALL & CO. DADE PAPTIC Berea ee yae™ | Catalogue free. Address Typewriter Depart., Port 15 FIRST PRIZE MEDALS. Goeth ee pater tts Myo. Con Bontos, New York, Chicago. awa | a. comicbooks.com