Life, 1892-01-14 · page 2 of 18
Life — January 14, 1892 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Analysis of Life Magazine Page This page is primarily **advertising content** rather than satirical cartoons. The ads showcase products typical of the early 20th century: - **Stern Brothers corsets** ("Most Perfect Fitting in the World") - **Chocolat Menier** chocolate (claiming 33 million pounds annual sales) - **Charles Hauptner's haberdashing** services on Broadway - **H.B. Kirk & Co.'s "Old Crow" whiskey** (notably advertising cocaine-laced products, which was legal then) - **Burnett's Cocaine** for dandruff treatment The only image shows a domestic scene with a blanket wrap product from Noyes Bros. The notable historical element is the **casual advertisement of cocaine**, reflecting pre-1906 American pharmaceutical practices before pure food and drug regulations. This reveals how normalized dangerous substances were before modern consumer safety laws.
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Stern Brothers Celebrated Classique Corsets The Most Perfect Fitting In the World In Exclusive Shapes & Materials. West 23d Street. ASK YOUR GROCER FOR The Celebrated CHOCOLAT MENIER Annual Sales Excved 33: MILLION Lbs. Write for Samples. Sant Free. Monier, Union Sa.,N. Y. Charles Hauptner, taberaasher. One of the principal cares of a well-dressed gentleman is his linen. 1 make shirts a specialty, [ guarantee the fit of every one that leaves my shop. lt makes no difference whether vou live around the corner or in Alaska. A few simple measurements are all Lneed. My address is 1280 Broadway, New York City. Blanket Wrap For tho Sick Keo, + For the Bath, For Steamer Traveling, For Lounging, « For the Nursery, For the Natlway Carriage, for Yacht! For Men, Womes, Children and the Bi) $2.75 to $35, with Hood and Girdle complete. Samples and full instructions seat on applicas NOYES BROS., 426 WASHINGTON SjT Boston, Mass., U.S. A. Chrysanthemums are steadily growing in favor. Their culture is casi their value in the garden or for decorative purpesg great. We have the best. Our collection of chrysanthemums is the largest ar hnest in the country. Our show in the Madis: Square Garden in 1890, our prizes in 1891, attest 1) truth of this. We will send our catalogue of New and rare PLANTS AND SEI S containing 100 original | page photographic together with of package of prize chrysanthemum sced, for twenty-hy cents, to any one naming this paper. Pitcher & Manda, UNITED STATES NURSERIE! Short Hills, N. J. engravings, mucetneye vs. = Speciation: “Dividend Paying Investments.” It will pay you it you have any money to inve either large or small sums, to send { pamphlet “Investment vs Speculatioi nD. Free to any one mentioning this papq — Taylor & Rathuon, Boston, New York or Denver. se Promotes a growth of the Hai as = “Ps vA a ND Cures DANDRUFF |< Delicate, Cc Prevents the Haif from faling. ¢ Je BG , oO Cc fe) A \ ® - oa an For bare in rwo sizes, 60 cents and $LOO, Ne ‘or a tat oan i ae Perfumes. Fragrant, Lasting. For sale by all dealers in perfumery. 1 & 3 Sum St. Finsbury Sq. ace SOREN) BY WESERY Ore Orxe eS oS 37 YEARS IN FULTON STREE) H.B. KIRK &C DO NOT SELL Mixed or Compounded Good PRICE ACCORDING TO ACE. No other house can furnish “OLD CROW" RYE WHISKE Sold by us as uncolored, unsweetened, 1 HEATHER. Agents for The PLEASANT VALLEY WINE G Sole Agents for the Inglenook Wines) Send for Catalogue. 69 FULTON ST. 9 WARREN Broadway & 27th St., Now York. ae legutdoit, E. C. as comicbooks.com