Life, 1892-08-04 · page 15 of 16
Life — August 4, 1892 — page 15: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily a **Life magazine advertising page**, not a political cartoon. It contains multiple commercial advertisements typical of early-20th-century magazines: **Key advertisements visible:** - Krakauer (ladies' tailor, Fifth Avenue) - Kodak cameras ("You press the button, we do the rest") - Hotel Brunswick - Overholt whiskey - No. 4711 Eau de Cologne - Boston Garters (for men wearing low shoes) - Brunswick cigars **Notable point:** The Boston Garter ad includes an illustration of a man fastening garters and explains that gentlemen *must* wear garters with low shoes—reflecting early-1900s menswear conventions where garters kept socks up. The page also promotes Life's Monthly Calendar subscription ($1/year) and single copies (10 cents). This reflects the magazine's business model: entertainment content subsidized by luxury goods advertising targeting affluent urban readers.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
> LIFE: “You press the button, | AnaA ol for Circulars. HOfED BRUNSWICK Hotel Brunswick QUAL TO ANY IMPORTED CIGAR. We prefer you should buy of gear dealer; if he does not keep them, send $1 for sample box of 10, by mail, to JACOB STAHL, Jit., & OO., 168th St. and 3rd Ave., N. ¥. City. DO YOU WEAR THE FIRST DISTILLERY BOSTON OLD MONONGAHELA. = THE FINEST WHISKEY IN THE WORLD. KTaKalel, LADIES’ TAILOR, 391 Fifth Avenue, Cor. 36th Street, NEW YORK. IDING HABITS in all the latest styles and improvements. MODERATE PRICES Strictly Tailor-Made GOWNS, from $75.00 JACKETS, “45.00 HABITS, 80.00 Perfect Fit Guaranteed Eerastisnco 1610. ) OVERHOLT PENNSYLVANIA PURE RYE WHISKEY. Shoes Then you must wear garters. The Boston Garter for gentle- men is as necessary as the Warren Hose Supporter for ladies. All gentlemen wear garters. The Boston Garter EAU DE COLOGNE Undoubtedly the finest and 4 most refreshing perfume. H Imported into the United States for over fifty years. is the only comfortable gar- ter, the only one which does not bind. Sold by men’s outfitters everywhere. 2 U1 & AGENTS, Made by George Frost MULHENS & KROPFF, Co., Boston. NEW YORK. ONLY $1.00 A YEAR. POSTAGE PAID. UN FOR FORTY MINUTES AND INFORMATION FOR A MONTH GO WITH EVERY COPY OF LIFES MONTHLY CALENDAR. tells you everything, and more, too. Rich and poor may have it now, as the price is only 10 cents, with COPIOUS READING MATTER AND PROFUSE ILLUSTRATIONS. INGLE COPIES, = - - 7 TEN CENTS. comicbooks.com