Life, 1892-09-08 · page 14 of 14
Life — September 8, 1892 — page 14: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not satirical content. It's from Life magazine circa 1892, featuring luxury and consumer product ads typical of the era. The ads target affluent readers: Redfern offers high-end women's tailoring ($85+ gowns); Emerson Pianos emphasizes quality and "moderate prices"; Overholt whiskey claims superiority; Crown Perfumery and Oakley's Violets offer cosmetic luxuries. Notable is the **Garfield Tea ad**, featuring a portrait of what appears to be James Garfield (20th U.S. President, assassinated 1881). The ad claims the tea cures headaches and childhood sickness—typical patent medicine advertising of the period, making health claims now considered fraudulent. The Hotel Brunswick and Surbruc's Golden Sceptre pipe tobacco ads round out offerings for gentlemen's leisure. There is **no political satire** on this page—it's a commercial product showcase reflecting Gilded Age consumer culture and the advertising conventions of 1890s American magazines.
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Redfern Ladies’ Tailor to H. R. H. the PRINCESS OF WALES. Establishments at London, Paris, Cowes, Edinburgh, Manchester. All the latest “Redfern Ideas” from those cities produced simultaneously in New York and Chicago. Original Designs. Perfect Fit. Moderate Prices. STRICTLY TAILOR-MADE GOWNS FROM $85. COATS FROM $55. Chicago establishment opens September 12, 1892, under the personal superintendence of Mr, Redfern, of Paris and London. T DELICIOUS + NEW . PERFUME ~ Tue Crown Perfumery Cee Grae ae Buossons Crbwn LAVENDER SALTS Sold Everywhere. Refect Counterfeits. BOON PIAN 0.000 SOLD» SWEET TONED. SOLD oN MERIT. EME a3 YEARS BEFORE THE PUBLIC, MODERATE PRICES, TERMS REASONABLE EVERY INSTRUMENT FULLY WARRANTED. CATALOGUES FREE. ‘EMERSON PIANO CO., Aes TREMONT ST. 92 FIFTH AVE., NEW YORK. Eerastienco 1810. OVERHOLT PENNSYLVANIA PURE RYE WHISKEY. %, " Rumor” — THE FIRST DISTILLERY MAKING THE ORIGINAL OLD MONONGAHELA. THE FINEST WHISKEY IN THE WORLD. * PHOTOGRAPHS."—Largest and handsomest col, lection of Models, Beauties, etc. Catalogue, 5 cents in stamps. Samples, $2.0) and ups in closed envel- opes. DOLF ESTINGER, Photo and Model Stasio. Munich, Germany. 210 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK. stores the Complexion: cures Constipation. Especially infants, is prevalent at all times, but is largely avoided bj wholesome food. the Gail Borden ‘' Eagle” Brand Condensed Milk. Your grocer and druggist keep it. send 1 for sampie box of 10, by mail, to JACOB 8 SURBRUC’S GOLDEN SCEPTRE IF YOU ARE A PIPE SMOKER We want YOU to try GOLDEN SCEPTRE— all the talk in the world will not convince as quickly as a trial that itis almost perfection, @ will send on receipt of 10c. a sample to any address, SURBRUG, 189 Fulton St., New York ne Prices GOLDEN, SCEPT Send for pamphlet of out b., Hib: 10; for ia ib 1S Goods giving list of dealcrs who handle them. BEATTY ‘Wash'ton, N. ~ SURBRUG'S GOLDEN OCEP TRE ror tue PIPE . Want PIANOS firs. ORGANS Beatty, a Catal gue FREE. Dant F: Varnish, if good, gives perma- nent wholeness and clearness and luster; if not very good, it prom- ises these and fails to perform. Beware of the selling shine! The way to beware of it is in the “People’s Text-Book”—sent ARFIELD TEA: ofbad cating:cures Sick Headache: Bickness Among Children, giving proper nourishment and free. ‘he most successful and reliable is MURPHY VARNISH CO., Franxutn Murry, President. Newark, Boston, Cleveland, St. Louis, Chicago. Exact Site, Hotel Brunswick EQUAL TO ANY IMPORTED CIGAR, we peeicr you should buy of dealer ; if he does not them, ‘AHL, JK., & CU,, 168th St. and 3rd Ave,, N. ¥. City. Piso's Remedy for Catarrh is the Best, Easiest to Use, and Cheapest. CATARRH Sold by druggists or sent by mail. (Oo, ET. Hazeltion Warren. Pa, ESSENCE OF WORNIA VIOLETS comicbooks.com