Life, 1893-07-06 · page 16 of 18
Life — July 6, 1893 — page 16: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not satirical cartoons. However, one illustration merits attention: The central image labeled "Made of Sighs" depicts an exhausted, heavyset woman slumped in a chair—a visual commentary on female fatigue from domestic labor and worry. The caption acknowledges her "headache and heartache," positioning Bromo-Seltzer as a cure-all remedy. This reflects period attitudes treating women's physical and emotional exhaustion as a medical problem solvable by patent medicine, rather than addressing the actual causes: overwork and limited social opportunities. The "sighs" pun underscores the resignation expected of women. The surrounding ads (bicycles, hair tonic, tooth powder, railroad excursions) represent typical turn-of-the-century consumer culture marketed to relatively affluent readers. The page's final ad for "Opium Slavery" treatment reveals that addiction was openly discussed—and apparently treatable—in this era.
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LIFE HIGGINS & SEITER, FINE CHINA, RICH CUT GLASS. 50 & 52 W. 22d St. 170 Bellevue Ave. New York. Newport, R. I. SAMPLE BARGAIN rxom Catatocve nglish Doulton Fruit or Salad Dish, body in soft Cream color. decorations in assorted delicate tints, gold edges and gold traced feet ONLY $; Let us send your our Catalog YOUR NAME PLE. Columbias There is something about Co- ias different from all other —it is superlative quality —The Columbia guarantee is as good as gold. Catalogue free at Columbia agencies, by mail fortwotwo-cent stamps. Pope Mfg 5 ~] Boston, New York, Chicago, Hart- jor BARRY'S TRIGQPHEROUS HAIR AY SKIN. An elegant dressing, Prevents Daldoess, gray hair. and dandruf, Makes the har grow thick and soft. \Careseruptions and diseases of the in, Heals cute, barns, bruises and sprains, All drugetsta or by wafidocts, eo Stouest N.Y. Weary with Work A Headache and a Heartache, too. But if relief for the first means relief for the other, one dose of “Bromo=Seltzer”’ is enough to restore her Health and Happiness. Trial Size, 10 Cts. Peek TIRED, WEARY WOMAN! and Worry. You can visit YELLOWSTONE PARK FROM Chicago, the World's Fair City, spend six days there, and return to Chicago in eleven days, ata total ex pense of about $160.00, The Northern Pacific Railroad in connection with its leased line THE MADE OF SIGHS. Are YOUR Teeth Worth Saving? WISCONSIN LYON CENTRAL 4 y will, twice each day, start me from the Grand Central H Passenger Station, corner Harrison Street and Fifth Avenue, through vesti- buled trains, including elegant Dining Cars and Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars, to e 9 PERFECT Yellowstone Park, Montana, and Pacific Coast Points. Cleanses and Preserves Them. — This is the most comfort- able line to «s—I have tried every variety of ‘White Label’ Soups and found all v Marion Harland y Housekeeper's Weekly, Feb. 11, 1893. Helena, Butte, Spokane, Tacoma, Seattle, Portland. For rates, tickets, maps, illustrated guides, etc, call on or write Broadway, New York. WORT sro Clark ste Chicago, I. NAFORD, General Traffic Manager, St. Paul, Minn. CHAS, 8, FEE, General Passonger Agent, \W “White Label” Soups, sent express prepaid in case lots, on receipt of price. od St. Paul, Minn., U. $3.00, Pints $2.00, 44 Pints $1.50 per dozen. Send 10 Cents and name of your Grocer for Sample can. 17 VARIETIES. P4444 ensmun PPR EES Al | SESSCE ee ARMOUR PACKING CO. sSouP DEPARTMENT | OPIUM SLAVERY! Rarepttc habits cured in 48 hours Rafely, Permanc . Nareotle Depart $05 , Lakewood-on-Chautauqua New Serk- comicbooks.com