Life, 1893-09-14 · page 18 of 18
Life — September 14, 1893 — page 18: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not satirical content. It showcases late-19th-century consumer goods typical of the era: tobacco, bicycles, cocoa, carpets, soap, and whiskey. The notable visual element is a **caricatured dog's head** (likely a St. Bernard or similar breed) advertising Surbrug's Golden Sceptre Tobacco on the left. This appears to be a straightforward mascot rather than political satire. The page's main "editorial" content is a book advertisement for "Good Things of Life: The Tenth Volume in this Popular Series"—a collection of Life magazine's humorous illustrations and sayings from 1892. Press quotes call it "witty" and full of "fun and mirth." **Modern context**: This reflects how 19th-century magazines sustained themselves through extensive advertising. The products advertised (uncolored whiskey, "pure" cocoa without alkalies) suggest contemporary anxieties about food/product adulteration and authenticity—concerns that drove early food regulation movements.
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| Get the Most Comfort from SURBRUG'S GOLDEN SCEPTRE | § Y TOBACCO © try Golden Sceptre. WE WANT YOU wicca scents convince you #0 quickly aa a trial that it ts simon PERFECTION. We ‘will send on recetpt of 100. = sample to any ad nging, For the Sick Room, For Steamer Travelling, For the Nursery, For the Rallway Carriage, For the Bath, For Yachting, For Men, Women, Chiidren, and the Da 42,36 to.835, with tood and girdle complete. Bamples and full instructions sent on appll- cation. NOYES “BROS. 620 Wasninaton S7., Boston, U. 8. A. 3Q YEARs in FULTON oTreer. H. B. KIRK & CO. DO NOT SELL Mixed or Compounded Goods. PRICE ACCORDING TO AQg. No other house can furnish “OLD CROW" RYE WHISKEY. Sold by us uncolored, unsweetened, Sole Agents for The PLEASANT VALLEY WINE CO. Sole Agents for the Incurxoox Wines. Send for Catalogue. 69 FULTON ST. - 9 WARREN 8ST. Broadway & 27th 8t., New York. AFTER THE FAIR IS OVER—IF NOT NOW— vou may wanra UGHT RUNNING BICYCLE Remember tbe address—get catalogue, Gormully & Jeffery Mtg Have you used Unlike the Dutch Process No Alkalies Other Chemicals are used in the preparation of W. BAKER & C0.’S Lowell Lowell Carpets have been famous for more than halt a ceatury. |The best quality, designs and coloring. To protect buyers {rom decep- don, the word Lowell is woven in capital letters at each repeat of the pattern in the back of XOWELL which is absolutely pure and soluble. ]) Ixlias morethan three times the strenyth uf Cocoa mixed with Starch, Arrowrout or Sugar, and is far more eco- nomical, costing less than one cent a cup. It ts delicious, nourishing, and KAsiLY BRUSSELS AND WILTONS. ae Carpets W. BAKER &CO., Dorchester, Wass PEARS soar: EVERY MORNING AND NIGHT — USE— Dentellaria Tooth Wash. For Cleansing and Preserving your Te At Aus. Finst-Crass Davocisr, OR PROS THR PROPRIETORS, BWING & COMPANY, - Jersey (i Good Things of Life. The Tenth Volume in this Popolar Series, A Collection of the Best Illustrations and Humorous Sayings Published in LIFE During 1892. WHAT THE PRESS SAY OF THIS SERIES: * A Brilliant Combination of the Best Witty Conceits of America.’’ —Cincinnati Commercial Gazette, ** Nothing Could be More Dainty or Clever.” — Springfield Republican, «A Wealth of Fun and Mirth.’ —Puctéic Opinion. New style binding in ** cloth, with wide white band at top. This band is richly stamped in gold, with design by Attwood, and the cadet gray” lettering is stamped in dark blue, partly on the white band and partly on the gray cloth, Beveled boards, cach, $2.00. Sent on Receipt of Price, Postage Prepaid, to Any Address, FREDERICK A. STOKES CO., 27 & 29 West Twenty-Third Street, NEW YORK CITY. Back numbers of Lire be had by applying at t4 office, 28 West 23d Street, N York City. Single copies Vols. I. and II. out of png Vol. 1., bound $30.00. Vols.l} VIIL, XIII. and XIV. $2 each, bound. Vols. VII.,X..¥] XIL, XV. and XVI, &5 each,bound. Vols. III.,IV, $10.00each, bound. Vols.Xi and XX., $5.00 each. numbers, one year old, 25 per copy. Subscribers wishing add: changed will greatly facili matters by sending old dress as well as new. >) en comicbooks.com