Life, 1893-12-07 · page 15 of 16
Life — December 7, 1893 — page 15: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily a **title/contents page** from Life magazine, not a political cartoon. The page advertises Life's 1894 Monthly Calendar and various products. The only narrative content is a brief dramatic scene labeled "from an unpublished drama," showing two figures (Hermione and Leonidas) in what appears to be a melodramatic romantic conflict. The dialogue—"When we first met, I wuz young and inexperienced"—uses deliberate misspelling ("wuz") for comedic effect, likely mocking overwrought Victorian theatrical conventions and sentimental drama. The page is otherwise filled with **advertisements** for Armour beef extract, a Life magazine binder, and Dr. Lyon's tooth powder. The satirical magazine used such ads to fund publication. No specific political references or notable caricatures appear on this page—it's primarily a commercial and promotional document from 1894.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
-LIFE-: “LIFE” = BINDER, *2rstacssee WILL HOLD TWENTY-SIX NUMBERS. Extract * REEF Used by all good cooks. Send address for Cook Book. ‘i y 'y ‘Armour & Co., Chicago. § Mailed to any part of the United States for $1.00, postage free, AARP AR Address, OFFICE OF “LIFE,” - 28 West 23d Street, New York. AxyY one with a spark of artistic spirit must be stirred with pride: in American ability, when he sees the exhibition of ‘silverware now on exhibition in the windows of the Whiting Manufacturing Company at the comer of Broadway and Eighteenth street. The display consists mostly of yachting trophies and runs from wonderfully wrought cups, two and three feet high, down to the less imposing but equally artistic chafing dish. LiFe doubts that anything like a similar aggregation of handsome silver has ever been shown, and advises its readers not to miss a view of it. Are YOUR Teeth Worth Saving? 7 & as? SCENE FROM AN UNPUBLISHED DRAMA. Hermione; LEOSIDAS, HEAR ME! Lom. PEACE, I WILL HEAR NO FURDER ! : You must; Yo : ON, HE, Ks! : WHEN We FIRST MET, I WUZ YOUNG AND INEXPERIENCED. I THOUGHT I Cleanses and Preserves You— 2 OH, LP SHALL Go MAD Them. (Rushes frantically from the scene.) $1.00 $1.00 PER ANNUM. Life's Monthly Calendar For 1894. CREASED TO 32 PAGES. af MANY NEW FEATURES. ILLUSTRATIONS, WIT, HUMOR, SATIRE. | St.00 PER ANNUM. 1o CENTS A GOPY. 100 $1.00 comicbooks.com -