Life, 1894-01-18 · page 16 of 16
Life — January 18, 1894 — page 16: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertisements** with no political cartoons or satire. The main featured ad promotes **Redfern fashions** for early spring, displaying women's clothing designs from their Paris house and Fifth Avenue location. Below this are medical testimonials for **"Vin Mariani,"** a wine-based tonic marketed as a cure for influenza (La Grippe). Quotes from a French Army surgeon and New York's health department chief endorse it as an effective remedy for fever, congestion, and coughing. The product was sold at drugstores. Additional advertisements include: - Higgins & Seiter fine china and glassware - Deafness and head noise treatments - Eau de Cologne and glycerine soaps - Hygienic air mattresses - Veloutine Fay toilet powder - Hamilton Hotel in Bermuda **Historical note:** This reflects early 1900s medicine, when wine tonics were marketed as legitimate treatments and influenza was a serious public health concern.
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CREATIONS FOR EARLY SPRING. The Spangled Velvet Pelisse and Tippet. THE “PEPLUM” OVERDRESS. Lustrine and Moire for early Spring Gowns, introduced by our Paris House. Orders taken from now until February—will be made at demi- saison prices. Our usual Style and Fit will be maintained. 210 FIFTH AVENUE. LA GRIPPE (INFLUENZA) JiGGINSsSEMER WI, LIBERMANN, M.D., Surgeon-in-Chief, French Army, writes: FINE CHINARICH CUT GLASS\ “*One part ‘VIN MARIANI’ with two parts boiling water, sweetened to the taste, makes a grog of exquisite flavor, which produces immediate beneficial 50-52 West 22nd.St.NewYork. effect in severe cases of cold attended by convulsive coughing.” ~ Near 6bAve. — 20 Bellevue Ave.Newport RE CYRUS EDSON, M.D., Chief of Health Department, New York: “«Influenza (La Grippe), where patients suffer with high fever, catarrh in ere Dre the head, and complete prostration, the most effectual remedy is the generous, Cs a diffusible tonic, ‘VIN MARIANI.’ ” What lovely China “Vin Mariani"’ proves, since 30 years,’ The Tonic'’ absolutely relied upon by the Medical Profession everywhere. Every test proves merit. wae an expression we hear times during the day, and SOLD AT ALL DRUGGISTS. ACCEPT NO SUBSTITUTIONS. ile prices one quater les then + 7 F ‘ aseuhere ts itany wonder our We wil! mail, gratis, Portraits and Autographs of Celebrities trade 1s constantly increasing testifying to merits of ‘‘ VIN MARIANI.” abil others complain of poor Paris: 4: Bd. Haussmann. business? MARIANI & CO., : Let ws send you our Laboratory, Neuilly s/Seine. Catalogu Loudon s 299 Oxford Street, 52 West 15th Street, New York. oe dit name please. Ta dsearedneets RRO Bravest . EAU DE 44) COLOGNE This mattress isthe veryaciw oF conto ls abschtelypureand AN eA AN PARE bray, uneualled fer geseral useardicase ct siekessi Spenseble, IAROED THE NIGHEST AND ONLY MEDAL AT ENE WORLD'S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION. a La METROPOLITAM AIR, GOODS CO, PL, BOSTON | RIVAGENCY 4 ‘The most perfect toilet powder is » LA ELOUTINE FAX) Hamiltonto te J. BR. MEAD, Mgr. Cable address—Hotel, Bermuda.