Life, 1894-07-19 · page 15 of 16
Life — July 19, 1894 — page 15: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire. It contains commercial advertisements for luxury goods and services typical of early 20th-century American publications: silverware (Reed & Barton), summer jewelry (Tiffany & Co.), Canadian whisky, a hotel in the Adirondacks, and food products. The only humor appears in small **satirical vignettes** embedded within ads. Most notably, "Poker Term" shows a cat eyeing a birdcage—a visual pun suggesting the cat is "caged" or trapped by temptation. Below it, a mock medical advertisement for "Bromo-Seltzer" uses exaggerated language ("Whew! This is a Scorcher!") typical of period patent medicine marketing, humorously suggesting the product cures overheated brains. The page also includes brief comedic observations about theater, restaurants, and social etiquette, formatted as witty commentary rather than political cartoons. These reflect upper-class concerns of the era rather than substantive satire.
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pon NOTICE. with form, Extract ‘ REEF . UBSCRIBERS TO “LIFE™ | wad ead ‘eosks, sand ‘address Lr Cook Book. 4 will please give old address sture, py Used by all good coo! De once! ear as well as new when re- ||An entirely new creation in Armour & Co., Chicago. rabbit ” . ~~ GRR is , questing change of same, SUMMER JEWELRY REED & BARTON, si-versmitus, BX made in pierced, open-work and other Czarinas. attractive designs. 37 Union Square, New York City. With silver mountings, $1.75 to $2.50 THE ‘LA REINE” PATTERN. “gold B.50 “10.00 call attention of all lovers of elegant and artistic Tante Siver toour La Reine Partexy illustrated here, and which we a : 225 FINE furnish in all the regular and special pieces for agus oy. 7000 every variety of serving. wr SOLID A number of designs are shown with u Z L SILVER belts and wristlets to match, at equally GOODS. reasonable prices. precious stones, §4 00 ‘* 200.00 oe _ ‘ Pts Embracing a full and complete assortment of articles, both use- ful and ornamental, wrought in artistic and novel designs. Gurts ror Weopixcs axp Birtupays. Souvenirs for e special seasons lace and events, Fine Enamel rade Stark I iffany & ¢ 0. Our Goods Sold by all Leading Jewelers, CHICAGO: = + = 34 Washington St. UNION SQUARE, PHILADELPHIA: - - 925 Chestnut St. Factories and Offices: - TAUNTON, MASS. NEW YORK. AR VRVRDETEUE00000008000000000008 Vv ; ER THE ADIRONDACKS. A D | A \ Hotel Ampersand, , X pes Os Lewor Garazus Late. 4 ‘ : 1O Leura trem New York witheat change. : | : i Centrally located, Within a ebert Di stilled and boltled by oy) r Nyy on drive of all the principal resorts {a the mouatalae, IRAMWALKER& SPNS, SIAL | ICEIREERE creer arrnacions ron ° > ‘ mX we Youna Peopts. \MLKERVILLE, CANADA. WHISKY :— f Berar) Swinming, coming, canceing, sal For information address, Th d f Whisk eed by the Excise Di 4 ene matey Je age and genuineness of THIs Whisky are guaranteed by the Excise Depart- - t of the Canadian Government by certificate over the capsule of every bottle. ‘ ba babar lrermbane rom the moment of manufacture until this certificate is affixed the Whisky never Sm x raves the custody of the Excise Officers. No other Government in the World pro- y TARD Avence and 334 Street, ides for consumers this independent and absolute guarantee of purity and ripeness, ; 2 Mew Terk. Canadian Club” Whisicy is particularly adapted for medicinal use. When not - . #ainable from local dealers we will gladly supply consumers direct upon application, ASounce sample, with the usual Government guarantee, will be sent prepaid, by ex- ess, to any address in the United States on receipt of S0c. in stamps. LONDON, NEW YORK, CHICAGO, 70 Mark Lane, E. C. 1232 Broadway. 228 & 224 Monadnock Block, ; 1 1 PLaywricnt : Is her acting natural ? olumbia erwmuony berating ata? Why, when she appeared as the dying mother Se 1 | last night an insurance agent who had her XCOMETI CE hiite insired’ for £4,000, and who was in the audience actually fainted. —Pear son's Weekly. assured by the exceptional facilities H perfect organization of _ h The Food Exposition L is an educator for housekeepers. You are not obliged to attend to it to appreciate the value of Borden's Peerless Evaporated Cream. } GIRLS. Your grocer can supply you ; always ready ; < aaeaat luniform results assured. Insist upon having 2h, Cone. fl splendid training of heads} Borden's. PO K — BSH and hands, all in] j ; - cia) and with ambi NO greater insult can be offered by a waiter pout life tae ‘nual’ # Senator ina Washington restaurant than Ie rae Kerty If yoa tion for continually, pass him the sugar, except in an unos- = send for an improvement Mltentatious and discreet. manner.— Boston d by the esign and construction, keeps, 7ranscript. Wh ! h Ss h ! 34 Pplombias far in the lead, and makes| ew This is a Scorcher thar atd brcles of the world—-{,, ARTIST (exhibiting sketch): It is the best pach, Crappriccbed. Phe Catitemparteticets): ob,wet| 1O COOL the Brain and Blood, take you mustn't let that discourage you,—Ex- 0 Boston, new vorn, |” PE MFC. CO.. | Cricaco, HARTrORD.| "Se on ry attractive, In town of out, Mitnau’s Catisaya serves to — Toterest to every intends combat debility, fatigue, chaoge of = meter nf wheel, Tt is fF weather, dampness, and malaria, Six a, or mailed for two two-cent tainpa. nottles, $4:50. 183 Broadway.—Adot.