Life, 1895-02-14 · page 15 of 18
Life — February 14, 1895 — page 15: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising** rather than editorial content or satire. It features commercial advertisements for various products popular in the early 1900s: **Main Advertisements:** - **Meriden Britannia Company**: Silver-plated flatware marketed as affordable alternative to solid silver - **The Club Cocktails**: Pre-mixed cocktail brand (York, Manhattan, Martini varieties) - **Fibre Chamois**: Fabric for women's skirts and puffed sleeves - **Life Magazine back issues**: Subscription notices - **Novelty Dress Goods**: Fabric shipments (crepons, gauzes, chiffons) - **James McCreery & Co**: Department store advertising - **Penn Mutual Life Insurance**: Small advertisement **Context for Modern Readers:** These ads reflect early-1900s consumer culture—ready-made cocktails were novel luxury items, "puffed sleeves" were fashionable, and mail-order fabric shopping was standard. The page shows how Life magazine, while satirical editorially, relied heavily on upscale product advertising for revenue. No political cartoons or satire appear here.
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; Back numbers of LIFE : can be had by applyin *¢Silver Plate That Wears.” Ree, ary Ask your dealer for West 31st St., New York . City. Single copies of] © set perfectly Meriden f Vois. I. and II. out of] when inter i print. Vol. 1. bound, Britannia \ S $30.00. Vols. II., VIII. Ran XIIL. and XIV. $20.00] @ VEFAMNETS 9 on everyihing each, bound. Vols. VIL. exce ms : *1@ led hed by Company Sota X., XL, XIL, XV. and] caress packing” XVI, $15.00 each, bound. Vols. IIl., 1V., V., VI, IX., XVIL. and XVIIL,] 9 sume, their $10.00 each, bound. Vols. 8 hy shaken f he advan- / not have the largest business in our XIX, XX., XXL, XX1. line in the world. and XXIII, $5.00 each. une Back numbers, one year| © over hair- ! You y old, 25 cents per copy. | & “bth crin-@ag feet, oh . wage @ oline or . erty Subscribers wishing @ elastic duck sto address changed _ will| © @¢ too numerous to mention here. Beware of Imitations, Sce that what greatly facilitate matters] @ you buy is “¢¢ Fibre Chamois.” ds ® *stamped— by sending old address} % az reapme pry coops storEs sELLIT & as well as new. It has all the artistic character ot the best solid ware at from one fourth to one eighth the cost. And it wears. Otherwise we would Trade Mark for Spoons, Forks, Knives, etc. For Sale by dealers everywhere. Made by the Meriden Britannia Co., Meriden, Conn. Iftired,aching, nervous moth. | é All you have guessed about life A a . jers knew the comfort, streny insurance may be wrong. If you Also, New York, Chicago, San Francisco, ‘and vitality in Gutloare Ante wish to know the truth, send for romans, Hamilton, Ont., and London, England. Fain, Fiassers, they, would never “How and Why,” issued by the iz Z~ the sweetest and best mad Pexx Mutvat. Lire, o21-3-s Chest- AGE, nut Street, Philadelphia. THE CLUB = sect Sears" SERVED OVER ANY Novelty Dress Goods. CREPONS New Paris Colorings. A shipment of forty cases of these distinctively stylish Novelties just opened. Also, a new invoice of Fancy Gauzes, Grena- dines and Chiffons in spangled and eyelet de- signs. Four hundred different effects in Mousselines de Soie in White, Ivory and Black Grounds. One case of choice Pop- lin Imprimé. York, Manhattan, Martini, Whisky, Holland Gin, Tom Gin and Vermouth. James McCreery & Co ae euarantee these Cocktails to. be, made of absolutely pure and wellmatured liquors, =2 5 mixing equal to the best cocktails served over any bar in the world, Being com- p ccurate proportions, they will always be found of uniform quality. S Broadway and 11th 8t., “YORK Cocktail made without aay sweetening—dry and delicious, A sample levsent to any address, prepaid, for 40 cents. New York. the orivin of the American Cocktail {ree on application. by all Druggists and Dealers, Cc. F. HEUBLEIN & BRO., Sole Proprietors. 39 Broadway, New York. Hartford, Conn. and 20 Plecadilly, W. Lonidon, England. . comicbooks.com