Life, 1895-08-08 · page 14 of 14
Life — August 8, 1895 — page 14: what you’re looking at
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This page combines satirical cartoons with period advertisements. **Top Left Cartoon ("Not Exactly"):** A woman confronts a man about supposedly wanting her to "sit for Venus"—likely a reference to posing for artistic portraits. The humor relies on the man's stammering denial, suggesting he made an inappropriate advance disguised as an artistic request. **Main Cartoon ("Judging by Appearances"):** An old flame encounters a married couple. She notes the man has aged poorly ("haven't" married well), while he's clearly aged worse than she has. The satire targets vanity and how marriage—or lack thereof—affects appearance. **Advertisements:** The bulk of the page comprises period ads: Liebmann's brewing company, Whitman's chocolate, Bent & Co. crackers (warning against imitations), Shield perfume, and Adams' Pepsin Tutti-Frutti novels. These reflect late-19th/early-20th-century consumer goods and mail-order book services typical of Life's revenue model. The page is primarily advertising-driven with two brief, mild humor pieces about courtship and aging.
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From Pick MeUp, NOT EXACTLY. “THERE M—MUST BE SOME MISTAKE MY G—G— , 1 NEVER SAID I WANTED YOU To SIT ou au oe ) S.LIEBMANN'S SON'S BREWING CO. 36 FORREST ST. BROOKLYN NY, No time lost with WHITMAN'S INSTANTANEOUS CHOCOLATE. Taste, flavor and qual. he best. From St. Pauls, JUDGING BY APPEARANCES. I SEE YOU HAVE MARRIED SINCE THE OLD Days, Tom. Yes; put I see you MAVES'T. Old Flame: Tom: Bye a ho Oo dt tt ed) Beware of Imitations. We have made and sold the original Hand- Made Water Cracker for 94 Sami Every Cracker is stamped simply and plainly. ® Yourself against all | Impurities KIN ByUsiNa F BENT & CO. Co woe ay Seven letters only! No more, noless! Count them,and accept no cracker stamped otherwise tf you want the original. MULHENS & KROPFF, N.Y $ ESTABLISHED 1801. : tt te an et et ed RRRURV NUR R Og POPULAR NOVELS a 2 3 2 packages contain a list of novels by the most popular Authors. Five Cents in stamps will procure any one of them, delivered FREE. ADAMS & SONS CO., Sands Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. Madison Street, Chicago, Ill.