Life, 1895-10-03 · page 22 of 26
Life — October 3, 1895 — page 22: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, typical of early 20th-century American magazines. The bulk consists of product advertisements with minimal satirical content. The only clear cartoon appears at top left: a domestic scene captioned "Take it Back, John"—likely depicting a wife rejecting her husband's purchase or behavior, playing on the common "nagging wife" trope of the era. Below that are two brief joke-format pieces: one about a woman who kept savings in a teapot rather than a bank (mocking rural financial distrust), and another about a Boston man correcting a magistrate's grammar (poking fun at regional pretentiousness). The advertisements themselves reveal period concerns: digestive tonics (Pabst Malt Extract, Adams' Pepsin Tutti-Frutti), patent medicines for gout and "uric acid troubles," corsets, bicycle shoes, and suspenders. These ads suggest anxieties about digestion, health, and bodily comfort typical of the era. No identifiable political figures or major satirical commentary is present on this page.
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“ Take it Back, John, Pabst... Malt Extract There is substance to it. I iy vivifyin, Vim and bounce — It braces. The **BEST”’ Tonic a s 882868 68688 88 888 eee eee ee ee VELVETEEN @ Aids Digestion. Improves the Appetite. Clears SKIRT BINDING ” ' Establisned 150, (Caepitaas 81,000,000. Patenteu 1871. Send for samples. showing labels and material tothe S. H. & M. Co.. P.O. rox 699,N Y. City “*S.H.&.M,”"’ Dress Staysare the Best. " Re in yo: CHEWING GUM ! in . ' isins Save the coupons in each Five-cet kage. dams ari \- . poneltqamed ' hewine Gums ALL OTHERS ARE IMITATIONS. ee OO" Worl ' ADAMS & SONS CO., Sands '. cmtcaco, 111, TORONTO, ONT, AL toxpow, axa. § Ee tk aA <a scmooe ic Ball Bearing” BEARING 3 THIS : BICYCLE SHOE wank 7 . ARE THE “Fits and Feels like a Glove”’ ye 2 Made of “P f India" leather, cele- § peated for softness aud weaclug. qualities, SURABUATOT ‘aeaert ELASTIC CORD MAKES THEM SO. § Patent Lace Fastener secures shoe without Best furnisher keeps them. Fifty cents and upwards. Cheaper model at 2 cents, Sample pairs mailed for 2 tying. Flexible corrugated soles. Combines price. Look for “graduated” cord and the name on every pair. i style with perfect comfort. All sizes, all CHESTER SUSPENDER CO., - No. 7 Decatur Avenue, ROXBURY, MASS. widths, For men and ladies, Sold by shoe § and sporting goods dealers crerymhere. = Trade ark stamped on heel, Look for it. RRA PD = Itisa guarantee of merit. g Black, $3.00 ... Tan, $3.50 GOUT? UT? *) SCHERING'S RECOMMENDED FOR & = Gi 1 3 C. H. FARGO & CO. MFRS. ravely Caledios,. Paty 4 Se Sai’ by Deere Liver, and all Uric é bad iy Dragsists. Acid Troubles. PAMpnuer Face. LEHN & FINK, Agents, New York. WATER wut core rr INSTANTANEOUS CHOCOLATE. Taste, lavor and qual- ity the best, ETTES CZAR} Ss ed § yI0 aoe F inate ov CONCENTRATED ( — PERFUMES L. LEGRAND (0rizPerfomery) 44, place de la Madeleine. PARIS Nessie Noss ON Nearer TEN Ne MAGISTRATE : tvalsd. “Complete gy moastum ta Of foot roo DO’ eeu Cuitare, 9 aut 1a Soleat ate Fs and * Ropnep ? Why, how did that happen?" “Why, I had $537 that I'd been saving up for ten years in a teapot on the mantel, and— “But, great Scott, madam! Why didn’t you put it into a bank ?” “Stranger, them banks ain't safe."—New York Recorder. Prisoner, what_do you do for a living ? Buxco MAN (from Boston): Your honor will pardon me if I seem to take undue liberties, but your honor’s grammar is much at fault,‘ What” can never be a synonym for “ whom,"— Philadelphia Record.