Life, 1895-11-28 · page 3 of 26
Life — November 28, 1895 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Life Magazine Page The main cartoon, titled "Not Always a Blessing," depicts a wealthy man in a top hat confronting a poor person, likely an Irish immigrant ("Uncle Gallagher"). The caption suggests the wealthy man is lecturing about education as a solution to poverty, but the text sarcastically notes that education can be dangerous—the poorly educated man couldn't write to commit fraud, but an educated criminal can. The satire targets the naive belief that education automatically improves social conditions, and critiques how education might paradoxically enable criminality among the disadvantaged. The rest of the page consists primarily of patent medicines and commercial advertisements typical of early 20th-century publications, including Buffalo Lithia Water and perfume ads.
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a i Ruth and i i ti Naomi— The DeLONG Patent Hook and Eye. %, See that N. hump? lh Richardson, & DeLong Bros, Poiladeiphie. PPPPPPEDDD “Anhonesttale speeds best= NOT ALWAYS A BLESSING. Irate Uncle: GALLAGHER, | TOWLD YEZ ALL ALONG THAT EJUCATION 'D PROVE YER CUR-R-RSE, AN’ LAM NOT A BIT SHURPRISED AT YER BEIN' HERE. IF YER HADN'T NEVER LEARNT TO WROITE, YER HAD NIVER BIN ARRISTED FOR FORGERY, LOOK AT ME WID NO EJUCATION AT ALL, CAN'T EVEN SCARCELY WROITE ME NAME, AND HAS BIN AN ALDERMAN AN’ A POLICE JUSTICE, YER COULD HAVE DONE THE SAME, BUT, NO! YEZ MUST HAVE AN EJUCATION, GALLAGHER, I'M ASHAMED OF You ! BUFFALO LITHIAWATER Spring No. 2.—In Chronic Bright’s Disease—Its Disintegrating Power in Stone of the Bladder. Dr. Alfred L. Loomis, Professor of Pathology and Practical Medicine in the q Medicat Department of the University of New York: g “For the past four years 1 have used Chronte Bright's Disease @ of the Kidneys occurring in Gouty and Rheumatic subjects, with marked benefit.” 4 Four Ounces of Calcul Discharged Under the Action cf This Water. Or. G. Halstead Boyland, of the Faculty of Paris and University of Leipsic, Sormerly Resident Physician at the Springs, ele.: “The case of Mr. C., which camo under iny observation as Resident Physician at the Q & Springs during the season of 1894 isaSolvent for Q & attords undoubted evidence that WATER Urinary De-& B posit, commonly known as Stone in the Bladder. He was operated upon for Stone, the @ § operation affording but partial and temporary rellef, A year afterwards he visited the @ ) Buffalo Lithta Springs, at the time passing small quantities of Urinary Depoatt, of the @ © Triple Phosphate of Ammonta and Magnesia Vartety, and his sufferings such as J in tho treatment of@ required that he should be kept constantly tinder the influence of optates. In some eight & seeks the solvent properties of the Water were evident in the diminished consistency % of the deposit, the increased quantity discharged, and by its change from Concrete ® Lamps to fine Sand, which he discharged to the amount of Four Ounces, After a tim however, the quantity gradnally diminished, and finally ceased, and he left the Springs g with the depostt dissolved and washed ont of the system, and the Diathesis fons et Q origi morhé altered. There had been a disappearance of the attending distressing symp- & toms, and great Improvement !n his general condition.” .. This Water 1s forsale by druggists generally, or in cases of one dozen half-eallon bottles $5.00 f.0.b.at the Springs. Descriptive pamphlets sent to any address. THOMAS F. GOODE, Proprietor, Buffal TTES., GZAR WOE jt) OV cxcarur L. LEGRAND (0rizPerfomen) 41, place de la Madeleine. PARIS RN NN NN NNN being plainly told,” and hon- @ est goods find readiest favor. The WASHBURN is honest throughout and if you think of buying a Mandolin, Guitar, Banjo or Zither, insist upon a WASHBURN. Others may be —the Washburn is the keep the Washburn we will send to ¥ reliable people in any part of the coun- ¥ try,an assortment from which toselect. Particulars will be found in our Wash- @ burn Catalogue, mailed free. ¢ LYON & HEALY, z Cor. Wabash & Adams St. # CHICAGO. 4 gg qaaeene 5 pack nusabers ot LIE can be bad ay ing at this office, 19 and 21 West arst Street, New York City. Single copies of Vols. I. and II. out of rint. ol. I., bound, $30.00. Vols. I, VII, XIII. and XIV. $20.00 each, bound. Vols. VII., X., XI., XII, XV. and XVI., $15.00 each, bound. Vols. IIL, IV., V., VI. [X., XVII. and XVIII. $10.00 each, bound. Vols. XIX., XX., XXI. XXIL, XXIII. XXIV. and XXV., $5.00 each. Back numbers, one year old, 25 cents per copy. Sub- scribers wishing address changed will greatly facilitate matters by sending old address as well as new. THE INK “nontcccred by FRED'K H. LEVEY C0., 69 Beekman St, NY,