Life, 1895-12-12 · page 18 of 18
Life — December 12, 1895 — page 18: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertising page** with no political cartoons or satirical content to analyze. The page contains commercial advertisements for late-Victorian consumer goods: lace curtains, fine soaps (Pears'), patent medicines (Beecham's pills, Vin Mariani wine tonic, Allcock's porous plasters), cut glass, and Scott's Emulsion cod-liver oil. The small illustration in the upper right—captioned "When the Green Comes Back"—appears to be a product advertisement for Chandler bicycles, showing a cyclist, likely aimed at holiday gift-buyers. The testimonial crediting "Victorien Sardou" (a famous French playwright) endorsing Vin Mariani reflects the era's common practice of using celebrity testimonials in advertising, often of questionable authenticity. This represents typical Life magazine advertising revenue rather than satirical editorial content.
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Lace Curtains. Renaissance: New Pat- terns, at $19.50 per pair; worth $30.00. Marie Antoinette: 20 pairs only, at $9.75 per pair; worth $13.50. $1.75; Irish Point: worth $2.75. 50 pairs, new patterns, at $2.25. Muslin Curtains: Dot- ted Edge, embroidered, at $2.95. Single Silk Curtains, 50 inches wide, 34 yards long, $3.95 each; worth 0.00. Bagdad Portieres, $4.50 each. 24 inch Sofa Cushions, $2.75, Silk and Oriental Coverings. James McCreery & Co., Twenty-third Street. Pears’ You do see how it pos- not sibly can be the finest soap in the world; it costs so little. Beecham’s pills for con- stipation toc. and 25c. Get the book at your druggist's and go by it. Annual sales more than 4,000,000 boxes. - LIFE: If the fall inspection of the table service reveals a lack Of Out Glass We suggest seeing the display at our new branch store If you cannot call, send for pamphlet. ° A large line to choose from for Wedding Gifts. Dorflinger’s - ev American Cut Glass C. DORFLINGER & SONS, 915 Broadway (near 21st St.), New York. MARK. (MARIANI WINE) THE IDEAL FRENCH TONIC. “Tn truth, Vin Mariani is of such excellent quality, it is per- fect, gives health, drives away the blues.” Victorien Sardou. Ar Daveotwrs & Fascy Gaocams. Avorn Sunerrrenoms. Sent free, if this paper Ls mentioned, Descriptive Book, Portraits and Autographs of Celebrities. Faasas 41 Reslevard Hm Ha oe Lh 8, 8 Losoon : 109 Osford Street. HON SG ON ig Now Team If you want a sure relief for pains in the back, side, chest, or limbs, use ao Porous Allcock’s Plaster BEAR 1N MiIND—Not one of the host of counterfeits and imi- tations is as good as the genuine. MAaLsTED Prise, 18°20 Rose 6t., N. Ye [December 12, 1895, Catalogue upon application. GORMULLY & JEFFERY MFG. co. Boston. Washington. N fooklya, Detroit. Coventry, Eng’ Used and endorsed by LILLIAN RUSSELL, Mps. FRANK LESLIE, Mps. JENNESS MILLER. I Regen In some conditions gain from the use of Scott} Emulsion of cod-liver is rapid. For this reas we put up a Soc. size, whi is enough for an ordinal cough or cold or useful as trial for babies and childres In other conditions ga must be slow, sometim@ almost imperceptible,heal must be taken as nouris ment, food rather tha medicine, food prepared fo tired and weak digestion Scorr & Bowns, Chemists, New York. soc. and # comicbooks.com ah = — =