Life, 1895-12-26 · page 20 of 51
Life — December 26, 1895 — page 20: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertising page** from Life magazine (December 1882, based on the visible date). It contains no political cartoons or satire in the traditional sense. The page features period product advertisements including: - **Silks and textiles** from James McCreery & Co. - **Dorflinger's American Cut Glass** for wedding gifts - **Vin Mariani** wine, endorsed with a quote attributed to composer Charles Gounod, marketed as a restorative tonic - **Fibre Chamois** soap, endorsed by celebrities including Lillian Russell - **Allcock's Porous Plaster** (a medical/pain relief product) - **Beecham's Pills** for constipation - **Pears' Soap** - **Life Binder** (magazine storage) The small illustration at top right ("When the I Teen Comes Back") appears to be a bicycle advertisement featuring the "Rambler Bicycle." This reflects late-19th-century consumer culture and advertising practices rather than satirical content.
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-LIFE-: If the fall inspection of SILKS. the table service reveals a 7 ,,,lack of Figured India Silks, 35 G1 cents a yard; they were Cut ass $1.00 and $1.25. Fancy Taffeta, suitable We suggest seeing the display at our for Waists, _ oF new branch store — If you cannot call, Dresses, OO contenu 20 send for pamphlet. A large line to cents per yard, = 1 “WHEN THE | TEEN COMES Ba The styles are new; choose from for Wedding Gifts. alten eat agnn wee an ne. Cum as Girts. Wh: variety large; quality "RAMaCEn = - Ca upon application. PACU misc “Dee Dorflinger’s | |__ sousist’ Verano, co masse, 75 cents; several| C. DORFLINGER & SONS, designs; remarkable Brondwayi aratse, ( , American 10,000 yards in lengths “! from 5 to 15 yards, at about half price. James McCreery & Co., Broadway & 11th St. Used and endorsed by LILLIAN RUSSELL, Mps. FRANK LESLIE, TERUCTUILTE HW Mps. JENNESS MILLER. THE IDEAL FRENCH TONIC. “Honor to Vin Mariani, that Re hal admirable wine, which so often has restored my strength.” Charles Gounod. Ar Dacesters & Pascy Gaoczas. Avor Scasrrenoms. Sent free, if this paper ls mentioned, Descriptive Boal, Fe iocrats Band Autographs , Beecham’s pills for con- rans Rested Rote ea mnernae Pears soa} stipation toc. and 25c. Get a _ the book at your druggist’s 1s extreme l and go by it. Annual sales more than 6,000,000 boxes. pleasant to ust supe 255 att # sure sellet Sor pains’ tothe back; side, chest, of: because it h LIFE BINDER, 9 P Cheap, Strong and Durable. Allcock S ager no fat or alka Will Hold 26 Numbers, Mailed to any part of the United States for _ BEAR IN MIND—Not one of the host of counterfeits and imi- . . $ico6 a year, ponsee free. tations is as good as the genuine. in it: > Address Office of “LIFE,” but soap 19 West Thirty-first Street, New York. Hausen Press, 18°20 Rost St., N.Y. comicbooks.com