Life, 1896-04-23 · page 17 of 20
Life — April 23, 1896 — page 17: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertising page**, not a satirical cartoon page. It contains various product advertisements typical of early 20th-century American magazines. The notable ad is **Anheuser-Busch's Malt Nutrine**, which depicts a mother giving her child a drink. The text claims it's "the best of all—a blood vitalizer and flesh builder," marketed as medicinal tonic for "invalids" and children. This reflects the era when alcohol-based tonics were legally sold as health remedies, before Prohibition and modern FDA regulations. The phrase "Like Mamma Does" suggests maternal endorsement of this patent medicine. Other ads promote bicycles (Monarch), bicycle accessories (Tally-Ho lanterns), chewing gum (Beeman's), cosmetics (Crème Simon), and pills for gout/rheumatism (Blair's). **For modern readers:** These ads reveal how unregulated patent medicines and dubious health claims were openly advertised to families, including children, in mainstream publications.
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