Life, 1896-06-11 · page 17 of 20
Life — June 11, 1896 — page 17: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire. It contains several vintage product ads from the early 1900s: **Main content:** - A small dialogue joke about a store clerk offering a substitute product, which leads into an ad for **DeLong Hooks and Eyes** (fasteners), mocking the sales tactic of passing off substitutes as equally good. - A large ad for **Anheuser-Busch's Malt-Nutrine**, a "food drink" marketed as a medicinal tonic endorsed by doctors—a common claim for patent medicines of this era. - Ads for **Hires Rootbeer** and **Brown's French Dressing** (shoe polish). **Historical context:** These ads reflect the period when beer and sugar-water tonics were marketed as health products with vague medical endorsements. The joke about substitutes reflects consumer wariness of inferior imitations—a real concern in an era before strict product regulation. The page also includes a notice for the *St. Louis Republic* newspaper's advertising services.
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“Here is some- thing as good,” Said the clerk in the store. Said the lady: ‘I think I have heard that before; Still, I need no advice, As your statement implies, But I do want a card Of DeLong Hooks and Eyes.”’ See that hump? Ricwaxpson & DeLoxc Bros., Philadelphia. Also makers of the CUPID Hair Pix. THE ST. LOUIS REPUBLIC IS THE MOST POPULAR | RESORT AND SCHOOL | advertising medium in the | West. Its INFORMATION BUREAU..... of SUMMER RESORTS is | of Great Value to all Hotels and Resorts. Booklets, Cards, Circulars and Photo- | graphs are wanted to file in the Bureau | for distribution. The service of this Bureau is ABSOLUTELY FREE. le@ SPECIAL RATES are made for RESORT and.... SCHOOL advertising. Rates Quickly furnished by THE REPUBLIC, ST. LOUIS, MO., Or at New York Office, 146 Times Building. The Doctor Says that a tonic is need- ed. Perhaps he pre- scribes one. If he is an intelligent, up to date physician the chances are that he _ advises the use of Sidi:Nidiine TRADG MARK. —the food drink. Malt-Nutrine is a wonderful vitalizer and flesh builder—recognized and recommended as such by the medical profession in general. For sale by all druggists. Prepared by ANHEUSER-BUSCH BREWING ASSOCIATION, ST. LOUIS, U. S. A. Send for handsomely illustrated colored booklets and other reading matter. ©. MEYER & CO. 2¢ and.27 West Street, New York City. v RK NAEGELI, Hoboken, N. J. GENERAL AGENTS. Tie BOTTLING CO, 5-443 Atlantic Ave., Brooklyn, X. ¥. ) If you accept a substitute, you must not fuss because its uot as good as genuine HIRES Rootbeer. Made on by The ChartesF. Hlres Co Poiladaiphie. 2c. package makes 5 calles. Sold crerywbere. a OEE: ee Nane gn srade, anit ligate re aad Hasard & Pris RERKKKKEKKKERKEKEK KEKE EK KKK CCE CCS KKK KKK KEK KEKE Your shoe-keeper— Brown’s French Dressing For Ladies and Children's Shoes DDD>D>DDDDDDD5DDDD9D9>>D>9D>D DDD D999 bs U comicbooks.com