Life, 1896-10-29 · page 16 of 18
Life — October 29, 1896 — page 16: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is **primarily advertising**, not editorial content with political satire. It's a collection of product advertisements from the 1890s, including: - **Sozodont** dentifrice (teeth cleaning products) - **Violettes du Czar** perfume from Paris - **S. Rae & Co.'s olive oil** (with a chemical analysis letter) - **Major's Water Filter** for coolers - **Whitman's chocolate** and **Lowney's chocolate bonbons** - **Haviland China** (porcelain dinnerware from France and Italy) - **Mr. Wenzell's book** "In Vanity Fair" The single illustration shows what appears to be a **laboratory or testing scene**, supporting the olive oil company's credibility claims about purity testing. There is **no apparent political cartoon or satire** on this page. It represents typical late-19th-century Life magazine advertising—a mix of luxury consumer goods (imported perfumes, fine china) and practical household products, reflecting the magazine's affluent readership.
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‘LIFE: A large bottle of Liquid Sozodont A box of Sozodont Powder A Sample Cake of Sozoderma Soap fer the Skin Every Package of this popular dentifrice contains : TEETH BREATH. Use liquid Sezodont daily ; the powder twice a week. A sample of liquid Sozodont by mail, pro- vided you mention this publication and send three stamps for postage. Address the proprietors of | Sozodont, HALL & RUCKEL, Wholesale Druggists, New York City. CONCENTRATED ( g20"'s Giolets) ov PERFUMES L. LEGRAND (rim Perfamery) 41, place de 1a Madeleine, PARIS SEAS NNN 0020080 * tne 9 Cliff St., New York, Sept. 15th, 1896. We have purchased S, RAE & CO,’S FINEST 2 SUBLIME LUCCA OIL at retail in the open ¢ market, and have submitted samples so obtained to x careful chemical analysis, 8 be PURE OLIVE OIL un- ¢ We find the oil to adulterated by admixture with any other oil or * other substance. Us is fee from rancidity, and all ¢ other undesirable qualities, and it is of SUPERIOR 2 QUALITY AND FLAVOR. 9 dee CAL LABORATORY, § conan an000000re MAJOR’S WATER FILTER These Filters are made of different sizes to it any cooler, he ice is kept separate trom the filtered water. Shows big saving of ice. Illus- trated descriptive circular on application, A. MAJOR, 461 PEARL ST., N.Y. C. No time lost with WHITMAN'S $ INSTANTANEOUS § CHOCOLATE. ‘aste, flavor and qui y the best. Put uo pened "od | abd tine, stephen F. Whitman Son, 2 le Mfrs. Poiiadelphia. TQWNEY’S “ponsois “Name on Every Piece.” The Crownlng Triumph of Confectioner’s Art. SAMPLE PACKAGE {Octs, IN STAMPS ‘When not obtainable of dealers we send on re- ceipt of price: 1-1b. box, 6oc.: 2-1b. box, $1.20; 31D. box, $1.80; 5-Ib. box, $3.00. Delivered freein U.S. ‘The Walter M. Lowney Co., 87 Pear! St, Roston. Haviland China It is important to buyers that they should be informed that the only ware that has always been known as. Haviland China is marked under each piece: On White China, On Decorated China, MR. WENZELL’S NEW BOOK rT} IN VANITY FAIR,” Is FOR SALE AT THE GFFICE OF “LIFE,” 19 WEST 31st ST., N. Ye Price FIVE Dollars