Life, 1896-12-31 · page 20 of 21
Life — December 31, 1896 — page 20: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertising and promotional page** from Life magazine (December 31, 1898), not a political cartoon. The page contains advertisements for commercial products (Vin Mariani wine tonic, Pears' Soap, Golden Sceptre pipe tobacco) interspersed with promotional material for Life's own publications. The central content advertises **Life's Comedy Quarterly**—a humor periodical featuring artistic drawings on topics like "The American Girl," "Sweethearts and Lovers," and "Fads and Fancies" from 1896-1897. The small illustration shows a fashionably-dressed couple in period clothing, typical of the magazine's comedic social commentary on contemporary manners and romance. The page emphasizes that Life magazine's Special Christmas Number comes included with a $5 annual subscription—a sales pitch to potential subscribers. There is **no political satire or cartoon** here; this is essentially a 19th-century magazine advertisement section.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
Be sure you get Pears. MARIANI WINE—THE IDEAL FRENCH TONIC—FOR BODY AND BRAIN. | = = ‘‘VIN MARIANI SUSTAINS VITALITY AND RESTORES STRENGTH QUICKER THAN ANY OTHER TONIC.” WILL CONVINCE THAT JULIET CORSON. | olden Sceptre Write to MARIANI & CO. for Descriptive Book, 75 PORTRAITS. 1S PERFECTION We will send on receipt of 10c. a sample to any address. Prices of GOLDEN SCEPTRE, BD ewinpscad. Chatogn tres HOSE intending to sub- - SURBRUG © zen, scribe to LIFE will NUE hates NEW YORK CITY please remember that the opened for it a largo sale i nt) Special Christmas Number is included in the regular subscription price of $5 per year. ; Try Pears’ (Shaving Stick. Panis.(1R4 Haussmann, 62 WHISK ST. Indorsements and Autographs of Celebrities ONE DOLLAR ONE DOLLAR A YEAR A YEAR THE HANDSOMEST PERIODICAL : IN THE WORLD LIFE’S COMEDY QUARTERLY Supjects, 1896 Supjects, 1897 THE AMERICAN GIRL BELLES AND BEAUX SWEETHEARTS AND LOVERS OUT OF DOORS THE AMERICAN FAMILY IN CUPID'S REALM OUR BACHELORS FADS AND FANCIES Thirty-two pages of Artistic Drawings on heavy paper. IMPORTANT : The eight issues of Lire’s Comeoy for 1896 and 1897, will be sent to any address on receipt of $1.50. Sample copies, 10 cents each. Address: LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY 1g WEST 31st ST.. N. Y. CITY ONE DOLLAR ONE DOLLAR A YEAR ‘ A YEAR RICHARO &. FOX PRESS, HEW YORK. ‘Comicbooks.com