Life, 1897-02-11 · page 19 of 20
Life — February 11, 1897 — page 19: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire or cartooning. It features: **Main content:** The Prudential Insurance Company advertisement, displaying financial statistics (assets, income, surplus, insurance in force) and claiming to protect over half a million homes through nearly 2.5 million policies. The company's financial strength is the sales pitch. **Surrounding ads:** High-end consumer products—Whitman's chocolate, Vin Mariani (a French wine tonic), violets perfume, H.B. Kirk whiskey, and Maison de Blanc linens—target affluent readers. **Historical context:** This appears to be from the late 19th/early 20th century, when Life was a satirical weekly but also carried substantial advertising. The ads reflect period concerns: life insurance as a novel financial product, cocaine-containing tonics (Mariani), and luxury European goods as status symbols. There is no discernible political cartoon or satirical commentary on this page.
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