Life, 1897-07-29 · page 17 of 20
Life — July 29, 1897 — page 17: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire. It contains various product advertisements typical of an 1896 *Life* magazine issue, including: - **Armour's Floating White Soap** — a cleaning product - **S.K. Kolafra** — a sparkling beverage marketed as "the light drink that quenches thirst" - **Crescent Bicycles** — promoted as affordable, quality cycles at honest prices ($50-$75) - **Blair's Pills** — a patent medicine for gout and rheumatism - **Werner Half-Pint Champagne** — endorsed by a chemistry professor - Various other products (Hartshorns, clothing, oil) The ads emphasize product quality, honest pricing, and scientific endorsement (note the chemistry professor's testimonial). There is **no discernible political cartoon or satirical commentary** on this page—it's a standard commercial advertising section typical of late-19th-century magazines, which relied heavily on paid advertisements for revenue.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
Floating White Soap. Made from the freshest and purest material, A fine soap for fine uses, Will not injure the most delicate fabrics; will not shrink woolens, i) HARTSHORNS storsnuney NOTICE CLOTHING... Established 1844 NENRY KEEN, Tailor, 114 High Holborn, London, W. C. CHEF Bycestoattare we a ber Pedal al Attachment Cmcameey ES mailed for Pat. Apr. 20,1877. BOM OE tan _T85 Market St, San Francisco; 118 Lake St, Chicago i Blair’s Pills Great Ir S, Pi S GOUT and RHEUMATISM. Dra; SAPE, SURE, EFPECTIV! rraggiste, or 224 William St, New York 8 | THE LIGHT DRINK THAT QUENCHES THIRST. SOLD BY GROCERS CAFES AN! WHEREVER: DRINKS ARE CRESCENT BICYCLES $75 Honest Prices Need No Change. $50) THE CRESCENT IS A PERFECT WHEEL AT THE RIGHT PRICE. Its reputation has b:en won by its merit, You will be proud to compare it with any wheel made, and you will know that your neighbor paid just the same price for his Crescent that you did Western Wheel Works raining EVERYWHERE Chicago—New York 9 Clif St New York, Sept. 15th, 1896. We have poriaed S RAE CO’S FINEST SUBLIME LUCCA OIL at retail in the market, and have sinities samples so obtained to careful chemical anal: other ondectatle jualities, and tbo! SU SERIOR QUALITY "AND FLA’ .VOR. OR Os LABORATORY, Est.1836. __§, RAE & CO., Leghorn, Italy. THE KING OF ALL ORINKS. HAS NO PEER Possesses a flavor and natural dryness of its own, I cordially recommend. it as a pure and healthy wine. A. OGDEN DOREMUS, M.D., LL. D., Prof. of Chemistry and Physics, College City of N. Y. Served in alt Restaurants, Hotets and Roadhouses. A. WERNER & CO., 52 Warren St., N. Y. City comicbooks.com