Life, 1898-01-13 · page 17 of 20
Life — January 13, 1898 — page 17: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is **primarily advertisements**, not political satire or cartoons. It shows various commercial products marketed to late-19th-century consumers. Notable ads include: - **Armour Extract of Beef**: Kitchen convenience product emphasizing time-saving - **Eau de Cologne No. 4711**: Imported perfume marketed as "the standard in all civilized countries" - **Williams' Shaving Soaps**: Competing shaving products with emphasis on superior lather - **S. Rab & Co.'s Olive Oil**: Italian oil with chemical certification of purity - **Esterbrook Steel Pens**, **Benedict collar buttons**, and **Life Magazine's own binder** The only visual element is a small illustration accompanying the olive oil advertisement (appears to be workers or production-related imagery). The advertisements reflect **class aspirations and concerns of the era**: imported European goods, labor-saving devices for domestic work, and products emphasizing purity/authenticity—likely responses to food adulteration scandals of the period.
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In Twenty Minutes delicious soup may be made by using as “stock” 9 vg fo Extract ot BEEF instead of the old-fashioned soup-bone, and, in addition, time and fuel—and freamently temper—will be saved. The result will be a beautifully clear soup, possessed of a delightful aavor, and entirely free trom grease, That Instructive little book, ‘Culinary Wrinkles,” mailed free upon application, Armour & Company, Chicago. ESTERBROOKS STEEL PENS The Best Pens Made. LEADING NUMBERS: 048, Al, 333, 14, 130, 239, 313, 556. OTHER STYLES IN GREAT VARIETY. Ask your Stationer for‘ ESTERBROOK'S” THE ESTERBROOK STEEL PEN Co., Works, Camden, NW. J. 26 John Street, N.Y. Inall Civilized Countries ~ | P Be sure that you get the “NO. 4711” | MULHE! Gr SIDNEY 16t Clarence St. 9 Cliff Stuy New York, Sept. 15th, 1896, We have S.RAE & CO.’S FINEST SUBLIME LUCCA OIL at retail in the market, and have submitted samples so obtaines to careful chemical analysis, We find the oil to be PURE OLIVE OIL un- adulterated by admixture with any other oil or other substance. It is free from rancidity, and all other undesirable ities, and it is of SUPERIOR @ QUALITY AND FLAVOR. "Qh thie LABORATORY, § Est. 1836. 8. RAB & CO., Leghorn, Italy. § He THEBENEDICT’ &, woe view (Trade Mark) eno wee Patent Collar and Cuff Button None genuine except with the name ** BENEDICT,"* and date of patent stamped upon it { Strong, durable and can be adjusted with perfect ease. 14 K't Gold, $1.75 and $2.00 each. 10 K't Gold. $1.50 and $1.75 each Rolled F At ie. each. Sent by mail on receipt of above prices. BENEDICT BROS., Jewelers, BROADWAY AND CORTLANDT STREET, NEW YORK Send for Full Descriptive Circular, BEAUTIFUL ETCHINGS ILLUSTRATING AMERICAN SCENERY ano AMERICAN ACHIEVEMENT« a wrreoONk a a ” AMERICAS GREATEST RAILROAD'* Catalogue Containing miniature reproductions will be sent free post paid on receipt of one ct. stamp, by ‘George H.Daniels, Gen. Passr. Agt. Grand. Central Station, Nework. ir een ees ee Oy LIFE BINDER, Cheap, Strong and Durable, Will Hold 26 Numbers. | Mailed to any part of the United States for $1.00. Address office of “LIFE,” 19 West Thirty-first Street, New York.