Life, 1898-02-03 · page 2 of 20
Life — February 3, 1898 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Analysis This page is **primarily advertising**, not political cartoons. The content includes: 1. **Arnold, Constable & Co.** advertisement for spring dress goods (top center) 2. **The Improved Boston Garter** ad (left side) - a fashion product claiming superior design 3. **Bank of New Amsterdam** advertisement (center) listing officers and capital 4. **The Prophylactic Tooth Brush** ad (right) - a dental hygiene product 5. **Life's Comedy** promotion (bottom) - announcing the ninth issue of Life magazine's comedy collection, priced at 25 cents, featuring artwork by Gibson, Wenzell, and others The only illustration with potential satirical content is the small figure at bottom right promoting "Love and Folly" — appearing to be a dandy or foppish character, likely mocking vanity or romantic foolishness, though context is limited. **This is fundamentally an advertising page from early 1900s Life magazine.**
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> LIFE: Boston Garter | Easy and Secure. ExtYa Super 6| Webs. Finest Nickel Trimmings. The wl G@stionButton : Usetat ine Cannot Unfaste' BX Accidentally. Neen Samp! Betis aor ob, SilkSet EORGE FROST, Bostonnags jeorel Fancy Spring Dress Goods Plaids, Scotch and English Mixtures, Camaieux Poplins and Velours, Plain. Poplins, Drap d’Eté, Nun's Veilings. PRINTED CHALLIES. Embroidered and Appliqué Robes. We Sdroadway LK: 19th Steeet. J YORK THE BANK OF NEW AMSTERDAM Broadway and 39th St., N. Y. CAPITAL, $250,000. SURPLUS, $250,000. Invites Business, Family, Personal, and Out-of-Town Accounts. FRANK TILFORD, President. R. R. MOORE, Vice-Pres. G. J, BAUMANN, Casr. Directors: Richard A, McCurdy, R. V. Lewis, Ino. L. Riker, lihu Root, Thos. F. Ryan, ino. A. Stewart, ouis Stern, Edward Simmons, D. Tappen, Thomas C. Acton, Sam'l D. Babcock, fre. S. Barnes, Frederic Cromwell, Frank Curtiss, Thos. Denny, R. M. Gallaway, Robert Goelet, G.G. Haven, ¢ A. D. Juilliard, no. T. J erry, Frank Tilford. THE SS PROPHYLEG Dig care TAKE CARE OF YOUR TE and they will help take care of your stomach, THE PROPHYLACTIC TOOTH BRUSH is a good doctor, make him acquainted with your whole family. Recommended by all Dentists | For sale generally (ALWAYS JIN A YELLOW BOX), or sent |by mail on receipt of 35 cents. |Full instructions with each Jbrush. Send for our booklet, which gives you sound advice. FLORENCE MFG. CO. 138 Pine St., Florence, Mass. “Hang Ht On Its Hook $1.00 A YEAR LIFE’S COMEDY. HE ninth number of LIFE’S COMEDY is now ready. It contains thirty-two pages of beautifully printed illus- $1.00 A YEAR trations on heavy calendered paper, with a specially decorated cover printed in colors. Price Twenty-five cents. Subscriptions One Dollar a year. Drawings by Gibson, Wenzell, Toaspern, Van Schaick, Johnson, Sullivant and others. This Number is entitled “Love and Folly.” Aaaress TTIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 19 West Thirty-first St., New York City. $1.00 A YEAR COPYRIGHT FOR GREAT BRITAIN BY JAMES MENOEREON UNDER THE ACT OF 1001,