Life, 1898-04-21 · page 17 of 20
Life — April 21, 1898 — page 17: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertising page** from Life magazine, not a satirical cartoon. It showcases various consumer products popular in the early 20th century: **Notable advertisements include:** - **Nestor Cigarettes** — marketed with Orientalist imagery - **Boot Jack tobacco** — positioned for travelers and campers - **The Pioneer Limited train** — running between Chicago, Minneapolis, and St. Paul - **English tobaccos** by W.D. & H.O. Wills - **Remington Standard Typewriter** — emphasizing durability - **Violettes du Czar perfume** — claiming royal endorsement - **Chicken/Tamale food products** by Armour - **Health Nuggets** — patent medicine - **Dr. Jaeger's sanitary underwear** — for outdoor sports - **Esterbrook steel pens** The page reflects consumer culture and advertising practices of the era, including period-typical Orientalism and health-product claims. There is **no political satire evident** — this appears to be standard magazine revenue through advertising.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
BOOT JACK: FOR TOURISTS FOR CAMPING PARTIES FOR EXCURSIONISTS FOR ALL TRAVELERS in 1 Ib., 4 Ib. or 8 1b. boxes pat $s 20 per Ib. Order of any Tob JOHN FINZER & BROS.. Louisville, Ky. N91» ST. PAUL WINNEABOU Those Fine English Tobaccos Binds ye stward Ho Paya ty W.D. & H. O.WILLS 2t st. ae pa Castles ined for you by yo your dealer. lealer. rf 2 Tf be will noe get ‘write to°us for pricelist of know J.W. SURBRUG, Sole Agent, 159 Fulton Street, NEW YORK. The One Complete Writing-machine is the emington Standard Typewriter It does not rely on one or two special features good enough to talk about, but upon all round.... Excellence and Durability which produce the Best Work all the time and lots | of it. SEND FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THE NI ELS. WYCKOFF, SEAMANS & BENEDICT, 327 Broadway, New York. es to ihe ’ n hed Healthful Enjoyment N \ (c OLETTES,, “oZAR LATEST NOVELTIES SPECIALLY iotirtelithoe ROYAL CILLET (carnation) — GRANDE DOCHESSE, FONEIA of JAPAN LL. LEGRAND (0R/24-PERFUMERY). 11, Place de la Madeleine, PARIS. SS SE SS UGGETD:::: lexion. Price, Scents, post paid. om ONO VER CHEMICAL COs Phileselphle: fi ALT Hi Saarinen y gensoned nearer gta ‘pound can ein ‘stamps. of Out-Door Sports. Equestrian Tights, Enforced Riding Drawers, Combina- tion Suits, Chest f Protectors, etc. DR. JAEGERS NITARY WOOLEN SISTEM ©. NEw voRY, Stun ent swee 16 W.23° SU a4 BRANCHES nee 248125" ST ESTERBROOK'S 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 yaaa Sreet BEN ACO.» Works, Camden, "eomicbooks: com