Life, 1898-06-30 · page 17 of 21
Life — June 30, 1898 — page 17: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily a **advertising page**, not a satirical cartoon. It contains multiple product advertisements typical of early 20th-century American magazines, including: - **Life Insurance** (Prudential), using an anchor metaphor for financial security - **Whitman's Chocolates**, positioned as a premium candy brand - **Columbia Bicycles**, advertising chainless models and accessories - **Esterbrook Pens**, listing model numbers - **White Rose Glycerine Soap**, emphasizing hygiene and purity - **Genuine Farina Cologne** and **Rhine/Moselle Wines**, imported European luxury goods The page reflects the consumer culture and advertising standards of the era, mixing aspirational products (insurance, imported goods) with everyday items (candy, soap, bicycles). There is no apparent political satire or social commentary—it's a straightforward commercial publication designed to generate revenue through paid advertisements.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
. : Bower Anchorg FOR THE SEA OF LIFE IS A POLICY OF Lite Msurance MAS THE ry STRENGTH OF / SIBRAL TARE: paper f | ‘WePiadential INSURANCE: Candy connoisseurs hold up Whitman's Chocolates and Confections as the highest standard of candy excellence, rywhere, Whitman's Instantanco Js perfect in flav: : healthful, Made Stepbea P. Whitman & Sos, 1310 Chestnat Street, Puitadetpbia, Bevct-Gran Chainless Bicycles $125 Make Hill Climbing Easy Columbia Chain Wheels, . $75 Hartfords, . . 50 Vedettes, $40 and 35 POPE MFG. CO. Hartford, Conn, are perfect, in action. Over 40) Years’ experience guides tho man- Bfactare. Get the im 1. NO red. reat Honanotice script name of Stow Hrtaborn om labek” ais RP COS ENTE ON Transparent as crystal. The strict- ly hygienic properties and absolute (, purity, as well as the refined and deli- cate perfume of this toilet soap, have 3 placed it at the apex of all. ‘GAMPLE CARE 18 CENTS. uv. THE BEST PENS ARE FSTERBROOK’S 048, 14, 130, 239, 313, Al, 556. FOR SALE BY ALL STATIONERS. the Esterbrook Steel PenCo. 26 John St.,N.¥. Works, Camden, N. J. is the choicest N3 product of 200 (i years of per- z fume experi- : ence; in consequence it is widely imitated. ‘The genuine has the words “ gegenuber dem Julichs Ptatz”* on every bottle. Schieffelin & Co., New York, Sole Agents, D. LEIDEN, Cologne on the Rhine, RHINE AND MOSELLE WINES, For Sale by PARK & TILFORD, Sole Agent, C. H. ARNOLD, 27 South William Street, New York. comicbooks.com