Life, 1898-06-30 · page 19 of 21
Life — June 30, 1898 — page 19: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising** with one small cartoon at the top. The cartoon titled "A Wasted Kiss" (credited to *Fliegende Blätter*, a German publication) shows two figures in formal dress—a man attempting to kiss a woman's hand while she appears distracted or dismissive. The joke plays on social awkwardness: the man's romantic gesture goes unappreciated or unnoticed. The page itself is dominated by period advertisements for consumer goods (Beeman's gum, Vici leather dressing, Tinkham tricycles) and travel promotions. One notable ad encourages Americans to vacation in the American West instead of Europe, citing concerns about "Spanish flotillas"—likely referencing Spanish naval presence or tensions during this era (possibly related to Spanish colonial territories). The "Colorado Tours" advertisement promotes tourism to Colorado as a health resort, reflecting the era's belief in Western climate as medicinal.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
A WASTED KISS, OT Sone BEEMAN’S THE ORIGINAL PEPSIN GUM Cures Indigestion and Sea-Sickness. 0 Otbere are Intute YOU HAVE ABANDONED YOUR TRIP TO EUROPE YOu WANT GET YOUR FAMILY AWAY If) FROM Tht COAST AND SPANISH FLOTILLAS. Wty NOT SEE THE | GREAT WEST. .~ Tht CumaTte AND ATTRACTIONS OF CALIFORNIA ARE DEUGHTFUL | IN SUMMER. GO THERE.OR | VISIT GLORIOUS COLORADO. TAKE INTHE GRAND CANON OF THE COLORADORIVER SARIZONA. ) RENtW YOUR HEALTH AT | LAS VEGAS HOT SPRINGS ~ NEW MEXICO. INQUIRE ATCHISON.TOBEKA &. SANTA FE- Ruweay AGENTS... | exercise of bicycling with- | out the nervous strain and danger. You cannot fall, | and you stop when you } want to. No instruction | necessary. Our ’98 Model weighs only 32 pounds. SEND FOR CATALOGUE. The Tinkham Cycle Co., 306.310 West 69th 8t,, New York. Vici Leather Dressipg not ly polishes y kind of oes but makes them soft. The more you use It WN the better your QQ ehoes willlook and the longer they will wear, Itisa medicine tor leather—leather lives upon it It is not an enamel, therefore it does not peel off nor crack the shoe. Leather Dressing made b ing and caring Philadelphia, Pa. —Fliegende Blitter, COLORADO TOURS Is the title of a new book on Colorado, America’s great health and pleasure resort. The book is beautifully illus- trated and contains a valu- able map of the State. A copy can be had without charge upon application to P.S. Eustis, Gen’! Pass’r Agt., C.B.& Q.R.R., Chicago, Ill. comicbooks.com