Life, 1898-08-04 · page 17 of 20
Life — August 4, 1898 — page 17: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertising page**, not a satirical cartoon page. It contains product advertisements typical of late 19th-century American magazines. Notable ads include: - **Sozodont** toothpaste (claiming to save teeth, gums, breath, and pocket) - **Williams' Shaving Soaps** emphasizing luxury and beard-softening - **The Club Cocktails** - a bottled cocktail product - **Monarch Bicycles** (1898 catalog advertisement) - **Capiol Hair Tonic** - a dandruff cure claiming German scientific authority - **Boston Garter** - hosiery support claiming not to bind or unfasten - **Pozzioni's Medicated Complexion Powders** (right sidebar) - **Blair's Pills** for gout and rheumatism The page reflects consumer culture of the 1890s, emphasizing scientific claims, imported goods, and personal grooming products. There is no apparent political satire or cartoon content—just commercial messaging typical of Life magazine's advertising sections.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
“TRIES TE TEETH itt GUMS it BREATH ITE POCKET | ATRIAL WILL PROVE THIS TRUE. Sample for the postage, three cents. HALL & RUCKEL NEW YORK Proprietors THE ONLY KIND THAT WILL THOROUGHLY SOFTEN THE BEARD-SOOTHE AND REFRESH THE FACE -AND MAKE SHAVING A POSITIVE LUXURY. Williams’ Shaving Stick, 25 cts. Geauine Yankee Shaving Soap, 10 cts, Luxury Shaving Tablet, eS cis, Swiss Violet Shaving Cream, 5 S0cts. Cream (Toilet) Soap, 15 cts. 1D (Barders'), 6 Round Cakes, also for toilet, Trial cake for ac.stamp. JHE 4. 8. WILLIAMS C0., Glastonbury, Conn. ‘Leadtoa, 44 Great Russell St, WC, Sydney,161 Clarence St Williams’ Soaps seat by mail if your dealer ‘does not supply you. b Botan LS MANHATTAN, MarrTINi, WHISKEY, HOLLAND GIN, Tom Gin, \VeRMouTH, Ano York. } ACockratt Must Be Coto To Be Goon; To Seave In Pearect Conoition, Pour Over Crackeo Ice, (Not Suaven) Stik Ano Strain Orr. Capstan Those Fine Engi Tobaccos aira'sny- Pot op by W, D. & H. bh rd pei oa famous 320333 Westward Ho Three Castles BICYCLE NONE BETTER | 1898 CATALOGUE MAILED FREE MONARCH CYCLE MF¢.CO. [CHICAGO NEW YORK rave On. your Summer Outing The Gly Dantrutt Cue g ‘The Captol Hair Tonic is a new and invaluable discovery made by the well-known aie d on dis- eases of the scalp. Or.P. J. Eichhoff, Professor of Dermatology, Elberfeld, Germany. Captol completely eradicates scurt and dandruff in 10 to 14 days, and is a sure preventive of baldness (See Deutsche Medicin, Wochenschrift,1897, No. 41.) Experience has shown that all other specitics recommended for these pur- poses have proved failures. SOLE U. 8. AGENTS, MULWENS & KROPFF, . . NEW YORK. 'Usethe Great English Remedy BLAIR’S PILLS | Safe, Sore, Effective. 50c. & $1) The Improved BOSTON GARTER adds neatness and com- fort to the wearing of LOW SHOES Keeps the Stocking Free from Wrinkles’ DOES NOT BIND Lies Flat to the leg and cannot unfasten accidentally > SOLD EVERYWHERE Sample Patr} Sitk, 50 by Mail J Cotton, 25¢. GEORGE FROST CO. BOSTON, MA8S. Sc PORROML, ST: LOUIS, MO., Por LIFE BINDER. CHEAP, STRONG AND DURABLE. WII Mold 26 Numbers. Mailed to any part of the United States for 81.00. Address Office of ‘‘LIFE,’’ 19 West Thirty-first Street, New York.