Life, 1898-09-01 · page 2 of 20
Life — September 1, 1898 — page 2: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of LIFE Magazine Page This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire. It contains three separate ads: 1. **Pears' Soap**: A product advertisement emphasizing that Pears soap is harmless and gentle, contrasting it with poorly-made competitors. 2. **Waltham Watches**: Promotes American-made watches from Waltham, Massachusetts, claiming they're superior worldwide. References the "Riverside" movement and appeals to nationalist pride in American manufacturing. 3. **LIFE Publishing Company**: Offers hand-printed proofs of original drawings on Japanese tissue paper, with framing options available. The illustration on the right appears to be a fashionable woman in early 1900s attire—likely decorative imagery supporting the ads rather than satirical commentary. The page reflects early 20th-century advertising appeals to quality, American superiority, and consumer pride.
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The men behind the guns have made the American Navy respected Pea Ss” the world over and American ir mechanics at Waltham, Mass., have It is a wonderful soap scat (ies ein eniicrad made the world acknowledge that does no harm. American watches are the best. No harm! It leaves the skin soft like a baby’s; no The name Waltham on the move- alkali in it, nothing but soap, The hatm is: done by ment plate of a watch is a guarantee alkali. Still more harm is done by not washing. So, of excellency the world over. bad soap is better than none. The « Riverside” movement is as perfect a timekeeping What is bad soap? Im- hi buy “t dak Sow bay perfectly made; the fat machine as you can buy, no matter what you pay. and alkali not well bal- For sale by all jewelers. anced or not combined. What is good soap? ———— : Bess ms SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO. . .“Sengi times: {tlecrts of stores sell itespeclally druggists; LUXURY, COMFORT, SPEED, For ail sorts of people use it. ae . si 7 —_— California, Arizona, Mexico, Japan, China, Around the World. S49 Broapway, anp 1 Batteny Prace (Washington Building), New Yorn. Proofs of Original Drawings in LIFE. THESE proofs are hand-printed on Japanese tissue paper. Large double-page Proofs, framed in Gut, EncuisH Oak, or a White frame, including transportation within one hundred miles of New York, $4. Smaller proofs, $2. Proofs without frames, but matted and mounted ready for framing, at half above rates. Send Stamp for LIFE’S Picture Gallery. Proofs same size as Originals in LIFE. LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 19 West 31st Street, N. Y. City. COPYRIGHT FOR GREAT ORITAIN BY JAMES HENDERSON