Life, 1899-01-19 · page 2 of 20
Life — January 19, 1899 — page 2: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis This page is primarily **advertising**, not satire or political commentary. It contains: 1. **Stern Bros** department store ad for cotton dress goods and embroideries (West 23rd St.) 2. **Vin Mariani** advertisement - a patent medicine claiming to treat dyspepsia, endorsed by medical faculty since 1863. The image shows a woman's portrait (possibly a celebrity endorsement, though the name is unclear). 3. **Arnold Constable & Co.** - spring embroideries and dress goods 4. **James McCutcheon & Co.** - table linen sale 5. **Pears soap** - advertisement describing their product in decorative boxes 6. A **Life Publishing Company** announcement for bound volume XXXII, priced at $4.00 The page reflects late 19th/early 20th-century consumer culture, patent medicine marketing, and department store advertising—typical of *Life* magazine's revenue model.
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‘Stem Bros are now showing Their Spring Importations of Cotton Dress Goods consisting of the latest effects In Printed Organdies, Belfast Dimities, Scotch Zephyrs, Oxford Shirtings, Fancy Crepons and Nattes, Plain, Corded and Jacquard Madras, Printed Batistes and Percales Also French Printed, Plain and Satin Stripe | Challies and novelties in Cambric, Swiss. Nainsook and Lace Combination } 2 4 2 | Embroideries Edgings and Insertings in sets, with allovers to match, and exclusive styles in | Embroidered Robes West 23d St.|i MMARIAN! The Ideal French Tonic FOR BODY AND BRAIN une? Bince (863, Endorsed by Medical Paculty immediate _ lasting efficacious agreeable I have used your delightful face nsidor st the Dest in the world. All fh (lies should use Mite je What makes Po: Fi [ erations Cer Mention this 1 A. POZZONL. Cicero, SPRING, 1899. Embroideries Nainsook, Swiss and Cambric Edgings. Insertions, Flouncings, All Overs. Sets to Match. Embroldered Trimmings for Ladies’ and Children’s Dresses. Robes. White and Colored Batiste, Swiss and Pique Embroidered Robes. ge ot. NEW YORK. CALIFORNIA. | Extraordinary Tour via Pennsyl- vania Railroad. America s a great country, In. varlety and grandeur of natural scenery itis unrivaled. To traverse It, to behold Its diversities and {ts won ders, ts a liberal education, a revelation to the }immured metropolitan citizen, ‘The Personally: Conducted Tour to Californta under the diree: tlon of the Pennsylvania Rallroad Company, which leaves on February 9th, atfords a most excellent opportunity to view the vast varlety and boundless beauty of this marvelous land. The party will travel over the entire route tn the model Pullman train of smoking, dining, sleep- obser! cars exhibited at the Chicago, and subsequently at Atlanta, Nashville, and Omaha. This train will }be placed in service for the frst thme on this Joccasion, and will be in charge of a Tourist Agent and Chaperon, who will look after all details of the trip, as well as the Individual wel- ff tare of members of the party. Stops will be made at Mammoth Cave. New Orteans during Mardl [Gras Carntval, BL San Diego, Redlands, Itiverstd santa Barhara, Monterey, I Mount Hamil. alt Lake City, Springs, Manttoa and Garden of the Gods, Denver and Chicago. Nineteen days will be spent iu Californta, Round- fItrip, inctuding alt necessary expenses during rntire trip, $400 from all points on the Pennssl- vanta Rallroad System of Pittsburg; $295 from Pittsburg. ry and full Informa ton apply to te : Tourist Ageut, 1196 Broadway, New F address Geo. W. Boyd, Assistant General Passenger Agent, Broad Street [Station, Philadelphia, Sey Saabs HBS way See BouNnD VOLUME XXXII. LIFE READY FOR DELIVERY FEBRUARY ist. He SR aA abe ae pe e she sh be £3 rr" Five hundred and sixty pages of text and illustrations, somely bound in green and gold, red and gold, or full black. Price, $4.00. The bound volume of LIFE is an ornament to any library. If you have the numbers comprising this volume, we will exchange them for the bound volume for $2.00. Life Publishing Company, 19 West 3lst St.,N. Y. Hand- ACACIA A RAAT RAR RRA AAI * Fc ea ae ae COPYRIGHT FOR GREAT TAIN BY JAMES HENDERSON Registered Trade Mark. “The Linen Store’ Annual Sale Table Linen 335% Dis. Lot one. Goods made by the ff most Belfast manufacturer. NAPKINS. 3.50 4, James McCatcheon & 14 West 23d St., New York. Pretty boxes and oda are used to sell su soaps as no one wou touch if he saw them disguised. soap that something outside of it Pears’, the finest so in the world is scented not, as you wish; and t money is in the merch dise, not in the box. Beware of depends All sorts of stores sell it, espe druggists; all sorts of peuple