Life, 1899-02-02 · page 17 of 20
Life — February 2, 1899 — page 17: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertising page** from an early 20th-century issue of Life magazine, not a political cartoon. The page contains multiple product advertisements rather than satirical commentary. The ads reflect period consumer concerns: **Sozodont** toothpaste/powder promises dental health; **Liebig Company's beef extract** markets itself as a health tonic; **Club Cocktails** advertisement promotes pre-mixed drinks for home consumption (likely pre-Prohibition); **Capilol** dandruff cure targets women's beauty anxieties; and various other products (keys, stamps, sheet music, hair tonic). Notably, the **Liebig ad includes a small illustration** showing what appears to be historical/patriotic imagery referencing Washington, lending prestige to the product through association with American heritage. The page demonstrates how Life monetized its readership through advertising while maintaining the magazine's refined aesthetic. There is no discernible political satire present—this is straightforward commercial content typical of the era.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
: ; i WASHINGTON’'S You cannot : is courace have sound teeth without a skilful dentist and butte a_ good dentifrice. { The dentist does his expert mechan- ical work at certain intervals and Sozodont does what is called the prophylactic _ work every day of your bat Bre—* ~~} life, if you use both W A ete TESSctaus forms in a single package for one j x Drinks th ous the world price at all drug f Rami over. Mash rest of liquors and used usu of men and an crample of scieo- tific achievement. Dis- covered many years ago, it has steadily woo its way wotil it has become an indis- pensable adjunct of every modern house stores. Pode. women in their own homes in place A sample phial of the liquid Sozopunt and copy of Dr, Colburn’s pamphlet, “The Care of the Teeth,” for five cents. provided you mention Lire, Address P.O. Box 247, N.Y. City. HALL & RUCKEL, NEW YORK Martford, Conn. 39 Broadway, New of tonics, whose composition is un- known, Are they on your sideboard? Would not such a drink put new life into the tired woman who has shopped all day? Would it not be the drink to to the husband when he returns home after his day's business Choice of Manhattan, Martini, Tom or Holland Gin, Vermouth; York or Whiskey is offered. For sale by all Fancy Grocers and Dealers generally. or write to G. F. HEUBLEIN & BRO., York. 20 Piccadilly, W. London, Eng. DON’T LEAVE YOUR KEYS pocket or waistband with a key chatn| DID YOU EVER COLLECT STAMPS?— aly Gerace we will start you with an A Xt in ths front Goor. Fasten them tothe ut eo dite rent amp rat ‘Cuba, fe secured by the Improv. ‘ash- Durne Patent Fastener. Sin) ou comity, gripe like grim avath :don't tear the sabrie; releawd Instantly 8c. Catalogue of other American Ring Co., Box 58. Waterbury, Conn. THE ONLY DANDRUFF CURE een OUF 9 PARE Tink, etc. Way Old Stampa ciandard see Coes Late IT BEATS THE BAND ‘The Newest and most inspiriting Piece of Sheet Music, arranged for the Piano, is... . ‘The Pioneer Limited March Composed by CAPT. FREDERICK PHINNEY Bandmaster United States Band Published by S, BRAINARD’S SONS CO., CHICAGO, ILL and Positive Preventive of Baldness. Essentially an Ideal HAIR TONIC for LADIES, as it Is free from all oily or fatty substances, Invented by Dr. P.J. Eicunorr, Professor of Dermatology, Elberfeld, Germany, Send for instructive pamphlet on treatment of the HAIR. Sole U.8. Agents, MULHENS & KROPF, 35 and 37 White Street, New York. |Distributed only by the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul R’y Enclose Fifty (50) Cents and address GED. H. HEAFFORD, Gen’! Passenger Agent, 668 Old Colony Bidg., Chicago, It. comicbooks.com