Life, 1899-05-11 · page 2 of 20
Life — May 11, 1899 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Page Analysis This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire. It features several commercial advertisements from circa 1900: - **Arrow Brand** collar advertisement (Cuett, Peabody & Co.) - **Nearsilk Linings** fabric promotion - **Stern Bros** corset importation announcement - **Genuine Farina Cologne** bottled fragrance The main illustrated content is "**The Education of Mr. Pipp, No. XXII**"—an ongoing serial comic or illustrated story in Life magazine. The image shows multiple figures in what appears to be a domestic scene, suggesting this was a humorous narrative feature following a character named Mr. Pipp through various situations. The bottom cartoon asks "**Is Bicycling Bad for the Heart?**"—a topical health question reflecting era concerns about cycling's effects on women's and men's health, a debated issue in the 1890s-1900s.
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“ MEYRICK ” The Extreme of Style (CuETT PEABODY &Co MAKERS Stem Bros in directing attention to their Spring Importations of their celebrated Classique Corsets desire to make special mention of Several New Models embodying the very latest Parisian ideas, and designed for the coming season's style of Dress, imparting added symmetry to the form, whilst affording the utmost comfort to the wearer West 23d St. Genuine Farina Cologne is imitated so closely in bottles and Ia- bels that even dealers are sometimes deceived, The genuine bears the words, “*gegenuber dem Julichs Platz,’” the address of the great Farina distil- lery, “gegeniiber dem Julichs-Platz"” (opposite the Julichs Place). Schietfelin & Co., New York, Sole Agents. LIFE’S LATEST AND BEST OFFER LIFE FOR ONE YEAR. LIFE’S EASTER AND CHRISTMAS NUMBERS. AN ARTISTIC PROOF FOR FRAMING, LIFE’S BOOK OF DAINTY VERSE. Illustrated. Copyright, 1809, by Life Publishing Co. THE EDUCATION OF MR. PIPP. No. XXII. All of the above are included in a special offer and will be sent to any address on receiptof FIVE DOLLARS, which is the regular price of Life alone. LIFE is well known as America’s leading humorous and satirical weekly. Its Easter and Christmas numbers are special issues, and retail at twenty-tive cents each. The proof included in this offer is handsomely printed on Japanese paper. mounted ready for framing, and may be selected from any of the 112 examples in our catalogue. These proofs are sold in the stores at $2.00 each, ‘*Taken from Life,” also included in this offer, is an artistically printed and illustrated volume of the best society verse which has appeared in LIFE during recent years. It is in club binding. suitable for gift or souvenir purposes, and sells at seventy-five cents, Five dollars covers the entire cost of the above, and the offer will remain open for only a limited time. Remit to Life Publishing Company, 19 West Thirty first Street, New York City. Cxas. DANA GIBSON AND T. K. HANNA DRAW EXCLUSIVELY FOR LIFE. THIS OFFER IS NET. HANDSOMELY PRINTED CATALOGUE, OF 112 EXAMPLES, SENT ON RECEIPT OF TEN CENTS. Copyright, 1897, by Life Publishing Co. IS BICYCLING BAD FOR THE HEART? comicbooks.com