Life, 1899-05-25 · page 20 of 20
Life — May 25, 1899 — page 20: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertisements** with one small cartoon at the top. The cartoon, titled "How They Propose—The Double Event," depicts a man proposing to a woman. The humor hinges on a misunderstanding: when he asks "Engaged this dancer?" and she responds "No," he then asks "Engaged to be married?" She again says "No," leading him to hopefully ask "May I have the pleasure?"—implying he's about to propose. The joke satirizes the ambiguity of "engagement" in courtship: it could mean either dancing partnership or marriage proposal, creating comic confusion. The rest of the page consists entirely of period advertisements for products like garters, liquor (Old Overholt whiskey, Old Crow rye), bicycles (Rambler), hair tonic (Ed. Pinaud's Eau de Quinine), golf equipment, and other goods. These reflect 1890s consumer culture and have no satirical content.
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HOW THEY PROPOSE —THE DOUBLE EVENT. “ENGAGED THIS DANCER?” “No. “ENGAGED TO BE MARRIED?” “xo” “MAY 1 AVE THR PLEASURE? ? BEWARE OF IMITATIONS “IF THAD ONLY KNOWN OF THIS YEARS AGO” |ED. PINAUD'S EAU DE QUININE A ALP paesesnes MURS re presets Manse AND KEEDS IT FREE FROM DANORUFE “oa Sate Petar omens, —Moonshine, The Improved BOSTON GARTER is an Essential of the Well-Dressed Man. ALWAYS EASY EVERY PAIR WARRANTED Lies flat to the leg— never slips, tears nor unfastens. ‘THE NAME “BOSTON GARTER” is stamped on every loop, Sold Everywhere ilk Be, Cotton 230. receipt of price O8T CO. Makers Boston, Mass. BOTTLED IN BOND. OLD OVERHOLT Remarkable for its Mellow, Natural Called Pioneer because they are the result of “20 yeors' experience in bicycle build- ing,” in the first exclusively bicycle factory in America, Price 840 GORMULLY & JEFFERY MFO. CO. Chicago. Hoston. Washington. New York. Brook. mn. Detroit. Cincinnati. Buffalo, Cleveland. London, Eng. 161 BROADWAY. 688 BROADWAY. 723 SIXTH AVENUE. PRESS OF THE J. W. PRATT CO. NEW YORK. | \F You’RE A DENSCEDT * IS PERFECTION. { We will send on re- _ | ceipt of 10c. a sample » | to any address. aircon SURBRUG - 204 Es Biwey NLY.City Eve. Post HIGHEST GRADE Everything for the Golfer Illustrated catalogue containing “The Rules of Sole Bottlers, We Say Distinctly that ° OLD CROW RYE has never been equaled. We challenge anyone to produce its equal. It is Hand Made Sour Mash. H. B. KIRK & CO., Established 1853, New York.