Life, 1899-07-06 · page 20 of 20
Life — July 6, 1899 — page 20: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire. It features multiple product advertisements typical of the era: Golden Sceptre pipe tobacco, Ramblers bicycles, Esterbrook pens, Ypsilanti underwear, and Pears' soap. The only cartoon is a small line drawing showing two people at a dining table with the caption "Potatoes Bernhardt? What are they? 'Cut long and slim, sir.'" This appears to be a mild visual pun—likely referencing actress Sarah Bernhardt's reputation for dramatic, elongated gestures or poses, humorously applied to potato preparation. The largest feature is a Pears' soap advertisement showing two elegantly dressed women examining themselves in a mirror, with the tagline "This soap is simply lovely." / "Of course, dear, it's Pears'." This reflects early 20th-century advertising's emphasis on luxury, beauty, and social aspiration to sell consumer goods.
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‘DEN SCEDTRE q 1s PERFECTION. We will send on f caine of 10c. pyrene “20 year old favorite" There must be a good reason for this. Agencies everywhere Gonwotty & Jerreny Myo. Co. ic FSTERBROOK’S Easy Writer, No. 130, Specially Easy ss SLESTERG LOOK SCE Writing. 150 other styles, fine, medium and broad point Ask your statloner for them. ™Esterbrook Steel Per Co, Works, Camden, N.J, 26 John 8t.,N. ¥. YPSILANTI UNDERWEAR SEND FOR BOOKLET .T! HAY & TODD MFG.CO. YPSIL UT MICH, *POTATOPS BERNHAKIT? WHAT ARE THEY? “CUT LONG AND SLIM, SHI THE BEST OF REASONS. “This soap is simply lovely.” “Of course, dear, it’s Pears’. ” All sorts of people use Pears’ Soap all sorts of stores sell it,— especially druggists. PALES OF THE J. W. PRATT CO., NEW YORK.