Life, 1899-08-17 · page 19 of 20
Life — August 17, 1899 — page 19: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not editorial satire. It contains multiple liquor and tobacco advertisements from the early 20th century. The top features **Eagle Liqueurs** ("Made in America"), offering mail-order spirits in flasks. Below that, **W.D. & H.O. Wills** (a British tobacco company) advertises cigarette brands including Capstan, Bird's Eye, and Gold Flake, with humorous illustrated vignettes of men in various comedic situations—likely depicting the appeal or lifestyle associated with smoking. The bottom advertisement for **Club Cocktails** (by G.F. Heublein & Bro.) shows a well-dressed gentleman and promotes pre-mixed cocktail options for home consumption. The left sidebar contains a small cartoon captioned "On a cannibal island wid nothin' bet a box of cigars and a convex sekond" (unclear reference, possibly dated racial humor). **Context**: This reflects the era before Prohibition (1920-1933), when alcohol and tobacco advertising was unrestricted in American magazines, often using humor and lifestyle appeals to market these products directly to consumers.
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