Life, 1899-10-05 · page 20 of 20
Life — October 5, 1899 — page 20: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, with two cartoon illustrations serving as visual breaks. The top cartoon shows a man addressing a woman ("A Village Maiden! I'll Address Her"), depicting a comedic romantic encounter—likely satirizing clumsy courtship or flirtation common in period humor. The bottom cartoon ("Hey!") depicts what appears to be a physical altercation or collision, typical of slapstick visual humor from this era. The advertisements promote period consumer goods: Kremette (a beverage additive), Lea & Perrins sauce, Libby's mince meat, Johnson's digestive tablets, Old Crow whiskey, Wool Soap, and a treatment for dyspepsia. These ads reveal concerns of the era: digestive ailments were heavily marketed remedies, and branded packaged goods were relatively new luxuries promoted as markers of "good living." The cartoons appear designed chiefly to attract reader attention rather than convey specific satire.
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October 5, 1899. HAVE YOU TRIED “Kremette?” All lovers of good living will find in this article, a delicious and palatable additivn to their dinner or evening entertainments A. Title * KREM added to a | punch-glass of vanitla ice cream, will give you the successor | tothe k ““KREMETTE PUNCH.” Kremette Punch"? is now used in all the leading hotels and summer resorts as the latest creation in fancy desserts. If you want something distinctly new, serve your guests with ** Kremette Punc! FOR SALE BY ALL GROCERS. Cc. F. HEUBLEIN & BRO., Sore Propaicrons. A Vittaor MarDeN! I'LL aDDREss HER.” ||" HARTFORD, Conn, NEW YORK, N. Y. ea = SALAD __cnot ASALAD| Martell’s UNTIL PEOPLE Think a SALAD rt Lo Elica sAvoRe Ww THE ORIGINAL & GENUINE WORCESTERSHIRE WHEN BUYING, NOTE THE SIGNATURE- {i LEA & PERRINS ACROSS THE WRAPPER. JOHN DUNCAN'S SONS, AGTS.,NEW YORK. Li Condensed Mince Meat Fresh and fruity. Made from “usrit the pick of the choicest beef — deliciously seasoned. Put up in convenient packages, enough for IT’S G REAT LY two big pies. Diep postal fer book, “How to Make Good | TO ITS CREDIT that for so many years it has held its place as leader of straight hand-made Sour Mash Whis- keys, which process is sure to produce the best results, and THE im = Dyspeptic \ & OLD CROW Question e ry RYE For Toilet and Bath EASY when you try | : a A household JOHNSON’S DIGESTIVE has also several special advan- Tes jase house for ie see TABLETS. "f tages. Buy only of reliable and the every-day soap tray. Sold J dealers. everywhere, Made by IN BLUE BOTTLES. H. B. KIRK & CO., Swift and Company, Chicago NEW YORK. PRESS OF THE J. W. PRATT CO., NEW YORE.