Life, 1899-11-09 · page 19 of 20
Life — November 9, 1899 — page 19: what you’re looking at
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**Main Cartoon:** The large illustration depicts a well-dressed gentleman in a top hat bending down to speak with two boys. The caption, written in Scottish dialect, shows the man asking why the boys are spending their afternoon idly. One boy responds that they'll see one of them "knocked out in ten minutes"—implying they're waiting for a fight or boxing match. This appears to be a satirical commentary on working-class leisure activities and possibly urban youth culture, using the contrast between the gentleman's formal appearance and the boys' rough entertainment. **Advertisements:** The page contains various patent medicine ads (Beecham's Pills, Vaupel's Uric Acid Cure) and health tonics typical of the era, alongside an advertisement for H. B. Kirk whiskey that emphasizes the product's purity and authenticity as verified by independent analysis. The page reflects early 1900s American journalism mixing editorial content, humor, and medicinal advertising.
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N’T LOSE THE POINT ot yoor Carry it tn tho folders Vaseas Rk. equally handy. BY Tooveache 7 MARI BY Catalovusof these and other novelties wate Dn tae Waahirne’ Fasteners Fra yor theasking. American Ring Co., Box 58. ‘Wa:erbury, Conn. The Eider: Ell, JOCK, YE RE A BAND LANDDIR! WHAT LIKE WYE'S THIS TAZ SPEN’ A SIMMER'S EFTERNUNE? Jock: Efternune! BIDE YE WERE, AN’ YE'LL SEB ‘IM KNOCKIT OOT IN ttea meenits /—Fun. Vaupel’s Uric Acid Cure absolutely cures and prevents a return of Gout, Rheumatism, Lumbago, and all kindred diseases, Tt acts as a soothing laxative, dispel- ling all poisonous matters caused by affection of the Urie Acid, and, unlike other so-called remedics, contains noth- ing injurious, and if the directions, which will be found with every package, are intelligently followed, permanent relicf will be accorded. Price, $1.00 by Mail or of all Druggists. Prepared only by The Vaupel Samaritan Co., 45 Sherift St., Cleveland, 0. We earnestly request our sub- scribers to give us a full week’s notice of any intended change in their ad- dress. Notice of change should reach us by Thursday to affect the issue of the following week. Under a recent act of Congress, paper mail will not be forwarced to a new address, no mater whether instruc- tions are sent tothe local post office or not, unless addressee also sends stamps to that office to prepay cost of re-mailirg. Letters are forwarded without any trouble, but papers must be paid for a second time if they are to be forwarded. Results of Selling Reliable Goods, and Stating only Truths in Our Advertise- ments. Extract from an editorial in the Ameri- can Journal of Health of August 18, 1899 (29th Year), who analyze all popular articles of food or drink: “We had occasion recently to examine the Old Crow Rye Whiskey, bottled by I. I. Kirk & Co., N. Y. City, and found {t to be what It is advertised to be, that is, absolutely pure, for not a trace of aduiterstion appeared.” No one connected with ‘the sale of the goods knew anything of it until in print. H. B. KIRK & CO.,N. Y.