Life — December 21, 1899 — page 20: what you’re looking at

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December 21, 15 “TIME OCT OF aD.” Martin's Umbrellas. Umbrellas, imported handles, Umbrellas, natural wood handles. Gloves. Fownes’, Dent's and Courvolsier's Riding, Driving and Evening Gl Lap Robes Coachmen’s Gloves. Broadway DH 19t6 ot. NEW YORK. Coachmen’s Fur Collars, It is a wonderful soap that takes hold quick and does no harm. No harm! It leaves the skin soft like a baby’s; no | alkali in it, nothing but soap. The harm is done by alkali. Still more harm is done by not washing. So, bad soap is better than none. What is bad soap? Im- perfectly made; the fat and alkali not well bal- anced or not combined. What is good soap? Pears’. Allsorts of stores sell it, especially druggists; a:l sorts of peopie use it. household. Cards pro address on receipt of five dollars each. Address Merry Christmas FROM A CHRISTMAS GIFT THAT PRESENTS ITSELF EVERY WEEK IN THE YEAR a6 z T BE card telow, when properiy counterstaned., entities the 5 Sear’s subscription to Live. Enclosed in the envelope picts and valuable gift which will be appreciated week In and Week out, the Year around, to rly countersigned and enclosed in the envelope Will be sent to son whose name It bears to d above, It provides a daied ~ LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 19 West Thirty-first St., New York City. 09000000000000000000000 Ro. New York City, entitles |, Semeeencee 3> Zq Street or P.O. Box | Be City or Town... i Fe County and State... Good only when countersigned by R. D. SWAN, Cashier. This card, when properly countersigned and returs.ed to Life Publishing Company, 19 West Thirty-first Street, | { ¢o one year’s subscription oLIFE, including extra Easter and | Christmas numbers, beginning with the issue of. ° ° ) ° eo000000000000 © |COUNTERSIGNED 00000000000000000000 iC) ° o lo ° ° ° ° ° OLD POINT COMFORT. Six-Day Tour via Peonsylvania Railroad. The first of the 1890-1000 series of personally |conducted tours to Old Point Comfort via the | Pennsylvanta Rallroad will leave New York and Philadelphia on Thursday, December | Tekets, including luncheon on going trip and one and three-fourths days’ board at Old Point t, and good to return direct by regular 3 within six days, will be sold at rate of } $13.50 from Trenton ; $12 Sofrom Philadelphia, and proportionate rates from other points, For Itineraries and full Information apply to Ticket Agents ; Tounst Agent, 1196 Broadway, reet, Brooklyn ; 79 Broad s or Geo, W, Boyd, Assistant Generat Passenger Agent, Broad Street Station, |Philadelphia. For Toilet and Bath Answers every household purpo Te is just the soap for the bath roo and the every-day soap tray. Sol everywhere. Made by Swift and Company, Chicas 100 Works, Coméen, f. J. THE STANDARD PENS EVERYWHERE. The ESTERBROOK STEEL PEN CO. FSTERBROOKS PALES OF THE J, W. PRATT CO., NEW YORK. 150 Styles Fine, Medium and’ Broad Points. ‘Sold by All Stationers. 26 John St., New York. comicbooks.com