Life, 1900-01-18 · page 19 of 20
Life — January 18, 1900 — page 19: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertisements** with one editorial illustration. The main cartoon—"In the Snowstorm"—appears to depict a person struggling in harsh winter weather, lying prone in snow with what look like logs or debris nearby. The image credit reads "From Ueber Land und Meer" (a German publication), suggesting it's a reproduced illustration about survival or hardship in extreme conditions. Below the image, the page advertises Gibson's new book, *"The Education of Mr. Pipp,"* for five dollars. Gibson was a celebrated American illustrator and cartoonist known for satirical social commentary. The surrounding ads promote liquor (Dewar's Scotch, Old Overholt whiskey), patent medicines, underwear, and a Pennsylvania Railroad tour to Mexico—typical turn-of-century magazine advertising. The page's actual satirical content is minimal; it functions mainly as a promotional vehicle.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
i 62 Gold and Prize Medals Awarded for Excellence. By Special Royal Warrant to Her Majesty tho Queen, JOHN DEWAR: & SONS, Ltd., Distillers, PERTH, Scotland. LONDON, Engtand. DEWAR’S SCOTCH WHISKY jags are bandsome specimens of the famous rors sh Se ‘Ware, aod make a very attractive addition to the sideboard, They contai Dewar’s Special Old Scotch Whisky, remarkable for Aroma, Purity, and tbe Mellowness which axe alove can aive, distilled from the finest Maited Barley 7 procursbles Send for Cutalague No. 1. cera mttr ait BOBBIE BURNS JUG, $2.00. PRED'K GLASSUP, Sole U. S. Agent, SPHINX JUG, $2.00. Pree Sor the cabins: Cash of Postal Order. JOHN DEWAR & SONS, Ltd., Cash or Postal Order. American Ring Co, Express Prepaid. (Dept. 10). 22 West a4th St.,New York, N.Y. Express Prepaid. Box 58. ‘Wa:erbury, Conn. DON’T LOSE THE POINT of your pencil. Carry it in the roved Washburne = cg ay OLD OVERHOLT High Standard Pennsyl- vania Pure Rye Whiskey. * Bottled in Bond" direct from the barrel at the Distillery YPSITA HEA H UNDERWEAR SEND FOR BOOKLET TO HAY & TODD MEG CO YPSILANTI. MICH OLD MEXICO, Twenty-three Days’ Tour via Pennsylvania Rallroad, ‘The Pennsylvania Rallroad Company has arranged for a | spectal personally-conducted tour through Old Mexico by special Pullman train of parlor-smoking, dining, sleeping, | compartment, and observation cary, to leave New York and IN THE SNOWSTORM, —From Ueber Land und Meer, Phtiadelphia February 12, visiting all the princfpal points of zz ee __ _ _ foterest In the “Land of Montezuma,” and spending five days In the City of Mexico. } BY C. D. GIBSON tt rman ~ le co ol j $900 from all points on the Pennsylvania Railroad. | U pon receipt of $5. 00, the Publishers of LIFE will be pleased to For further datormation apply to ticket agents ; Tourist 4 send, express prepaid, a copy of Mr. C. D. Ginson’s latest book, cragearprtee ec ee rj entitled “THE _EDUCATION OF MR. PIPP.” A charming enger Agent, Baltimore Distrlet, Baltimore, Md. ; Colin , book for a Holiday Gift. (Seventy-seven illustrations.) Studds, Passenger Agent, Southeastern District, Washington, 4 D_C.; Thos. K. Watt, Passenger Agent, Western District, i LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY, | pretaburg, Pa; oF address Geo. W. Boyd, Assistant General a] 19 WEST THIRTY-FIRST STREET, NEW YORK. | Passenger Agent, Philadelphia “BEGINS RIGHT, ENDS RIGHT, 1S RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE.”—NEW YORK CENTRAL. comicbooks.com