Life, 1900-05-03 · page 17 of 20
Life — May 3, 1900 — page 17: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire. It contains five vintage product advertisements from what appears to be an early 20th-century issue of Life magazine: 1. **Vigoral** - a beef-based tonic drink claimed to stimulate weak stomachs 2. **Redfern Corsets** - French whalebone corsets for women 3. **Vici Kid** - children's leather shoes, advertised as "not a cent to pay" (likely a promotional gimmick) 4. **Rambler Bicycles** - priced at $40, marketed as the "best ever built" 5. **The Overland Limited** - a Chicago & North-Western Railway train offering three-day service to California There are no political cartoons on this page. The small illustrations are product endorsements typical of the era, showing a woman's face for Vigoral, a baby for Vici Kid shoes, and a businessman for Rambler Bicycles—standard advertising imagery of the period.
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