Life, 1900-05-10 · page 2 of 20
Life — May 10, 1900 — page 2: what you’re looking at
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# Page Content Analysis This page is primarily **advertising and promotional content** rather than political satire. The main feature is an announcement for a play called "Barbara Frietchie, The Frederick Girl" by Clyde Fitch, with a portrait photograph of what appears to be the lead actress. The bulk of the page consists of **commercial advertisements** for products including Pears' soap, Korona cameras, Dr. Deimel's underwear, James McCutcheon & Co., O'Neill's corsets, and Martell's brandy. There is **no political cartoon or satirical content** visible. The "Sporting Number" section merely announces an upcoming special sports issue of Life magazine planned for June 1st, detailing its proposed editorial features and advertising rates. This appears to be a standard magazine page from the early 1900s mixing entertainment promotion with period advertising.
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Pi ° rears Pretty boxes and odors sell such are used to soaps as no one would | touch if he saw them un- disguised. Beware of a soap that depends on something outside of it. Pears’, the finest soap in the world is scented or not, as you wish; and the money is in the merchan- dise, All sorts of stores scll it, especially druggists; all sorts of people are (Rouse & palo not in the box. Fitze 161 BROADWAY. 688 BROADWAY. 723 SIXTH AVENUE. If you're always hale and hearty, well-content and/ uacomplaining. ‘Then you're one out of abundred, and your coun- terparts are few. Bat nineteen out of twenty of the ninety-nine re malaing, Would they cleanse thelr blood with R.LP.A.N.S: might be fortunate as you. “1T'S ALL IN THE LENS.” The most popular Camera of the day ts the Peat ORONA | Serles VI. Not cheap, but good "* anporing the past fow months the orders for era bave increased «reatly pealato Doth the amateur and skilled phe rapber, and is worthy of examination b: woo care for this most interesting art. It has a Dooble-siiding Front Among Convertible Lens itn its Koron: e. Bul Exposure Write for Catalogue and full particulars. GUNDLACH OPTICAL CO., Rochester, N.Y. “Not in the Trust.’ Advantages tim nd Instantaneous BARBARA FRIETCHIE, THE FREDERICK GIRL. Text of the Play in Four Acts by Clyde Fitch. litho- graphed and Cove: Shinn’s Portrait of Julia Marlowe Com- Thir- teen plates of in colors. plete text. scenes from the celebrated play. Price 50 cents. LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY 19 & 21 West Thirty-first Street New York City Registered Trade Mark, Underwear ‘For Warm Weathe Delightfully fresh and coo perfect absorber and absoly: non-irritating, the ideal upd, | wear for summer use is Dr. Deimel's Linen-¥ During the warmest wezi it keeps the body dry and | fortable. Thousands now wear thisd derwear and find it far sy to wool, silk or cotton, Call and examine the garm: or send for booklet and san of the fabric. Mall Orders | ave our Prompt “The Linen Store.” James McCutcheon & 14 West 23d Street. Sporting Number. LIFE proposes to publish about June 1st, in his usual thorough and artistic manner, a special issue given over to sports and pastimes, suitable for the summer vacation. Although the size will be increased to twenty-eight or more pages, it will be sold at the regular price. In addition to the regular departments, it will be filled with articles and sketches about Golfing, Horses, Bicycling, Yachting and the like. Mr. Ginson will furnish the design for the cover, which will be printed in red and black. Beautiful half-tones by Hanna, GILBERT, KEMBLE, Hurt, Ricuarps and others. Also a comprehensive list of best books intended for summer reading. The announcements of high-class business houses are solicited for its advertising columns. There will be no restrictions as to size of adver- tisements, except on the cover pages, where it is intended to accept nothing less than 4% page, or 7o lines double column. a ADVERTISING RATES ON APPLICATION, LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY 19 & 21 West Thirty-first Street. New York City COPYRIGHT FOR GREAT BRITAIN OY UNDER THE ACT OF 1001 CORSET | SUPERIOR TO ANY IMPORT CorRSET SOLD IN THIS COUNT | AND FIFTY PERCENT CHEA IN PRICE SIXTH AVENUE NEW YORK | “A Genuine Old Brandy made free — Medical Press (London), 44 MARTELLS THREE STA BRANI}: comicbooks.com