Life, 1900-06-07 · page 26 of 28
Life — June 7, 1900 — page 26: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising**, not satire or political commentary. It contains four advertisements from what appears to be an early 1900s issue: 1. **Londonderry Lithia Water**: Markets "pure sparkling healthful water" with an image of a woman drinking, emphasizing health benefits—reflecting the era's enthusiasm for patent medicines and mineral waters. 2. **Crawford Bicycle**: Standard product advertisement highlighting bicycle models and prices ($25-$40). 3. **Sterling Bicycle**: Features a chainless bevel-gear design, positioning it as mechanically superior to competitors. 4. **Morten & Co.**: Wine merchant specializing in vintage champagnes and ports, listing specific years and brands imported from London. The page reflects turn-of-the-century consumer culture: bicycles were fashionable transportation, mineral waters promised health remedies (dubious by modern standards), and imported wines signaled luxury. No political satire or caricature is present—this is straightforward commercial advertising typical of Life magazine's revenue model.
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Jondonde LITHIA WATE A PURE SPARKLING HEALTHFUL ITH the latest improve ments that bicycle cor- Cc 7 er] s struction has ¢o offer, the j= J CRAWFORD BICYCLE cannot be surpassed. It is grace- ful, strong, and as speedy as the best of workmanship and ma- terials can make it. PRICES, $40 $30 : JUVENILES, 25 20 Send for copy of Gears. THE CRAWFORD BICYCLE 83 Chambers St. . NEW YORK /4 I would get a Sterling Bevel Gear L Chainless || Bicycle HE encased gears of the Sterling Bevel-Gear protect the running parts from dust and mud—give it longer wearing qualities—making a perfectly adjusted and smooth running wheel. CHAINLESS MODELS $60. ° $75. CHAIN MODELS - 40. 50. TANDEMS - - - = 47. THE STERLING BICYCLE 501 Wells Street, Chicago. 36 Warren Street, New York. MORTEN & CO, ... WINE MERCHANTS, 44 BEAVER STREET, N. Y. E make a specialty of Vintage Champagnes imported direct from London. We carry in stock, and can deliver at a day’s notice any one of the following : Pommery .. Clicquot... +. 89, 92, °93,°95. ) Duminy.... ... "92, °93, "6. PletlOtsccsesees "Bt, 8. . *w. “”. Moet & Chandon "89, “98, “95. Deutz & Gelderman Krog.......... "80, °02, “98, "95. Ruinart. Pol Roger... -- "84, "89. Irroy.... Also in stock, all the old Ports, Sherries and Vintage Clarets (from the chateau-bottled Latour of 1870, up), etc, etc., belonging to the late Thomas McMullen, and purchased by us from Thomas McMullen & Co. Madeiras from the cellars of the late S. L. M. Barlow, Esq. PRICES AND FULL LISTS ON APPLICATION. eomicbook: