Life, 1900-08-02 · page 20 of 20
Life — August 2, 1900 — page 20: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertising page** rather than a satirical cartoon page. The dominant feature is a large advertisement for the Brighton Cup horse race (Saturday, August 4), a $10,000 thoroughbred racing event at Brighton Beach Race Course with music by a military band. The single cartoon—titled "Railway Traveling in Comfort"—depicts a humorous practical joke: a man named Johnson brings a toy squeaking pig disguised as a baby into a train carriage to discourage other passengers from entering. The joke plays on Victorian-era train etiquette and the annoyance of shared compartments. When "blown out," the pig's cries supposedly drive away intruders, yet the device remains portable enough to fold up in a pocket. The page also includes period advertisements for Lea & Perrins' Sauce, Sen-Sen mints, Brighton Silk Garters, and Martell's Three Star Brandy—typical consumer goods marketed to early 1900s readers.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
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