Life, 1901-01-17 · page 17 of 20
Life — January 17, 1901 — page 17: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire. It contains four distinct ads: 1. **Redfern Corsets** (top left): A corset advertisement emphasizing quality construction—whalebone, French gore, bias-cut design—to flatter "all figures" with "ease and elegance." Typical early-20th-century women's fashion marketing. 2. **Lion Brand Collars** (top right): Sells detachable collars and cuffs for men's shirts, highlighting durability and style. 3. **The Prudential Insurance** (center-left): An insurance company advertisement using the Rock of Gibraltar as a symbol of strength and security, urging readers to buy life insurance while healthy. 4. **Miscellaneous** (right side): Ads for sealing wax, olive oil, and other household products. The page footer indicates this is *Life* Vol. 36, priced at $4.00—a high-circulation publication from the early 1900s. There is no discernible political cartoon or satire on this particular page.
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SOLD BY— First CLASS DEALERS $250TO 810,00 SOLID WHALEBONE~ FRENCH GORE -BIAS CUT~ “TA FULL RANGE OF SHAPES 70 FIT ALL FIGURES — ‘WITH AN EASE AND ELEGANCE THAT NO OTHER CORSET GIVES” > REDFERN CORSETS COST SOMEWHAT MORE ,BUT AREA NECESSITY © DESCRIBING THE DIFFERENT TO A WELL GOWNED WOMAN— ieieees Geer Tne WARNER BROS. CO REP DPCIES otros gou ota om cate Brnindy “erSovus jubies Bodie “eens BATISTES, BROCADES AND #ROCHES — weweweweveveusoessqourvouseees THE INSURANCE OFFICE IS OPEN for men, women, and children who are well enough to get there and prudent_enough to get there in time. The time to secure Life Insurance in The Prudential NOW Write for particulars, THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA JOHN F. DRYDEN President HOME OFFICE: Newark, N. J. ; : é ; : ; ; | LIFE. Vol. 36 ready Feb. 1st. Bound in Maroon and Gold, Green and Gold, Full Black. PRICE, $4.00. If Copies are returned an allowance of $2.00 is made. id Tited to each other with « buy Lise ‘trand eotlar, enffe, and Beta’ It deven't Exquisite Seals Pomme de Roi Sealing Wax Put up in patent glare tubes. Heat and pour out exactly the amount you want just where you want It. WAX CANNOT BURN OR BLACKEN ‘The most satisfactory and novel article ever offered to ladies for polite correspondence. 36 Briliiant Colors—the latest shades. Send 30 cents for three tubes, POMEROY BROTHERS CO., 310 Passaic Ave. E. NEWARK, N. J Rae’s Lucca: Olive Oil... Combines Perfection of Quality with Absolute Purity ' S. RAE & CO,, if Leghorn, Italy. Established 1836.