Life, 1901-05-16 · page 22 of 22
Life — May 16, 1901 — page 22: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertising page** with one small cartoon. The main content consists of product ads for Van Houten's Cocoa, Evans' Ale, Pears' Soap, Nestor Cigarettes, and Martell's Brandy. The single cartoon shows an **Uncle quizzing his nephew Tommy** on English history. Tommy attempts to count "one, two, three, four" when asked how many queens England has had—a children's joke playing on the double meaning of "queens" (monarchs vs. the word "four" sounding like "queer"). The humor is innocent wordplay typical of early 1900s family magazines. The page reflects the era's advertising approach: health products (cocoa, ale, exercise) marketed alongside luxury goods (brandy, cigarettes, soap), with medicinal and nutritional claims now considered dubious or illegal.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
May 16, 190: FOR HEALTH: Fresh Air Exercise contains more digestible nourishment than the finest Beef tea. For Breakfast, Luncheon, or Supper, it is unequalled, Bold at all grocery stores—order it next time. Evans’ Ale or Stout Pears’ What is wanted of soap for the skin is to wash it clean and not hurt it. Pure soap does that. This is why we want pure soap; and when we say pure, we mean without alkali. Pears’ is pure; no free alkali. There are a thou- sand virtues of soap; this ANSWERED. one is enough. You can Uncle: NOW, TOMMY, I'LL GIVE YOU A SHILLING IP YOU CAN TELL ME HOW MANY QUEENS ENGLAND HAS IAD, trust a soap that has no Tommy; YOUR. es 2 . “ RNUMERATR THES." biting alkali in it. “ONE, TWO, THRER, POUR." —Moonshine. All sorts of stores sell it, especially druggists; all sorts of people use it. ‘A Genuine Old Brandy made from Wine.” — Medical Press (London), Aug. 1899. MARTELL'S THREE STAR BRANDY AT ALL BARS AND RESTAURANTS. Redmond, (“25 subject to Dividends and jn rest collected err remitted. Act f@ {Fiscal Ageot and negstiate s04 BANKERS, loans of ri 41 WALL ST., N.Y. wa Nes, ete. es Members fount saad ‘sold 08 N.Y. Stock E: . \ commission. N.Y. lock Exchange. DEAL IN High-Grade Investment Securities. Lists of current offerin, sent on application, PHILADELPHIA CORRESPONDENTS, GRAHAM, KERR & CO. PRESS OF THE 4. W. PRATT CO., NEW YoRK. comicbooks.com