Life, 1901-05-23 · page 22 of 22
Life — May 23, 1901 — page 22: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertisements** with one small cartoon. The main visual joke appears in the center: a silhouette showing a hearse (funeral carriage) surrounded by running figures, accompanying a quote attributed to "Zozoard Lampoon" (likely a pseudonym). The caption presents an old man in a hearse remarking that while the ride is "immense" and the expense significant, at least "it doesn't come out of my purse"—a dark humor joke about death and funeral costs. The surrounding ads promote period products: Lea & Perrins sauce, Martell's brandy, Van Houten's cocoa, Heublein's Club Cocktails, Evans' Ale, Beeman's Pepsin Gum, and banking services from Redmond, Kerr & Co. These ads reflect early-1900s consumer goods and leisure culture targeted at affluent 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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