Life, 1901-06-20 · page 19 of 20
Life — June 20, 1901 — page 19: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertising page** with a small comic strip on the left. The three-panel nautical cartoon (captions: "His Sailor's Eye Tells Him He Must," "Shift the Ballast," "To Trim the Boat") appears to be a visual pun about maritime navigation, likely using sailing terminology as double entendre—typical of Life's satirical humor style. The advertisements are straightforward period promotions: Ramona and Athena Sugar Wafers, Club brand pre-mixed cocktails (noteworthy as bottled cocktails were a novelty), The Inn resort in Ridgefield Connecticut, Milo Cigarettes, Beeman's Pepsin Gum, and The Club Cocktails again. The Club Cocktails ad is most historically notable—it defensively argues against prejudice toward bottled cocktails, suggesting this was a contested innovation in early 20th-century drinking culture. The page reflects consumer goods and leisure activities targeting middle-to-upper-class readers of that era.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
thout the dessert-Serve N RAMONAATHENA. Sugar Wafers | Gs New in Substance. Form and Flav HE CLUB = a Dene Don’t be prejudiced against bottled Cocktails until you have tried the Club trand. No better ingredients can be bought than those used in their mixing. The older they grow the better they are, and will keep perfect in any climate after being opened. You certainly appreciate an old bottle of Punch, Burgundy, Claret, Whiskey or Brandy, why should you not an old bottle of . Cocktail? Have you considered it? ? Seven kinds, All grocers and drug- gists keep them. =. F, HEUBLEIN & BRO, Sole Proprietors, 29 Broadway, Now York, N.Y. Hartford, Conn. London. Ghe INN, cans New plumbing, bathrooms, Golf, Tennis, Casino, attractive cottage with flower garden for rent on grounds. 3 Address C. R. BACON. CHEW BEEMAN’S THE ORIGINAL PEPSIN GUM Cares Indigestion and Sea Sickness. All Others are Initaticas, comicbooks.com