Life, 1901-08-29 · page 19 of 20
Life — August 29, 1901 — page 19: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page combines satirical cartoons with period advertisements (circa early 1900s). **Main Cartoon ("Not Complimentary to Medicine"):** A doctor tells a wife her overworked husband has "brain fag" and needs rest. She responds that while he had sense, he wouldn't have called a doctor—implying doctors are unreliable or unnecessary. The satire mocks both hypochondria and the medical profession's credibility during this era. The title suggests the cartoon criticizes medicine rather than endorses it. **Context:** This reflects early-20th-century skepticism toward doctors, who lacked modern scientific validation and were sometimes viewed as charlatans or unnecessary expenses for working people. **Advertisements:** The page includes typical period ads for Pabst beer (claiming purity), Evans' ale, suspenders, a canoe company, and Kodak film—standard commercial content with period-appropriate claims about product quality and reliability.
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“LIFE: Pabst beer Get in touch with the best IN ALE BREWING AND BOTTLING BY DRINKING NOT COMPLIMENTARY TO MEDICINE. BRAIN PAG, OVERWORKED, YOU SHOULD HAVER CALLED ME IN SOONER, Wife; WHILE UE HAD ANY SENSE LEFT, IE WOULDN'T HAVE A DOCTOR, A Well-Built Light-Weight Paddling # % Canoe Handsomely Size, 16 feet by 82 inches. ron*27,22 SEND FOR CANOE CATALOCUE No. 5 Finished ST. LAWRENCE RIVER SKIFFS— LAUNCHES OF ALL KINDS AND SIZES~CATALOGUE No. A. YACHTS’ HOLLOW SPARS—BOOKLET No. ¢ HIGH-CRADE WORK ONLY THE SPALDING ST. LAWRENCE BOAT CO. OGDENSBURG, St. Lawrence Co., N. Y. J. @. FRASER, Manager, Give Credit to the im PRESIDENT Suspender for comfort; working men appreci ate its wearing qualiti veryone admires its eas. ing principle. No other suspende: Look for the name “President” on the buckles. Every pair guaranteed. Trimmings can not rust everywhere $0c. of by ma ‘©. A, EDGARTOS 'G. C0. Box 278, Shirley, Mase, If itisn’tan Eastman, itisn'ta Kodak KODAK quality and Kodak film quality have made the Kodak way the sure way in picture taking. EASTMAN KODAK CO. Cofaione free att Rochester, N. Y. dealers or by mail, Ifitisn’tan Eastman, itisn’ta Kodak comicbooks.com