Life, 1901-09-05 · page 17 of 20
Life — September 5, 1901 — page 17: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertising page**, not a satirical cartoon. The page contains vintage advertisements from approximately the early 1900s. The main content includes: - **Equitable Life Assurance Society** advertisement claiming to be "the strongest life company in the world," with contact information for New York headquarters - **Abbott's Angostura Bitters** and **Bonbons Chocolates** ads promoting fancy boxes suitable for gifts - **Pears' Soap** advertisement emphasizing durability ("wears as thin as a wafer") - **Ypsilanti Health Underwear** promotion - **Whitman's Chocolates** suggestion for keeping "my lady at her best" - **Old Overholt Whiskey** advertisement promoting purity - A notice about **reduced Pennsylvania Railroad rates** for a G.A.R. (Grand Army of the Republic) Encampment in Cleveland The page reflects early 20th-century consumer culture and advertising practices targeting middle to upper-class readers.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
EQUITABLE IS THE STRONGE ST LIFE COMPANY IN THE WORLD ITS POLICIES ARE THE GOVERNMENT BONDS OF LIFE ASSURANCE WRITE FOR FULL PARTICULARS THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES New York. J.H-HYDE, Vice President : 120 Broadway, J.W.ALEXANDER, President REDUCED RATES PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD. Account G. A. R. Encampment. lanceamanamcnentincs ‘ ota om 4 suifable for PRESENTS. 7 4 noon of one 1 ad the CANDIES SENT EVERYWHERE BY MAIL OR EXPRESS: of fi cents, return limit may b tended ciylry COCOA CHOCOLATES,| | pth bfrg UNEXCELLED ! GROCERS EVERYWHERE Pears’ soap is dried a whole year. That's why it lasts so. It wears as thin as a wafer. Sold all over the world. PERFECT FITTING YPSILANTI HEALTH UNDERWEAR al Hay BEST & DEALERS. Tono SEND S MEG. CO. FOR YPSILANTI BOOKLET. MICH To seep my, dy at her A box “ot WHITMAN'S we'd suggest. HITMANS Chocolates On the sideboord— In the medicine chest Old Overholt meets every requirement. An absolutely pure whiskey. A. Overholt @. Co. Pittsburg, Pe. comicbooks.com