Life, 1901-10-03 · page 19 of 20
Life — October 3, 1901 — page 19: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not satirical commentary. The small cartoon at top left shows a domestic scene where a professor jokes to his landlady "Mrs. Bouncer" that he enjoys good health "when I can get it"—a mild quip about boarding-house life, likely mocking sparse or poor meals. The page's main content advertises consumer goods (sugar wafers, soap, whiskey, dress goods, flannels) and promotes a biography of **Richard Croker**, identified as "the Great Democratic Chieftain." Croker was a prominent Tammany Hall political boss in late 19th-century New York. The biography's promotional language suggests this is earnest advertising rather than satire, though calling a machine politician a "chieftain" borders on ironic. The Harper Rye whiskey ad plays on Prohibition-era concerns, emphasizing the product "reaches the spot" and provides instructions for obtaining it.
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Mrs. Bouncer : ENJOY GOOD HEALTH? Lrofessor ; OF COURSE 1 DO, WHEN 1 CAN GET IT.— Moonshine. REACHES THE SPOT and covers the case—as no other whiskey ever did. If local dealers cannot supply it, write to the distillers, BERNHEIM BROS., Louisville, Ky. Reflect the elegance of the banquet in the dainty simplicity of the tea-table. Ramona, flavored with chocolate, Athena, flavored with lemon. NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY BABBOITS ori NCIS RATE AIL! PROFESSOR DEAR, THERE YOU ARK. I HOrR You ean e, Dress Goods. FALL NOVELTIES. Pain and Fancy Dress Goods. Mohair Whipcords, Scotch Mixtures and Stripes, Nun's Veilings. Flannels. Fazcy Flannels, Embroidered Flannels, reach Flannels. Large assortment in plain colors. Prcaidovay Ko Hb ot. NEW YORK. NOW READY RICHARD CROKER BY ALFRED HENRY LEWIS Pears’ The more purely negative soap is, | the nearer does it approach perfection. Unless you have used Pears’ soap you probably do not know what we mean by a soap with no free fat or nl- kali in it—nothing but soap. Established over 100 years, Illustrated. Green and Gold Binding PRICE $2.00 OF ALL BOOKSELLERS 372 Pages. THE ONLY AUTHORIZED BIOGRAPHY OF THE GREAT DEMOCRATIC CHIEFTAIN comicbooks.com