Life, 1901-10-31 · page 20 of 20
Life — October 31, 1901 — page 20: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertisements** with one small cartoon. The cartoon depicts two men aboard a ship in rough seas, captioned "Everything Else Gone." A captain warns a subordinate about "pretty girls on board," and the man replies he'll "try and keep that, captain"—a joke about maintaining order and protecting female passengers during a disaster when all else is lost. The page otherwise features period liquor and consumer product ads (Lea & Perrins sauce, Evans' ale, Lipton's Irish whiskey, Martell's brandy, Harper Rye, and Pears' soap). These ads reflect early 1900s consumer culture and marketing aimed at middle and upper-class readers. The cartoon's humor relies on the juxtaposition of catastrophe with romantic concern—a mild Victorian-era joke about misplaced priorities during crisis.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
October 31, 1901 A BOTTLE eA &PERRING\ — | oy EVANS’ neo BAUCE ALE: . 'ginal and Genuine Wore Ladies, at luncheon parties and at all home- meals, will find a delicacy of flavor in all Meots all the require. dishes savored with this sauce-for soups, ments of the eritical merican taste for a fish, meats, gravy. game. salads etc. “dryer” ale, in. the senrune Loe KAerpemd Hip busine dns | fullest degree. It can be tested at any first- class place anywhere from the Atlantic to the Pacific, —________ Brewed for 11 years by C,H. Evans & Sons, Hudson, N.Y. Finest Matured Old Irish Whiskey Has all the merits of Scotch without that smoky taste which many object to. SOFT AND PLEASANT Bottled by LIPTON, Ltd., DUBLIN ano LONDON. Sale Agents U. 8. GF. EIN & BRO. 29 Broadway,N.¥., Hartford, Conns EVERYTHING ELSE GONE. Captain: LOTS OF FRETTY GIRLS ON HOARD! LOOK OCT YOU PONT LOSE YOUR MEANT. NO, PLL THY AND RERP (hat, CAPTAIN.” : ? 4 Genuine Old van sts ton Pears wares Few people know the comfort and beauty of | THREE STAR PREFERRED OVER ALL OTHERS | by club men for the sideboard. perfect natural skin. | If local dealers cannot supply it, address the Have you used Pears’ BRA N DY distillers,» soap ? AT ALL BARS AND RESTAURANTS. BERNNEIM BROS., Loulsvilte, Ky. Sold all over the world. PRESS OF THE 4, W. PRATT COw NEW YORK: comicbooks.com