Life, 1901-11-21 · page 20 of 20
Life — November 21, 1901 — page 20: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from *Life* magazine (Vol. 37) is primarily **advertising** mixed with one small cartoon. The main content consists of ads for alcoholic beverages (Vigorlac beef drink, Evans Ale, Martell's brandy) and Milo cigarettes—typical of early 1900s publications. The single cartoon titled "Tidings of Comfort and Joy" depicts a humorous hunting scene. A man named Wilkins (appearing to be a novice hunter) reassures fellow sportsmen that he's harmless despite never firing a gun before and being severely nearsighted. The joke is dark comedy: his poor marksmanship and vision mean he won't hit anything—a relief to those around him. The Overland Limited railroad ad occupies the right side, promoting luxury train service between Chicago and San Francisco. The page reflects early 1900s consumer culture and casual attitudes toward alcohol and danger that modern readers would find striking.
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AN AGREEABLE. STIMULANT. TONES UP AWEAK STOMAGH i 4 ACUP ON RETIRING: RELIEVES INSOMNIA. oD Ke Ee W{. » For the Thinker as well as the Good Drinker BOTTLE, ¢ EVANS ALE A Stimulant from which there is no re- action. _ Brewed for past 115 years by C,H. Evans & Sons, Hudson, N. ¥. “‘h Genuine Old Brandy made from Wino.” — Medical Press (London), Aug. 1899, MARTELL'S THREE STAR BRANDY AT ALL BARS AND RESTAURANTS. TIDINGS OF COMFORT AND JOY. WILKINS MAS JOST REMARKED, AIRILY, TO HIS FELLOW SPORTSMEN THAT HE NEVER FIRED A GUN IN HIS LIFE BEFORE, AND THAT HB 18 80 CONFOUNDEDLY SHORT-SIGUTED THAT 1 WON'T DO ANY DAMAGE —Moonshine, OVERLAND LIMITED The luxurious train of Pullman Drawing-Room Sleeping Cars, Dining Cars and Buffet-Library Car (with barber) which tuns from CHICAGO to SAN FRANCISCO Every day in the year via Chicago & North-Western Union Pacific and Southern Pacific Rys. LIFE. Vol. 37. ~ Bound in Maroon and Gold, Green and Gold, Full Black. PRICE, $4.00. All agents sell tickets by this route. If Copies are returned an allowance of $2.00 is made. PRESS OF THE J. W. PRATT CO., REW YORK. comicbooks.com