Life, 1902-02-06 · page 19 of 20
Life — February 6, 1902 — page 19: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertising page** from Life magazine, not a political cartoon. It contains six product advertisements arranged around one satirical illustration. The central cartoon—captioned "My Last Little One" (credited to *Journal Amusant*)—depicts **Death as a skeletal figure in a top hat, holding a baby**, representing infant mortality. This reflects the era's high child death rates and was common satirical imagery of the period. The surrounding ads promote luxury goods typical of early 1900s America: Huyler's cocoa, Lackawanna Railroad (emphasizing comfort and safety), Whitman's chocolates, Old Overholt whiskey, Abbott's Angostura Bitters, and Codman & Hall champagne. The juxtaposition is darkly ironic: the grim reaper illustration sits amid advertisements for consumer goods and leisure travel, creating an unintended commentary on mortality and materialism—though this may be coincidental layout rather than intentional editorial statement.
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gg tWOUT ADULTE A ae Lu, Coco Coa rik Sury uncavh Ifnot handled by your grocer, send his name and address and recelvo FREE SauPLe and BOOKLET. Huyler’s, - 863 Broadway, N. Y. The Lackawanna ONCE CONTRACTED HARD TO BREAK Any one of the numerous Lackawanna Railroad passenger trains between New York and Buffalo, Chicago and St. Louis will give it to you. Smooth roadbed, luxurious sleeping and parlor cars, a la carte dining service, roomy coaches, courteous train- men, absence of smoke and dust are the causes. Ticket offices at NEW YORK BUFFALO CHICAGO ST. LOUIS MY LAST LITTLE ONE. Journal Amusant An old fashioned whiskey— Old Overholt Made just as it was a century ago— | Bottled in bond. A. Overholt Co. Pittsburg, Pe. go> NABISCO sue¥ War, et “ DIrreneny riavons. Natiosat Bisctit Comurayt. ABBOTIS onic Angostura | Bitters. The Highest Type of French Champagne CODMAN & HALL Co. Agents for the U. 8. BOSTON, - - - MASS. comicbooks.com