Life, 1902-07-03 · page 21 of 24
Life — July 3, 1902 — page 21: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertisement page**, not a cartoon or satirical content page. It contains roughly a dozen product ads typical of early 1900s American magazines. The ads promote: - **Alcoholic beverages** (Evans' Ale, Martell's Brandy, Club Cocktails, Angostura Bitters) - **Patent medicines/toiletries** (Mennen's Talcum Powder, Beeman's Pepsin Gum for indigestion, Allen's Foot-Ease) - **Leisure services** (Long Beach Hotel, Life magazine subscriptions) - **Luxury goods** (Eden imported cigars) **Notable context for modern readers:** The ads reveal early 1900s attitudes—casual alcohol promotion, unregulated "medicinal" products (pepsin gum claimed to cure sea-sickness), and gendered marketing (foot powder for ladies). The repeated "beware of imitations" warnings suggest rampant counterfeiting of popular brands. References to "Gold Medals" and royal endorsements reflect period marketing strategies emphasizing prestige and medical legitimacy that would face modern regulatory scrutiny.
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A bright day, a well filled hamper, and a generous supply of are all that’s required to make a good time and oa jolly picnic party. Evans’ Ale ts the Seat p bers for an out “Any Dealer Anywbere wif wappiy yous “ AGenuine Old Brandy made from Wine.” —Medical Press (London), Aug, 1899, MARTELL’S THREE STAR BRANDY MENNEN’S ian? TOILET POWDER for After Shaving. A positive reliet for Prtculy Heat, af burn, and all aftic. Yhoter ot perptntion.. Get original. Sold everywhere, or mailed for 2c Avold harmful ealtatio maple Pree. GERHARD MENNEN CO., Newark, N.J. \ YOU falas well Pour over lumps of ice, strain and serve SEVEN KINDS BEWARE OF IMITATIONS G. F. HEUBLEIN @ BRO. HARTFORD NEW YORK LONDON CHEW BEEMAN’S PEPSIN GUM Cares Indigestion and Sea-Sickness, AML Others are tnitations. 0 not drop your subscription to LIFE dur- ing the Summer. Have it sent to any address in this country or Canada for three months for $1.25, or abroad for $1.51. Address changed as often as desired if notice reaches us two weeks in advance, ALWAYS COOL Lone BEACH, L. I. LESS THAN ONE HOUR FROM N. Y, CITY LONG BEACH HOTEL OPENS JUNE 21st THE INN, Now Open Finest Beach and Bathing near New York City Address A. E. DICK, Proprietor Also Proprietor of HOTEL GRENOBLE ta STREET AND fra AVENUE, N, Y. BR SIEGERT > ~> ANGOSTURA k BITTERS The Worlds Best Tonic Mnported from Trinidad B.W1. 22 GOLD MEDALS ‘The Only Genuine Unrivalled appetizing tonic and stomach corrective. A few dashes in pure liquor, sherry or champagne, the epicure’s delight. Indiepensable on every sideboard. Beware of cheap domestic substitutes and imitations. ‘The genuine is made only by DR. J. G, B. SIEGERT & SONS, J. W. WUPPERMANN, Sole Agent, NEW YORK, N. Y. — S FOOT-EASE SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES Allen's Foot= Ease, feet. It cures pain Bervons fect, and instantly oat of cornaand banions. [t's the gr i comfort discovery of the a 80, 000, onlal RY iT tres *, Sold by: byall \‘Devextste and hee Stores, 50. Do net accept an imi. tations Bent by wal tor ein stampa. FRE TRIAL SACKAGE sent by raul G Ys SWEET _ TES oe eects “Oh. What Rest. Ssorysbern, “Trial Pack awn andComtortts dress, ALLEN S. ‘OLMSTED. { te Roy, Ne Y. The select brand of Imported Cigar favored by American men of fashion and by English aristocracy. Gold Medal, Paris, 1900. ‘The uniform excellence of our cigars has earned for us the distinction of inted to make the cigars ficial and Royal Banquets the Coronation of His Majesty King Edward VII. of Great Britain. CALIXTO LOPEZ & CO. 177 Pearl Street, New York, and Zulucta St. Havana. comicbooks.com