Life, 1902-07-24 · page 19 of 20
Life — July 24, 1902 — page 19: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily a **advertisements page**, not editorial content. It showcases luxury goods and patent medicines popular in the early 20th century. The central cartoon (credited to *Journal Amusant*) is a mild joke about restaurant value: a diner complains his beefsteak is actually old shoe sole, and the waiter sarcastically responds that for fifteen cents, what does he expect—boots? The surrounding ads promote: - **Chartreuse liqueur** (made by Carthusian monks for 300 years) - **Violet Dew perfume** (Lundborg brand) - **Gold Lack champagne** (Deutz & Geldermann) - **Underberg Boonekamp Bitters** (a digestive/medicinal tonic) - **Nabisco Sugar Wafers** - **Kodak cameras** ($5–$75) The advertisements reflect turn-of-the-century consumer culture emphasizing imported European luxury goods and early photographic technology. The patent medicine (Underberg) was typical of an era before FDA regulation, when such products made unsubstantiated health claims.
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