Life, 1905-04-06 · page 20 of 62
Life — April 6, 1905 — page 20: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertisement page** rather than political satire. The content consists of four commercial ads from the 1890s: 1. **Pears' Soap**: A brief comedic ad playing on the brand name—a man compliments a woman's complexion as "peaches," she corrects him saying they're "Pears" (the soap product). It's a pun, not satire. 2. **Brownsville Water Crackers**: Markets a regional snack product with a photograph of the cracker. 3. **Andrew Usher's Old Vatted Glenlivet Whisky**: Includes a scientific analysis from an Edinburgh chemist (dated 1891) certifying the whisky's quality—a credibility-building tactic common in Victorian advertising. 4. **Thoroughbred Dutch Belted Cattle**: Offers livestock for sale near Darien, Connecticut, marketed as a "great novelty" for country estates. The page reflects late-19th-century consumer culture and advertising techniques rather than political commentary.
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The public’s choice since 1789 “Your cheeks are peaches,” he cried. It only takes fifieen minutes to make @ | “No, they are Pears’,” she r ownsvile replied. W. C. k Pears’ Soap brings — the ater racKers color of h ealth to the «The Cracker that has Brownsville on it.” c the crispest, the daintiest and most ski appetizing crackers made. They are made by skin. hand, baked in brick ovens, in the same way that they were made fitty-five ago. Dis- It is the finest toilet criminating hostesses use them with cheese, soup and salad. in all the world. CHATLAND & LENHART, Brownsville, Pa OLD VATTED GLENLIVET WHISKY OLD MEDAL . cou! REGISTERED EDINBURGH. TONDON 1673. UITA 180% Lowoon ano Export AGENTS. FRANK BA EY 800.59. MARK LANE EC. Analstical Laboratory. Surgeons’ Hall, Edinburgh, 2nd November, 1891. T have made a careful chemic Ivsis of Andrew Usher For SALE: THOROUGHBRED DUTCH & Co.'s Old Vatted Glenlivet Whisky (a blend of Glenlivet and | B E LT ED Cc ATT L E R EG I ST E R E D. other Whiskies) sampled by me from stock in sealed cases Excellent milkers. A great novelty and attraction for a ; country estate. Prices and full particulars furnished upon and wholesome bey application, Animals may be seen at Darien, 70 minutes Stevenson Macadam, P’h.D., PARSE, from New York City, on N. Y,, N. H& H. R. R. Lecturer on Chemistry. G.S. NICHOLAS, Sole Agent, 43 Beaver St., New York. G. D. Tilley, Darien, Conn. comicbooks.com