Life, 1913-04-24 · page 36 of 48
Life — April 24, 1913 — page 36: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire. It contains six product advertisements typical of early 20th-century magazines: **Notable ads include:** - **Nabisco Sugar Wafers** (prominent left): emphasizes convenience and variety of flavors - **Dr. Jeanne Walter's Rubber Garments** (right): medicated corsets and full-body garments marketed to reduce "superfluous fat"—reflecting period obsessions with figure control and pseudoscientific health remedies - **U-All-No After Dinner Mints** and **Delphinine** (seasickness remedy) - **Brentano's Book Boxes** (travel books) The only non-advertisement content is a small cartoon ("Don't You Want a Caretaker for the Summer?") showing a dog house, and two literary excerpts about life's value—one historical anecdote about actress Gabrielli's salary demands, another from Dickens. **For modern readers:** The rubber garment ad particularly stands out as absurd—it promises quick fat reduction through compression, endorsed by a "famous" doctor, representing an era of unregulated medical claims.
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“DON’T YOU WANT A CARETAKER FOR THLE SUMMER?” The Price of a Singer In 1774, the actress Gabrielli was in Petersburg; previous to engage- ment by the Empress she was at Milan: the price she demanded was 1,500 £ NABISCO Sugar Wafers Convenient in form, attractive in appearance, dcldouly. best, deligh tnt in aver and seed ableness of so enormous a salary, and ness. These are thc attributes that make te < to induce her to make some abatement. Nabisco Sugar Wafers the most tempting of : they assured her thot a. field-marshal dessert confections. In ten-cent tins; also in s had no more. “If that be the case,” twenty-five-cent tins. 2 i 2 ‘ase, wenty-fiv “T would advise all Her ADORA:—The newest dessert confection—a hal: a filled sugar wafer—enticingly sweet. shals to sing. YESTINO: — An almond-shaped des- sert confection with the most ex- Z Me = quisite of creamy centers, r 14a I CHOCOLATE TOKENS:— er annum, besides a house and nor would she take less. She was remonstrated with on the unreason- | for unsightly, uncomfortable, unhealthy and all SUPERFLUOUS FAT if you wear i» Dr. Jeanne Walter’s Famous Medicated Rubber Garments <i QA These garments are made either tocover \. theentire body or any part. The re- sults from their use are quick and BISCUIT \, COMPANY by world over. Chin Bands. $3.00 Chin only... + + + + $2.00 Also Union Suits, Stockings, Jack- ets, etc., for the purpose of reducing to those suffering from rheumatism. Elastic and Rubber Corsets $3.00 made to your measere. ~ 4 Write at once for further particulars, | ad epi. U. The warment can Dr. JEANNE WALTER, ,, Wetting. a y without the Jmpentor and Patentee SEW TORR este Saco eS TATIVES 3 Kammerer, 1029 Walnut Street. Philadelpbla: Mivcinco: Adele Mili Co, 166 Geary Street. — ‘Chicago: E, Burnham, 138 North State Street. -U-ALL-NO ° AFTER DINNER MINT Adelicious. creamy candy with a flavor all its"own. A Well-Spent Life Father Time is not always a hard parent, and though he tarries for none of his children, often lays his hand light- ly upon those who have used him well: making them old men and women in- exorably enough, but leaving their hearts and spirits young and in full vigor. With such people the gray head is but the im- ) MANUAL pression of the old fellow’s hand in giv- OF AMERICA ing them his blessing, and every wrinkle 4 PHILADELPN but a notch in the quiet calendar of a Sa well-spent life—Barnaby Rudge. V-ALL-NO < AFTER DINNER MINT Sold in tin boxes‘only —never 4 Booksellers RENTANO’ ON VOYAGE OOK BOXE Contain best Books of the day an and DELPHININE Curre Magazines Periodicals J “ore palivered to all. poluts, G positively prevents and overcomes SEASICKNESS Two sizes $2.50 and $1.25 at all first-class druggists, or WILLIAM E. MILLER, 17 State Street, New York City Socrates, being asked why he never wrote books, replied: “ Because I see that the paper is worth much more than anything I could put upon it.” 4 EE ES BE Sth Ave, and 27¢) ric. yy) spuaeaadlidddlddledldediiiedtiliiill comicbooks.com \