Life, 1913-12-04 · page 100 of 112
Life — December 4, 1913 — page 100: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertising page** with no political cartoons or satire. It contains four product advertisements from the early 20th century targeting women's hygiene and beauty. The ads reveal period anxieties about cleanliness and femininity: - **Pétrole Hahn**: A petroleum-based hair product claiming antiseptic properties - **Naiad Dress Shields**: Undergarment accessories designed to absorb sweat, emphasizing that cleanliness is "the crowning attribute of lovely woman" - **Murray & Lanman's Florida Water**: A fragrant toilet water marketed as essential for ladies' hygiene - **One illustration** (bottom right, labeled "Hard Pressed for Money") shows a man in distress—likely a cartoon joke, though its specific context is unclear from this page alone The advertisements reflect Victorian/Edwardian concerns with bodily odor and perspiration as social liabilities for women, positioning commercial products as solutions to embarrassment and moral respectability.
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APRA LIFE BERG SS i Fétrole Hahn beautifies the hair by a natural process Petroleum is nature’s oil, the finest stimulant for the growth and beauty and health of the hair. Its properties are antiseptic and strengthening. The body of Fetrole Hahn is petroleum, prepared bya skilled firm, F. Vibert, Lyons, France. Apply it reg- ularly and your hair will become lustrous and abundant, and your scalp vigorous and clean. Sizes, $1.50 and $1.00. At leading dealers. PARK & TILFORD Sole Agents $29-549 West 42nd Street, New York “The Crowning Attribute of Lovely Woman is Cleanliness” The well-dressed woman blesses and benefits herself—and the world—for she adds to its joys. Naiad Dress Shields add the final assurance of cleanliness and sweetness, They are a necessity to the woman of delicacy, refine- ment and good judgment. Natap Dress Sulevps are hygienic and scientific. They are absolutely free from | rubber with its unpleasant odor. They can be quickly sterilized by immersing in boiling water for a few seconds only. The only shield as good the day it is bought as the day it is made. Made in all styles and sizes to fit every requirement of Woman's Dress. At stores or sample pair on receipt of 25c. Every pair guaranteed The C. E. CONOVER CO., Mfrs., 101 Franklin St., New York Ask Your Druggist for MURRAY & LANMAN’S Florida Water if you would send your friend a delightful CHRISTMAS GIFT | Ladies consider it quite indispensable for the Handkerchief, _ Dressing-table or Bath @ Invigorating and bracing as a rub-down after exercise. Gentlemen declare it the best thing to use after shaving. REFUSE SUBSTITUTES ! Sample size mailed for stx cents in stamps, Ask for our booklet, ‘Health and Beauty.” LANMAN @ HEMP 135 Water Street, New York