Life, 1883-01-18 · page 15 of 16
Life — January 18, 1883 — page 15: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily a **advertisements page** from Life magazine, not a political cartoon or satirical content page. The page features various commercial advertisements for late 19th-century products and services: insurance, art galleries, books (including Charlotte Brontë's poems), merchant tailoring, banking services, and steel pens. There is **one illustrated element**: "College Cuts," described as "a collection of humorous and well-drawn sketches" depicting amusing college and society life episodes. The text claims it surpasses even British *Punch* magazine in quality. However, the actual cartoon illustrations are not visible in this image—only the advertisement for the collection appears. The page is essentially a commercial compilation rather than editorial satire, typical of Life's revenue model blending advertising with humorous content.
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: . THE MUTUAL LIFE | INSURANCE COMPANY : OF NEW YORK. F.S. WINSTON, President. No. 144 BROADWAY, New York. * For hym was levere have at his beddes heed Twenty bockes, clad in blak or reed, Than vobes riche or fithele or gay sautrie.” | COLLEGE CUTS. SECOND EDITION NEARLY EXHAUSTED, A collection of humorous and well-drawn sketches by Herzou, McVickan | and others, illustrative of amusing episodes in College and Society Life, “Punch has never presented a better series of small cartoons, and the text is better than the average of our friend across the water."—Washington Gazette. Tastefully bound An exquisite little edition of The Poems of Charlotte Bronte, clear type, wide margins, wholly uncut edges. Cloth, novel design in silver or limp vellum, design in blue, $1.00. WAYSIDE FLOWERS. Poems of flowers by Longfellow, Whittier, Stedman, Trowbridge and others, with eight colored plates by Miss Emmet. Floral covers, tied with ribbon, es es Stu To be had of aty bookseller, or will be mailed at our expense to any address on receipt of the advertised price. WHITE & STOKES, Publishers, NEW YORK. $75. Artistic : Presents, Messrs. M. KNOEDLER & CO. invite attention to their fine collection of Modern Oil Paintings, Water Color Drawings, . Engravings, and other art products suitable for Holiday pre- | sents. The list of paintings comprises the works of all the best known artists of the day. GoupiIL GALLERY, 170 5th Ave., Cor. of 22d St. OPEN EVENINGS. i POLLOCK & BIXBY, | BANKERS AND BROKERS, No. 25 NASSAU-ST., N. Y. All issues of Government Securities, Bank Shares, Railway Stocks and Bonds bought and sold on commission or carried on a margin. Special attention given to investments. Interest allow- ed on deposits. WILLIAM POLLOCK, Member of N, Y. Stock Exchange. ANDREW J. BIXBY. |. CAVANAGH, SANDFORD & CO., Merchant Tailors & Importers, 16 West 23d STREET, | Opposite sth Ave. Hotel. New York. All the latest London fabrics regularly imported. FSTERBROOK ‘Pens PENS Leading Nos: 14, 048, 130, 333, 161. For Sale by all Sta:ioners. | THE ESTERBROOK STEEL PEN CO., | Works, Camden, N.J. 26 Joha St., New York. ‘Not that we think us worthy such a guest,” **But that your worth will dignify our feast.” “ Common Sense” Lunch Room, | 135 Broapway (cor. Cedar St.), JAMES P. WHEDON, Manager. comicbooks.com