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This page is primarily **advertising and promotional content** for Life magazine itself, rather than featuring political cartoons or satire. The main content includes: 1. **Book advertisements** (left column) for various publications on evolution, literature, and economics 2. **"Life" magazine promotion** (center/right) — lengthy press testimonials praising the publication as "wholesome," "charming," and featuring "artistic and literary" content with quality illustrations 3. **The Critic advertisement** — promoting a competing weekly review of literature and fine arts 4. **Commercial advertisements** — including Hartshorn's Shade Rollers and Truman Hemingway & Co. (bankers) with the Grand Hotel promotion The page demonstrates how 19th-century magazines funded themselves through extensive advertising. No specific political cartoons or satirical commentary are visible — this is a business/promotional page rather than editorial content.

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ii, HENRY HOLT & Cors NEW BOOKS, Evolution and Christianity. By J. F. YORKE, 12mo, $1 50. An attempt to point out the bearing of evolution upon religion, and especially upon Christianity. Gosse’s on Viol and Flute. Selected Poems, by EDMUND W. GOSSE. xamo, $r 75. Sibylline Leaves. By A, E. M. K. 16mo, cloth, gi A tasteful and ingenious little work, which does ‘ for- tune-telling” by giving extracts from the poets, in response to questions regarding one’s destiny. Square Walker’s Political Economy. By FRANCIS A. WALKER, President of the Massa- chusetts Institute of Technology, late Superintendent of the Census. Large 12mo, $2 25. Browning’s Lyrical and Dramatic Poems. Selected from his Works by E. T, MASON. amo, Square Ten Brink’s Early English Literature. Translated by Prof. H. M. KENNEDY. Large 12mo, $2 25. English Colonies in America. By J. A. DOYLE. 8vo, $3 50. The Critic. Literature, The Fine Arts, Science, Music, The Drama. Epirors, - - - - J. L.&J.B.GILDER. “ The first literary Journal in America. Uts specialty is short-reviews and many of them ; but we do not observe that quality is sacrificed.’’—LONDON ACADEMY. “THE Critic has bzcome a positiz dispensable part of American literature.” SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN. “Tue Critic has made itself known in America by the indtendence and ability of its utterances.” —NOe"S AND QUERIES. “Al the head of the -ritical Fournals of this country.” —Boston F. =v. and in- For sale at all news stands. & 1gle Copies, Io cts.; $3.50 per year, in ad, nce. To Teachers and Clergymen, $3.00. 1, mit only by post-office order, express order, re_ stered letter or check. Address, The Critic, 30 Lafayette Place, New York. “EI e: | Sa, SOME OPINIONS ‘A WHOLESOME publication."—The Tribune. “A CHARMING sheet."—Washington Republic. “« Lire deserves a long life."—TZroy Times. “ Tue first number is full of artistic and literary promise.’ —¥, ¥, World. “Lire grows brighter. ‘ Lire is worth living’ — and reading."—Norristown Herald. ‘‘Trs illustrations and subject matter are admira- ble."—Rochester Union and Advertiser. “THe papersand the public are wishing Lire a long lease of its name."—Daily Graphic. “THE contents are cheery, satirical and full of lessons for snobs."—Brooklyn Daily Times. “Ir is nicely printed and the illustrations are superbly executed.” —Cincinnati Sat. Night. “Tr has that refinement so conspicuously absent from many periodicals of a like nature."—A/bany Argus. ‘THe engravings are beautifully printed. The general press-work and paper are also notably fine.” —Buffalo Express. __‘ Iris distinguished for the excellence of the draw- | ing of the illustrations, and for the right tone of re- | finement in the wit."—Bos‘on Transcript. “‘ Irs fun is of the sort which appeals toan educated taste, and its illustrations are clever without bordering upon vulgarity. “The title page isa particularly happy | hit."—Syracuse Herald. “We find nothing amateurish about the newcomer; it seems to have been born grown up; it is workman- like in every part. It is fresh, vigorous, gentlemanly, 66 99 (Subscriptions, $5.00 per year. I ] F E Subscriptions, $25.00. Si: f ro cents. Issued every Thursday. Address, Office.of ‘ LIFE,” F Bo OF THE PRESS. genial and satisfying. We commend it to at least fifty thousand readers in this town." —The Sun. ‘* THE latest addition to our E, C.’sis the illustrated, brightly written and handsome looking paper called IiFE, Three numbers have already appeared, and we see no reason why one a week should not be looked upon as indispensable for many a year to come, to lovers of refined, light and airy literature."—Puck. “Lire, the new comic and satirical weekly, whose appearance in New York we noted a few weeks ago, has now reached its fifth number. It is making a place for itself, and it deserves a good one in public esteem. Its illustrations are in black and white, and many of them possess artistic value, while in_ its humor and wit it is clean,clear and refined May LIFE prove everlasting.” Louisville Courier- Journal. ‘‘A NEW weekly paper made its appearance on Thursday, and started well on a prospective course of fun and philosophy. It is pretty and bright in ap- pearance, of convenient size and neat shape, well and clearly printed, and adorned with cuts which are so far ahead of those in other publications of its sort that they seem works of high art. In verse, comment on current affairs, wit and theatrical and social mat- ters, it gives promise of unusual brilliancy and clever- ness."—Mail and Express. “Lure, the new comic paper, is real. LiFe is earnest, and the grave is not its goal. _In view of its success, there is something highly comic in the asser- tion of certain Boston papers that it is a continuation of the Harvard Lamfoon. It owes less to the Lam- poon than it does to the Columbia Spectator, and as Mr. McVickar. Mr. J. Brander Matthews, Mr. F. D. Sherman, Mr. H. G. Paine, Mr. F. B. Herzog, Mr. Arthur Penn and others of the contributors to LIFE are Columbia men, there is to be detected a slight touch of Boston superciliousness in the contrary as- sertion. As a matter of fact, LIFE has had com- paratively little college-flavor, though largely written | by college-graduates; and some of the best things which have appeared in it have come from outsiders— | such as Mr. G, T. Lanigan and Mr. W. L. Alden.”— The Crit. Clubs, Single Copies, Six) POSTAGE FREE. 1155 Broadway, N. Y. FOR SALE AT ALL NEWS STANDS. HART SHORNS| SELFACTING SHADE ROLLE ion ROL ce, NO-CORDS; Seance | SOLDEV , A. G. Heminway, Truman HeMINWay. A, G. HEMINWAY & CoO., BANKERS AND BROKERS, 11 Wall Street, New York. IMPORTANT. When you visitor leave New York City, save Baggage Expressageand Carriage Hire and stop at the G! ND UNION HOTEL opposite Grand Central Depo Four Hundred and Fifty (450) elegant rooms, fitted up ata cost of one million dollars, reduced to $r and upwards per day. European plan. Elevator, Restaurant supplied with the best. Horse cars, stages and elevated railroad 10 all depots. 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