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# Analysis This page is **primarily advertising**, not satirical content. It contains advertisements for: - Books and novels (Henry Holt & Co., Henry Irving biography) - The Parker House hotel in Boston - A filing binder for "LIFE" magazine - Subscription offers for *The Century*, *Harper's*, and other magazines (with combination rates detailed) - Whiskey, candy, wallpaper, and other consumer goods The only substantive editorial content is a large section titled "A Hundred Million Dollars" discussing wholesale purchasing advantages for *The Continental* magazine subscribers—essentially a sales pitch. There are no political cartoons, caricatures, or satirical commentary visible on this page. It represents a typical late-19th or early-20th century magazine back page focused on revenue generation through advertising and subscription promotions.

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“ETRE? NEW PUBLICATIONS. PUBLICATIONS. HOTELS. NEW HAVE READY: Mrs. ALEXANDER’S NEW NOVEL, “The Executor.” 16mo. Leisure Hour Series, $1 ; Leisure Moment Series, 35 cents. Symonds Italian By-Ways. | By JouN AppINGTON SyMonps, author of ‘ Renaissance in Italy,’ 12mo, $1.75. “* Perhaps we shall best praise Mr. Simonds’s latest sketches by saying that we have never been so con- scious of a keen desire to follow in a traveller's foot- steps as while turning over the pleasant pages of “Italian By-ways.'"—Padd Mal! Gazette. . | Mrs. Miller's In the Kitchen.| By Mrs. E. S. MILLER, Square 8vo, $2.50. Being a new edition of this very popular and practical cook-book. - Established 1853. H. B. KIRK & CO., 1158 BROADWAY, 69 FULTON ST. Sour Mash_ } (Old Crow Rye ( i and Whiskies. Mayfield. -The Best in the World. RELIABLE WINES. Send one, two, three or five dol | elars for a retail bom by Candies ‘in the world, put up in some boxes, All strictly pure. Suitable for | presents. Try it once. Address, C.F.GUNTHER, Confectioner. 78 Mapisom Sr., Cuicaco. WALL PAPER.| Decorate and Beautify your Homes, Offices, &c. Quaint, RARE AND Curious Papers By Emi- | NENT DECORATIVE ARTISTS, Close Figures given on Large Contracts. If you intend to sell your house, paper it, as it will bring from $2000 to $3000 more after having been Papered. Samples and Book on Decora- tions mailed free. H. BARTHOLOMAE & CO., MAKERS AND IMPORTERS, 124 & 126 W. 330 St., (near Broadway,) | The Continent, | ‘The Continent, | The Contive: | scription : Published this Day. PARKER HOUSE BRO GEM SE HenrRY IRVING: A Short Account of His Public Life. | With four illustrations, one vol., 16mo, cloth, $1.25. With frontispiece, paper cover, 50 cents. BOSTON, MASS. MARVEY D, PARKER. oseru m aEcMAN, EDWARD 0. PUNCHARD, COMMON SENSE BINDER FOR FILING - LIFE: Cheap, Strong and Durable. Will hold 26 numbers. Mailed to any part of the United States for $1.00. Address, office of “ LIFE,” 1155 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, DO YOU KNOW ‘That you can get a year's subscription to the Century Magazine for $1.58; to Harper's Menthly for $1.57; to Harter's Bazar and Harper's Weekly (or $1.98 each ; to the Atlantic for $1.98; to St. Nicholas for $1.27; to The Youth's Com- panion (or 47 cents; tothe New York Weekly Tribune {or SEVEN CENTS—and to any other periodical in the world at equally astonishing discounts from the regular prices? These rates are actually given to all subscribers to the above, WILLIAM S. GOTTSBERGER, PUBLISHER, 11 MURRAY STREET, New York. For Sale at all Bookstores. | iftaken at the same time with THE CONTINENT [Judge Tourgee's Weekly Magazine], The {ol- lowing list gives a few of the combinations we make : COMBINATION SUBSCRIPTION RATES. ‘The Continent, $4, and The Century, $4, ‘The Continent, $4) and Harper's Magazine, }, and Harper's Bazar. $4 , and Harper's Weekly, » 4, and Atlantic Monthly, $4, 4, and Army and Navy journal, 4. and North American Review, and Forest and Stream, $4, }, and The Nation, $3, i 4, and The Critic, $3. 4, and Lippincott’s Magazine, $3, 4\, and Golden Days, $3, od Congregaticnalist, $3, ‘ 3, Regular | By Single) Our Rate. Copies. | The Continent, The Continent, The Continent, The Continent, The Continent, The Continent, The Continent, The Continent, ‘The Continent, The Continent, necSexxx The Continent, The Continent, The Continent, The Continent, $4. The Continent, The Continent, ‘eekly Tribune, Tribune, $2, ° “ seesssessegsssssess eagoerasss- 38a e Continent, |, and Phrenological Journal, $2, . A HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS Are expended every year by the American people for their periodical literature, with very little idea of economy in the transaction, such as business wisdom dictates in the wholesale purchase of other commodities, The above offers give the individual purchaser the advantages of wholesale rates, with oo agents or middlemen of any kind—the subscriber gettin the whole advantage. The list given above is only an eramAle of what we are prepared to offer to all who include CONTINENT in their lists. If you are going to take any of the periodicals named, or any others, submit your list for our estimate _ It will defy competition. ‘As to THE CON’ ‘INEN' “itself, the New Vork Observer says: “It ranks in literary merit and artistic established magazines in the country ;"" and the poet Whittier said. in renewing his sub- quality with the best and ol i romises : I cannot do without it.” THE CONTINENT bas been lavish “ It has more than fulfilled its of promises, and has fulfilled every one. It will fulfill these. We are glad to answer inquiries, Let us know what you want, Specimen copy sent on application, Subscriptions to THE CONTINENT and other periodicals may begin with any number of either. Be sure and state when you want each te begin, Remit by draft or money order. The NEW POSTAL NOTES are just out, and will be found very convenient in remitting odd sums of money. The above figures are “odd” enough ; that is, be- cause they are figured down to the lowest cent for your advantage. SUBSCRIBE NOW! ADDRESS: Tue ConTINENT, 36 S. Eleventh St. Phila. comicbooks.com