Life, 1885-05-14 · page 14 of 16
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This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire. The dominant content features commercial advertisements for luxury goods and services aimed at wealthy Americans circa early 1900s. The top section advertises **Redfern's Ladies' Tailor & Habit Maker** (located at prestigious addresses including Newport and Paris), emphasizing custom dressmaking with pattern bodies and guaranteed perfect fits—a service for affluent women. Below are advertisements for merchant tailors, whiskey ("Old Crow" brand), men's clothing (shirts and pajamas), roofing materials, and mineral water ("Waukesha Glenn"). Each ad emphasizes quality, purity, or exclusivity. The decorative heraldic crests and royal warrants at the top suggest British/European luxury branding—typical marketing strategy for wealthy American clientele who admired Old World prestige. There is **no political cartoon or satire** visible on this page. It functions as a commercial publication targeting the upper class.
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ALSO AT meNEWPORT, ><- RA 4. a “M.cuapmess of tO REDFE iy N. | g TAILOR & Hapir M 210 Fifth Aventee i132 B 1132 Broadway, MADISON SQUARE, NEW YORK. PATTERNS IN AN ALMOST INFINITE VARI- ETY OF COLORING AND DESIGN, WITH ESTIMATES AND LATEST NOVELTIES IN STYLE, WILL BE FORWARDED POST FREE ON APPLICATION FROM REDFERN’S NEW YORK BRANCH, WHERE THE ART OF FIT- TING PERFECTLY WITHOUT A PERSONAL INTERVIEW IS SPECIALLY STUDIED. A PAT- TERN BODY ONLY REQUIRED, AND A PER- FECT FIT GUARANTEED. For New Roofs. ROOFING Price low: anyody can, apply on Stcep or Flat sur- face: materials durable. Fire- Write at once for illustrated Book. Ind. Paint & ioe Co., Phila., Pa. For Old Roofs. Cavanagh, Sanford & Co., Merchant Tailors and Importers, 16 West 23d STREET Opposite sth Ave. Hotel, NEW YORK, No one can Faraik “Old Crow” Rye Sour-Mash Whiskey unless purchased from us. We have taken every barrel made since Fanuary, 1872. We have also HERMIT- AGE four to seven years old, all sold absolutely pure, uncolored, unsweetened. H. B. KIRK & CO., 69 Fulton St. & Broadway and 27th St. gq WARREN STREET. MAKERS OF THE § SHIRT PAJAMAS AND Ss fe. UNDERWEAR, ~The Only Pure Waikeska Water 18 THE WAUKESHA GLENN, The Well-Known “Queen of Waters.” REIGNS ALONE AMONG NATURAL DIETETIC TABLE WATERS. ITS NUMEROUS COMPETITORS APPEAR TO HAVE, ONE AFTER ANOTHER, FALLEN AWA The Only Spring in Waukesha that Remains at One aanaa tee BOTH SUMMER AND WINTER (i. ¢., 48 Degrees). Address, T. H. BRYANT, Waukesha, Wis. WAUKESHA IS A MOST DELIGHTFUL SUMMER RESORT. ON THE CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE D ST. PAUL RAILW. FREE} A WATERBURY wate is sent with every ply Case, No advance in Cost Price, $7 00. Remit by Bank Draft, Postal Order, Express, or Registered Letter, petup toa Str box t up tn presen Addre IL T ) who Cata ete., ana mate also if de