Life, 1886-06-10 · page 16 of 18
Life — June 10, 1886 — page 16: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertising page** from Life magazine, with minimal satirical content. The page features commercial advertisements for various products (dry goods, shaving supplies, mineral water, printing ink, bicycles) interspersed with brief joke quotes. The only humor elements are **short, unrelated jokes** quoted from other publications: - A Philadelphia Times quip about police adopting an eight-hour workday - A Judge cartoon about a boy warning a policeman away from a saloon - A Sun joke about why children call it "Good Friday" (no school) - A New York Tribune line about lemon pie These appear to be **filler content**—brief humorous asides typical of Life's satirical format—rather than sustained political or social commentary. None target specific figures or events; they're general observational humor about everyday life (police, school, food). The page's primary purpose is **commercial**, showcasing period advertisements and promoting Life's June contents, which focus on American Southern history and literary pieces.
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JAMES McCREERY & CO, DRY GOODS IMPORTERS, MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS. BROADWAY AND ( (th STREET, NEW sorts DO You SHAVE YOURSELF? ‘The manufacturers of the famous “Genuine | Yankee |} p”_ offer to the public WILLIAMS’ SHAVING STICK,” a soap containing all i qualities which have given the “Yankee Soap” its world-wide reputation, and prepared in such form as to render it a} great convenience to those who shave while away from home WE eT darécna ey Roosevett y Howtann « 55457 BEAVER St NY. Ailes 1: aac. cs Ir will relieve some if the interviewers of the Folens wilt consent to adopt the eight. hour law.. —Philadelphia Times. SMALL BOY (to policemen in front. of saloon): Hey! hold yer breath; here comes der rounds. man.— The Judge. TEACHER (to sual pepil ils): ae ‘ou tell me why to-morrow is called Good Friday ? ‘upils (in chorus): "Cause pclae oot be pany school.— The Sun, Loox not upon the lemonpie when it is yellow, for at last it bites like a Newark pup and stings like a baseball—New York Tribune. The Southern Bivouac. LOUISVILLE, KY. “A good:thing in itself, and a siga of promise.—Tux Lizmsany Womb : 3 the most interesting magazines that come to our table Cmsenco Insn Osean ™ Ie is source of genuine pleasure to open the Southern Bivouac these days. Henatp, “Has fallen incl tins behind the three leading maga- zines of this country,’ zw Onieans Times-Democrar. CONTENTS FOR JUNE. I. The Sugar Fields of Louisiana. _R. A. Wilkinsdn. Profusely Illustrated. Our Last Hunting Grounds, P. L. Oswald. Postal of Local Savings Bank, Edward Atkinson, Death (Poetry), * * Daniel E. O'Sullivan, Charles Gayarre, Statesman, Paul H, Hayne. The Hobby of Holmes, * ‘W. R. Belknap. The War in Missouri, R.H. Musser, Down the Ochlawaha, Clinton Scollard. Caleb Ross. The Destruction of Louisville, A Charmed Life, Margaret J. Preston. General Turner Ashby, A. E. Richards. Comment and Criticism, Eater's Table. Salmaginds, SINGLE NUMBER, 20 CENTS. ONE YEAR, $2.00. SIX MONTHS, $1.00. FOR SALE BY ALL NEWSDEALERS, and all who desire to dispense with the use of the shaving cup, | This soap is exquisitely | fumed with Attar ich stick enclosed in a turn- ed-wood case, covered with leatherette. CONVENIENT, EL E. GANT, DELIGHTFUL, ASK YOUR DRUGGIST FOR WILLIAMS? SHAVING STICK, OR SEND 25 CENTS FOR A SAMPLE BY MAIL TO THE J. B. WILLIAMS COMPANY, GLASTONBURY, CONN, (PORMERLY WILLIAMS 4 BROS., MANCHESTER, 184.) “BEWARE OF IMITATIONS.” THE. ONLY GENUINE VICHY IS FROM THE SPRINGS OWNED BY THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT. HAUTERIVE ) prescribed for the Gout, Rheumatism, Diabetes, Gravel, Diseases of the Kidneys, CELESTINS eh aos t GRANDE GRILLE—Diseases of the Liver. HOPITAL—Diseases of the Stomach, Dyspepsia. To be had of all respectable AES Merchants, Grocers. and Draggiste. | HIGHEST AWARD qo GOLD:MEDAL alicompetitoraat: GEO. MATHER’S SONS RINTING INK * 60 JOHN STREET, 'N. Y. THIS PAPER IS PRINTED WITH OUR SPECIAL - LIFE ~ INK. COLUMBIA BICYCLES AND TRICYCLES. Sent Free. the comicbooks.com