Life, 1886-06-17 · page 16 of 16
Life — June 17, 1886 — page 16: what you’re looking at
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This is primarily an **advertising page** from Life magazine, not a satirical cartoon spread. The page contains approximately 12-15 advertisements for various 19th-century products and services. Notable ads include: - **Rottmann, Strome & Co.** (wall decorations) - **James W. Renwick** (carriages) - **Baker's Breakfast Cocoa** (with a Gold Medal claim) - **Campobello Island** (summer resort in Maine) - **Columbia Bicycles and Tricycles** - **Bouché Champagne** - **Printing Ink** by Geo. Mather's Sons The page reflects late 19th-century consumer culture, featuring luxury goods (wine, carriages), emerging technologies (bicycles), and leisure destinations. There is **no political satire or cartoon content** visible—this appears to be a standard revenue-generating advertisement page typical of the era. The typography and layout are characteristic of 1880s-1890s magazine design.
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: LIFE: ROTTMANN, STROME & COS HIGHLY EMBOSSED WALL DECORATIONS. GOLD MEDALS FOR SANITARY QUALITIES. 19 EAST TWENTY-FIRST STREET, NEW YORK. JAMES W. RENWICK, | 22S 69 Fulton Street, 9 Warren Street. as one of the Leading and Most Reliable 39 WOOSTER STREET, NOE VINE HOUSES IN AMERICA, ESTABLISHED 1853. A large variety of Grocers Condiments. The AS ins Otpgst and Cuotcest H S in stocka large assortment of seasonable CARRIAGES, Se Tein GWE of all leading styles, at moderate prices. Also, a large| Somesfwticn we ee ie number of second-hand carriages by Brewster & Co. (of illey rec ta Sort Winter fe Sonata Sad = a. lash Whiskies, jummers ir} $01 per Broome Street), and other city makers. Pine ae » ) INDIAN TAN BUCK MOCCASINS. | NEW BINDING FOR Heavy for Lawn Tenors and hard wear, for Ball Games. ‘LIFE: nt, postage IN MAROON AND GOLD, NOW READY. jor No. gand und i ARECHALE-BRUT x Peentae a Ladves’ sizes. : Same prices. $5 per vol, Hea a4 pel cuaie -ExTtA 2eY SUMMER RESORTS, sect 4 x! Roosevelt’ » Hewnann « CAMPOBELLO. ISLAND, cease OFF THE COAST OF MAINE. { | ‘This attractive summer resort, well known as one of the most popular on the American Coast, lies in Passama- quoddy Bay, seventy miles east of Mt. Desert. The island is tea miles long, from two to three miles wide, and the drives are delightful. The interior abounds | Z a in lofty and dei wooded be ke bound: and giant cfs overhang the sea a foe seny aes x COLUMBIA BICYCLES ‘comfortable carriages, village carts, wagonett: Me iy, gauipred saddle hors, sean launchedy tow boats, ssil- WW, AND_TRICYCLES. boats an cane Indian guides will ‘always be at the Spring Catalogue Seat Pree, m | _ The hotels are unique, and are exquisitely furnished. | E[Zamney THE POPE MFG. CO., They i be open June a. \S AD soy Wasuincrow Sr., Boston. For, Cottage lois ‘and’ general information AS ra Warren St, N.Y. ALEX. 8. PORTER, 27 STATE ST.,, BOSTON. BRANCH HOUSES: 113 Wabash Av, Chicago. BAKER’S , Breakfast cocoa. SJ Warranted absovutely pure Cocoa, trom whic] -excess of Oil has been removeu. st has thres times the strength of Cocoa mixed with Btarch, Arrowroot or Sugar, {and ts therefore far more econom!- cal, costing less than one cent a ¥. BAKER & CO., Dorchester, Mass, GEO. MATHER’S SONS 2 RINTING INK 60 JOHN STREET, N. Y. Champagne “SEC” To be had of all Respectable Wine Merchants and Grocers. GULIGS GROTHERS & TURNURE, ART AGE PREBS, 70-70 FULTON GIMERT, NEW YORK: