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# Page Analysis This page is **primarily advertising**, not satire or political commentary. It contains notices for recently published books and multiple product advertisements from the 1880s era. The advertisements include: - **Sporting goods**: lawn tennis hats and rackets (D.W. Granberry & Company), emphasizing "Association" rackets with gold medals - **Household products**: perfumes and sachet powders (Theodore Metcalf & Co.), carpet manufacturers (Bigelow), and paper - **Publishing**: promotion for *Century* magazine's June issue, listing literary contents The only editorial content is the *Century* magazine advertisement, which highlights fiction stories and articles on topics like "Faith Healing" and women's education. There is **no political cartoon visible**—this is a commercial page from Life magazine's advertising section.

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RECENTLY PUBLISHED. Racing and Steeplechasing. The New Volume of the Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes. RACING. By the Farl of Suffolk and Berkshire and Mr. W. G. Craven. With a contribution by the Hon. F. Lawley. ‘STEEPLECHASING. By Arthur Coventry acd Alfred E, T. Watson, Ilustrated with a colored froatapiece and 57 beautiful wood engravings from designs . Sturgess, One volume. Crown 8vo, Cloth, $3.50; } at Blue Morocco, gilt top, $3.00. “It is by long odds the best book on both subjects that has yet appeared, for while it is thoroughly ente: it is so complete with technical instruction "hat it ‘should not oaly be read by all racing officials, but also by trainers and jockeys." Previously Published in the Badminton Library. HUNTING. With acolored frontispiece and $3 beau- tiful wood engravings. One volume. Crown 8vo. Cloth, | $3.30. Hall Blue Morocco, giit top, $5.00. FISHING. Vol. [. Saison and Trout, Vol. IT., Pike | and Other Coarse Fish, By H. Cholmondeley Pennell. With numerous illustrations. Two volumes. Crown évo. Cloth. $7.00; Mall Bue Morocco, gilt top, §20,00. wes on Riding and Driving, Shooting, Tennis, "Cycling, Yachting, ete., are in preparation. LITTLE, BROWN & CO., PUBLISHERS, 254 Washington Street, Boston, LAWN TENNIS HAT. We (ay open this week 500 dozen ose celebrated Felt laws Tenals Hats sach as we sold last season in Navy Blue, Cardinal, Yel- We have just received low, Scarlet, e, Steel several hundred English and Drab. We ward Lawn Tennis Blazers in Club one of these hats by mail to colors Rigen ve shall offer any address on receipt of at $5.00 50 eee Wa Perego 128 & 130 FULTON STREET, Fleliotrope Perfume In powder form lastsforever. Can be made into sachet bags by packing between layers of corded cot- | ton or cloth, Hay lone atl Cena eons Furniture and y by its use. Sam upon receipt of as cents. THEODORE METCALF & CO.’S Heliotrope, Wintette, ands Jockey Club Sachet Impart a Delightful and Lasting Odor to Handker- chiefs, Linen, Gloves, Stationery, etc. Sold by all dealers in fine toilet ‘goods. Sample of either by mail upon receipt of 25 cents. Metcalf’s Sachet Powders. HELIOTROPE, VIOLETTE AND Jockey Cus, Impart a Delightful and Lasting Odor to Station- ery (Gloves \G othieg: and rote, Ailes: iano, Sold by all firet-clasw drogciats, pile THEODORE METCALF & CO., 39 Tremont Street, Boston, Sample cents, in ‘and sup- Have YOU READ and 87 NASSAU STREET, NEW YORK. the June CENTURY? It contains two short stories, “Meh Lady,” a dialect story of the War, by the author of “ Marse Chan,” and a Southern story by Richard M. Johnston; a capital paper on “Faith Healing and Kindred Phenomena;’ Ramble,” go to College?” “A Knot of Blue,” “Harvard's Botanic Garden,” by Austin Dobson—from Fulham to Chiswick on the Thames; “Shall Women a new song for Yale, etc., etc. illustrated; “A Literary All dealers sell it INVITING NEW BOOKS. THE WIND OF DESTINY. A Novel. By Atuur Suernurne Harpy, author of “But Yet a Woman.” $r.25, This ip at once a fascinating novel and « ‘and the myst aman (efuence. yin Am "rhe same pure, bracing air prrougy this novel which was so sotceable aad welcome tn Yet a Wom: cture of Duman expert thes * But BURGLARS IN PARADISE. By Fuizasern Stuart Paetrs, author of * ‘Ajar,” etc, This is the initial volume of the RIVERSIDE PAPER SERIES FOR 1886, to consist of thirteen numbers, to be issued on successive Satardays and including : A Perfect Adonis. By Miriaw Cores Harnis, author of " Rutledge,” Stories and Romances, By Horace E. Scuoper. A Summer in Leslie Goldthwaite's Life, By Mrs. A.D, T, Wurrway, ete. so cents each, "The Gates %4* For sale by all Booksellers, Sent by mail, post paid, om receipt of price by the Publishers, HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN & CO., 11 East 17ru Sraeer, New Yor. Boston. BALZAC IN ENGLISH. ith an Eno under te iasart, A Passion in the rf The Hidde THE RISE AND EL je oa ‘OF CESAR BIROTTEAU. EUGENE GR | lOWE'S NEW ROMANCE. | ATALANTA IN THE SOUTH, paper covers. g0 cena: cloth : ew editions Sore Sven Np ‘cents; cloth, $0; The San Wosstie. Raseh™ cloth, $1.35. CONSTANCE OF ACADIA. ies of Historical Novels depicting i ey England Covent Efe, J published ‘anonymously, and HELEN "JACKSON" s y posTHUMOUS STORY, Abserbin we interesting, in itself, fomehr} the last work of its author. iso, the yoth too of her great story RAMONA. at ‘owen, CHESWICK’S CAMPAIGN. % ae ithe pid. not Mare Price, fu = op, 5 : RINGE OTTO, mance. By Roum Loom STEVENSON, * Trea Tlted.~ MU Tatee rhe Bankey Aa Int Vora” iveradd Sera” ete, Authat’s listary edition: Giathe Price, $e 9% Sold everywhere. Mailed, post-paid, by the publishers, ROBERTS BROTHERS, BOSTON. A 1M, author of * BIGELOW CARPET CO. ORIGINAL POWER-LOOM MANUPACTURERS OF ;| WiLTon AND BrusseELs CARPETS. ‘The Carpets made by this Company have received the highest award wherever exhibited, including Gold Medals at the Paris Exposition, 1878, und at the Centennial, 1876. ‘Their deserved reputation for excellence of fabnc, rich- ness and durability of color, novelty and beauty of design, has led to frequent infringements, and ioferior goods have often been palmed off in their stead. For the protection of the public, the Company has adopted as a trade-mark the word * BIGELOW," which will be woven (at every re- peat of the pattern) in white capitals into the back of the fabric. Customers will therefore have merely to examine the back of a carpet to be certain that they are getting the genuine Bigelow Wiltons or Body Brussels. ‘These Goods can be obtained from all first-class dealers. D. W. GRANBERY & COMPANY, NEW Unxirorm, $3.00 4.50 5.00 EQuipolse, SHEPARD, MAKERS OF LAWN TENNIS, 20 JoHN StREET, New York. Every requisite for playing the game. RACKETS. The “AssociaTion ” Racket, the best ever produced in sHAPE, STRINGING, BALANCE, FINISH, and STRENGTH, Send stamp for catalogue and directions for playing. Two gold medals awarded D. W. GRANBERY & CO. at New Orleans Exposition, 1885. The only medals awarded for Tennis Goods. comicbooks.com