Life, 1886-12-02 · page 16 of 16
Life — December 2, 1886 — page 16: what you’re looking at
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This is primarily an **advertising page** with no political cartoons or satirical content. The page consists entirely of period advertisements for consumer goods and services typical of the 1880s. Notable ads include: - **Decker Brothers Pianos** (luxury goods) - **Williams' Shaving Stick** (personal grooming, targeting "intelligent" gentlemen) - **Hudson's English Marking Ink** (household utility) - **James McCreery & Co.** dress patterns (holiday shopping) - **Genuine Vichy water** (medicinal spa water, prescribed for various ailments) - **Fine wines and champagne** from DuVivier & Co. - **Tailoring and fur services** in New York The advertisements reflect late-Victorian consumer culture and advertising conventions—emphasizing elegance, health benefits, and convenience for middle-to-upper-class readers. There is also an announcement that Life's Christmas issue will contain special illustrated content. No satire, political commentary, or caricature is present on this particular page.
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DECKER BROTHERS’ MATCHLESS I: Rooseven y Howian » PIANO S ssft BEAVER Se 33 Union Square, N. Y. EXTRA DRY, LLVIT LD STATES.+ CANMADAS. OR BRUT. @ UDSON’S “Indestructible” ENGLISH MARKING INK zea. 4 cm: Wal not injure the most delicate fabrics. A stretcher for holding clothing while marking, given freeto every purchaser. NO HEAT. Price, 25c. AM. HEADQUARTERS, 46 Murray 8t., N.Y. 49 Broao Sr, NewYork! Fine Wines, BRaNoles xc. An Intelligent Shaver will at once appreciate the convenience and Inzury of using WILLIAMS’ SHAVING STICK. [am JOHN PATTERSON & C0 Xi { Inelegance of style, delicacy of perfume, and the Mitpand | Durasce quality of its lather, it is without an equal. Its use will prevent all roughness and irritation, and promotes [Me \a soft and HEALTHFUL condition of theskin.' Each Stick is Ff | ; hit ovorce ea ete oa tventent! Blesoue, iim Tailors & Importers, If you cannot obtain it of your Druggist, send ag cents to THE J. B. WILLIAMS CO., Glastonbury, Conn, MANUFACTURERS FOR HALF A CENTURY,OF A Ro. 436 Sirth Hyenue, “ttt GENUINE YANKEE” AND OTHER FINE SHAVING Soaps. Dress Goods Dep't. EG RAMEN, | ew Dork T™ CHRISTMAS NUMBER OF | JAMES McCREERY & CO. re: | CATARRH 7s, Supple, teeutment, Fl Offer this week at a special | To be ready December 6th, will contain | —— counter, 4,000 Dress Pat- : Cc. C. SHAYNE, terns, suitable for Holiday : : Gifts, prices ranging from matter, beautifully illustrated in colors, | Manufacturing Furrith - | | 103 PRINCE ST., NEw York. $1 50 to $9 per pattern, all | with an original and exciting story by | Z of desirable colors and fabrics; | . Will retail fashionable Furs @ the best value ever offered by | &- ?- Lathrop. Illustrations by Messrs. Seal-skin Garments this them. Also, handsome em-| Attwood, McVickar, Mitchell, Rogers, | This, will: affordé.a splendally A * tunity for ladies t cl broidered Dress Patterns in . | aa Bie as ioe, ie . | Sterner, Van Schaick, etc., etc. Price | es ek boxes at $8 and upward. | Manufacturer at lowest po: Trade will please | prices. Fashion book mailed: nearly three timés the usual amount ot per copy, 20 cents. JAMES McCREERY & CO, | tx notice. ILLUSTRATION BROADWAY AND 11TH ST. HE Publishers of - LIFE - offer unu advantages to those who propose “BEWARE OF IMITATIONS.” | Illustrated Books, Catalogues, Circulars, P THE ONLY | grammes, etc., and who desire | work of an artistic order. ‘ text also furnished 3 | sone IS FROM THE SPRINGS OWNED BY THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT. if desired. HAUTERIVE ) prescribed for the Gout, Rheumatism, Diabetes, Gravel, Diseases of the Kidneys, CELESTINS Serie | GRANDE GRILLE— Diseases of the Liver. HOPITAL — Diseases of the Stomach, Dyspepsia. | To be had of all respectable Wine Merchants, Grocers and Druggists. | Office ot ‘LIFE: 1155 Broadway, W ! PRESS OF FLEMING, BREWSTER & ALLEY, 91-S3 WEST TWENTY-THIRD STREET, NEw YORK comicbooks.com