Life — May 26, 1887 — page 18: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising and editorial content**, not political satire or comics. The left side features "Summer Reading" book advertisements from Harper & Brothers, listing titles like "Their Pilgrimage" by Warner and Reinhardt and "Sabina Zembla" by William Black. The right side displays a prominent advertisement for **Royal Mail Bicycles and Tricycles** by Henry C. Squires (178 Broadway, NY), featuring a detailed illustration of a penny-farthing bicycle. The ad emphasizes these are "The Best in the World" and mentions recent improvements. Below is editorial text about the **June Century magazine**, discussing articles on boat-racing, Count Tolstoi, and food science—typical serious literary content for the era. There are no political cartoons, caricatures, or satirical commentary visible on this page. It represents standard late-19th-century magazine advertising and editorial matter.