Life, 1889-08-01 · page 14 of 16
Life — August 1, 1889 — page 14: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from *Life* magazine is primarily **commercial advertising** for late 19th-century New York businesses. The content includes: - **Redfern Ladies' Tailor** (top): promoting lightweight summer gowns for women on Eastern tours - **Darlington, Runk & Co.** (Philadelphia): selling women's dresses and undergarments - **Various NYC merchants**: china, furniture, tailoring, wines, and liquors The only satirical content appears to be two brief **humorous anecdotes** embedded in the advertisements—one about a drunk man mistaking a mailbox for a letter box, another about a mishap at a dance. These are light humor typical of *Life's* style but aren't substantive political or social satire. The page's closing line, "MORAL: INSURE IN THE TRAVELERS," is a tongue-in-cheek advertisement for travel insurance. Overall, this is a standard advertising page with minor comedic flourishes rather than editorial content.
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- LIFE: LADIES’ TAILOR. ADIES on their Eastern tour are invited to inspect the Models of Cloth Gowns of extremely LIGHT WEIGHT designed specially for Summer wear. ORIGINAL IDEAS. SUMPTUOUS FINISH. PERFECT FIT. Haviland China at First Hands. (Formerly with Krakauer) 26 West 19th Street. a Ladies’ Tailoring and 300 Varieties of Decoration. Dreemakiog Establishment. Complete Sets or in Courses. | t4¢;, in London and New Designs received each week. karments made by sending measure: meat and bodies Riding Habits a Speclalty. ’ [ . } JOHN PATTERSON & CO., iarreces by She ia the country for ‘the beauty i fa TAILORS AND IMPORTERS, of its sur e excellence of its accommodations, t h ore reas of its. patroengs: ee ealeable & for wealthy ii tourists, C,H, Greenlea! 0. ors, Also, PATTERSON BUILDING, POROFILE HOUSE, White Moun iH. N° 2347 OPEN STOCK. ‘The largest summer resort N.B.—Purchasers from a distance can obtain sam- | Nos, 25 and 27 West 26th Street ples by remitting a deposit of their value. , INSPECTION OR CORRESPONDENCE INVITED. NEW YORK. FRANK HAVILAND. '@ BARCLAY STREET, N. Y. CITY. ™ How do you know AIf was drunk yesterday >” H. B. KIRK & CO. im “Why, he had no hat on; and besides, I saw stick a postage stamp on his nose and try to get into CAN SUPPLY LADIES’, MISSES’ & CHILDREN'S DRESSES, | *'*t'e box Zovten “ereia. FOR THE SICK-ROOM, “Well, that’s funny,” remarked young Munkee. FOR GRAND DINNERS, LADIES’ MUSLIN UNDERWEAR, Bday ebageid Bd Cane ahead FOR FAMILY USE, Jobaside a2 asked if 1 might we her bome, and U ertainl; it hi PANTS’ CLOTHING & UNDERGARMENTS | Sued on with thst fay, Blodking’—Mimncopors |RELIABLE WINES made in our own workrooms by the most experienced | 77#6une. AND LIQUORS persons. All special orders for Ladies’ and Chil- dren's Muslin Underwear, Brides’ Trousseaux and DECORATION THAT ARE WELL MATURED, Tafants' Clothing receive the most careful attention. Furniture ALSO MEDIUM AGES. e} Q f, y Curtains No other House can furnish “OLD CROW RYE.” N26%N28 sr — 60 FULTON STREET. 0 WARREN ¢ sreeer a3 : 133 FIFTH AVE. ROADWAY AND 27TH STRI cnalahe 1888. 29 comicbooks.com