Life, 1889-10-17 · page 2 of 18
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# Analysis This page is **primarily advertising**, not editorial content or satire. It contains four distinct advertisements: 1. **C.C. Gunther's Sons Furs** — fur garments at Fifth Avenue 2. **New York Security and Trust Co.** — banking/trust services 3. **Brewster & Co.** — high-end carriages and wagons 4. **Lowell Carpets** — carpet company emphasizing quality and authenticity 5. **Joseph Burnett & Co.** — "Perfume of Wood Violets" from Boston and Chicago There is no political cartoon or satirical content visible. The Lowell Carpets ad does include some text about trademark protection and counterfeits, but this is commercial messaging rather than social commentary. The page reflects late 19th/early 20th-century consumer advertising for luxury goods aimed at wealthy urban readers.
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C. GC. GUNTHER’S SONS FURS SEAL SKIN JACKETS, WRAPS AND CLOAKS, SHOULDER CAPES, PELERINES, MUFFS, ETC., IN CHOICE DESIGNS AT MODERATE PRICES. No. 184 FIFTH AVENUE. New York Security and Trust Co. 46 WALL STREET. Capital, $1,000,000. Surplus, $500,000. CHARLES S. FAIRCHILD, President WM. H. APPL . WM. L. STR ast Vie resident. ad Vice- JOHN L, LAMSON, Secretary THIS Company Administeator, legal depository for entire charge of real rents and pr and attending to all such details as an individual io like capacity could do, Receives deposits subject to sight drafts, allowing in terest on daily balances, and issues certificates of deposit bearing interest. Takes the lecting the of bx cable We buy aud seil change oa and transfers of money to Australia, and the Letters dies; also make Co of god "laure Commercial and Credit. iynsGece Brown Brothers & Co., Bankers, 59 Wall St. BREWSTER & CoO. (OF BROOME STREET) CARRIAGES ano ROAD WAGONS OF THE HIGHEST GRADE. Our productions have maintained their reputation as the STANDARD for sty and quality for a period covering nearly HALF A CENTURY, owing largely} our perfect organization, careful personal attention to smallest details, and the fay that we manufacture on the premises all parts entering into the construction vehicle. ONLY PLACE OF BUSINESS, BROADWAY, 47th TO 48th STREET, N. Y. Correspondence solicited. Estimates and drawings furnished for every variety pleasure carriage for Town and Country use. For nearly half a century, Lowell Carpets have beea ac- knowledged by all to be THE BEST APPEARS IN OAPITAL LEr- TERS in the back of Lowell, Wil- ‘These goods are invariably full width, and may be had in a large variety of designs, which for technique and coloring are unequalled, rendering them especially appropriate for artistic homes, ton, and Body For Sale by all First-class Dealers, _ _The LOWELL INGRAINS are wound upon a hol- low stick, which the United States Court decided to be a valid trade-mark, The stick is in two solid pleces,with the name of the LOWELL COMPANY stamped within, BEWARE OF IMITATIONS. Brussels at every repeat of the pat- tera. LOOK OAREFULLY to the trade-marks, and be sure you get the genuine, LOWELL CARPETS. Toney al work for we aaythiog elee in the world. Hither sex jail ages. Coat ‘Terms FREE. Address THE A CO, Auguste, Male. PERFUME OF WoobD D VIOLETS. This exquisite perfume is made from the true violets. In the past the high price of} the genuine violet perfume has prevented many from indulging in this luxury, but the price of | this article makes it a necessity to those who| Move the flower. The remembrance of the| cheap imitations of violet water and extracts should not prevent all lovers of violets from| WwooD ] trying this delicious perfume. “VIOLETS: } e- For Sale in 8 oz., £ oz, and small, size bottles. Prorriztons axp MANUFACTURERS, ae JOSEPH BURNETT & CO. BOSTON and CHICAGO. comicbooks.com