Life, 1889-12-12 · page 2 of 16
Life — December 12, 1889 — page 2: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Life Magazine Page This page is **primarily advertising** with no discernible political cartoon or satirical content visible. The advertisements include: - C.G. Gunther's Sons Furs (seal skin clothing) - New York Security and Trust Co. (financial services) - Benedict's Time (diamonds and watches) - Brewster & Co. (high-end carriages) - W. Baker & Co. (breakfast cocoa) - Thomasville, GA Pinewood Hotel - Parquet Flooring company The right column promotes Harper's Weekly magazine content including sports coverage (Yale vs. Princeton football) and illustrated stories. This appears to be a typical late-19th-century magazine page mixing commercial advertisements with editorial promotion, rather than satirical commentary.
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L el, a, wo New York Security and Trust Co, 46 WALL STREET. Capital, $1,000,000. Surplus, $500,000. ES S. FAIRCHIL WM. H. APPLETON, WwW ist Vice-President. JOHN L. LAMSOD President. L, STRONG, Vice-President. retary. THIS Company is authorized to act as Executor, Trustee, Administrator, Guardian, Agent and Receiver, Is a legal depository for Court and Trust Funds, ‘Takes the entire charge of real and personal estates, collecting the rents and profits, and attending to all such details as an individual tn like capacity could do. Receives deposits subject to sight drafts, allowing in- terest on daily balances, and issues certificates of deposit bearing interest. BREWST Sea skin jackets.wrapsmacloaks, shoulder capes, pelerines,muffs,ete. in choice designs,at moderate prices. Number 184 FIFTH AVENUS * BENEDICT’S TIME * DIAMONDS AND WATCHES A SPECIALTY. IMPORTERS AND MANUFACTURERS WATCHES, DIAMONDS, CHAIKS, RICH JEWELRY AND SILVERWARE, “THE BENEDICT” BENEDICT BROTHERS, KeEPeKs OF THE CITY TIME, Benedict Building, . . 171 BROADWAY. Cor. Cortlandt few York. Established 1821 ER & CO. (OF BROOME STREET) CARRIAGES anpb ROAD WAGONS OF THE HIGHEST GRADE. Our productions have maintained their reputation as the STANDARD for style and quality for a period covering nearly HALF A CENTURY, owing largely to our perfect organization, careful personal attention to smallest details, and the fact that we manufacture on the premises all parts entering into the construction of a vehicle. ONLY PLACE OF BUSINESS, BROADWAY, 47th TO 48th STREET, N. Y. Correspondence solicited. Estimates and drawings furnished for every variety of pleasure carriage for Town and Country use. GOLD MEDAL, PARIS, 1878. W. BAKER & C0.’S Is absclutely pure and deta soluble No Chemicals are used in its preparation. It has more lene than one cent a cup. chow, nourishing, strengthening, SILY InGrsTED, and admirably a for invalids as well as persons tah Sold by Grocers everywhere. W. BAKER & CO,, Dorchester, Mass. THOMASVILLE, GA., PINEY WOODS HOTEL. Season opens December 4, 1883 etor. For circulars, rat address Wat, E. DAVIES. Manager, Thomasville, Ga, or F. A, BuDLONO. Windsor’ Hotel, New York City. # NATIONAL WOOD MFG C< EW YOR: CHRISTMAS Harper’s Weekly, \ 24 Pages for 10 Cents. Colored Supplentent “The British Occupation of New Amsterdan'.” « charac teristic acene of old New York life, from the. paiatiog b T. de Thulstrup, is reproduced asa double pee in color Henry Loomis Nelson tells the story of the it ture, Boston and Lynn Fire A double page of views before and after the fire in Posteo and a page of views of the fire in Lyon are among th timely coatents. Yale vs. Princeton. The recent Thanksgiving Day game is illustrated in} graphic double page picture drawn by T. d¢ Thulstrap:t vivid description of the contest 1s given in the accompsay ing text. Brilliant Stories. George A. Hibbard contributes "* Papoose,"” New York life, illustrated by W. Pallen, * Christmas at the Hacienda,” a tale ico, illustrated by Frederick Remington. 1 HARPER’S WEEKLY. Published Wednesday, December ¢. 24 pages. a4 9 cial holiday cover, 10 cents, $4 a year, postage fret SUBSCRIBE NOW.