Life, 1890-01-23 · page 2 of 18
Life — January 23, 1890 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Analysis This page is **primarily advertising**, not satire or political commentary. It contains multiple product advertisements typical of early 20th-century magazines: - **Lily d'Or perfume** (Gardner's, New York) - **Oneita mineral water** (for health conditions) - **Greenway's American ales and stout** (brewing company) - **Noyes Bros. blanket wraps** and hosiery - **Crab Apple Blossoms perfume** (Crown Perfumery Co., London) - **Madison-Square Garden bonds** (financial investment) The only illustrated material consists of product imagery—a perfume bottle, a woman with flowers—and a small domestic scene of a woman with children and blankets. These are purely commercial illustrations promoting goods and services, not satirical commentary. The page reflects consumer culture and advertising practices of the era rather than political or social satire.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
New York Security and Trust Co. 46 WALL STREET. Capital, $1,000,000. Surplus, $500,000. CHARLES S. FAIRCHILD, President. WM. H. APPLETON, WM. L. STRONG, ist Vice-President. ad Vice-President. JOHN L. LAMSON, Secretary. 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, individual in lik ity could do. if Receives de Subject to sight drafts, allowing in- terest on daily balances, and issues certificates of deposit Lily @Or An Exquisite Perfume. Lice br! NEW YORK DELICATE, LASTING. Sold by Druggists and J Fancy Goods Dealers. W_ H. SCHIEFFELIN & CO., NEW YORK, DISTRIBUTING AGENTS. The best known Natural Mineral Water, ONEITA Recommended by leading physicians as the best-known water for Rheumatism, Gout, Dyspepsia, Kidney and Liver Troables, Send for pamphlet with analy sis. ONEITA SPRING COMPANY, UTICA, N.Y. J. M, BELL & CO., 31 Broadway, New Vork. attending to all such details as an| YOYES BROS. Made from English and Scotch Shawls, NO Ss u Vicuna Wool Blankets, Finest Califor- nia Blankets, English and French Flan- nels, For the Sick Room, For the Nursery, For the Bath, For the Railway Carriage For Steamer Traveling, For Yachting, and for Morning and Night Use generally, Those having occasion to be up nights will find them indispensable. For Rattway Car OR STEAMER TRAVELING they are a positive luxury and comfort. Fifty choice patterns now in stock or made to special order. NOYES BROS., HOSIERS, GLOVERS AND SHIRT MAKERS, WASHINGTON AND SUMMER STS., BOSTON, U. 8. A. Blanket Wrap FOR MEN, WOMEN, CHILDREN, AND THE BABY. $2.75 TO $35.00. Mn, te) PERFUMERY Co. LONDON 7'Ask your DRUGGIST FOR IT. On receipt of 12 ceats in stamps, Caswell, Massey & Co., of New York, will send a Bijou trial bottle of the Crowa Perfumery Co.'s * Crab Apple Blossom Perfume.”* HOTEL PORTER (fo gentleman in washroom): \s yo" a guest ob de hotel, sah ? GENTLEMAN (paying five dollars a day): Guest ? No; I'ma victim.— Fx. MADISON-SQUARE GARDEN CO. First Mortgage 5 Per Cent 30 Year Gold Bonds, DUE 1919, THE TOTAL ISSUE IS $1,250,000. THE MERCANTILE TRUS’ . TRUSTEE. The above bonds are a first lien and the only mortgage 02 the well-known M, Square Garden property, the site of which is alone at $1,509,500 by R. V. Harnett ‘The new building will cost over $1,000,000, We recommend these bonds as an exceptionally safe ie- vestment, and offer a limited amount for sale, Copies of the mortgage and prospectus may be had oa application, LADENBURG, THALMANN & CO., 46 WALL ST. comicbooks.com