Life, 1891-05-14 · page 2 of 14
Life — May 14, 1891 — page 2: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis This page is **primarily advertising**, not satirical content. It contains no political cartoons or caricatures requiring historical context. The advertisements promote various products and services typical of the era: Hollanders dresses from Paris, Stern Bros. corsets, souvenir spoons, books from Charles Scribner's Sons, Red Hand ale, The Pemberton hotel, Saratoga Springs resort, Oak Hill House, trunks and bags, and other commercial goods. The only potentially humorous element is "A Cinch" advertisement, which uses wordplay—"cinch" meaning something easy—to promote home builders. The ad's humor is straightforward and requires no historical knowledge to understand. This appears to be a standard magazine page mixing editorial space with paid advertisements.
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DRESSES best models of the season. Prices very reasonable. 290 FIFTH AVE NEW YORK. from all the leading dressmakers of Paris, and those of our own designing, representing PERFECT FITTING AND BEST OF WORKMANSHIP GUARANTEED. DELIGHTFUL SOUVENIR SPOONS Sern Bros hyn Stoke In answer to the fashion mementos, we have pro- duced an extensive A variety of UZ? odd and th pec uliar spoons, suggestive of events and places, not only suit- able for Souvenir gifts, but valuable as Cabinet 2, pieces to the Collector. Historical, legendary. and personal subjects have been treated with mz aavked success. The assortment contains many unique specimens, in a variety of sizes. The designs are protected and made in Solid Silver only. GORHAM WM’F’G CoO., BROADWAY and 19th STREET, NEW YORK. ALLSOPP'S RED HAND “xt BOTTLED BY THE RREWEKS IN E HIGHEST GRADE IMPORTED SOLD EVERYWHERE, PEMBERTON. Windmill Point, Hull, Mass, for such A CINCr a rare, good Gasxitt & Brooxs, Managers Hoston Ofice: No. 10 Tremont Street. OAK HILL HOUSE, LITTLETON, N. H. ect ‘dra aime all modern improvements, FARR & JARVIS Send or circular. New Paris Corset, Coutille, Wool and Silk. 15 Different Models The most perfect corset in the world, fit- ting the most difficult figure and giv- ing the form a symmetry not ob- tainable by any other. By the Editor of ** Uarper’s \ GALLEGHER, And Other Stories. By Ruicua HARDING Davis. 12mo, ch $1.00; paper, 5c. * The candor, humor and freshness of # stories are very alluring. There is a Enid the rounding of each theme that is sugge of the French masters,""—Brook/yn Time By the Editor of “Puck.” ZADOC PINE, And Other Stories. By H. C. Bi NER. 12mo, cloth, $1.00; pi $0 cents, “Mr. Bunner tells capital stories~si clear, with interest always well susta These are stories of American re: one, which is an amusing fairy tal %e* Sold by all booksellers. or sent, poitpeil. CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SO! 743-745 Broadway, New York 32 t0 36 W. 23d St," New York. We buy and sell bills of Exchange on and make cable tranafers of money £0 urope, Australia, the of West indies; also make Collections and issue Com- mercial and Travelers Credits, available in al’ Credit. parts of the world. Brown Broa, &Co., Nankers,59 Wall St Letters FOR FIFTY YEARS! MRS. WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP for Sity years bas been used by millions of mothers for their Children while Teething. It soothes the Ch tens the Gums, Allays all Pain, Cures Wind Colic, and is the best remedy rhea. 25c. # Bottle. THE ONLY TRUNKS AND BACS Universally patronized by AMERICANS Traveling, home and abroad, are always LOUIS VUITTON’S, Parte—1 Ruo Seribe, Londoo—454 Strand. NOWHERE ELSE. By GEORGE MEREDITH ONE OF OUR CONQUERO A New Novel. 16no, Cloth. $1.50. “A great creation."—Com/, Ade, By HONORE DE Batzac. URSULA. The Lily cf the V Translated by K. P, Worme't 2vols, 1% F .t 2m. each, “Stands alone a <M. ¥. Tribune ussia. his conte MFA AT ALL BOOKSTG KES. se -2 7S BROTHER ne RLISHERS. comicbooks.com