Life, 1891-12-03 · page 2 of 16
Life — December 3, 1891 — page 2: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis This page is primarily **advertising**, not editorial content or satire. It contains period commercial advertisements (circa 1891, based on the dates in the header) for: - C.G. Gunther's Sons Furriers (women's clothing) - Stern Brothers (custom costumes and mourning wear) - Van Houten's Cocoa - Beecham's Pills - Dorflinger's Cut Glass - Allen Solly & Co. (hosiery) - Charles Hauptner (dress shirts) - Tritons playing cards - Zeno & Co.'s perfume There is **no political cartoon or satire visible**. The page reflects late-19th-century consumer culture and advertising practices, with illustrated women modeling fashions being the primary visual content. The advertisements emphasize luxury goods and "moderate prices"—typical marketing language for affluent urban audiences of the Gilded Age.
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C:G:GUNTHER'S: SONS: @o¥ FURRIERS hE JACKETS: WRAPS-CLOAKS‘ANDMANTLES SHOULDER: CAPES-PELERINES:CRAVAT TES ‘CHOICEAND-EXCLUSIVE-DESIGNS: beeen MODERATE: PRICES: sererasii3 Stern Brothers |:WAN HOUTEN'S COCOA be, Best & Goes Farthest. direct attention to thelr facilities for Making to Order Vlisses’ & Children’s Costumes, Dancing School & Party Dresses, Cloaks and Jackets, —_— ALSO —— Mourning Cos: umes, at very short notice. West 23d S‘reet. ALLEN SOLLY & CO, HIGH CLASS Hosierv and Underwear. CHARLES HAUPTNER, (Dress Shirts to Order a Specialty.) 1280 BROADWAY (Cor. 33d Streer), NEW YORK. ° 39 “Tritons are Trum ps: A new, beautiful, fine quality Send 25c. for sample pack. The Standard Cocoa of the World. A Substitute for Tea & Coffee, Better for the Nerves & Stomach. . Perfectly “Pure. at N woutew: 'S PATENT PROCESS 9 firm) highly develo; S peteace aed ‘natural flavor aod ‘of the cocos be in 1-a, repared 01 Van Hovrend sp. Holland. al. $ PECIAL - LIFE - INK W. D. ‘WILSON? “PRINTING INK CO., ur. 140 WILLIAM ST. N. Y. Send for Special Prices and Disco WOOUOOES TOO The Latest Novelty in English ‘Perfumes. ry ¢ te de “Seno & Co's ) HIGHLAND HEATHER. Delicate, Fragrant, Lasting. For sale by all dealers in perfumery. Zeno & & Company, G 9 Importers, THIS PAPER Is PRINTED Complying with general re; quest, BEECHAM’S PILLS will in future for the United States be covered witha Quickly Soluble, Pleasant Coating, ‘3 3] }completely dis ill H DORFLINGER’S ; A AMERICAN } Cut Glass} ’ FOR THE TABLE Is Perfection. It is an old-fashion noti that medicine has to tasi bad to do any good. Scott’s Emulsion is coq liver oil with its fish-fat tas] lost—nothing is lost but taste. This is more than a ma ter of comfort. Agreeab taste is always a help to 4 gestion. A sickening t is always a hindran¢c There is only harm in taki cod-liver oil unless you digg it. Avoid the taste. Scorr & Bowne, Chemists, 132South sth A New ¥ wd ggust keeps Scott's Emuls pon of cot! comicbooks.com