Life, 1892-01-07 · page 2 of 16
Life — January 7, 1892 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Analysis This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire or commentary. It contains multiple fashion and commercial advertisements from the 1890s era, including: - C.G. Gunther's Sons Furriers (top), advertising women's furs and cloaks - Stern Brothers (left), promoting ladies' evening wear and theater wraps - Noyes Bros. (center-right), selling blanket wraps - Charles Hauptner (right), advertising men's furnishings - Life's Monthly Calendar subscription offer - Various product advertisements for perfume, whiskey, and other goods The only illustration beyond fashion sketches shows a domestic scene of someone receiving a blanket wrap. There is no political cartoon or satirical commentary visible on this page—it functions as a standard magazine advertisement section typical of late-19th-century publications.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
‘LIFE: CG:GUNTHERS: SONS: FURRIERS JACKETS: WRAPS:CLOAKS‘AND MANTLES SHOULDER CAPES-PELERINES-CRAVAT TES ‘CHOICEAND EXCLUSIVE DESIGNS: pa MODERATE: Sean hiiiiiaaan Blanket Wrap For the Sick Ker For the Nursery, . For the Bath, For Steamer Traveling, For the Katlway Carriage, for Yacht Stern Brothers Making to Order Exclusive ‘Designs in LADIES’ For Lounging, « For Men, Womea, Children and the Bs! $2.75 to $35, with Hood and Girdle complete. Samples and full instructions seat on applat NOYES BROS., 426 WASHINGTON SI Boston, Mass., U.S. A. Opera, Visiting & Theatre Wraps, INCLUDING THE NEW RUSSIAN JACKET HL THE WST MATERIALS, AND ANH NOW OFFERING THE PMAINDEN OF THER Imported Costumes ne Outside Garments at Greatly Reduced Prices. West 23d St. LIFE’S MONTHLY CALENDAR. 10 Cents per Copy. $1.00 per Year, Postage Paid. Life’s Monthly Calendar will be issued monthly during the year. ‘Twelve numbers in all for $1.00, postage paid. < NKOCADES AND I keep high class goods only. Low in price for the quality, not ‘bargain counter” snaps, but the latest styles and fashions, [will send anything in gentle man’s furnishing articles for selection to responsible persons. My address is 1280 Broadway, New York City. It will pay you it you have any money t either large or small sums, to si : pamphlet “Invest: ment vs. Specul: atic! Investment vs. SPER OD: pe goer ‘Dividend Paying Investments.” — Taylor @ Rathuon, Boston, New Vork or Denver. inv "Pp % vfiames. y. “LIFE” BINDER Cheap, Strong and Durable. Will hold 26 Numbers, Fragrant, Lasting. Delicate, Fer sale by all dealers tit perfumery. Zeno & Company, 1 & 3 Sun St. Finsbury Sq. ap London, E. C. PG SPUUOGOS SOO Mailed to any part of the United State Ser $1.00, postage free, LIFE,” Importers, 2p Munro & Baldwin, ser5 we 232 Address, OFFICE OF “ 28 W. 23d Street, New York. © | Sold by us as uncolored, unsweetened. > 37 YEARS ww FULTON STARE H. B. KIRK & CC DO NOT SELL Mixed or Compounded Goor PRICE ACCORDING TO ACE. No other house can furnish “OLD CROW” RYE WHISK! « The PLEASANT VALLEY WINE’ Sole Agents for the Inglenook VW! Send for Catalogue. 69 FULTON ST. - 9 WARREN Broadway & 27th St., NewYor! comicbooks.com