Life, 1892-02-04 · page 2 of 16
Life — February 4, 1892 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Analysis This page is **primarily advertising**, not political satire or editorial content. The ads include: - **Stern Brothers** (silk importer on West 23rd Street) - **Charles Hauptner** (haberdasher on Broadway) - **Noyes Bros.** (blanket wrap supplier in Boston) - **Hawkes Cut Glass** (with Grand Prize, Paris 1889) - **Life's Monthly Calendar** subscription offer - **Life Binder** for collecting issues - **Zeno & Co.'s Highland Heather** perfume - **Burnett's Cocaine** cough drops The small illustration (upper right) appears to be a generic domestic scene promoting blanket wraps—unremarkable by modern standards. There is **no identifiable political cartoon or satire** on this page. It's a typical late-19th-century magazine advertising spread showing period products and services.
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* LIFE: Stern Brothers are now showing their First Spring Importations of Lyons, India & China Printed Pongee Silks in exclusive effects and colorings, Glacé & Changeable Su rah Silks, Broché India Silks & Crepe de Chines also novelties in Raye and Black Moire Antiques. Blanket Wrap For Lounging, . For the Sick Red} For the Nursery, . For the Bath, For Steamer Traveling, For the Rallway Carriage, for Vachug] For Men, Women, Children and the $2.75 to $35, with Hood and Girdle complete. Samples and full instructions sent on apps NOYES BROS, 426 WASHINGTON § Boston, Mass., U.S. A, West 23d Street. Charles Hauptner, Haberdasher. Collars and Cuffs can be bought anywhere—if one is not particular as to the most correct style. Lean sell you the latest fashions, made up with thatatten= tion to small details so important to well-dressed men, Write for any information to 1280 Broadway, New York City. Hawkes Cut Glass, Grand Prize, Paris, 1889. No piece without this trade-mark is genuine. ONLY $1.00 A YEAR. Fun for 40 Minutes and Information for a Month GO WITH EVERY COPY OF Life’s Monthly Calendar. It tells you everything, and more, too. Rich and Poor may have it now, as the price is now only 10 cents, with POSTAGE PAID. Copious Reading Matter and Profuse Illustrations! Single Copies, 10 Cent BLS TTT TCO TOTO TOTO CO COCO 9 The Latest Novelty in English Perfumes, Oy, a ‘ Me “Seno & Co's 2 HIGHLAND HEATHER. O Delicate, Fragrant, Lasting. Ie For sale by all dealers in perfumery. xa Importers, eno & Company, A2> Munro & Baldwin, 1 & 3 Sun St. Finsbury Sq. eS New-York, London, E. C. COLSLNCNL OXOXOXOXC rN ' LIFE” BINDER Cheap, Strong and Durable. oS 10 NO; oO e Promotes a growth of the Hat. Cures DANDRU Prevents the Hasr from fuling. Cocoais For Smo tn two sizes, 60 cents and $100 SNo ‘Will hold 26 Numbers, fe ope Sxor Mailed to any part of the United States for $1.00, postage free. Address OFFICE OF “LIFE,” New York. 13; oO ° 28 W. 23d Street, ° 0)3, comicbooks.com