Life, 1892-08-25 · page 2 of 14
Life — August 25, 1892 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Page Analysis This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire. The main content includes: 1. **Whiting Mfg Co.** advertisement for solid sterling silver goods, featuring their trade mark (a lion with a shield). 2. **Book advertisements** for titles by Hall Caine and John Seymour Wood, published by D. Appleton & Co. 3. **Grand Rapids Portable House Company** advertisement with an illustration of a prefabricated dwelling. 4. **Life's Monthly Calendar for 1892** promotion. 5. A small cartoon titled **"After Dinner"** showing a waiter and diners, with dialogue about a "Manitou" table waiter—appears to be a mild joke about waitstaff, though the exact reference is unclear. The page reflects 1890s commercial culture more than political commentary.
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Solid Silver wana ONE GRADE—THAT OF STERLING ,At FINE: Exclusively. THEREFORE PURCHASERS SECURE ENTIRE FREEDOM FROM FALSE IMPRESSIONS, AND THE QUESTION “Ig IT SILVER OR IS IT PLATED t'* IS NEVER RAISED CONCERNING A GIFT BEARING OUR TRADE-MARK. STERLING. Wuitinc Mpc Co. Silversmiths, UNION SQUARE & 16TH ST., New York. Capt’n Davy’s Honeymoon. A [Manx Yarn. By Hatt Catne, author of “ The Deemster,” “The Scape-Goat,” etc. 12mo. Cloth, $1.00. “ If proof were needed of the firm hold Mr. Hall Caine’s latest story, ‘ The Scape-Goat,’ has taken of the novel-reading public, it might be found in the rush for the cheap edition of that work. No fewer than 6,coo copies were taken up by the trade before publication. An earlier novel, ‘The Deemster,’ has run through a dozen editions."—London Literary World, Gramercy Park. A STORY OF NEW YORK. By Joun Seymour Woop. Appletons’ Summer Series. 16mo. With novel, specially designed cover and ornamented edges, 50 cts. 1B” For sale by all booksellers ; or will be sent by mail on receipt of, price by the publishers. D. APPLETON & CO. 1,3 & 5 Bonp Street, New York. GRAND RAPIDS PORTABLE HOUSE COMPANY, ¥ GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. “TELL ME—WHAT WAS THAT TABLE WATER THAT EVERYONE LIKED SO WI Hunters’ Cabins, Club Houses, Summer Cottages, Photograph Galleries. | “Ir was THE M 2” wra Houses, Pay Houses, Htc. Ete, Absolutely portable. All sizes Tr wantie MANtToU and designs, "Especially designed for Camping, Hunting and Fishing. | “THERE WAS NOT A MAN-OR-TOU IN THE WHOLE COMPANY WHO Dit ‘Are made of three-ply veneer, very light, strong’ and durable. All parts thoroughly seasoned and painted in attractive colors, The fastenings | ENTHUSE OVER IT.” are iron pins. No nails or screws used. Easily erected or taken down, without mutilation, Send stamp for Catalugue. NORMAN BARBOUR, Eastern Agent, 77 Warren Street, New York. Only $1.00 a Year. Postage Paid. 39 Yearsin Fulten 8t. Do not sell mixed or compo 8, Price acco age. No other house can Crow” Rye . ’ — Life's Monthly Calendar'ly gp xipK mn coe FOR 1892. . . Inglenook Wines. Catalogue. Single Copies, - 10 Cents. & co. = P nesacee and 27th 8t., sae vere AFTER DINNER. comicbooks.com