Life, 1892-09-29 · page 2 of 16
Life — September 29, 1892 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Analysis This page is primarily **advertising**, not satire or political commentary. The dominant content consists of commercial advertisements for upscale goods and services in late 19th-century New York: - **Whiting M'FG Co.** promotes sterling silver flatware - **Brewster & Co.** advertises carriages - **H.B. Kirk & Co.** sells furs and trimmings - **Gunther's Sons** offers fashionable clothing - Various other merchants advertise wines, portable houses, and miscellaneous goods The only potentially notable visual element is a circular medallion marked "The English Setter Club," though its satirical purpose, if any, is unclear from context. The page reflects *Life* magazine's business model: revenue generation through luxury goods advertising aimed at wealthy urban readers rather than political satire.
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WE MAKE SOLID SILVER ONLY, AND OF BUT ONE GRADE—THAT OF STERLING 14 FINE; THEREFORE PURCHASERS SECURE ENTIRE FREEDOM FROM FALSE IMPRESSIONS, Solid Silver ANO THE QUESTION JOBIES /MPERIAL RUSS ALSO CDSN LAL POS, >> a) Jlanries-Rozes:|p JMUFFS ~ DB OAs- CRavarTss- [tone THE Talis IMUFFS-: BOAS- a TRIMMINGS OF EXCEPTIONAL BEAUTY- GUNTHER'S Sons 184- FIFTH AVE- NEW YoRK “Ig IT SILVER OR IS IT PLATED t'"* IS NEVER RAISED CONCERNING A GIFT BEARING OUR TRADE-MARK. Exclusively. STERLING. Wuitinc M’rc Co. Silversmiths, Union Square & 16th St. NEW YORK. FALL AND WINTER CARRIAGES. Messrs. Brewster invite inspection of their stock of Fall and Winter Carriages in all the fashionable varieties, now on view at their warerooms. Broadway, 47th to 48th St., (OF BROOME ST.) A RIS.—A private family (lady hold- ing three French diplomas) living in their own residence close to Bois de Boulogne, will receive young ladies under their care. Idiomatic French taught most carefully; other accom- WE HAND YOU A FRESH SCALP! Ie your hair We gos, or ts falling out, or te thin and fan itching or sorescalp, ary or you have dahdrulf, 0 send 81.09 for @ bottle of CAPILLIFORM. plishments if desired. Cheerful home, oat with every care and comfort. Refer- ences and terms on application to B. Lire Orrice, 28 W. 23d St., N. Y. 39 Years in FULTON street. H. B. KIRK & CO. DO NOT SELL Mixed or Compounded Goods. PRICE ACCORDING TO AQE. No other house can furnish “OLD CROW" RYE WHISKEY. ‘Sold by us as uncolored, unsweetened. Sole Agents for The PLEASANT VALLEY WINE CO. Sole Agents for the Inglenook Wines. Bend for Catalogue. 69 FULTON ST. - ® WARREN ST. Broadway & 27th St., NewYork. Dot be without ie TLLIFORM 1s an infallible Hair Restorer t Dressing. It ts freucrant eiicacious, A Summer Gari 9071 withoutit” AL CO, 78, Pitisbureh, Pa. BLESIBREWSTER & CO. A new novel by the author of *' St Ellicott’s Daughter.” Passing the Lo of Women. By Mrs. J. H. NEEDELL, autiq of “Stephen Ellicott’s D: ter,” “The Story of Pai Methuen,” etc. No. ror, To and Country Library. Paper, 50 cents; cloth, $.q “The Elevation of Mrs. Necéel style, her power in the developmat character, and her skill in the mang ment and evolution of her plots, ra her books thoroughly worth readitg —Charleston News and Courier, Of ‘Stephen Ellicott’s Daugti Hon. W. E. GLapsrone. says: “I desirous to bear my humble testico} to the great ability and high aim of work.” Archdeacon FArrak 8}f “*T find it exceedingly interesting, a like its high tone.” The London § fator says: ‘*From first to las eh exceptionally strong and __ beautii story. qin For sale by all booksellers; or will be st| mail on receipt of price by the publisher, D. APPLETON & CO., 1, 3 & § Bonp Street, New Yous GRAND RAPIDS PORTABLE HOUSE COMPAN yj Hunters’ Cal oH, finery GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. ‘Summer Cotta tc., Etc. Absolut eae for Camping are iron pins, No nails of sews without mutilation. used, Easil Send stamp for Catalogue.! NORMAN BARBOUR, Eastern Agent, 77 Warren Street, New Yo comicbooks.com