Life, 1892-12-29 · page 14 of 47
Life — December 29, 1892 — page 14: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertising page** from Life magazine, not a satirical cartoon page. It contains three distinct advertisements: 1. **Redfern** (top): A high-end fashion house advertising velvet coats, capes, evening gowns, furs, and "Redfern Tweed Gown (Tailor Made)" with locations in Chicago and New York. 2. **Armour Packing Co.** (left): Promoting "White Label" canned soups as "the only indisputably correct conserved soups," available in 17 varieties. 3. **Henry Abbott & Co.** (right): Jewelry retailer offering diamonds, watches, and jewelry in "New and Original Designs" at "Reasonable Prices." The bottom section **promotes Life's upcoming "Jubilee Number"** (likely celebrating the magazine's anniversary), to be released around December 24th, priced at 25 cents. There is **no political satire or cartoon commentary** visible on this page—it's a straightforward commercial advertisement section typical of early 20th-century magazines.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
x, Redfern il tie and CAPES. Furs, Seal Coats, Capes and Wraps. . The Redfern Tweed Gown (Tailor Made) a Specialty. 1702 Michigan Ave., CHICACO, AN 210 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK. : Diamonds, is the « ‘Ww hite Label’ Puree of Soup Watches, Game. “White Label’? Soups are Jewelry the only ladisputably correct conserved op soups. es J Send 10 cents and address-of your grocer for eva Of the better class. sample can. MOUR PACKING CO. YH New and Original 17 Varieties. ‘Soup Department, Designs, Reasonable KANSAS CITY, MO. F ZY Prices. HENRY ABBOTT & CO., 14 Maiden Lane, New York. DO NOT FAIL TO SEE LIFE’S JUBILEE NUMBER. To Be Ready About Dec. 24th. Embellished with Illustrations of unusual interest and matter pertaining to LIFE’S birth and growth. For Sale by all Newsdealers. P r i ce 25 Ce n ts ’ . comicbooks.com