Life, 1893-06-22 · page 2 of 14
Life — June 22, 1893 — page 2: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis This page is primarily **advertising**, not satirical content. The dominant ads promote: 1. **Whiting Manufacturing Co.** — A silversmith selling solid silver goods from their Broadway location 2. **New York Central Railway** — Advertising the "Exposition Flyer," a 20-hour train between New York and Chicago, positioned as the fastest long-distance rail service (second only to the Empire State Express) 3. **Flandrau & Co.** — Carriage and pleasure vehicle manufacturer 4. **H.B. Kirk & Co.** — A whiskey distributor with 39 years on Fulton Street 5. **Kayser Patent Finger Tipped Silk Gloves** — With a small cartoon showing a woman examining gloves, humorously captioned "Don't be inconsistent" The only humor appears in the Kayser glove ad's mild cartoon joke about women's fashion choices. The page reflects turn-of-the-century consumer advertising rather than political satire.
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EXTFAEy: HAVE REMOVED TO BROADWAY 18th TWO BLOCKS ABOVE FORMER LOCATION. Auaron BivuiAnD Caaurionsnie ov Asterica Trorny. PRESENTED BY MR. ISAAC TOWNSEND. WON BY MR, ORVILLE ODDIE Solid Silver Exclusively. STERLING WHITING M’F’G CO, Silversmiths, Broadway & 1 8th Street, NEW YORK. “EXPOSITION FLYER” Is the name of the new 20-hour train of the NEW YORK CENTRAL between New York and Chicago,—every day in the year. This is the fastest thousand mile train on the globe, and is second only in speed to the famous EMPIRE STATE EXPRESS whose record for two years has been the wonder and admiration of the world of travel. The New York Central stands at the head for the speed and comfort of its trains. A ride over its line is the finest one day railroad ride in the world. For a copy of the * Luxury of Modern Railway Travel send two > GEORGE H. DANIE _ | General Passenger Agent, Grand Centeat Station, New York. ent stamps to FLANDRAU & Co., 372, 374, 376 BROOME ST. Pleasure Vehicles for Town and Country. All Standard Designs and Novelties. LARGEST STOCK PINISHED VEHICLES IN THE WORLD Mossrs, Raymond & Whitcomb's Expo- sition Plans.— Dally Trains and a Permanently Constructed Hotel. There are daily special trains from the Eastern cities (Sundays excepted), made up of vestibuted Pullman palace cars of the latest and most elegant kind, both sleeping-cars and dining-cars. These run to a private sta- tion, from whence the passengers are convey- ed, a distance of only two wares, to the great hotel which the firm has built near the Exposition grounds, and which Colonel Oscar G_ Bartun, the famous White Moun- tain landlord, has been engaged to manage during the Exposition seasoi ‘The * Raymond & Whitcomb Grand” is supplied with apparatus for distilling water and manufacturing ice therefrom, thus pro- tecting its guests from the alleged impure water supply of Chicago. Trains, station, and hotel are all intended for the exclusive use of Messrs. Raymond & Whitcomb’s patrons. Persons who desire to visit the Exposition in the most comfortable manner possible, to make the best use of their time while there, ard to secure the Lest hotel accommodations to be had in the city—in short, who wish to see the great Fair under the best auspices~ will avail themselves of the splendid opportunities furnished only by these trips. A descriptive circular can be obtained of Messrs. Raymond & Whitcomb, 31 East Fourteenth Street (curner of Union Square), WHY ON ONE AND NOT THE OTHER? An ingenious device invented by a horse for adding to the comfort and beauty of man while exercising. You wouldn't Me think of wear- ing a sealskin coat in Sum- then why leather gloves? Don’t be Inconsis~ent Kayser Patent Finger Tipped SILK GLOVES Don't have that creepy feeling found in others. A guarantee ticket goes with them, calling for another pair, free, if the tips wear out before the gloves. If your dealer hasn't this glove, write to JULIUS KAYSER, New York, and he will see that you get it. 39 YEARS IN FULTON STR H.B. KIRK & CO. DO NOT SELL Mixed or Compounded Goovs PRICE ACCORDING TO ACE. No other house can furnish “OLD CROW" RYE WHISKEY Sold by us uncolored. unsweetened. Sole Agents for The PLEASANT VALLEY WINE C Sole Agents for the IncLenoox Wines. Send for Catalogue. 69 FULTON 8ST. - 9 WARREN © Broadway & 27th St., New York. comicbooks.com