Life, 1893-08-03 · page 2 of 18
Life — August 3, 1893 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire or cartoons. The main content features an advertisement for **Whiting Manufacturing Company**, a New York silversmith located at Broadway & 18th Street. They emphasize making "Solid Silver Exclusively" and showcase a decorative silver vessel called the "Goblet Cup" (won by "Sachen," likely a competition winner). The text stresses quality assurance: their sterling silver cannot be confused with plated goods, addressing consumer concerns about authenticity—an important selling point for expensive silverware. The page also contains advertisements for the New York Central Railroad's "Exposition Flyer" train service and Brewster & Co., a manufacturer of pleasure carriages and vehicles. No political commentary or satirical cartoons appear on this page.
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WE MAKE “LIPIE * Solid Silver Exclusively. Soup Snver Oxy, AND OF HUT ONE GRADE, THAT OF STERLING Yb PINE: THEREFORE PURCHASERS SECURE ENTIRE PRERDOM PROM PALSE IMPRESSIONS, AND THE QUESTION “1s UT SILVER Om 1s 17 PLATED?" 1S NEVER RAISED CONCERNING A GIFT BEARING OUR TRADE MARK, “Gorter Cur” ror Scnooners, won py “ Sacnes.”* WHITING M’F’G CO Silversmiths, Broadway & 18th 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. railroad ride in the world. A ride over its line is the finest one day For a copy of the * Luxury of Modern Railway Travel send two 2-cent stamps to GEORGE H. DANIELS, All you have guessed about life insurance may be wrong. If you wish to know the truth, send for “How and Why,” issued by the Penn Mutual Lire, g2t-3-5 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, General Passenger Agent, Graxp Centrat Station, New Yorn. FOR SALE. Complete set of Live, beautifully bound half red morocco extra ; clean and perfect. Grorce P, Hosrnney, 25 Exchange St., Rochester, N.Y. Brewster & Co. (Of Broome St.) Broadway, 47th to 48th St. Only Place of Business. Manufacturers of Every Variety of Pleasure Vehicle For Town and Country Use. Four-in-Hands and Tandems A SPECIALTY. corramnt FOR GatAT eacTam er samen, preerres) UaDe@ THE ACT OF ton Back numbers of LIFE can be had by applying at this | office, 28 West 23d Street, New York City. Single copies of Vols. I. and II. out of print) Vol. I., bound $30.00, Vols Il. VIL, XU. and XIV. $20.0 each, bound. Vols.VII., X., XI. XIL, XV. and XVI, $15.0 Fj each,bound. Vols. III.,1V.,V. VL, IX., XVII. and XVIII, $10.00each, bound. Vols. XIX. and XX., $5.00 each. Back numbers, one year old, 25 cents per copy. Subscribers wishing addres! changed will greatly facilitate matters by sending old a¢ | dress as well as new. comicbooks.com