Life, 1893-09-07 · page 2 of 14
Life — September 7, 1893 — page 2: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Life Magazine Page This page is primarily **advertising** rather than satirical content. The main advertisements are: 1. **Whiting M'F'G Co.** - Sterling silver manufacturer emphasizing their exclusive use of solid silver (not plating) 2. **Flandrau & Co.** - Carriage/pleasure vehicle maker advertising their stock and designs 3. **Franco-American Food Company** - Canned soup advertisement 4. A small **anecdotal joke** about an Irishman consulting a lawyer regarding contingency fees—a standard humorous piece common to the era. The only potentially satirical element is this brief story mocking Irish-American stereotypes and legal practice conventions of the 1890s, though it's mild by modern standards. The page demonstrates how Life magazine balanced editorial content with advertising revenue during this period.
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-LIFE: Solid Silver Wane Exclusivel sf ONE GRADE, THAT OF STERLING JAY rine: I “Es 17 su OR 18 IT PLATED?" 1S NEVER RAISED. CONCERNING A GIFT STERLING NS BEARING OUR TRADE MARK. WHITING M’F'G CO Silversmiths, Casitas MAAS Guid or N Broadway & 18th Street, NEW YORK. won by * Wasr.” FLANDRAU & Co..\ 872, 874, 876 BROOME ST. If You Want to Live Well and enjoy good health, it is essential to secure such brands of food products as are known for Pleasure Vehicles for their purity. A visit to our kitchen, (the largest Town and Country. and only Soup Canning Establish- ment always open to visitors), jner finer, dard Designs and Novelt is a revelation to the most fas- All Sean a0 Hoveltles tidious. Ask for “Franco Amer- Cos Gamanevlaroce ican Soups.” All grocers sell FINISHED VEHICLES them. IN THE WORLD. Sample can, your choice, mailed on receipt of Postage, 14 cents. Mock Turtle, Ox Tail, Consomme, Tomato, French Bouillon,Chicken,Chicken Gumbo, Julienne, Printanier, Mutton Broth, Mulligatawny, Vegetable, . AN Irishman went to a lawyer with a case, c : Beet, Pea,'Clam Broth, Pearl Tapioca. 0 Os} but the attorney wanted a retainer. ‘Ihe | ; Irishman was poor, and finally the law: Bova Franco-American Food Company, said he would take the case on : fee. It was settled, but the cont on West Broadway & Franklin Street, New York. art of the agreement bothered the client. Je confided his ignorance to his friend Paddy, and asked for an explanation. **An’ it is the meanin’ of a contingent fee yer after knowin’? Sure, I'll tell ye. A con- tingent fee means that if ye lose the ca the lawyer gits nothin’; if ye win, you git NOW READY. nothin’. —Argonaut. All you have guessed about life Volume XXI. of Lire, Bound (January to June, 1893), in Maroon and Golf SMITHKINS (meets? tboy in the early insurance may be wrong. If you! Green and Gold, and Fui/ Black. Prepaid to any address in U. S. or Camo davon): Moses, you're a sight! What hap- PAY wisn to know the truth, send for Price, $5.00 per Volume. pened last night ; were you way “ Why,” i ; wees * FAastsoY (much dilapidated): No. POST- oa Miveal Live: os the Office of “LIFE,” 28 West Twenty-Third St., Mid: ed.—Chicago Record. AGE chestout Street, Phitadetphi NEW YORE Cth comicbooks.com