Life, 1893-12-21 · page 2 of 18
Life — December 21, 1893 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Analysis This page is primarily **advertising**, not satire or political commentary. The main content features: 1. **Whiting M'fg Co.** advertisement emphasizing they make "Solid Silver Exclusively" — addressing consumer concerns about whether items were silver or plated, a common fraud concern of the era. 2. **Stern Bros.** advertising luxury goods (jewelry, opera glasses, leather goods with silver mountings) as "Holiday Gifts." 3. **Hilton, Hughes & Co.** promoting ladies' cloaks and sample coats. 4. A decorative **trophy image** (Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club Cup) serves as branding for quality. The left side contains editorial content about New York attractions and railroad travel, likely filler between advertisements. There is no political cartoon or satire present on this page.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
‘LIFE: Solid WE MAKE SOLID SILVER ONLY, Silver AN oF but Exclusively. ONE GRADE—THAT OF STERLING (Wes FINE ; THEREFORE PURCHASERS SECURE ENTIRE FREEDOM FROM FALSE IMPRESSIONS, AND THE QUESTION “IS IT SILVER OR IS IT PLATED?” IS NEVER RAISED CONCERNING A GIFT BEARING OUR TRADE-MARK. a “gt WHITING M’F’G CO. Silversmiths, Broadway & 18th Street, Stawannana-Conintoian Yacut Cove Cur, won oy “Cunoentiia.!* Hilton, Hughes & C0. Successors to A. T. STEWART & CO. Ladies’ Cloalss. 250 Black Beaver Jackets Full back lines, 41,55: Large sleeves, Silk lined, ) worth 18.50, 175 SAMPLE COATS of BLACK BEAVER, {9 50; BLACK CHevioT, | LU. BLUE Latest Styles, } worth | ew I 30.00, Best goods ever offered for the money. Broadway, Ath Ave., 9th & 10th Sts,|?°Y-Twenty-thira GRAND CENTRAL STATION in the centre of New York City. The Hudson River for one hun- dred and fifty miles, The beautiful Mohawk Valley in which are some of the finest landscapes in America. Niagara Falls, the world’s great- est cataract. The Adirondack Mountains, “the Nation's pleasure ground and Sanitarium. The Empire State Express, the fastest train in the world. The Thousand Islands, the fish- erman’s paradise. The New York and Chicago Lim. ited, the most luxurious train in the world. Area few of the many attractions offered the public by the NEW YORK CENTRAL, ** America’s Greatest Railroad,” NEW YORK. Stern Bros, direct attention to their choice display of Gold and Silver Jewelry, Trinkets, Lorgnettes, Opera Glasses, Fans, Leather Goods with silver mountings and Sterling Silver Toilet Articles LIFE BINDER. || CHEAP, STRONG AND DURABLE. | WILL MOLD 26 NUMBERS. Mailed to Any Part of the United States Sor $1.0, Postage Free Address Office of ** LIFE,"* St., New York. NOTICE. UBSCRIBERS TO“ LIFE” will please give old address as well as new when re- We st 2 3d St questing change of same. suitable for Holiday Gifts. | COPYmGHT Foe ene veces oF vans OF saws mENcenson comicbooks.com