Life, 1894-02-15 · page 2 of 14
Life — February 15, 1894 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Content Analysis This page is **primarily advertising** with no political cartoons or satirical commentary. The left side features ads for luxury goods (Whiting Mfg Co. silverware, Hilton Hughes & Co. clothing) appropriate to the magazine's affluent readership. The Valentine's Day advertisement for gloves, silk gowns, and spring costumes reflects early 20th-century seasonal retail marketing. The right side contains travel advertisements (Raymond's vacation excursions to Mexico and California) and book advertisements (poetry collections and story volumes from Roberts Brothers Publishers). The only illustration with potential symbolic meaning is the decorative "Gollet Cup" won by "Volunteer"—likely referring to a sporting trophy, though without additional context, the specific event remains unclear.
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Solid Silver Exclusively. SIME MRIGONG y Writing. MP Silversmiths, Broabway & 18TH St, THe “GoeLet Cup” FoR SLooPs New YORK Won ay “VOLUNTEER.” RAYMOND’S VACATION EXCURSION ALL TRAVELING EXPENSES INCLUDED. s will leave New York Fobruary 20 and March 14 for Vhree(4 75 Days through the Southern States, MEXICO ano CALIFORNIA Visits are to be made janati, New Orleans, Galveston, and San Antonio. Ample time will be. giv all the leading cities and other places of histori picturesque interest in Mexi cluding Bight Days in tho City of Meri Your Days’ Trip over tho Vora Cruz Railway, ani Two Day; Guadalajara. In California, San Diego, Los, Pasadena, Santa Rarbara, San Monterey, ete., will be visited ‘The return tickets may be used from California on Any Regular Tr: October, 1894, or with any one of Ten Parties under Special Dscort, « Choice of Three Different Routes, Special Train Through Europe, Party to leave New Vork, February 17th. Two Tours of 40 Days to Mexico, omitting California; letnuy * and March 14. California Excursions: February 20 nd March 8 and 14. Colorado Tours: Parties ponthly for ‘The Color. Glenwood Springs. ent Banewics utelandes \ party will sail from San Vrancisee Mai Independent Railroad Tickets to All Points, Steamship Tickets via Cunard and North German Lloyd Lines 39 Send for descriptive book, mentioning the particular tour desired. RAYMOND & WHITCOMB, 31 EAST FOURTEENTH STREET (Corner of UNION SQUARE), NEW 19 HILTON, HUGHES & C0. Successors to A. T. STEWART & CO. Could there be a nicer Valentine than GLOVES, a SILK GOWN, ora NEW SPRING COSTUME ? Ours are going overboard at lowest prices. Come and see for yourselves. THE ENTIRE BLOCK, Broadway, 4th Ave., 9th and 10th Sts. RECENT BOOKS. Allegretto. Keynotes. \ volume of Voems. By Gertrude \ volume of Stories, By Geo Hall, author of “Far From To- Egerton, i6mo. Cloth, $i day.” strated by Oliver Herford Small Cloth, St This volume is a most papers smell ¢ in its appeal to The Lover's Year-Book of aici of Te Poems for every day ia. the ft By Ho Craxoien First Sexes, January to June and July to Decembe Makkien Lire axe Cit hare. January June and July Four volur ame, Cloth wh nel ROBERTS BROTHERS, Publisher BOSTON.