Life, 1894-07-12 · page 2 of 20
Life — July 12, 1894 — page 2: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis This page is primarily **advertising**, not satirical content. It contains five distinct advertisements: 1. **Whiting M'fg Co.** — Sterling silver goods, featuring the ornate Larchmont Cup won by a horse named "Lasca" in 1893. 2. **Hilton, Hughes & Co.** — Bathing suits and office coats. 3. **Remington Cycles** — Bicycles priced $100–$135, emphasizing design and quality. 4. **Imperial Beer by Beadleston & Woerz** — Marketed as healthful and digestive. 5. **Stern Bros.** — Bathing suits, robes, shoes, and hats. There are no political cartoons or satirical commentary on this page. It's a straightforward commercial layout typical of *Life* magazine's revenue model during the 1890s, showcasing consumer goods and services available in New York City.
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Solid Silver Exclusively. TRADE STERLING ecm m WHITING M’r’G Co won By “Lasca.” DESIGNED AND Mave ny WHITING M'F'G CO. Silversmiths, Broadway & 18th St., NEW YORK. Hilton, Hughes Co| REMINGTON vastness | pA, ApalY CLES tee gt Ces W) aRE THE BEST Bros Bathing Suits «> RUNS in dies’, Design: Material, Fintse: Misses’ 1 i a ae ki hij id Finish. Thin Office Coats. $100 to @186. eee lien's and Boys’ . Fitted with the world-famous Bartlett “clincher” or Palmer Tire. 1 q pd esl etleh Lela SEND FOR CATALOGUE, Bathing Suits LOWEST PRICES. REMINGTON Arms CorpPaNny, Of Flannels, Mol Special Sate of Manufacturers of the Remington 313-315 Broadway, New York. Sik and Jersey Fire-Arms; of world-wide reputation. | ARE Men’s Wash Neckwear R A Bottle of Bath Robes, Imported Madras and ) . . creat le tte (Om 75. Imperial Beer (Bathing Shoes, (Never sold for less than Ase. cach.) is the most healthful and refreshing of drinks. Imperial Beer excels in flavor, color, body and Hats and Caps digestive qualities. It is free from excess of gas at | and all deleterious admixtures. It promotes di- i Pri gestion and benefits the health. Connoisseurs Very Attractive Prices, °] say Imperial is ‘* The Beer to Drink.”’ Beadleston & Woerz, new vork city,| WWest 23d S) Empire Brewery. Any First-class Grocer Will Supply You. ' 1 NEGLIGE SHIRTS for Men and Boys, ‘$1.00 oe Madras, Oxford, - The Entire Block, Broadway, 4th Ave, 9th & 10th Sts, [2 Torrent Fon Gatal ORiTam BT Tats RERDERIOR acta THe ACT OF sak