Life, 1894-07-19 · page 2 of 16
Life — July 19, 1894 — page 2: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis This page is primarily **advertisements** rather than satirical content. The main image shows a decorative silver trophy cup labeled "Rockaway Hunt Gold Cup," made by Whiting Mfg Co., a New York silversmith specializing in solid silver goods. The surrounding ads include: - **Hilton, Hughes & Co.** advertising dress goods (fabrics) - **Life magazine** promoting a contest with cash prizes ($50, $25, $10, $5) for the September issue, with entries to their "Mix-Up" puzzle feature - **Imperial Beer** advertisement There is **no political satire** visible on this page. It represents typical turn-of-the-century magazine content: luxury goods advertising, subscription promotion, and consumer products aimed at affluent readers.
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Nae a Solid Silver Exclusively. STERLING WHITING M’rc Co. Silversmiths, Broadway & 18th St., NEW YORK. Rockaway Hunt GOLD cup. If it’s 59 [MPERIAL $95| BEER. §Q\It’s good Hilton, Hughes & Co, Successors to A. T. STEWART & CO. DRESS GOODS. [00K AT THESE PRIZES! *50 First, Fifty Dollars. French Crepons, . 69 cts. Second, Twenty-Five Dollars. Value $1.2: Very Sheer imported Wool Batiste, at 39 cts. (Always sold at 60 cts.) 50-in. Dust Froof Popular trae Goods. 42-in. All Wool imported Third, Ten Dollars. Fourth, Five Dollars. AND FIVE OTHERS. 4 4 —the body—th digestibility— To be awarded for correct replies to the Ss, (Reduced from $1.25.) 44-in. All Wool Storm Serge, figured in brown, green, cream,navy blue, 45 cts. (Reduced from 75 cts.) 28-in. Wool filled Challies, dark grounds, . . (Reduced from 35 cts.) The Entire Block, Broadway, 4th Ave., 9th & 10th Sts, "| MIX-UP to be printed in the + 19 cts. Single Copies, 10 cents. Annual Subscription, $1.00. SEPTEMBER NUMBER oF 19 West Thirty-first St., Life’s Monthly Calendar. NEW YORK CITY. COPVRGAT FOR GAGAT GAITAIN BY ANED REROERION UNCER Tet ACT OF 100%, | the flavor of | flavors. Any first-class grocer will supply you. Beadleston & Woerz, Empire Brewery. New York City.