Life, 1895-01-31 · page 2 of 16
Life — January 31, 1895 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Analysis This page is primarily **advertising**, not satirical content. It features commercial notices for: - **Whiting M'f'g Co.** (sterling silver goods) - **Hilton, Hughes & Co.** (men's furnishings and umbrellas) - **Stern Bros.** (mourning millinery) - **Chocolate Suchard** (Swiss chocolate) The only illustration with potential satirical intent appears in the **Chocolate Suchard ad**: a cartoon showing a rotund, cherubic figure surrounded by children or cupids. This is typical Victorian advertising imagery meant to convey indulgence and luxury rather than political satire. The "Mourning Millinery" ads suggest this Life issue dates to a period following a notable death, possibly a public figure, though the specific context remains unclear from this page alone.
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> LIFE: . = We axe Soup Sitver onty, (Exclusively.) THEREFORE PURCHASERS SECURE ENTIRE FREEDOM FROM FALSE IMPRESSIONS, Waitinc Merc Co. Silversmiths, Broadway & 18th St., NEW YORK. HILTON, HUGHES & 00, |Stern Bros Successors te A. T. STEWART & CO. direct attention to their assortment of choice Great opportunities in Fast Black Cotton % , eer 25C. pair; 50° Mourning MEN’S FURNISHINGS oas* Millinery Unlaundered Dress Shirts; | comprising ica Muslin, 3-ply i & c. . e nen besa, und: (63° ALL-SILK UMBRELLAS Trimmed forced fronts, were 1.00 for Ladies and Gentlemen; superb é handles in Dresden, Carved Ivory Hats & Bonnets Chocolat Suchard Walkiog “and ait and Natural Woods, at in Excius.ve French { 15) . . \ Gloves, Fisk, Clark & the purest, riche/t and moft| Flagg’s tan shades, 1.°, reduced from 4.50. and English Styles reduced from 2.25 delicious of all chocolates, 22®, reduced from 5.50. Mourning has been manufactured by|Fancy Domet Flannel Ph. Suchard in Neuchatel,| Pajamas, were 2.25 . t 1.6 2.7, reduced from 6.75. Orders Switzerland, for the past executed promptly jj Seventy years. It is the moft — . and with special care widely fold in Europe of any chocolat of high quality. THE ENTIRE BLOCK, West 23d St | For sale by Park & Tilford, Acker, Mer- j rae cont oncomermen coe Broadway, 4th Ave, 9th and 40th Sts. Warrant Fon cacat tartan 67 casas HENDERSON wmoee Tee act OF ta.