Life, 1895-02-14 · page 2 of 18
Life — February 14, 1895 — page 2: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis This page is primarily **advertising content**, not satire or political commentary. It contains four distinct ads: 1. **Whiting Mfg Co.**: Promotes solid silver pitchers and tableware made in New York 2. **Raymond & Whitcomb**: Travel agency advertising winter vacation excursions to California, Florida, Cuba, and Europe 3. **Hilton, Hughes & Co.**: Department store advertising new harness and grocery departments with specific prices ($15 and $30) 4. **Columbia Bicycles**: Manufacturers promote their 1895 bicycle models as "the standard for all," claiming superiority over competitors and offering an art catalog The page reflects **late 19th-century consumer culture** — luxury goods, leisure travel, and the bicycle craze. No political cartoons or satire appear here; this is a commercial page typical of Life magazine's advertising revenue model during this period.
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Solid Silver Exclusively. Sue RLY G WuitTinc M'r'c Co. Silversmiths, Broadway & 18th St., HILTON, HUGHES & CD., Successors te A. T. STEWART & CO. OUR NEW OUR NEW Harness Dep’t. | Grocery Dep’t. A complete stock of fine) We carry a full line of Harness, including every) Dry and Fancy Groceries, weight and decoration, and keeping the standard for from the buggy to the four- purity so high that it will in-hand, of both domestic) be safe for you to trade and foreion make. We Withus. The prices are as guarantee ry harness, low as worthy goods can be .and our prices will be found sold by anybody, but we to be the lowest for equal will not sac thee quality. qualities No inferior article will be admitted to our stock. Order clerks will call and take orders if desired. A trial order is respect- fully solicited. THE ENTIRE BLOCK, Broadway, 4th Ave, 9th and 40th Sts. AYMOND’S VACATION EXCURSION ALL TRAVELING EXPENSES INCLUDED. h A Winter in California: Special Trains of Magnificent Pullman Vestibuled Sleeping and Diti Cars at Frequent Intervals ACROSS THE CONTINENT to L Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, etc. The tickets cover every expense of travel both ways, and give the holders en freedom of mov ‘oast, and on the return journey if desired, ¥ reduced rates at t FLORIDA and CUBA. CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, ALASK and YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, in April ¢ May. SANDWICH ISLANDS in March. EUROPE. RAILROAD AND STEAMSHIP TICKETS TO ALL POINT: $277 SEND FOR DESCRIPTIVE BOOK, MENTIONING THE PARTICULAR TOUR DESIRE RAYMOND & WHITCOMB, 31 E. FOURTEENTH ST., LINCOLN BUILDING, UNION SQUARE, NEW Y' 296 WASHINGTON ST., OPPOSITE SCHOOL ST., BOSTON. 20 SOUTH TENTH ST., MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE B'LD'G, PHILADEL MAAN NA MO THE STANDARD FOR ALL. Columbia * Bicycles HIGHEST QUALITY OF ALL. H bias ? AVE you feasted your eyes upon the beauty and grace of the 1895 Colum- Have you tested and compared them Only by such test- ing can you know how fully the Columbia ie DD el eS with all other makes ? 2) justities its proud title of the “Standard for the World.” w your taste may require Any model or equipment all $100. POPE MFG. CO. General Offices & Factories, HARTFORD, Conn. a0, Sun Francisco, Buffalo An Art Catalogue of th mous wheels free at any Columbia agency, stamps eeeeeer RKARRRARRRRARARRA) comicbooks.com SAP theeeeeeeeeeesseeeeeeeeeeeeesoeeeeeeeeeees VeOxe st