Life, 1895-08-08 · page 2 of 14
Life — August 8, 1895 — page 2: what you’re looking at
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# Page Analysis This page is predominantly **advertising** rather than editorial satire. The top features an ad for Whiting Manufacturing Company's solid silver goods, with an allegorical female figure and the "Gloriana Cup" from the Corinthian Yacht Club of New York. The lower half contains various commercial advertisements: Anheuser-Busch beer, Hilton Houckes & Co. (a mail-order store), sewing machines, and food products. These ads emphasize convenience and mail delivery—typical early 20th-century appeals to consumers who lacked easy retail access. While *Life* magazine was known for satirical cartoons, **this particular page contains no political or social satire**—it's a straightforward advertising section aimed at the magazine's readers.
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Designed and made by Whiting M'f'g Co. Solid Silver (Exclustvely.) STERLING WuitTInc Mrc Co. Silversmiths, “*GLOKIANA Cu Corintutan Yacut Crus or New York. Broadway & 18th NEW_ YORK. RECENT DEVELOPMENTS CONCERN: STERLINC St., ARTICLES STAMPED SERVE TO EMYHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF OBSERVING THE MAKER'S MARK. We max Soup Sitver onty, OF STERLING QUALITY 28 FIN, VERY ARTICLE BEARING OUR TRADE-MARK, TWEREVORE PURCHASERS SECURE ENTIRE FREEDOM PROM FALSE IMPRESSIONS. ANHEUSER-BUSCH BREWING ASS’N, Celebrated Brands of Bottled Beer. BUDWEISER, ANHEUSER-BUSCH PALE, FAUST, WHITE LABEL EXQUISITE. For the Yacht, the Camp, the Sea Shore and the Mountains. expressly for Family and Club use. securely packed. New York City. Bottled at the Brewery, Forwarded to any address in four to ten dozen packages, Send for price list to O. MEYER & CO., Sole Agents, 24°27 West Street, BROADWAY SrhS 10S. FOURTH AVE. office is. WRITE FOR WHAT thing will be sent to any asker, too miles of New York City ; TO BE STYLISHLY DRESSED Costs a woman no more now than to go} about with ill-fitting clothes. It’s simply | a question of buying of a dealer who knows | | what proper garments are and who is un- ling to sell the slouchy sorts. There are many such dealers— more every year But there are vastly more of the other kind who handle the cheap and mean, We save you every possible cent of cost, but only on worthy goods. SEWING MACHINES. Stewart lock stitch machine—nothing better made, All warranted for five years, No. 3— 2.78; No, 2—3 drawers, 818.767 with ers, $20.75. These are the grades ‘of machine that you used to pay $50 to $75 for. We deliver Sewing Machines free east of the Rocky Mountains, WITH THE STATIONERY Not one item in a hundred gets a word. Never mind, anything that a first-class, up-to-date stationery store ought to have is here. 120 sheets of Paper and 100 Envelopes, | cream wove or linen, 48¢.; 60 sheets and | 60 Envelopes, 19¢.; Quire box, with en-| velopes, newest s, 15¢.: quire box, | with envelopes, 10¢.; 10 boxes, We. Writing Pads, 2c. to 30. » Desk Blotters, sil- ver corners, 1.24 (0 $3.50: Canvas Folios, leather trimmed, containing word book, 75c. + Corraiant 70m GAtAT GAITAIN OY fund RENDEREOS act OF tent, 2 Successors roAT.Stewanr & Co, A GREAT STORE ON WHEELS would be a world's wonder. Wherever you are the store is at your elbow—if a railroad or ap} We almost give you tt YOU WANT. A letter or ¢ a postal card will command the resources of the house. Lists of Books or of Groceries and samples of every sample Groceries are delivered free wit}} Dry Goods are sent free to any in the United States reached by railroad or express. Pocket Memorandum Books, leather «ed Ie, and upward: Address books, 25¢, $1.75 ; Visiting Books, 40e. to 81.40 Economic Fountain Ink Stands, 25¢.; Te ler’s Ink Wells, 18¢. ana upward ; Sie Silver Penbolders, 9c. Pencils, 50c. and upward Pencils, 10¢, and 15: gold nibs, ®1.00 and upward Playing Cards, best make, 15, 50c. the pack, Sczap Books, #5e, to 90e+ Scrap Books, 25 FOR QUICK LUNCHES. Corry & Co.'s Belfast Ginger Ale—P2 stoppers, no corks to pull—81,06 és 83.25 a case of 5 dozen: for 3 daysctt Reid's Kola Champagne, ae a fame Scotch temperance drink, Tie Claret Lemonade, finest quality only 26e. bottle. Lime Juice. 3 : French Olive Oil—our . large; 30c. medium; 24e. sm ' Celery Salt—finest—Se. large castor bott Genuine French Boneless Sardines — fice in pure olive oil, 2#e. can; $3.24 dot French Young Mackerel, in oil. Sore. wor and texture to sardt 20, 25 404 Housekeep, fish ina 1Ge. can. conked Whole Lunch Tongues, Twoine 29e. can. “ Royal Vacht Club" Salad Dressing" for immediate use—“3e. medium bett] 41e. large bottl Tea—choice quality—Mix lish breakfast, 6oc. kind at 350. 1D. comicbooks.com