Life, 1895-09-26 · page 2 of 16
Life — September 26, 1895 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Analysis This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire or cartoons. The advertisements include: - **Pope Manufacturing Co.** (bicycles) promoting Columbias as premium bicycles at $100, contrasting them with cheaper alternatives - **Redfern** (women's fashion) advertising gowns, coats, capes, and furs from their New York and international locations - **Harper's Magazine** promoting upcoming content including a naval strategy article by Captain Mahan and a Chinese fiction series - **L.P. Hollander & Co.** showcasing ladies' fashion for the coming season The only illustration is a fashion sketch of an elegantly dressed woman in period attire (elaborate hat, cape-like garment), typical of early 1900s women's magazine advertising. There is no evident political commentary or satirical content on this page.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
There are two classes of bicycles Colunpbias and others Columbias sell for $100 to every- one alike, and are the finest bicy- cles the world produces. Other bicycles sell for less, but they are not Columbias. POPE MANUFACTURING CO., HARTFORD, CONN. HARPER’S MACAZINE CAPTAIN A. T. MAHAN, U. S. N. tells about The Future in Relation to American Naval Power “Alone in China”’ The first of a series of Chinese tales By JULIAN RALPH AmNDodadod THREE GRINGOS THE GERMAN PERSONAL RECOL- f STRUGGLE FOR LECTIONS OF CENTRAL AMERICA LIBERTY JOAN OF ARC ** Hindoo and Moslem,” by EOWIN LORD WEEKS. ** At the sign of the Balsam Bough,” by HENRY VAN DYKE. ‘* Queen Victoria's Highland Home,” by J. R. HUNTER, ‘Hearts Insurgent,’’ Short Stories, etc. NOW READY. amnsc2 HARPER & BROTHERS, Publishers, New York. Mr. Redfern having just ry turned to New York from k European establishments, ha now on view a large assortme; of model GOWNS, COATS anp CAPES in latest designs. FURS. Novelties in CAPES, NECKTIES anp MUFFS, at very moderate prices. 210 FIFTH AVENUE, N. Y. NEWPORT, R. I. LONDON. PARIS. COWES. EDINBURGH Ls HOLLANDER & CO. New York: 290 FIFTH AVENUE. Boston: 202 BOYLSTON STREET. OUR MODELS FOR THE COMING SEASON OF Ladies’ Costumes, Dinner and Evening Gowns, Mantles and Jackets, ARE NOW READY. ALSO Misses’ and Children’s Dresses and Street Garments. comicbooks.com