Life, 1895-10-03 · page 8 of 26
Life — October 3, 1895 — page 8: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Page Analysis This page is primarily **advertising**, not satire or political commentary. It contains: 1. **Raymond & Whitcomb Tours** — promoting luxury winter travel to California with vestibulted trains, offering trips to natural attractions (Yellowstone, Yosemite, Hawaiian Islands, etc.) 2. **Anheuser-Busch's Malt-Nutrine** — a tonic advertised for children's health, featuring a photograph of children in a carriage. The ad emphasizes it's beneficial for "growing children" and "nursing mothers." 3. **Hilton Hawke & Co.** — a furrier advertising fashionable furs and silk fabrics with detailed product descriptions and pricing. 4. **Gems of the Month** — Tiffany & Co. promoting a brochure on natal stones. The page reflects late 19th/early 20th-century consumer culture targeting affluent readers, with no political satire evident.
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~ LIFE: AYMOND & WHITCOMB TOURS. ALL TRAVELING EXPENSES INCLUDED. e ° | e ° A Winter in California. Special trains of magnificent vestibuled sleeping and dining cars will leave New York at frequent intervals tor California... ‘The tickets cover every expense of travel both ways, and give the holier entire freedom of movement on the Pacitic Coast and for the return trip. They may be used returning on any regular train until July, 1806, or on our own special vestibuled trains with personal escort. Choice of routes for the outward and return trip. These tours are in- tended principally for those who wish to travel in the most comfortable manner. Tours to Atlanta Exposition, Florida, Cuba, Mexico, the Rocky Mountains, the Yellowstone National Park, Yosemite Valley, Hawaiian Islands, Japan, China, Europe, including Russia, etc., etc., In season. Independent Railroad and Steamship tickets to all points. Send for descriptive book mentioning particular information desired. RAYMOND & WHITCOMB, Lincoln Building, 31 East 14th St., Cor. Union Sq., West, New York. GEMS OF THE MONTH. Messrs TIFFANY & CO. have issued a brochure on NATAL Stones, in which are treated : The Gems of the Month Their Sentiments and Superstitions. Talismanic Gems. The Special Apostle The Zodiacal Signs. The Flowers. The Stones found in the United States, and the varieties of the principal precious and semi-precious stones of the world. Patrons of the house may obtain a copy of this brochure gratuitiously. by sending this advertisement with their address to Coro ano ‘Steversmirns Rollicking Childhood. It is surely your dearest wish to see your children strong and happy with sparkling eyes and lively, sturdy limbs. ANHEUSER-BUscy,, e uliene is the ideal tonic for growing chil- dren. They will like the taste of it and it will nourish and invigorate them. Especially helpful to nursing mothers. TO BE HAD AT ALL DRUGGISTS* and GROCERS*. & Prepared by ANHEUSER-BUSCH BREWING ASS'N, St. Louis, U. S. A. Send for handsomely illustrated colored booklets and other reading matter. SPECIAL NOTICE. The Supreme Court of Washington, D. C., has awarded to the Anheuser-Busch Brewing Ass'n the disputed Highest Score of award with Medal and Diploma of the World’s Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893. BROADWAY $ HLEIOUSis FOURTH AVE. Mfewey Vs Union Square. New York FEuakes VG) wits ‘Sucetssons toAT. Stewart & ONE OF THE MORNING SIGHTS of the city is the our store. the inspiring one. You'd think all bustle of delivery wagons aroun They're at it all day, to be sure, but the morning view i New York and the country roun about were to be supplied from this grand caravan of wagons. good share of both are. Every da FASHIONABLE FURS Just a few hints of what we are doing in our Fur Department. Fine Black French Coney Capes, 30 in. deep 100 in, sweep, $10.50; the $15 kind, Finest Canadian Seal Capes, 30 in. deep, 100 in. sweep, $153 the $20 kind. Fine Black Astrakhan Capes, guaran- teed whole skins, 30 in. deep, 100 in. sweep, $21; you'd pay $30 else. where Natty Brook Mink Scarfs, 7§¢.3 $1.50 anywhere else. RAW SILK STILL HIGHER So are the woven silks. Your fortune is to find a merchant who was forethought- ful enough to gather a stock when prices were low and who is liberal enough to let | you have the goods without extra profit. | Nothing like the silk selling we did here last week. We're ready with newer goods for greater results this week. hose l'ure Dye Black Silks—Taffetas, Gros Grains, Satin Duchess, Failles, Peau de Soies, etc., are still in grand | supply. y the shares grow bigger. Here are also exclusive lines of blac Brocade Satins and Gros Grains, 2 in,, many designs, 7§¢., usually $1 same, 22 in., new and exclusive, 956¢- instead of $1 In every way @ cheap accordingly are the $1.25, $1.50, $1.75 to $. designed to our own order. New black Moire Antiques 98c. to $3.50. A long filled with manufacturers’ ¢ dress lengths of tine black silks muct under price. COLORED, TOO ‘ancy Taffetas at §8¢. fleias in cannele stripes changeable and ch: treet and evening shades, 3 the usual $1.25, grades Fancy Crepes and Crepons for ev ear oe. 10 $1.50. Velvets are just as unusual as the silks More than 50 shades 19 in. silk face colored velvets at 9§c¢. You ¢ to pay $1.25. Almost every kno shade in the $1.50 and $2 grade. Velour du Nord, 32 in., perfect black for capes, $2.50 to $4.50. ing comicbooks.com ay