Life, 1896-06-04 · page 2 of 20
Life — June 4, 1896 — page 2: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis This page is primarily **advertising content** from an early 20th-century Life magazine, not political satire or editorial cartoons. The left side advertises Waltham watches and reference books (Atlas, Bryant's History, Encyclopedia). The right side features **Hollanders department store** advertising Paris fashion models and women's clothing at reduced prices, plus accessories like bicycle suits and sailor hats. The only cartoon element is "Chip's Dogs"—a small illustration showing a dog, advertising a collection of humorous drawings by someone called "Chip" who contributed regularly to Life magazine. This is a **book advertisement**, not political commentary. The page demonstrates how early Life magazine mixed satirical editorial content with commercial advertising to support publication costs.
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A Sure Thing. The WALTHAM watch movement represents absolute accuracy, as near as human ingenuity and skill have yet come. Look for the trade marks “RIVERSIDE” or “ROYAL.” Our name engraved on the plate of all our watches is a sufficient guarantee. For sale by all retail jewelers. AMERICAN WALTHAM WATCH COMPANY, | OUTING HOLEANDERS BOSTON: 202 BOYLSTON STREET. NEW York: 290 FIFTH AVENY 50 PARIS MODELS LADIES’ DRESSES. AT A FRACTION OF THEIR REAL VALUE. BATISTES, GRENADINES, MUSLINS, CANVASES, TAFFETA OUR RICHEST GOWNS AT PHENOMENAL PRICES Also Our Complete Stock of Ladies’, Misses’ and Children's AND WASHABLE SUITS BICYCLE AND GOLF SUITS, JACKETS AND COACHING CAPES SAILOR HATS, BOYS’ SUMMER CLOTHING. AT PRICES TO CLOSE VALUABLE REFERENCE BOOKS And near to quarter prices. values of the kind we have ever known. These are the grandest Atlas of the World Made to our special order. Containing maps of the various countries, plans of cities, ete.; 147 maps and plans ac- Companied by geographical, statistical and historical descriptions. Census | Bryant's History of the United States A Popular History from the First Dis- covery of the Western Hemisphere by the Northmen to the end of the Civil War. Preceded by a sketch of the pre- historic period “and the age of the Mound Builders. By William Cullen Bryant and Sidney Howard Gay. of 1850 for states and counties, also of cities with over 12,000, inhabitants. Size, 15 by 13 inches. Equal to any $6.00 Atlas. dur price, 8: It contains so full-page steel engravings, over so full-page woodcuts, and mure than ‘1,000 illustrations in’ the text. With maps and fac-similes. 4 octavo volumes, 2,443 pages, with com- lete index, Pi Published to sell at $24.00. ur price, $7.00, Cyclopedia of Universal Knowledge The latest compilation of this kind. 882 large octavo pages. 4,000 articles touching every pnase of Cyclo} Knowledge, 8 Illustrations, 11 anu Diagrains, 70 of them double-page Colored maps.’ ‘The object of the pu fisher has been to produce in one, not over big, volume just the accurate Clean-cut information, statistical, hise torical and general that eve woman of intelligence is gla at hand Cloth, red d edges, publishers’ price $5.50. Our price, Sheep, inarbled edges, publishers' price, | $4.20, ‘Our price, BL00. Wait Gaormece; magbled edges, poe- lishers* price, $6.50. Our price, $2.2 man or to have Our book store contains every worthy book. Catalogue for the asking. | F6ilion Eilon: ToAT.Siewanr & Fucker Vy BE NEW YORK. “Chip’s” Dogs A collection of humorous drawings by the famo “CHIP,” elsewhere. so well known in the columns of Lire a Large Quarto 9% x 12, on plate papa handsomely bound, Price, $1.00. For sale by all booksellers, or will be sent postpaid to 4 address on receipt of price by the publishers. R. H. Russell & Son, 33 Rose S NEW YORK. COPYRONT OR GREAT ORITAIN BY JAMES HERDEREON