Life, 1896-07-16 · page 2 of 20
Life — July 16, 1896 — page 2: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire. The left side advertises "Life's Comedy: The American Family," the third issue of Life's Comedy series—a 32-page illustrated publication priced at 25 cents, ready August 1st, featuring drawings by Gibson, Wendell, Van Schaick, Johnson, and Sullivan. The right side contains ads for Miami Cycle Company's "Racycles" ($100) and an advertisement for "Chip's Dogs," a collection of humorous drawings by the cartoonist "Chip," well-known in Life magazine, priced at $1.00. The left illustration shows a fashionable family group in period dress, likely representing the kind of domestic humor that would appear in Life's Comedy publication.
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