Life, 1896-09-03 · page 2 of 18
Life — September 3, 1896 — page 2: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis This page is primarily **advertising**, not editorial content or political cartoons. The top-left advertises "Life's Comedy: The American Family," a 32-page illustrated collection priced at 25 cents, featuring drawings by Gibson, Wenzel, Van Schaick, and others. The illustration shows Victorian-era figures in period dress. The top-right promotes framed proofs of original Life drawings available for purchase from the Life Publishing Company. The bottom-left advertises Miami Cycle Company's "Racycles" (narrow-tread, two-speed bicycles) for $100. The bottom-right promotes "Chip's Dogs," a collection of humorous dog drawings by the cartoonist "Chip" (well-known in Life's columns), priced at $1.00 from publisher R. H. Russell & Son. No satire or political commentary is evident here—this is a commercial page showcasing Life magazine's merchandise and related products.
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LIFE: LIFE’S COMEDY. HE third number of Lire’s Comepy, de- | voted to NOW READY } Contains thirty-two pages of | beautifully printed illustra- tions on heavy calendered paper, with a specially deco- rated cover printed in colors. PRICE, 25 CENTS. Subscriptions, One Dollar a Year, Postage Paid. Drawings by Gibson, Wenzell, Van Schaick, Johnson, Sullivant, and others. MITCHELL & MILLER, Publishers, 19 & 21 West 31st Street, New York City. RACYCLES. NARROW TREAD. #% TWO SPEED. MANUFACTURED BY THE MIAMI CYCLE COMPANY, Middletown, 0. NEW YORK NEW JERSEY | General Agency. PHILADELPHIA | $100 1773 Broadway. GERARD M. BARRETTO, CHARLES A, STEVENSON, Manager. me TREAD 4% INCHES. “LUVdV S3HONI » SONINVAS DETAIL VIEW CRAM HANGER. Balls directly under the cranks. Sprocket suspended between tae bearing. FOR SALE AT 1773 BROADWAY, NEW YORK. B. W. Fellowes, Go West 1asth Street. Harold B. Wallack, Long Branch, N. J. | CHIP,” E. Flaherty, 685 Bedford Avene, Special Agent for New Jerse: mea Brooklyn. nee RH Riddick. Framed Proofs of Originals from LIFE ROOFS of any of the original drawings from LIFE will be furnished, suitably and daintily framed, on application. Large double. page drawings, including frame and transportation, within 100 miles from New York City, $4.00 Smaller drawings, $2.00. Proofs without frames at half the above prices. Make selections from files of LIFE and orders will be promptly filled. LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 19 and 21 West sist Street, Mew York City. “Chip’s”’ Dogs. A collection of humorous drawings by the famous so well known in the columns of Lire and elsewhere. Large Quarto 9% x 12, on plate paper, handsomely bound, Price, $1.00. For sale by all booksellers, or will be sent postpaid to aay address on receipt of price by the publishers. R. H. Russell & Son, 33 Rose St, NEW YORK. COPYRIGHT FOR GREAT BRITAIN BY JANES NENDEREON UNOER THE AGT OF 1891,