Life, 1896-09-17 · page 2 of 18
Life — September 17, 1896 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Analysis This page is primarily **advertising content**, not political satire or editorial cartoons. It contains four separate product advertisements: 1. **Cycle Cape** (James McCreery & Co.) - a waterproof neck covering for cyclists 2. **Racycles** (Miami Cycle Company) - bicycles priced at $100 3. **Life Magazine's framed proofs service** - offering to frame original drawings from Life magazine 4. **"Chip's Dogs"** (R.H. Russell & Son) - a book of humorous dog drawings by an artist known as "Chip" The only illustration with potential satirical content is the small dog drawing accompanying the "Chip's Dogs" advertisement, but it appears to be simply a cute/humorous illustration promoting the book rather than commentary on current events. The page reflects late-19th or early-20th century consumer culture and the bicycle craze of that era.
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LIFE Framed Proofs 0 Our Cycle Cape, an Originals WATERPROOF. ] Fits the neck and should- s a from ers; covers the figure; pro- 4 | » tects the handle bar. ; . It comes neatly folded in hspy’, lu rE leather holder; is in two qual- wy : ities and sizes, from 13 to 17 Women, Boys and Cirls. ANY: Hh daintily framed, on application, Large: do full frame and transportation . . he A page drawings, including SP ann : y within 100 miles from New York City, yo. James McCreery & Co,, wh Beolke deripenl ee os ait ede Twenty-third Street. * prices. Make selections from files of LIFE Broadway and 1 {th St orders will be promptly filled. LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 19 and 21 West sist Street, New York City. NARROW TREAD, % TWO SPEED. RACYCLES. @ «chipre MANUPACTURED BY THE MIAMI CYCLE COMPANY, Middletown, 0. le sh, eo 1773 B d an : SER OK jee EEEY: GERARD pene Sy Dogs. agent CHARLES A, STEVENSON, Manager. = $100 a $100) A collection of humorous drawings by the famous “CHIP,” so well known in the columns of Lire at elsewhere. Large Quarto 934 x 12, on plate paptt handsomely bound, Price, $1.00. For sale by all booksellers, or will be sent postpaid to aff TREAD 4% INCHES. “LUVdY SJHONI » SONINVZE | address on receipt of price by the publishers. Balls atvectiy: wider‘tharerants, “( Sprocieae gatpeuiiea bates! he bearing.» R. H. Russell & Son, 33 Rose St. | FOR SALE AT 1773 BROADW ‘WwW YORK. | E, W. Fellowes, 69 West rasth OA Ne B. Wallack, Long Branch, N. J. NEW YORK. MLE. Flaherty, 685 Bedford avers: Special Agent for New Jersey, Brooklyn. R. te. Riddick. | COPYRIQNT 7OR GREAT ORITAIN BY JAMES HENOEREON