Life, 1896-11-05 · page 8 of 24
Life — November 5, 1896 — page 8: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Analysis This page is primarily **advertising and announcements** from Life magazine, not political satire. The content includes: 1. **Colonial silverware ads** for Gorham Manufacturing Company 2. **"Fables for the Times"** — a book advertisement featuring modern fables by H.W. Phillips with illustrations by T.S. Sulvant 3. **Hartford Tires advertisement** with a circular logo showing a woman on a bicycle, promoting tire quality 4. **Framed proofs service** from Life Publishing Company, offering reproductions of original artwork 5. **Stern Bros. clothing advertisements** for women's suits and coats The Hartford Tires ad is the closest to humorous content, using the phrase "bad roads turn to good ones" as a selling point, but this is standard commercial messaging rather than political satire. The page primarily serves as a revenue-generating advertising section.
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Reproductions of Colonial Silverware After Paul Revere and other early American Silversmiths are an im- portant feature in the) annual fall exhibition) of the Gorham Mig. Co., Silversmiths, Broadway & 19th Street, Fifth Avenue & 26th Street. 23 Maiden Lane. MWWW»W’'5 WW Ww o >™? Ride HARTFORD TIRES and bad roads turn to good ones. The TIRES are built that way. THE HARTFORD RUBBER WORKS CO, < “FABLES FOR THE TIMES.” A collection of modern fables taken from Lz/e. Written by H.W. Pui- tips and _ illustrated by twenty full-page drawings by T. S. Sutrivanrt. Large quarto, attractive- ly bound in illuminated covers, and for sale by the publishers, R. H. Russell and Son, 33 Rose Street, N. Y., or at the Office of Life Publishing’ Company. Price, $1.25. Framed Proofs of Originals from LIFE [PROOFS 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. enh Carpets. Brussels. Noret designs and colorings for Fail furnish Oriental Rugs, Persian Carpets, Indian Carpets, Turkish Carpets. | Finely mounted TIGER. BEAR, FOL, « OUNCE SKIN | Upholstery. Lace Curtains, Embroidered Nets, Fortieres, Wall Coverin gs. jenain Materials, Furniture Stel: | ong. NEW YORK. ‘Stern Bro | (Third Floor) Order | Department |, : Ladies’ Tailor-made Walking, Golf and Bicycle | o Suits of select | English and Scotch Costume Cloths Also Driving and Walking HARTFORD, CONN, New Y orks at i isdele es ones LOSS OOGGOON LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 19 and 21 West sist Street, New York City. Coats Very Attractive Prices We y ral Ci SL Caske com