Life, 1897-03-04 · page 2 of 20
Life — March 4, 1897 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Analysis This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire. It contains three commercial ads: 1. **Stern Bros** (left): Announces silk fabrics in their department stores on West 23rd Street, listing various textile types like plaids and brocades. 2. **"Good Times"** (center): Promotes the New York Central railroad line, emphasizing its safety, speed, and connections to major resorts and trade centers across America. 3. **Arnold Constable & Co** (right): Advertises ladies' spring woolens and fabrics for tailored costumes, located on Broadway at 19th Street. The only illustration is a **fashion sketch** of a woman in Edwardian-era clothing (hat, corset, long skirt), typical of early 1900s commercial art. There is **no political cartoon or satire** on this page—it's a standard advertising section from Life magazine.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
Stern BroS| | are now showing in their Silk Dep’ts the latest productions of the Lyons and Paris Markets consisting in part of Multicolor Shepherd’s Plaids, Broche Taffeta Plaids, Silk and Wool Poplin Plaids, Surah and Pongee Printed Silks, Novelty Grenadines, Brocaded Bengalines, Fancy Summer Taffetas, Brocaded Novelties, Moire Velour in light and dark colorings, Printed Shanghai Pongees and Taffetas. Good Times and business revival create travel. If you are engaged buy- ing or selling, or if you are planning a pleasure trip, this is to remind you that the New York Central and its connections reach all the important trade-centres of the country--all the principal resorts for health and pleasure. The New York Central has the fastest and finest trains in the world--line protected throughout by block signals--beautiful scen- ery,comprising the Hudson River, Mohawk Valley, and Niagara Falls--and it is the ONLY Trunk Line entering the city of New York. One always travels com- fortably, safely and punctually on *« America’s Greatest Railroad.’’ Take the first opportunity to test this. Ladies’ | | Spring Woolens Covert and Whipcord Suitings, English, Scotch and Irish Homespuns, Venetians, Mixed Meltons, Plain Faced Cloths For Tailor-Made Costume Black and Colored Serves Plaid Black Cloths, For Bicycle and Golf Skirts Fancy Ducks, Crash. Broadway H stb a NEW YORK, Framed Proofs of Originals from LIFE ROOFS of any of the original drawings from Lire will be furnished, suitably and daintily framed, on application. Large double - page drawings, including frame and transportation within one hundred miles from New York City, $4. Smaller drawings, $2. Proofs without frames at half the above prices. | Make selections from files of Lire and orders will be promptly filled. . Proofs are same size as illustrations in LIFE. LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 19 and 21 West Thirty-first Street, New York City. COPYRIGNT FOR GREAT BRITAIN BY JANES HERDEREON