Life, 1897-05-27 · page 32 of 32
Life — May 27, 1897 — page 32: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is purely **advertising copy**, not a cartoon or satirical content. It's a travel agency advertisement for Raymond & Whitcomb, a prominent 19th-century tour operator with offices across major American cities (New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Chicago). The text promotes their travel services—offering advice on destinations, climate, accommodations, and transportation—while emphasizing they provide railroad and steamship tickets at competitive rates worldwide. The ornamental border is typical period design. There is no political commentary, caricature, or satirical message here. It's straightforward commercial promotion in *Life* magazine (dated May 27, though the year is partially obscured), representing how magazines funded themselves through advertisements during this era.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
HOW TO TRAVEL Are you going to make a trip? Do you know about the proper season, climate, altitude, resorts and hotels of the place to be visited, or the most desirable routes for reaching it? These are important. The success of your trip will depend largely on your knowledge of these questions. Un- biased advice about everything pertaining to travel can be had on application. We might add that our tours offer the best facilities for traveling comfortably and leisurely, but we supply also railroad and steamship tickets at lowest rates to all parts of the world. Raymond § Whitcomb 31 East 14th St., Union Square, West, New York 296 Washington Street, Boston, Mass. 1005 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. 250 Arcade Building, Cleveland, Ohio 95 Adams Street, Chicago, Ill. May 27, 185 we