Life, 1897-10-14 · page 2 of 22
Life — October 14, 1897 — page 2: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis This page is **primarily advertising**, not political satire or comics. It contains commercial advertisements for: - Travel services (Raymond & Whitcomb tours to California) - Women's fashion (Arnold Constable & Co. fall/winter clothing; James McCreery & Co. cloaks and suits) - Watches (B. Altman & Co.'s Fasso Corset and American Waltham Watches) - Bicycles (Columbia Bicycles) The only visual element beyond product illustrations is a small decorative trade mark for the Fasso Corset. There are no political cartoons, caricatures, or satirical commentary visible on this page. The content reflects typical early 20th-century consumer advertising in a general-interest magazine.
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* LIFE: 226 Fifth Avenue. — Presents For Fall Weddings. The selection of a@ proper and suitable | i fy ) wedding present is frequently a perplexing roblem. Intending purchasers will be | p ww Dp greatly assisted in making their selections by an examination of a large assortment of | How to Travel Fenn n ny annctieatceauhihiche, Autumn and Winter recently designed specially for this pur pose. Styles. If you are going to SILVERSMITHS. THE WALLACE COMPANY. California you can cross the contin:nt more com- 3. Altman & Go. American Costumes, fortably in one of our special vestibuled trains eM pnwonraTioss 0 Te Waltham | Cloaks, Capes, es with dining-cars than FASSO CORSET Wa tC, he 5 Blouse Jackets. would be possible in . INCLUDING AN ENTIRELY NEW any other way, escaping [ayoper i anniriow ro rue Fassolare the most perfect | _Auention is directed to nod not only all care and [S7#4/GU7 FKON ‘ eltimepieces it is Haller made somes sn aoe 1 lit A VARIETY OF MATERIALS SUCH snd Dressmaking Order Rooms. annoying details, but 19 Cov7/. woo, anocne, arise possible to make, and|’ a WVOLREOCADE they are sold at enjoying bans advan I lower prices than Broadway HL 1916 ot ages and at the same jee foreign watches of | time being free to come iy fess value. and goat pleasure. Our earn IThe “« RIVERSIDE” trains pass through the TradeMarky “|movement particu- interesting scenery by | larly recommended. NINETEENTH ST. & S . daylight. High-class : IXTH AVE. |For sale by all retail jewelers. NEW YORK | townseverywhere. Rail- — ! =< road and steamship tickets to all parts of the IN world. Passports, for- Cloak and Suit in Columbia ¢ ’ eign money, travelers Bicycles. Every ~| i one is a Columbia, cheques, and everything De artment Sees Ge ane Wor ini ‘ through. Eq Ladies’ Imported and Domes: NEW YORK. pertaining to travel. Cir- put in each culars can be had on ELEVENTH STREET STORE. application. Novelties in Ladies’ Fall Coats and Wraps; | Columbia Suits at all prices and for all oc- RAYMOND & WHITCOMB, casions. daegnley Misses’ and Children’s Cloaks and always have been the Si TOURS AND TICKETS Drosses ; of the World and we intend to kee? Ladies’ Fancy Silk Waists. Furs them so, and Fur Novelties— $75 to all alike. The advance styles in Winter Gar- Hartford Bicycles, better than si) ments are now ready. except Columbias, $50, $43, $#. POPE MFG. CO., ttartford, Coas. James McCreery & Go. oe Broadway and 1ltn St. COPYRIGHT FOR GREAT BRITAIN BY JAWES HEROERBON UNOER THE ACT OF 1801, comicbooks.com