Life, 1899-01-12 · page 2 of 20
Life — January 12, 1899 — page 2: what you’re looking at
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# Page Analysis This page is **primarily advertising** rather than political satire. The top section contains three advertisements: 1. **Stern Bros.** promotes a housekeeping linens sale on West 23rd Street 2. **Whitman's Chocolate Confections** ad (Philadelphia) 3. **"The Linen Store"** announces a hemstitched linen sale by James McCutcheon & Co. The center features a **Remington typewriter advertisement** showing someone at a typewriter. Below the ads is a **Travel section** promoting Raymond & Whitcomb's tour services, offering tickets and tours to California, Mexico, Florida, Japan, China, Europe, and worldwide destinations. There is **no political cartoon or satirical content** visible on this page—it represents typical early-20th-century *Life* magazine advertising and travel information.
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\33| are now offering A TASTE OF WHITMAN’S 3 CHOCOLATES and CONFECTIONS. makes you wish for a feast of them. Sold everywhere, ‘Whitman's Instantaneous Chocolate 3 F) 18 perfect in lavor and quality, delicious and IP) bealthful. Made lostantly with boiling water. PHEN P. WITS BON, phia, Pa. ain West 23d St.| Stern Bros In connection with Their Annual Sale Housekeeping Linens ponse 10 Lightest Touch way the Remingio Standard Typewri does its work — Good Work at that. Exceptional Values In the most desirable makes of Table Cloths, Napkins, Damasks, Sheets, - Pillow Cases, Towels ||RRee and Bedspreads 3 ‘Aso Special Inducements 3 Les and Linen 3 Hemstitched and Embroidered 8 Tea Cloths, Centre Pieces, 3 Tray Cloths, P Scarfs and Doylies 3 “THE LINEN STORE” ANNUAL SALE HEMSTITCHED TABLE.. LINEN wee eae x At 254 less than regular prices These goods are of finest French mansix. ture, and are beautiful in quality and desg., ak-yard cloth joren 27-inch $20.00 20.75 22.50 254 2$6§0 27.50 39.00 3pm This is but a sinele item of our exteain sale of Household Linens, For further jar ticulars, send for t describing all Ue in the sale, James McCutcheon & Co. 14 West 23D St., New York. TRAVEL. The important preliminary to all travel is accurate information as to the seasons, climate, resorts and hotels of the places to be visited and the most desirable routes for reaching them. Tours to CALIFORNIA, MEXICO, or Mexico and California combined, FLORIDA, JAPAN, CHINA, EUROPE, AROUND the WORLD, etc. RAILROAD and STEAMSHIP Tickets to all points. Books on application RAYMOND & WHITCOMB Tours and Tickets 31 East 14th Street, Union Square, W., New York. 296 Washington Street, Boston, Mass. 4005 Chestaut Street, Philadelphia, Pa. icomicbooksseon