Life, 1899-05-04 · page 2 of 20
Life — May 4, 1899 — page 2: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis This page is predominantly **advertising and announcements**, not political satire or editorial cartooning. The content includes: - **Stern Bros. corset advertisement** promoting spring fashions on West 23rd Street - **Pope Mfg. Co. bicycle ad** for Hartford and Vedette models - **Gorham Mfg. Co. silversmith announcement** for wedding season tea and dinner ware - **Life Publishing Company notices** about their upcoming Vacation Book issue (June 1st) and an offer of original drawing proofs from Life magazine The only illustration is a **fashion sketch of a woman in period dress** (appears early 1900s), accompanying the silverware advertisement. There is no political cartoon or satirical content on this page. It represents typical early-20th-century Life magazine commercial space mixed with publisher announcements.
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Stern Bros in directing attention to their Spring Importations of their celebrated Classique Corsets desire to make special mention of Several New Models embodying the very latest Parisian ideas, and designed for the coming season s style of Dress, imparting added symmetry to the form, whilst affording the utmost comfort to the wearer West 23d St. Hartford and Vedette Bicycles. These machines are acknowledged everywhere as leaders. An excess of competition has not weakened their hold upon the public. NEW MODELS. Chainless,. . . . S75 Columbia Chain, . . 50 Hartfords, 2... 85 Vedettes, . . . $25, 26 A Mmited number of Columbia, Models 44, 46 an (improved), and Nari fords, Pat- terns 7 and 8, at greatly reduced prices. Sre Our Catarocvue, POPE MFG. CO., Hartford, Conn. LIFE’S VACATION BOOK NUMBER will be the Regular Issue of June Ist. It will be Sold at Wedding Silver The Gorham Co., Silversmiths, have made unusual preparations for the Spring Wedding Season, especially in the important lines of Tea and Dinner Ware A number of complete services, the result of the labor of many months, are exhibited for the first time. The facili- ties possessed by the Gorham Co. for the making of such wares in Sterling Silver are unequalled. The designing and manufacture are under the constant supervision of a trained staff, which only ceases when the finished product meets the approval of an officer of the Company. GORHAM MFG. CO. Silversmiths Broadway & 19th St. 23 Maiden Lax Proofs of the Original Drawing the Regular Price, but will Contain an Increased Number of Pages. It will Present a Comprehensive View of the Best Books of the Season, Especially those Intended for Summer Reading. These will be Briefly and Impartially Reviewed by JOHN KENDRICK BANGS, ROBERT BRIDGES (Droch), LAURENCE HUTTON, EDWARD S. MARTIN, TOM MASSON, MARGUERITE MERRINGTON, JAMES S. METCALFE, AGNES REPPLIER, And JOSEPH SMITH. In Addition to the Added Features and the Regular Departments, the Number will Contain the Usual Quantity of Humorous, Satirical and Artistic Matter, including a Cartoon in the Series IHlustrating THE EDUCATION OF MR. PIPP, By C. D. GIBSON. To be had of all Newsdealers and Booksellers. LIFE PUBLISHING CO., 19 West 31st St., New York. © "TT BEE proofs of any of the Ori 4 Drawings in Lire are hand.pri on Japanese tissue paper, mounted boards and matted, ready for ‘ramia ‘These originals are not to be confounl witb the cheaper prints cut from bo and back numbers of Lirg. Proofs are the same size illustrations in LIFE. Proofs of centre (double) page pict™4 $2.00; of smaller ones, $1.00. ‘Sent by Express. Life Publishing Comp: 19 WEST 31st STREET, NEW YORK. COPYRIGMY VOR GREAT BRITAIN OY JAMES HENDERSON