Life, 1899-11-02 · page 2 of 20
Life — November 2, 1899 — page 2: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis This page is primarily **advertising and publishing announcements**, not political satire or editorial cartooning. The content includes: - **Magazine promotion**: *Pearson's* and *Life* publishing company announcements - **Product ads**: Lea & Perrins Sauce, Whiting Paper Company, and California travel promotions by Raymond & Whitcomb - **Book announcements**: Including works on Victoria (Empress of India), "My First Check" stories, and various illustrated volumes by C. D. Gibson The page reflects **turn-of-the-century consumer culture** (circa 1899-1900), showcasing books, travel services, and condiments marketed to educated, affluent readers. The Gibson Calendar and "Education of Mr. Pipp" suggest Gibson's popularity as an illustrator during this period. No significant political cartoons or satirical commentary appears on this particular page.
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READY | NOV. 15TH | OF ALL KINDS,NC MATTER How) FI Ss PREPARED IS MADE PERFECTLY DELICIOUS BY THE USE OF ‘cA GPERRM.. EA SUC EN 4 THE ORIGINAL AND GENUINE WORCESTERSHIRE: p WW BEWARE OF MANUFACTURERS WHO ATTEMPT TO SELL | AWORTHLESS IMITATION. ~~ SEE SIGNATURE, JOHN DUNCAN'S SONS, AGTS, NEW YORK. p CHRISTMAS NUMBE VICTORIA EMPRESS OF INDIA With Photographs loaned from her own Collections Her Majesty's Private Lite and Work MY FIRST CHECK HALL CAINE CONAN DOYLE MARY WILKINS SARAH GRAND 7 Special vestthuled trains, consisting of dining. Murary, and olmereation cary : v RICAN W ing every ‘comfort, will leave New York, Tue Soutn Arrican War Now ound bee. 1tand treq ently thereafter for BY H, C, HILLEGASS: Caltfornia. Independeut Tickets and Tickets covering every travelling and hotel expense. Spectal rates at hotels. Ratlroad and Steamship everywhere. Circulars aud information on application. RAYMOND & WHITCOMB, New York: 25 Union Square. Boston: 296 Washington St. Philadelphia: 1005 Chestnat St. A Curistmas Guost Story BY J. FRANKFORT MOORE 112 PAGES 100 PEARSON'S LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY ANNOUNCES NOW READY PrepvicamMents : By Evan Louis Shipman, Author of “D'Arcy of the Guards,” “Urban Dialogues,” etc. Illustrated by C. D. Gibson and T. K. Hanna, Jr. Cloth and gold. Pp. 153, 634 x 43%. Retail, $1.00. ‘ Tre Epucation of Mr. Pipe. Containing the completed series of the famous| Pipp drawings by Charles Dana Gibson, together with forty new and heretofore un-| published drawings, showing Mr. Gibson's sense of beauty and his sense of humor at their very best. Uniform with “Drawings by C. D. Gibson,” “Pictures of People”| and “Sketches and Cartoons.” Large folio 12x18 inches, bound in Japan vellum with white vellum back, and striking new cover design. Price, $5.00. READY ABOUT NOVEMBER 155. PICTURES MAGAZINE Contentment... is not the least of the ad- vantages ,found in using Whiting's Papers. They ate always correct — they are above criticism — they al- ways give satisfaction — they are not the cheapest, Coontown’s 400. delineator of darky life. gxi11. Retail, $2.00. MytnHotocy ror Moperns. An Up-to-Date Text Book for Up-to-Date Students. By James S. Metcalfe. Illustrations by C. D. Gibson, F. G. Atwood, Oliver Herford, A. Brennan, A. D. Blashfield, “Chip,” and Charles Howard Johnson. Cloth, cover design in blue. 150 pp. 5x7. Retail, $1.00, »## CALENDARS « « READY ABOUT NOVEMBER 35, THe Cisson Cacenvar For 1900. Thirteen sheets, heavy plated board, 11 x 14, in box. Each month's calendar in red and black with appropriate drawing by Charles Dana Gibson. Retail, $2.00. READY ABOUT NOVEMBER 25, Tre Out-or-Door CaLcennar FoR1900. Handsomely printed in red and black on rough-finished, deckle-edge paper. Cover design and twelve drawings of scenes characteristic of the months by A. D. Blashfield. Separate leaves, 11 x 14. Retail, $1.00. Buff cloth with cover design in black and red. Plated paper, Thirty humorous plates by E. W. Kemble, the well-known | but they are the dest and cheapest in the end. | Dainty monograms stamped on a paper bear ing the name of Zhe Whit ing Paper Company is a.com bination pleasing to the eye— gratifying to both the sender and _receivet.| WHITING PAPER CO. DESIGNERS OF ART STATIONERT = | AND PAPER MAKERS | NEW YORK | LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 19 W. 3Ist Street, New York City. | BY JAMES HENDERSON oF 3 comicbooks.com