Puck, 1877-03 · page 15 of 16
Puck — March 1877 — page 15: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and promotional content** for Puck magazine itself, rather than political satire. The main elements are: 1. **Top left**: An ornate advertisement for F.L. Hunninghaus (upholsterers and hardware), featuring theatrical curtains and gilt metal details 2. **Center/right**: Various product advertisements (Kreichl's stair plates, Germania Fire Insurance, Boker's Bitters) 3. **Large central image**: A decorative frame advertising Puck as "An Illustrated Journal of Mirth and Farce," published Wednesdays with cartoons by Joseph Keppler, available "For Sale Everywhere" 4. **Right side**: Steinway piano advertisement highlighting "Double Victory" — two gold medals for concert grand pianos This appears to be a **back page or advertising section** rather than editorial content, showing how 19th-century magazines financed themselves through paid advertisements interspersed with self-promotion.
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; hap onK GILT METAL, aller etn UPHOISTERERS HARDWARE AND TRIMMINGS, _fof2-AaiSS : * .-sovns.or STAIR RODS A STARE 89.Thomas St. N.Y. SOLE MANUFACTURERS. ALSO made the “discovery” of Mr. Kirby’s will, im- mediately after he learned of his ward’s death at sea; but if that will should prove a forgery, all the property would come to his step-daughter, the heir-at-law. And the will was proved a forgery, and Mr. Colcott was persuaded to become a guest of the State for a term of years, as a slight token of recognition of his ability as a penman. As for the will-o’-the-wisp piece of paper, which had led Richard so far out of his course, and had so nearly upset his calculations, rence explained that also. The letter which she had torn up was from a lady friend in Iowa, advising her to obtain legal aid in wring- ing an allowance from her step-father. ‘The expression, “your guardi—,” read, “your guard- ian angel seems to have desested you for the time being,” in its complete form, and Mr. she remembered. 7 7 A | _ And what became of Richard and Florence? GERMANIA | he was too much interested in her heart, He re- BRANCH OFFICES: | wife, with whom he often talks over their ad- Colcott’s name was mentioned several times, Wall, Florence offered her young legal adviser |! ppp INSURANCE COMPANY. a handsome fee when she came into her pro- f perty, but he refused it. He said that he would | a . scorn to make a demand upon her property; ||| Principal Office: 175 Broadway. ceived the reward he desired (it was paid with- | | | 357 sowery, em 2ork, out a murmur), and he is now a prosperous | F. 0 Maticxon, Business Manager. lawyer, with aflourishing family and a charming | | | © "WourAty 8, Brookym, 236 Washington St., Hoboken, E ventures, and the people they met at Bowzer’s. Bow. H. Srrotmx, Business Manager. ———<—<— PERFECTION. BOKER’S BITTERS. L. FUNKE, Jr., Sole Agent, |) | 7 or Soestalng Une fo pedhartintn 4 } [tees br wlio: | aba | | | Capital $500,000.-Surplus $1,196,110.20 Total Assets, July 1, $1,696,110.20. from fre. No. 78 Jonn Sreeer, N.Y. P.O Rox 1029. Stemway & Sons the supreme recompense, vir: TWO MEDALS, oh HONOK tod ‘WO DIPLOMAS OF MERIT being ine cess the highest honors wowed upon any piano display at the Centennial Exhi Mf WAY only Tron wlcorded. by the thantmous verdict ofthe Jodgen “1H MCHEST DEGEEE OF Ie Gatserce tr Aut tate orvuc” en howe by the Ollowkeg ical reper en te exhibit of Gran, Squane, axD Uraicnr Piawos, vit: “For greatest concert capacity in Grand pianos, as also highest degree of excellence in all thelr styles of planos, viz: Largest volume, purity and duration of tone, and extraordinary carrying capacity, with precision and durability of mech- anism; also novel disposition of the strings, and construction and bracing of the metal frame.” After this the report minutely describes and ind-eses the six principal and most valuable of SreinwAy’s patented inventions, which have made “Ths Sta:NwAY” eee ork aes ryt THE STANDARD PIANOS OF THE WOBLD. sched every Wednesday, < gcerryaiere vag Oa genomes he emma peu wine SS pala ciesancigealltie mea par wee ‘of their Nchinery Hal etitee Non bie UNANIMOUS official report of the same judges: Cartoons andi Caricatures » NN y “These articles of composite metal show the naiee retieeiee of finish (OSEPH KEPPLER ‘ and workmanship and the greatest firmness and uniformity of structure, a Bs ations en “nel steel-like and sounding quality, with a tonsile strength exceeding 6,000 Ibs. per ‘Best. Writers. / square centimeter, as demonstrated by actual tests. The full metal frames of : cupola shape, possess an unequaled degree of resistance, permitting a vastly in- Price 19 Cents. g creased tension of strings without the slighest danger of break or crack In sald For Sale Everywhere, amy metal frames, thereby considerably increasing the vibratory power, and augment- d \-} Ing the lasting qualities of their instruments.” FIRST GOLD MEDAL OF HONOR. PARIS. 1867 FIRST PRIZE MEDAL, LONDON EXHIBITION. 1860, EVERY PIANO WARRANTED FOR FIVE YEARS, ‘5a Ulustrated Catalogues mailed free on application. STEINWAY & SONS’ WAREROOMS, STEINWAY HAL Nos. 109 and 111 East Fourteenth ‘Sirett, "NEW YORK. PATENT COVERS FOR FILING “PUCK.” PRICE $1.00 BAC‘H. FOR SALE AT “PUCK” OFFICE, No. 13 NORTH WILLIAM STREET. comicbooks.com