Puck, 1877-08-29 · page 15 of 16
Puck — August 29, 1877 — page 15: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and promotional content** rather than political satire. The dominant feature is a large illustrated advertisement for "Puck's Illustrated Almanac" (160 pages, boards), edited by Le Fold Schenck and Georg Asmus, with 100 original illustrations by Joseph Keppler. The cartoon below shows children in various scenarios—with umbrellas, toys, and engaged in outdoor play—labeled with phrases like "An Invaluable Improvement" and "A Pleasant Walk." This appears to be **promotional artwork** showcasing the magazine's illustrated content rather than satirical commentary. The page also contains numerous advertisements for commercial products: compressed yeast, champagne, printing inks, and bookbinding services, typical of 19th-century magazine layouts.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
A Necessary Drawpack.—A friend of mine was in Russia last year, and having some trouble about washing apparatus, explained to his land- lord, and told him that Englishmen were in the of taking a bath every day. A bath!" 1 the astonished native. “A bath every !” ejaculated the Muscovite. “Why, you must wet your back!" — Vanity Fair, ‘he boy stood by the stable door And watched the pensive mule; \ thoughtful attitude it wore, An air serenely cool. That boy approached its hinder end — Let fall the pitying tears: “ one to meet his brother and was seven years." — Scranton Republican, Uvr on South Hill, yesterday afternoon, a| an who was mending a wash-boiler poured al rt of molten solder down his boot-leg, a lit- girl fell down the cellar stairsand dislocated jaw, a boy fell into a cistern, a horse ran age, a COW @ second: ndow Sash fell on a man’s head, and a da fit on the sidewalk. In the even- | C1 was called to discuss the :Teisability of starting a daily paper in the neighborhood.— Burlington Hawwkere. We have seen women, beautiful young girls with the smile of an angel irradiating their ser- aphie faces, and the glow of Christian charity rad womanly tenderness warming their hearts, stand and talk three-quarters of an hour toa sroaning, tortured man, who would have gone wild in love with them if he could only have | forgotten for one brief fleeting second that his It suspender was kept in-place by a long ss pin that passed through it into the small his back. —~/% His ag woman saci Uff pa ve Seis SOLD as. “Oxy COMPRESSED YEASY {3.24 ORTHLLSS IMITATIONS ~ALE FASISCHMANW ce cos. CINE ARTICLE Grand Vin Medaillé CHAMPAGNE. A. LALANDE & Co. CLARETS. EMIL SCHULTZE, uy 33 TREET, NEW YORK. THE BLACK AND COLORED PRINTING INKS | FRED'K H. LEVEY & CO., PRINTING INK MANUFACTURERS, 32 Beekman Street, NEW YORK. TE. SNOLIER I, Pamphlet & Book Binder, NORTH WILLIAM 14 of every description and P: DPORTERS AND MANTPACTURERS OF GENTLEMEN’ S LATS 174 Fifth Ave 169 Broadway, SS BOKER’S BITTERS. L. FUNKE, Jr Sie. | Ww a\Ke Beasant tN erake Wo everyth The Puck Pubi’shing Co. send by mail to any point within the United States a Palmo PUCK’S TLustrated Almanac, 8vo. 160 pp. boards. EDEPED RY LE POLD SCHENCK and GEORG ASMUS. 100 ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATIONS PH KEPPLER, nainber of advertisements of represent + will he received fi nin this », which will appear about Kerik & ScuwakzMann, Voutasiens. __-Puel 7 SA aS Bi ea Va Notice. Sun Shade on receipt of $1.50. comicbooks.com