Puck, 1877-12-26 · page 14 of 16
Puck — December 26, 1877 — page 14: what you’re looking at
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This page is **primarily advertising** for Puck Publishing Company's services and various commercial enterprises (dental extraction, musical boxes, lithographic portraits, theatrical venues). The only editorial content visible is a brief section titled "The Truth at Last," which appears to be a humorous debunking of common phrase origins. It argues that "A Merry Christmas" derives from "A Myrthy Christmas," and "A Happy New Year" from "A Hoppy New Year"—presenting absurd etymologies as corrections to what The World newspaper claimed. This is light satirical humor poking fun at language pretension. The page includes an announcement of Puck's new General Designing Office featuring cartoonist Joseph Keppler. Otherwise, it's a standard 19th-century magazine back-matter page dominated by advertisements.
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HE World says the phrase “A Merry Chri mas" is only» a corruption of ‘A Myrrhy Christmas,” alluding to the offerings of Myrrh. Very Tikely. And probably “A Happy New Year” is only a corruption of ‘“‘ A Hoppy New Year,” alluding to the offerings of Beer.—V. Y. Graphic. Patrerson used to be a newspaper'man. O scissors!—/. /. Man. ‘That explains a thing that has been worrying us. If Patterson be- longs to the Sisera family, we can understand his natural aversion to going to Jael.—. delphia Bulletin, We can hardly “ credit” it. St. Louis Globe- Democrat, No, you couldn't “credit” anything. However, Patterson proved a foeman worthy of your steal, for that para- graph was stolen from the Norristown Herald. — Cour.-Journal. No 'twasn’t, nuther! Be- longed right here.— Piladelphia Bulletin. It paste to get these things right. The Truth at Last. 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PUCK’S Pictorial Department SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. Havinc completed all necessary arrangements, and in compliance with numerous requests, the publishers and proprietors of Puck take pleasure in announcing that they have opened a GENERAL DESIGNING OFFICE, where the services of the best artists in America, including those of the dis- tinguished cartoonist, Mr. JOSEPH KEPPLER, are employed in furnishing all kinds of Illustrations, in the most perfect style, on short notice, and at reason- able rates, The Theatrical Profession will find it to their especial advantage, in arranging for LITHOGRAPHIC PORTRAITS, to apply at this office, where Mr. Joseru Kerrter is in personal charge of the department. Address, Puck Publishing Company, 13 N. WILLIAM ST., NEW YORK. comichooks, com