Puck, 1878-04-10 · page 15 of 16
Puck — April 10, 1878 — page 15: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertising and announcements page** from Puck's 1878 almanac issue, not a political cartoon page. The main content announces "Puck's Almanac for 1878" as "Just Out!" and "the most remarkable ever published" (priced 15 cents). The surrounding advertisements feature various 19th-century New York businesses: portrait studios, jewelry, clothing tailors, printing inks, theaters, and financial services. Notable is an ad for an "Imperial Austrian Vienna City-Government Bond" investment opportunity. The page includes a "Notice" about a puzzle contest with a $5 prize for solving "Seek and Ye Shall Find," suggesting Puck regularly featured reader-engagement puzzles. This reflects the magazine's mixed business model: combining satirical content with commercial advertising and reader activities.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
PORTRAITS Madison Square, NEw VToReEX Highest Awards: PARIS, VIENNA & NEW YORK. BRANCH: Old Post Office Building, NASSAU ST., N.Y. Friedrichshall THE ONLY PURE AND RELIABLE, Owes its great reputation to the hap dients, which have constituted it an rywhere and by the A BOUCHE FILS & CO.. 37 BeavorSt., N.Y. WHY IS IT? some of very morning, Particularly do the people crowd th slton Dental As 3 iginated the use of the gas » it to 103,264 patients without a single aceident or failure. 3d—Because they do nothing act teeth, and constant practice enables them to do it ia the best manner, gth—Lecause nearly all the best dentists in the city recommend their patients tv them, sth—Beeause they make the gas fresh every day. 19 Cooper Institute, N. SEEK "AND YE SHALL FIND, WHO DECIDES THE EUROPEAN QUESTION? TO WHICH POWER MUST ALL THINGS YIELD? has been published as a separate sheet, and is for sale by all newsdealers, and at the Puck office, at FIVE CENTS PER COPY. $S YOU CAN BUY A WHOLE IMPERIAL AUSTRIAN Vienna City-Government Bond, which bonds are issued and secured by the Government, and are redeemed in drawings FOUR TIMES ANNUALLY until each and every bond is drawn, with a laner or smaller premium. Every bond must draw a prize, as there are no blanks. THE THREE HIGHEST PRIZI wit y boads not drawing one of the above Prizes must draw e Premlumel not less than 80 Florins, The next drawing takes place on the Ist.of April, 1878. And every bond bought of us on or before the Ist of April is en: titled to the whole premium that may be drawn thereon on that date, ‘Country orders sent in registered letters and inclosing $B will secure one of these bonds for the next drawing For orders, cire rs, or any other information, address the INTERNATIONAL BANKING C0., Atlantic Savings Ban}: Building, NEW YORK CI N.B—The bonds we offer for sale m founded with the so-called Lottery Tic! Bonds does not in any way conflict with the laws of the United Benet, an lately decided by the New York Courts in‘wrting tous please state that you saw this tn the PUCK. 1 be classed oF con- ‘as the sale of these PORTRAITS, 37 Union Square, New York. ELEVATOR. German Printing and Lithographic Inks BLACK AND COLORED, for all typonraphic or lithographic’ purpove. Manufactured by JAENECKE BROS. & F. SCHNEEMANN, Hannover. ‘Sigmund Ullman, 57 Maiden Lane, New York, BRONZE POWDERS IN’ ALL THEIR VARIETY. de & MOELICH, 363 CANAL ST,, N. Y., offe oe ains ia WATCHES, DIAM JEWELRY, STER- LING siuven AND a TRIPLE PLATED WEDDING AND. MULIDAY GIFTS in endless variety at close prices FstastisiaeD 1838. ‘DMPORTERS AND MANUPACTURERS OF GENTLEMEN’ S HATS 174 Fifth Ave, 169 Broadway, Deron nda Site, wear Coane Sree THE BLACK AND COLORED PRINTING INKS Usep on nits Paver Ang MAMUPACTURED RY FRED H. LEVEY & CO., PRINTING INK MANUFACTURERS, 32 Beekman Street, NEW YORK. ABERLE’S TIVOLI THEATRE, Sth Street, near 3rd Avenue, The finest and most comfortable Variety Theatre in the city. Opera, Ballet, Pantomimes, pees, Farces, and Gymnastic “Reserved seats , Apaurssion 18 ceats ‘The Tiveli isthe best Variety ‘Theatre for TOBACCO AND CICARETTES. TWO ARTICLES OF REAL MERIT. Unsurpassed for PURITY, DELICACY AND EXCELLENCE, lard will ever be maintained. Peerless Sold Everywhere Tobacco Works. (3 Firat Peize Medals.) WM, 8, KIMBALL & CO., Rochester, N.Y. ‘5a- Beware of Imitations and Counterfeits! |PUCK’S ALMANAC FOR 1878. JUST OUT! The most remarkable ever published. CONTAINING:— (But why should the contents be thus publicly exposed ?) PRICE, 15 CENTS. For Sale Everywhere. PATENT COVERS FOR FILING PUCK. PRICE $1.00 EACH. FOR SALE AT. “PUCK” OFFICE, 13 North William Street, New York. BACK NUMBERS OF PUCK CAN. BE SUPPLIED ON DEMAND. 3 ADDRESS, Willmer & Rogers News Co., 31 Beekman Street, © New York... oR, Publishers “Puck” 13 North» William Street, New Yorx. comicbooks.com