Puck, 1878-05-01 · page 15 of 16
Puck — May 1, 1878 — page 15: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising and announcements** rather than political cartoons. The main content includes: - **Puck's Pictorial Department announcement**: The magazine announces opening a general designing office with cartoonist Joseph Keppler employed to create illustrations and lithographic portraits for theatrical productions and other clients. - **Various advertisements**: For businesses including Friedrichshall Bitterwater, gentlemen's hats, printing inks, a tailor, watches/jewelry, champagne, and other goods typical of 1870s New York commerce. - **Back matter notices**: Information about obtaining Puck's Almanac for 1878 and patent filing covers. The page demonstrates how 19th-century satirical magazines generated revenue through extensive advertising while promoting their own artistic services and products.
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PUCK, PUCK’S' Pictarial Department SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. Havine 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. JoserH Kerpxer is in personal charge of the department. Address, Puck Publishing Company, 13 N. WILLIAM ST., Friedrichshall BITTERWATER ‘THE ONLY PURE ANDIRELIABLE, Owes its great reputation to the happy proportions of its ingre- dients, which have constituted it an Unapproschable and India: Peosable remedy tor constipation, indigestion, obstruction, pules, chronic disorders of the stomach, liver and bowels, gout, plethora land rush of blood to the head, hypochondria, melancholy, lassi. Ride, impurity of the blood and sin, eruptions’ or blotches Sit Henry Thompson and Baron von Liebig. certify to its incon- testable merits. ‘esis : fc, one oF two wineglassfuls every morning. Particular! appropiate for the spring ofthe year i sf "Soid everywhere and by the Agents, BOUCHE FILS & CO.. 37 Beaver St, N.Y. PORTRAITS, 37 Union Square, New York. ELEVATOR. NICOLL, The Tailor, 139—149 Bowery. PANTS to order SUITS to ord GENTLEMEN’ S HAT: 174 Fifth Ave., 169 Broadway, Barwuen aod a 93rd Srxexts, Near Comrtaxor Steer, NEW YORK, THE BLACK AND COLORED PRINTING INKS Usen on roms Parax Ann MANUFACTURED BY FREDK H. LEVEY & CO, PRINTING INK MANUFACTURERS, 32 Beekman Street, NEW YO. PACHTMANN & MOELICH, e 363 CANAL ST., N. Y., éffer great Bargains in WATCHES, DIAMONDS, JEWELRY, STER- LING SILVER AND TRIPLE PLATED TABLE WARES. WEDDING AND HOLIDAY GIFTS 1m endless variety at close prices Estastisnmp 1838, NOTICE. The PUZZLE-PICTURE—Supplement in No. 53, ssue of March 13th: SEEK AND YE SHALL FIND, WHO DECIDES THE EUROPEAN QUESTION? : NOMSES is isons TO WHICH POWER MUST ALL THINGS YIELD? No. 26 (issue of Seplember sth, 1877) of “ Puck) | 1, oublished as'a separate sheet, and is for sale will be bought at this office, No. 13 North William by al! newsdealers, and at the Puck office, at Street, at full price. FIVE CENTS PER COPY, PUCK’S ALMANAC FOR 1878. THE MOST REMARKABLE, EVER PRINTED. CONTAINING:— (But why should the contents be thus publicly exposed ?) Price, 16 ( 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. ADDRESS, oR, Publishers ‘‘Puck” 13 North William Street, New York. Willmer & Rogers News Co., 31 Beekman Street, New York. comicbooks.com