Puck, 1878-06-19 · page 14 of 16
Puck — June 19, 1878 — page 14: what you’re looking at
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This is primarily an **advertising page** from Puck magazine, not a political cartoon. The page contains numerous commercial advertisements for products like Apollinaris mineral water, Hungarian wines, furniture, dental work, refrigerators, and banking services. These ads dominate the layout. The only editorial content appears to be a **poem excerpt** in the upper left, which references seeing "his father's head / First in the foreground" (attributed to *Fida, Mirror*). The meaning of this snippet is unclear without fuller context. Most notably, there's a **caricatured portrait** labeled "Hunyadi János" advertising "The Best Natural Aperient"—a Hungarian figure used to market mineral water, though the specific satirical point is not evident from this page alone. **This is essentially a commercial page with minimal satirical content.**
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fc PUCK. || AN official statement, prepared at the Treas- ury Department, and reproduced in a paper with a patent outside, is as follows: Jrour sepyemger 38ty, 19£8 to May z2ord 1878 the receits from Custutus was $119, 70,550;66; 00:32? anp from Internal revnne !106y! ssf 96:00357,578, a total of 312,257-00}—995,373- a SeptemBer o3th 19/7 to way 82ty; 1798 the sorsepOnDin3, Quarier the receits jrom Custows were 43,12$0,7 0, ,4300%,o£. and frum etesnil Revenue. §3745,450,96998||56.38. Compariug the Two it will.be geen thay There yaS beau a Falling Oy in the revenues of The Soverumstr frow tHese sources RAY~9 £$5780- 892] tA33.2.) It is such official exhibits as this that stirs a fever in the blood of age, makes the infant's sinews strong as steel, znd turns husbands, sons and lovers into red Communists with torches in their hands and butcher-knives in their teeth.—Derrick, A boy stood back on the gallery floor, At the naughty female show, And cast his earnest glances o’er Bald-headed sin below. “T'm too far back,” he sadly said; Yet he dared not forward go, For he saw his aged father’s head First in the foremost row. —Fhila. Mirror, AND YET BEING SOLD AS COMPRES: YEAST WORTMLESS IMITATIONS CECA AEISOMUNN & COS, CEZNOIND ARTICLE MATHESIUS & FREY, MANUPACTURERS OF CABINET FURNITURE Upholstery, Decorations, &e., at Prices to suit the times. Every Article guaranteed. 91 BLEECKER ST., NEW YORK. HATTER. 102 NASSAU STREET. DENTAL OFFICE Philippine Dieffenbach - Truchsess, 162 West 23rd St, bet. 6th & 7th Aves., N. Y. Late 389 CANAL Streer, APOLLINARIS NATURAL Mineral Water,| 4 The Queen of Table Waters, HIGHLY EFFERVESCENT. THERGILL, London. A Belicions Heverag Dr, “The Pro. ea St. George's Ho: oMighly. Elcrrescents Whslescte, nod abnor. te ures’ superte to allenhers DR. R, OGDEN DOREMUS. “Absolutely pure and to all for daily use: {ree from all the t Croton and artificially aerated waters D, President of the Ht “Exhilarating ; Gi Appetite. MacNA‘ Surgeon to MERMAN WEB F.R.C. P.. Physician tothe German Mosps London. “Or wen sae in lithic acid diathesis, in catarch of the bladder, and of the respiratory organs; agreeable and useful, FREDERICK DE BARY & CO., 41 & 43 Warren Street, NEW YORK. Sole Agents for United States and Canadas, FOR SALE BY DEALERS, GROCERS AND DRUGGISTS. Evere genuine bottle bears the Yellow label. THE ONLY HOUSE IN THE UNITED STATES WHERE HUNGARIAN WINES ARE SOLD, et ae BEEN AWARDED FOR “PURI “SUPERIOR QUALITY” BY THe CENTENNIAL COMMISSIONERS, 1876. No connection with any other House in the United States. WHY IS IT? Why do the people crowd the rooms of the Colton Dental As- sociation? Five Reasons, 1st—Because they originated the use of the gas. 2d—Decause they have given it to 103,261 patients without a single accident or failure. 34—Because they do nothing but extract teeth, and constant practice enables them to do the best manner. 4th—Because nearly all the best dentists in the city recommend their patients to them, the gas fresh every day. No. 19 Cooper Institute, N.Y. sth—Because they make NOTICE. No. 26 (issue of September sth, 1877) of Puck” will be bought at this office, No. 13 North William Street, at full price. THE GREAT EUROPEAN NOVELTY. HUNYADI JANOS. The Best Natural Aperient. OR VIR “lavaniably good ai rompt success: most valuable. Vienna, “I have pr senbed these Waters wlth remare OF, SCANZON , Waraburg. “I prescribe mR LAUDER BRUNTON, M.D.,F. R. ¢ pleasant than its ‘rivals, and sur M. R.S., Royal Netrey? Tbrciercd Palins A Wineglassful a Dose. INDISPENSABLE TO THE TRAVELLING PUBLIC. af genuine bottle bears the name of THe Arotiinants Co. }), London. Fre@’k De Bary & Co., 41 443 WARREN Street, NEW YORK, Sole Agents for the United States and Canada. FOR SALE BY DEALERS, GROCERS, AND DRUGGISTS. ‘The Label on every genuine Bottle is printed on BLUE paper. PORTRAITS, 37 Union Square, New York. ELEVATOR. OTTO LEWIN, The well known Artist Photographer, 989 THIRD AVE., 8. E. Cor, 59th St., 294 BOWERY, above Houston St. ASK FOR MACE &cCO’sS Refrigerators. $5 YOU CAN BUY A WHOLE Imperial Austrian Vienna City 100 Florins 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 larger or smaller Premium. Every bond must draw a prize, as there are NO BLANKS. The three highest prizes amount to 200,000 FLORINS, 50,000 FLORINS, 10,000 FLORINS, and Bonds not drawing one of the above Prizes must draw a Premium of not less than 130 FLORINS. ‘The next drawing takes place on the FIRST OF JULY, 1878 and every Bond bought of us on or before the first of July, is en- titled tothe whole premium that may be drawn thereon on that dat ‘Ont-of town orders sent in REGIST! RS and in- closing $5 will secure one of these bonds for the next drawing. For orders, circulars or any other information, address: INTERNATIONAL BANKING CO., 185 Chatham Square Bank Building, N. Y. City. HED IN 1874 N.B.—le writing, please state y wit saw this in the Engli