Puck, 1878-07-03 · page 15 of 16
Puck — July 3, 1878 — page 15: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is **primarily advertising and announcements**, not a political cartoon. It contains: 1. **Puck's Pictorial Department announcement** — promoting their new General Designing Office, staffed by cartoonist Joseph Keppler, offering illustrations for theatrical professionals and lithographic portraits at reasonable rates. 2. **Various commercial ads** — for a hatter, jewelry store, printing ink manufacturer, dental office, photographer, and champagne. 3. **Puck's Almanac for 1878** promotion — advertised as "the most remarkable ever published," selling for 15 cents. 4. **Back numbers availability** — noting that past issues can be obtained through Willmer & Rogers News Co. The page serves primarily as a business/promotional document rather than satirical content, typical of 19th-century magazine layouts mixing editorial matter with revenue-generating advertisements.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
PUCK’S Pictorial Departmen 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 Keprter is in personal charge of the department. Address, Puck Publishing Company, 13 N. WILLIAM ST., NEW YORK. GENTLEMEN We. FATS Fifth Ave., 269 Broad way, cides aad a ayrd Srasrrs, lean Comrianpr Sraxer, NEW yore, HATTER. {02 NASSAU STREET. PACHTMANN & MOELICH, 368 CANALST,, N. Y., WEDDING "AND HOLIDAY GirTs an endless variety at close prices. Estantisuep 1838, THE BLACK AND COLORED PRINTING INKS Usp on ruts Pare ane MANUPACTURED BY FRED'K H. LEVEY & CO., PRINTING INK MANUFACTURERS, 32 Beekman Street, NEW YORE. —————“—.___. OTTO LEWIN, The well known Artist Photographer, 989 THIRD AVE., 8. E. Cor. 59th St., 294 BOWERY, above Houston Rt. DENTAL OFFICE OF Philippine Dieffenbach - Truchsess, 162 West 23rd St, bet. 6thf& 7th Aves., N. Y. Lave 389 Caan Srener. PUCK’S ALMANAC FOR 1878. At 10 Barclay St., near Astor House, in front of Cables’ Hotel, during the Bathing Season. And at Coney Island, at our Champagne Pavillion on the Beach, Champagne on Draught 10 Cts. a Glass.| No. 10 BARCLAY ST., N. Y. 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. ADDRESS, oR, Publishers “Puck” 13 North William Street, New York. Willmer & Rogers News Co., 3x Beekman Street, New York. comicbooks.com