Puck, 1878-08-28 · page 15 of 16
Puck — August 28, 1878 — page 15: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertising page** from Puck magazine's back matter (page 15), not a satirical cartoon page. The advertisements showcase period products and services: Vienna Coffee Pots, cabinet furniture, soaps, tailoring services, books, and notably a **Louisiana State Lottery** promotion offering a $30,000 capital prize. There's also a section for **Puck's Almanac for 1878** and patent cover filing information. The lottery advertisement is notable historically—such lotteries were common in this era but became increasingly controversial and were eventually banned, viewed as exploitative gambling schemes. The page demonstrates how 19th-century magazines relied heavily on advertising revenue, mixing commercial promotions with editorial content. No significant political satire or cartoon commentary appears on this particular page.
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PUCK ALWAYS ON HAND A LARGE STOCK OF ALL SIZES OF THE FAMOUS Vienna Cae Pat! PERFECT COFFEE MAKER “EDWARD D. BASSFORD. HOUSE-FURNISHING, HARDWARE, CHINA, GLASS, CUTLERY AND SILVERWARE. COOPER INSTITUTE, Corner 3d & 4th Av To meet the popular d these pots have been duced so per cent. P = ULARS FREE, L.S.L, A Splendid Opportunity To Win A Fortune. Seventh Grand Distribution, 1878, At New Orleans, Tuesday, Sept. 10th. Louisiana State Lottery Co. This institution was regularly incorporated by the Legislature of the State for Educational and Charitable purposes in 1868, with a since added a reserve fund of “its GRAND SINGLE NUMBER DISTRIBUTION will take place monthly on the second Tuesday, It NEVEK SCALES or rostroxes. Look at the following Distribution: Capital Prize, $30,000. 100,000 Tickets At Two Dollars Each. Half-Tickets, One Dollar. 3 Prizes of too Prizes of doo Prizes of Sco Prices of toce Prizes of 9 Approximatios 9 Approximatior 9 Approximation Ps 1857 Prizes, amounting to. . fe je corresponding agents wanted at ali prominent points, will be paid should only be made to the Home \carly stating fall address, for further information or send wiTt $5 YOU CAN BUY A WHOLE IMPERIAL AUSTRIAN 100 FLORINS GOVERNMENT BOND, issue of 1864 which Bonds are issued and secured by the Government, wad are redeemed in drawings FOUR TIMES ANNUALLY. until each and every Bond is drawn with a larger or smaller Premium. Every Bond must draw NO BLANKS. ‘The three highest prizes amount to 200,000 20,000 RE 15,000 FLORINS, and Bonds not drawing one of the above Prize must draw a Premium of not less than 200 FLORINS. The next drawing takes place on the FIRST OF SEPTEMBER, 1878, and every Bond bought of us on or before the first of September, is gauited othe whole premium that may be drawn thereon on t \Giseof tows orders, sent in REGISTERED LETTERS and Iosing $8, wil secure ove of these Bonds for the next dr cpr Orders, citculars or other information address any INTERNATIONAL BANKING C0., 185 CHATHAM SQUARE (Bank Building), N.Y. BLISHED SINCE 1876. N.B.—Ie whiting, please state you saw this in thé English Puck. PACHTMENY & MOELICH, 363 CANAL ST., N. Y., effer great Bargains in WATCHES, DIAMONDS, JEWELRY. STER. LING SILVER AND TRIPLE WEDDING AND HOLIDAY. GIFTS v0 endless variety at close prices. Estantisnnn 1838, ‘DEMRTERS AND MANUPACTURERS GENTLEMEN *g2 ATS 174 Fifth Ave Barwann oad a a3rd Sraxets, L. DE’ VENOGE, 41 Sonth William Street, New’ York. CENERAL AGENT. MATHESIUS & FREY, For Sale Da silimel ey ciacipal, Wine eo _., Cheapest Book-Store in the World. 175672 NEW and OLD Standard WORKS in Mam Prices Lower than before the War. 251 and 253 Broadway, New York. THE PUREST CHAMPAGNE “Tried and Proven Trustworthy.® MANUPACTURERS oF CABINET: Department of Literature. Almost given away. URNI T URE pee ee dee ee E LEGGAT BROS, 3 BEEKMAN ST., Opp. Post Office, N. Y. Upholstery, Decorations, &e., at Prices to suit the times. Every Article guaranteed. ce" —|NICOLL, The Tailor, No. 26 (issue of September sth, 1877) of “ Puck” 139—149 Bowery. will be bought at this office, No. 13 North William | PANES to or «frets frase Street, at full price, OVERCOATS ye? PUCK’S ALMANAC FOR 1878. The most remarkable ever published. CONTAINING:— - (But why should the contents be thus publicly exposed?) PRICE, 15 CENTS. For Sale Everywhere. ' COVERS FOR FILING PUCK. PRICE $1.00 EACH. FOR SALE AT “PUCK” OFF. ICE, 13 North William Street, New York. BACK NUMBERS OF PUCK CAN BE SUPPLIED ON DEMAND. PATEN ADDRESS, Willmer & Rogers News Co., oR, Publishers ‘Puck? 3 Beekman Street, 13 North William Street, New York. New York. comicbooks.com