Puck, 1878-10-30 · page 14 of 16
Puck — October 30, 1878 — page 14: what you’re looking at
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This page is **primarily advertising**, not satirical content. It features commercial advertisements for period products including: - Ladies' furnishings and undergarments (Paris lingerie, corsets) - Children's clothing - Gloves and umbrellas - Patent and trademark services - Mineral water and patent medicines (Apollinaris water, Vichy springs water, compressed yeast) - Dental services - A bookstore The only potentially editorial content is a small box at top-left discussing Edison's electric light technology entering homes, presented as a question to readers rather than satire. The page reflects late 19th-century advertising practices, with medical/health products heavily promoted alongside fashion items—typical of Puck's revenue model during this era.
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PUCK. Bur then, if Edison's electric light is gener- _ ally introduced into our houses, what is Bri get going to ish the kitchen fire with? — Bur- lington Hawkeye. Ir is. singular that nobody drops in upon us any more who has ‘“been to the centennial.” ‘These people used to be thicker than autumnal leaves that strew the brooks in Valparaiso, In- diana. Surely they can't all be dead ?— Hawk- ge. “How was the world made?” is being dis- cussed in a scientific magazine. We weren't there, but we suppose they got all the subscrip- tions they could raise along the survey, and then bonded the rest of the work and pushed it through before Mr. Tilden could come along and steal it. LADIES’ Furnishing Departm't. PARIS LINCERIE and UNDERWEAR, BRIDAL TROUSSEAUX and INPANTS' WARDROBES, ready-made or to order. BROCADE CAMELS’ HAIR WRAPPERS, DKESSING SACQUES, ‘QUILTED SATIN AND SILK SKIRTS, AND CHILDREN’S SUITS, In every variety of material. Boys’ Pant Suits, Boys’ Kilt Suits, and Overcoats. In FANCY CLOTHS, STYLISH DESIGNS, at MODERATE PRICES, French Coutil and German Woven CORSETS. CHILDRMN'S, MISSES" and LADIES UNDER and FU! MISSES’ ING GOODS, In every variety and at POPULAR PRICES. ALL ORDERS PROMPTLY EXECUTED. Arnold, Constable & Co., BROADWAY, COR. i9th STREET. GLOVES. Arnold, Constable & Co. have received,thelr FALL INPORTATION OF KID, UNDRESSED KID, DOG SKIN, {AND CASTORIGLOVES4 For LADIES, GENTLEMEN and CHILDREN. Broadway, Cor. 19th Street. APOLLINARIS NATURAL Mineral Water, The Queen of Table Waters. HIGHLY EFFERVESCENT. Dr. J. MILNER FOTHERGILL. London, “The Delicious Beverage.” solutely pure and e; superior to all for ‘against Croton and artificially acrated waters.” HOOD, President of the Tere, a Medical Nociety, Re. seupeiier to Vichy and Vals. PETER SQUIRE, FL. 8., Chemist to the Queen. oth dition of Costrasion £0 raw Barvisn PHAXMALOPARIA : Good for Sickness, Dyspepsia, and Loss of Surgeon to More Wholesome | P.R. ©. P.. Phyatetan London. “Of great value n catarrh 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. AND YET BCINO SOLD AS. YEASYW WORTMLESS IMITATIONS CESS GCMT [ILISCIMANN COS. Ge CANUINE ARTICLE Patents, Trade Marks are promptly secured by the Patent Office of PAUL GOEPEL, Staats-Zeltung Building, Tryon Row, New York. ADVICE AND PAMPHLETS FREE. Special terms for FOREIGN PATENTS if taken with U.S Patents, IsaacSmith’s Umbrellas > Patented SUANAGO, BULK, Paragon frame ... FINE SILK UMBRELLAS in great variety. UMBRELLAS and PARASOLS to order and repaired. ST., near Pearl ST near Brdway near Wall. 1188 BROADWAY, near soth at, 405 BROADWAY: ea Canal. Established A.D. 1802, THE GREAT EUROPEAN NOVELTY. HUNYADI JANOS. The Best Natural Aperient. Si sa Jam Sar conte ee ‘i PROFESSOR | ‘SCANZONT, Wurzbarg. “1 prescribe PROFESSOR LAUDER BRUNTON, M. D., F. R. Sy London,” "More pleasant than its tivas, Sad sur JOFENSOR AITKEN, M. .R.8., Ro: Milltary Hospital, Wettey? wivelerted woPaing and Friedrichshal A Wineglassful a Dose. INDISPENSABLE TO THE TRAVELLING PUBLIC. genuine bottle bears the name of Tum Arottinants Co, ‘London, Fre@’k De Bary & Co., 41 & 43 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 1s prin GENUINE on BLUE paper THE SPRINGS OF VICHY are owned by the French Government.and the waters are bottled under its supervision, exacily as they tow {rom the Springs, nothing added’ or removed. have nothing in common with a much advertised iai- ported water which claims to be superior to them. ‘They are alkaline, and the following isa summary of their different appitcations: ‘RIVE OR CELESTINS. are prescribed for gravel, calcul, gisbetes, out, rheumatism, diseases of the kidneys, & GRANDE GRILLE for diseases of the liver; HAUTERIVE OR HOPITAL for diseases of the stomach, (dyspepsia) the latter more adapted for delicate patients. ‘They are highly recommended by the leading physteans of Europe and of this country. "The name of the spring is on the cap-also the year of the bottling. Drink before breakfast ; also at table, pure or with wine. For sale by Grocers and Druggists. The trade supplied by the Sole Agents, BOUCHE FILS & CO., 37 Beaver St. New York, Dr. SWEENY’S OLD ESTABLISHED AND WELL-KNOWN DENTAL ROOMS, No. 6 B. 14th Street, near Sth Ave. af Gam Sets, best Quality, Elegance for $2,505.09 and $10.00. ure Geld fi Sago. iher sling $c ‘Teeth extracted with free fresh C 1 .and yeu will do ly ‘ g elsewhere. —Upe nd Sundays. DENTAL OFFICE oF Philippine Dieffenbach - Truchsess, 162 West 23rd St., bet. 6th & 7th Aves, N. Y. Late 389 Canat Srei Cheapest Book-Store in the World. 175672 NEW and OLD Standard WORKS in Every Department of Literature, Almost given away, Mammot Catalogue free. Books bought. LEGGAT BROS., 3 BEEKMAN ST., Opp. Post Office, N. Y. comicbooks.com