Puck, 1878-10-30 · page 15 of 16
Puck — October 30, 1878 — page 15: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and back matter** for Puck magazine, not editorial cartoons. The advertisements feature various 1870s-era businesses: portrait photographers (Kurtz), a student lamp manufacturer, jewelry sellers (Pachtmann & Moelich), champagne importers, furniture dealers, and a tailor. The only substantive content is **Puck's Almanac for 1878** promotion, advertised as "the most remarkable ever printed," selling for 15 cents. A notice offers back issues of Puck through Willmer & Rogers News Company. There's also a **Louisiana State Lottery advertisement** promoting their "Grand Single Number Distribution" with a $530,000 capital prize—reflecting the era's popular (and often fraudulent) gambling schemes. The page illustrates how 19th-century magazines sustained themselves through paid advertising rather than subscription revenue alone.
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PUCK. Madison Square, 1 ees Highest Awards: PARIS, VIENNA & NEW YORK. BRANCH: Old Post Office Building, NASSAU ST.. N. Y. PHOTOGRAPHER, OTTO LEWIN, The well known Artist Photographer, 989 THIRD AVE.,8.E. Cor. 59th St., + 994 BOWERY, above Houston ft. L. DE VENOGE, 41 South William Street, New ‘vork. GENERAL ACENT. For Sale by all the Principal Wine Merchants nnd Grocers. L.S.L A Splendid Opportunity To Win A Fortune. Eleventh Grand Distribution, 1878, At New Orleans, Tuesday, Nov. 12th. Louisiana State Lottery Co. "IMPORTED IN THE U. S. THE PUREST CHAMPAGNE Prices Lower than before the War. capital of $ $352,009, ITS GRAND SINGLE ie DISTRIBUTION will take place monthly on the Tuesday Gurowironts, Look 2 the following Distt Capital Prize, $30,000. 100,000 Tickets At Two Dollars Each. Half-Tickets, One Dollar. LIST OF PRIZES. Ty seven scaces, 9 Approximation 9 Approximation Pri _9 Approximation Pri 197 Prizes, amount Responsible corres 3 to whom a liberal cod ‘Application for rates to clubs should only be Office in New Orleans. Write, clearly stating full address, for further orders 00 ‘ N Orleans, Louisiana, way, New York. Sr under the supervision PORTRAITS| THE CELEBRATED ST. CERMAIN { STUDENT LAMP. Completa onty $5.00, Atso THe Famous Vienna Coffee Pot. ALL SIZES. E. D. BASSFORD, HOUSE-FURNISHING, HARDW/RE. CHINA, GLass, CUTLERY. ‘SILVERWARE ANG COOKING UTENSILS. 1, 2, 3, 12, 13, 15,16 &17 COOPER INSTITUTE, N. Y. CITY: F ACHTRANNE lope se 363 CANAL ST, ffer great Bargains in WATCHES, DIAMONDS. JEWELRY. STER- LING SILVER AND TRIPLE PLATED TABLE WARES. WEDDING AND HOLIDAY GIFTS in endless variety at close prices, 251 and 253 Broadway, New York. PATENT COVERS FOR FILING PUCK PRICE $1.00 EACH. FOR SALE AT “PUCK” OFFICE, 13 North William Street. Near Frankfort Street. NEW YORE. PUCK'S | ALMANAC\o FOR 1878. 18 THE Most REMARKABLE | AG EVER PRINTED, ConTatntne:— (But why should the content be thus publicly exposed t) Price, 16 Cents. FOR SALE EVERY WHERE. ‘DPCRTERS isp uoruormns o GENTLEMEN’ S HATS 174 Fifth Ave., 169 Broadway, Between 22d a 23rd Sraeers, Near Coriano Staxer, NEW YORK, ~ MATHESIUS & FREY, MANUPACTURE CABINET FURNITURE Upholstery, Decorations, &e., at Prices to suit the times. Every Article guaranteed. 91 BLEECKER ST., NEW YORK, ae CIGAR ane THE BEST ALL TOBACCO CIGARETTE. Sold by all Dealers and Maaufactured by B. POLLAK, N. Y. NICOLL, The alae 139— rF: Bowery. ++,$3,00 to $10.00 2.00 to $40.00 «1812.00 upward. NOTICE. No. 26 (issue of September sth, 1877) of “ Puck” will be baught at this office, No. 13 North William Street, at full price. BACK NUMBERS “PUCK” CAN BE SUPPLIED ON DEMAND, ADDRESS, Willmer & Rogers News Company, 31 Beekman Street, New York, OR, PUCK PUBLISHING COMPANY, 13.N, v illiam Str., New York. 30V1d WuVd YO SYV7130 3NIM comicbooks.com