Puck, 1878-12-04 · page 15 of 16
Puck — December 4, 1878 — page 15: what you’re looking at
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This appears to be primarily a **page of advertisements** from Puck magazine rather than a satirical cartoon page. The content includes ads for various commercial products and services typical of the late 1870s: fine furs (F. Booss & Bro.), wines and champagne (De Venoge, D.A. Mayer's Hungarian wines), photography services, umbrellas, a student lamp, coffee pots, safes, and notably the **Louisiana State Lottery**. The lottery advertisement is the most prominent editorial content, promoting an "unprecedented attraction" with half-a-million dollars distributed. This reflects the historical reality that state lotteries were major gambling enterprises in this era. The page demonstrates how 19th-century magazines funded operations through extensive advertising rather than subscription alone.
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= pric ij F. BOOS & BRO, (ESTABLISHED 1858) Importers axp MANvracturers oF FINE FURS, 449 Broadway AND = 26 Mercer Street, Between Grand & Howa-d Sts., HAVE BEEN AWARDED THE GOLD MEDAL “For Fine Quality, Workmanship, and Style” AT THE PARIS EXPOSITION ABOVE ALL COMPETITORS. ALSO HIGHEST AWARD AT THE CENTENNIAL EXPOSITION. Seal Skin Sacques and THE CELEBRATED CERMAN STUDENT LAMP, Complete only $4.69. Atso THe Fastous Vienna Coffee Pot, ALL SIZES. Inporten ont ay E. D. BASSFORD, HOUSE-FURNISHING, HARDWARE, CHING, GLASS, CUTLERY. ‘SILVERWARE ANG COOKING UTENSILS. 251 and 253 Broadway, New York. | FOR BARGAINS GO TO WILLIAM H. SANDIFER, DIAMOND MERCHANT, 755 BROAOWAY,<Cor. Eighth Street,New York. CHAMPAGNE L. DE VE) VENOGE, 41 South William Street, New york. IMPORTED IN THE U.S. THE PUREST; For Sale by all the P. Merchants and D.A. MAYER, nMroRTER OF {HUNGARIAN WINES, 526 Broadway, NEW YORK. THE ONLY HOUSE IN THE UNITED STATES Me HUNGARIAN WINES ARE SOLD, WHICH BEEN AWARDED FOR ~* PURITY” AND “SUPERIOR QUALITY” BY THE CENTENNIAL COMMISSIONERS, 1876. No connection with any other House in the United States. UNPRECEDENTED ATTRACTION! OVER HALF A MILLION DISTRIBUTED. Louisiana State Lottery Co. This Ins the State capital of $350,000, 175 Gran monthly. Ir nevex Distribution: Graxy onal supervision and m.nagement of G Beavnrcaro, of Louisiana, and Gen, Jupat A. Eancy, of Capital Prize, $100, 000. Tickets are Ten Dullare onli. Halees, $5. APPROXIMATION 100 Approximation Prizes of $200 too Approximation Prites of 100, too Approximation Prizes of 75 $523,500 } Commissioners Application for rates to clubs should only be made to the offic® or the Company in New Orleans, Write for circylars or sead orders to 02th: DAUPHIN, GENTLEMEN’ S HATS 174 Fifth Avo., 189 Broadway, Barwaen 22d a a3rd Steers, ‘Neaz Comrianpr Sreexr, NEW YORK, PHOTOGRAPHER, 347 Ea h Street, Between 1st & snd Aves., New York —Closed on Saturdays only. OTTO LEWIN, The well known Artist Photographer, 989 THIRD AVE., 8. E. Cor. 59th 8t,, 294 BOWERY, above Houston St. Tsaac Smith fs Umbrellas SILK, paragon trame .. FINE SILK UMBRELLAS UMBRELLAS and PARASOLS to order CANES in every style—a large assortment. Established A.D. 1802. wit $5 YOU CAN BUY A WHOLE IMPERIAL AUSTRIAN 100 FLORINS VIENNA CITY GOVERNMENT SOND, 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 « larger or emaller Premium, Every Bond must draw a prize, as there are NO BLANKS. The three highest prizes amount to 200.000 FLOR! 30,000 FLOR 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 SECOND OF JANUARY 1879. and every Bond bought of us on or before the second of January, is grutled tothe whole premium that may be drawa thereon on that “Git-oftown orders, sent in STERED LETTERS and in- closing $5, will secure one of Bonds for the next drawing. For Orders, circulars of any other information address INTERNATIONAL BANKING CO., 385 CHATHAM SQUARE (Bank Building), ESTABLISHED SINCE 1874. ting, please state you saw this in the Ex ROYAL HAVANA EXTRAORDINARY DRAWING. DECEMBER 24, Bene CAPITAL PRIZ) Half a Million Dollars ‘Whole Tix $100; Halves, $50; Quarters, Tenths, $10; Twentlethe, ‘Address M. ‘Ae AMTINES 4 69. -» Ban! fall Street, room York. —— comicbooks.com