Puck, 1879-01-01 · page 15 of 16
Puck — January 1, 1879 — page 15: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertising page** from Puck magazine, not a satirical cartoon page. The dominant feature is a large advertisement for a **Beatty organ** (a musical instrument), priced at $365, positioned as a "holiday greeting" gift suggestion. The page is filled with various commercial advertisements for luxury goods appropriate to the wealthy readership: patent services, furniture, jewelry, fine dining tableware, champagne, cigars, and tailoring services. The only editorial content is a **small notice from Otto Lewin** announcing that back issues of Puck containing "Talmage Cartoons" are available for purchase, listing specific issue numbers. This represents typical late-19th-century magazine publishing, where advertising subsidized publication and occupied significant space throughout.
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