Puck, 1879-02-26 · page 14 of 16
Puck — February 26, 1879 — page 14: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising** rather than satirical cartoon content. It showcases various New York businesses from what appears to be the 1870s era, including: - Wine and champagne importers (De Venoge, Piper-Heidsieck, Aheller & Bro.) - A tailor (Nicoll) - Restaurant (C. Pfaff's) - Furniture manufacturer (Mathesius & Frey) - Book dealers and binders The only notable illustrated content is **"Kurtz' Portraits"** at top right—silhouettes of figures in various poses, advertised as having won "Highest Awards" in multiple cities. The page demonstrates how 19th-century magazines monetized space through dense advertising while maintaining minimal editorial content, reflecting the publication's business model rather than satirical intent.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
PUCK. Sovvntexrup, IMPORTERYAND MANUFACTURER OF GENTLEMEN’ S HATS 174 Fifth Ave., - 169 Broadway, ~ Between sed and 234 Streets, Near Cortlandt Street, L. DE VENOGE, 41 South William Street, New York. AGEN Principal Wine Foe: THE. PUREST CHAMPAGNE IMPORTED IN THE U. S. D. A. MAYER, 4 HUNGARIAN WINES. 526 Broadway, NEW YORK. THE ONLY HOUSE IN THE UNITED STATES WHERE HUNGARIAN WINES ARE SOLD, WHICH HAS. BEEN AWARDED FOR “PURITY” AND “SUPERIOR QUALITY” BY THE CENTENNIAL COMMISSIONERS, 1876. No connection with any other House in the United States. JHEAPEST Ta FS cendend Beniish Bose WORLD. <AROUR PRICE. AT YOUR PRICE. AT ANY Catalogue of General LEGGAT. "BROTHERS, MATHESIUS & FREY, ‘Manvvactuxens o” CABINET FURNITURE Uphelstery, Decorations, £c., S$ Prices to suit the times. Every Article guaranteed. 91 BLEECKER ST., NEW YORK. PATENT COVERS [pe ty py = Madison Square, FOR FILING “PUCK” + Price $1.00. FOR SALE AT THE “PUCK” OFFICE, 18 North William St BACK NUMBERS “PUCK” Can be Supplied on Demand. Spailaa Highest Awards: ADDRESS: Willmer & Rogers NEWS COMPANY, $1 Beekman 8t., New York. |Old Post Office eR « oy Se $ “PIPER-HEIDSIECK.” We guarantee this medlam dry wine to be superior {to quality to any F other CHAMPAGNE withoat regard to PIPER “REO” a more adapted to the German and Eng Neb taste: Is without bitterness and acidity, aod dryer than Lopetrde Imported, It leaves the most delicions after taste on Soum Aorwts 1x tag Usitep States axD CANADA, JOHN OSBORN, SON & Co., |; Fouxpep 1m 1836, 45 Beaver Street, N. ¥., And 44 St. Sacrament Street, Montreal. IME. SUKI ay STEAM Pamphlet and Book Binder, No. 29 REEKMAN STREET. Pamphlet binding of every descnption, and Pass books for banks a specialty —Personal attention to everything entrusted to my care PORTRAITS, New York. Paris, Vienna, Philadelphia and New York. BRANCH: Building, Nassau Str., New York. wis $5 YOU CAN BUY A WHOLE IMPERIAL AUSTRIAN 00 FLORINS GOVERNMENT BOND, Issue of 1964 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 a larger or smaller Premium. Every Bond must draw a prize, as there are NO BLANKS. The three highest prizes amount to 200.000 FLORINS, 20,000 FLORINS, 15,000 FLORINS, and Bonds not drawing one of the above Prizes must draw a Premium of not less than 200 PLORINS. The next drawing takes place on the FIRST OF MARCH 1879. and every Bond bought of us on or before thé second of March, Is entitled to the whole premium that may be drawn thereon on that date. ‘Ost-of-town orders, sent in REGISTERED LETTERS and in- closing $8, will secure one of these Bonds for the next drawing. For Orders, circulars or any other information address INTERNATIONAL BANKING (0., ss CHATHAM SQUARE (Bol Bulling NY. Cy. PANTS to order SUITS to order OVERCOATS: in the English Pucx. 33.00 to $1000 12.00 to Byoo2 Stz.coupward C. PFAFF’S RESTAURANT, 9 W. 24th St, near Broadway, N. Y. Breakfast from 7 A. M. to 1p. a. so cents.—Table d’hote from 6—S r. a. $1.00, incl. 34 bottle wine. Meals at all hours. Farnished rooms to let.