Puck, 1879-03-26 · page 15 of 16
Puck — March 26, 1879 — page 15: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire. It contains numerous commercial advertisements from late 19th-century New York businesses, including: - Champagne and wine merchants (Piper-Heidsieck, A. Heller & Bro.) - Furniture makers (Mathesius & Frey) - Lottery promotions (Royal Havana Lottery) - Portrait studios (Kurtz's Portraits) - Tailors and jewelers (Nicoll the Tailor, Hamann & Koch) - Financial services (International Banking Co.) The only non-commercial content is **Kurtz's Portraits** illustration at top right, showing silhouettes of people viewing portraits—a straightforward advertisement for their Madison Square studio. This represents Puck's revenue model: satirical content subsidized by classified and display advertising targeting wealthy New York readers.
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PUCK. orn fo guarantee this m ary wine tobe tupertor in quality to any other CHAMPAGNE without regard to coat. PIPEM REC” 4, moro adapted te the German aunl Eng lish taste: 1s without bitterness and acidity, and di ay wine Imported. It leaves the most dellefous after vaste on the palate. So Aorwrs in THe Unite States AND CANADA, JOHN OSBORN, SON & CO., Founpen 1% 1836, 45 Boaver Street, N. ¥.. And 44 St. Sacrament Street, Montreal. Champagne on Draught 10 Cts. a Glass. +8009 09 SosUy Uy saunpUjO) *20q 10d 93°18 S)UIa Mr OTS HUA Air “GS Sua 62g SprvNd ‘sasey uy *eSNOH J0}Sy seeU ‘yg Aejoseg OW No. 10 BARCLAY ST., N. Y. L, DE VENOGE, 41 South William Street, New York. GENERAL AGENT. For.sale by all the Principal Wine rehants and Grocers. THE PUREST CHAMPAGNE ‘N 3HL NI G3LY0dWI PATENT COVERS ’ T COVERS (RT R TZ Madison Square, FILING “PUCK” Price $1.00. FOR SALE AT TH OFFICE, 13 North William St. BACK NUMBERS “PUCK” Can be Suppiled on Demand. PUCK” ADDRESS: Highest Awards: Willmer & Rogers v COMP, PORTRAITS, New York. Paris, Vienna, Philadelphia and New York. BRANCH: are the only HUNGARIAN Liguers and in the United States and: and personally attending to directly from the Wine-growers districts of Hungary, and are of Wines and Liquors for at reasonable prices. Orders be promptly attended to, and A. SELLER & BRO., 35 & 37 Broad St., and 39 & 41 First Ave., BRANCH: No, 4 Union Square, heed h elegant ‘Winerooms and Restaurant. Importers of WINES, Crown Champagne, Canada, who are regularly he selection of their Wines in the most renowned Wine able to furnish the very best Family and Medicinal use, left at the above places will delivered free of charge. $1, 000, ooo CAPITAL ‘PRIZE, Draws APRIL 8th, in With aS YOU CAN BUY A WHOLE, IMPERIAL AUSTRIAN {100 FLORINS VIENNA CITY GOVERNMENT BOND, KENTUCKY STATE, Extra Drawing. First Prize: $30,000 LOUISIANA STATE, Apa 8th. ickets, $2; Halves, $1. March’ 26th, $2; Halves, $1. Flest Prize: $30. Orders carefully and p In writing please MATHESIUS Manuractunen: CABINET ation this paper FURNITURE}: Upholstery, Decorations, &c., at Prices to suit the times. Every Article guaranteed. 91 BLEECKER 8T., NEW YORK. HAMANN & KOCH. Red No. 9 Maiden Lane. IMPORTERS OF PARIS CLOCKS. DEALERS IN_AMERICAN AND SWISS WATCHES, AND ALL KINDS OF JEWELRY. Remember the Red 9. NICOLL, the Tailor, ae tan Bowery. FAN @ ote $3.00 to $10.00 13,00 t0 840.09 + $12.00 upward which Bonds are issued and secured by the Government, and are redeemed in drawings FOUR TIMES ANNUALLY, until each and evéry 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 PLORI 50,000 FLOR: 000 FLOR! 0 FLORINS. The next drawing takes place on the FIRST OF APRIL 1879. and every Bond bought of us on or before the first of Arai, is entitled to the whole premium that may be drawn thereon on that ISTERED LETTERS and in- Bonds for the next drawing: formation address INTERNATIONAL BANKING CO., 185 CHATHAM SQUARE (Bank Building), N. ¥. City. sent in RE ROYAL HAVANA LOTTERY Grand Extraordinary Drawing, which will take Bexon'9 Approximations ¥ mation Pres of er sses1+3250,000 PESOS. Yor tober perecolets eddces M. A. MARTINEZ & CO., Bankers, 10 Wall Street, New York, comicbooks.com