Puck, 1879-12-10 · page 13 of 18
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This page is primarily **advertising and announcements** rather than political satire. The main content advertises theatrical productions ("Princess Toto" at Standard Theatre), G.H. Mumm champagne (featuring a large bottle illustration claiming "16,270 Cases more than any other brand"), and various patent medicines like Sozodont toothpaste and Angostura Bitters. The right side promotes **Prang's holiday goods** and **James McCrerry's holiday sales** on silks and housekeeping items. A brief article discusses a romantic plot point, and there's a small satirical note mocking Texas politicians' intellect. However, this appears to be filler content; the page primarily functions as a **commercial vehicle**, typical of Puck's business model combining humor with lucrative advertising space.
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PUCK. 655 [DARD THEATRE. Broadway and 334 St. SUTANDA WE ranpenson, Proprietor & Manager~ EVERY EVENING, AND SATURDAY MATINEE, at 1.30 PRINCESS TOTO. Libretto by W. S. Grunexr. Music by Frepanicx Ctay. PRINCESS TOTO. Admission asc., soc., $1 and $1.50. DOCUTAR Us Pana Recent or Chronic. ‘They will cure en days The word Doenti ice by DUN DAN DICK & Oss 35 Wooster New Vork, Circulars free 1m is daily demonstrat Je gas 19 the pamless The Coltom Dental Assoet ing the anzsthetic eflects of nitrous extraction of teeth. The number of patlents certifying that their teeth had been drawn without pain, and that the gas was pleasant to inhale, reached on September 24, 1879, 112,743. This includes persons from all posts of the compass, who have had from one to, twenty teeth extracted. Office: No. 19 Cooper Institute, New York, Volume V. of “Puck,” Nos. 105-180 incl., bound or unbound, for sale at PUCK OFFICE. G. H. MUMM & CO.'S CHAMPAGNE. importation 1x 1878 35,906 Cases, or 16,270 casos more than of any other brand. IMPURE BREATH is the most disagreeable result of de cayed teeth a5 well for the afficted ‘The caus si removed by cleaning the teeth daily with the popular, fragrant SOZODONT. Itsweetens the breath, cools and re- freshes the mouth, hardens the gums and whitens the’ teeth.—Gentlemen that smoke should regularly use SOZODONT. It removes the disagreeable smell of Tobacco. ALL DRUGGISTS SELL IT. $777 hires ro voasay SEE geet THE BUSINESS SUITS, te. Outfit Pree ugusta, Maine. refusing in her heart of hearts to disown the prodigal. A few years went by, and word reached him that his old sweetheart had died; died, as he subsequently discovered, of a broken heart; for she had found out her bro- ther’s true character; had discovered—and this it was more than anything else that killed her—her lover's innocence, ‘Then it was that the latter returned to his native country to get his good name cleared; and when thusengaged he could not resist the temptation of secretly revisiting his old home, ‘There with his sister, whom he now made a sharer in his plans, he had many secret interviews, which in some strange way or another became known to her betrothed—for, I forgot to tell you, she was engaged to be married, But 1 bore you—let’s drop the story.” “Go on,” said Archie in a low voice; his face flushed and eager, and great beads of per- spiration standing on his brow as he leans _for- ward to catch every word—breathless, excited, panting. “Well, then, to make a long story short, this toolish Romeo No. 2 took it into his silly head that his betrothed was unfaithful; that this bro- ther of hers, whom he had never seen, was a quondam suitor with whom he had some time before quarreled on her aecount. With this fixed idea burnt in upon his mind, as it were, he surprised the two, one dark night, in each other’s arms, A scuffle followed. It was the work of a moment; and in the scuffle the bro- ther was thrown, or, to be more accurate, fell over the cliff, for it was by the seaside and ter- ribly steep, and was killed "—then after a long, painful pause the speaker added—‘‘or supposed to be.” “Great God!” cried Archie, drawing a iong sigh of relief, and rising from his seat pale and excited, ‘and you—you—O Ronald, forgive me—forgive me, What a fool I have been!”” (To be continued.) Texas boasts a man born without a brain, ‘Texas doesn’t intend that the race of politi- cians shall die out.—Louisville Courier Jour- nal. A Book agent has sued the Erie railroad for $5000 damages, because he was put off the train, and in walking the track fell into a cattle guard. Many hard-hearted persons will think the railroad company ought to be mulcted in the sum named, for not running over the book agent and cutting him in two, instead of merely putting him off the train. There isa prejudice against book agents in some quarters, but we think they are a“ blessing in disguise.” Norris- town Herald, perance clergymen, lawyers, ladies and doctors use Hop bit ; a8 they do not intoxicate, but restore brain and nerve waste: ANGOSTURA BITTERS, ‘An excellent appetizing Tonic of exquisite favor now used over the whole civilized world, cures Dyspepsia. Diarrhea, Fever and Ague, Colics and all disorders of the Disgestive organs. Try it, but Beware of counterfeits. Ask your grocer or druggist for the Spry article, manufactored by Dr J. O°: Siegere & Sonn] 7 Hancox, U.S. Sole Agent, 61 roadway, P. O. Box, 2610, Beware of Counterfelta and Imitat! BOKER’S BITTEBS, The best Stomach Bitters, koown, containing most val able medicioal properties in all cases of Bowel com : sre specie apuent Drepeps, Fever and Ague, A cor site tak {taken pure. ie is also most Cresice fot mixing with other cordi c. Comparatively the Sheaphet Bitters in exit Z L FUNKE, Jr., Sele Agent, P. 0, Bex 1029, 78 John St, N.Y. WEBER, MANUPACTURER OF @RAND, SQUARE and UPRIGHT EAT O SS. Prices reasonable, ‘Terms easy. WAREROOMS, 5th Ave. and West 16th St., New York. BOZODONT. To preserve the teeth and keep them pure and white, to prevent their decay, there is no preparation in the ‘market equal to SOZODONT. To preserve the gums in a natur- ally hard and healthy condition, there DONT. To purify and sweeten the breath SOZODONT. For a perfect mouth there is no recipe like the use of SOZODONT. Consequently it is 20 woader that the populanty of SOZODONT as 2 dentifrice has no bounds, All Druggists keep it. PRANGS HOLIDAY GOODS. PRANG'S CHRISTMAS CARDS ARE THE MOST POPULAR OF ALL. PRANG'S NEW YEAR'S CARDS IN THE GREATEST VARIETY, Prang’s Christmas Satis Bannerets THE NOVELTY OF THE SEASON PRANG'S CHRISTMAS STARS FOR THE CHRISTMAS TREE. Prang's Natural History Juveniles THE BEST GIFT TO CHILDREN. PRANG'S ARTISTIC PANELS ON HEAVY, GILT-EDGED MOUNTS. PRANGS HOLIDAY GOODS FORK SALE BY ALL DEALERS, #8" Catalogues mailed on application. L. PRANG & CO., Art and Educationat Publishers, STON, a "JANESMSCREERY SMACREERY HOLIDAY Reductions SILKS, VELVETS, DRESS Goons, HOUSEKEEPING GOODS, LACES, eo. jAt TRAPHAGEN & C0'S, THE OVERCOATS, THE CHILDREN’S suits, ) 398, 400 & 402 Bowery. comicbooks.com