Life, 1896-11-12 · page 2 of 18
Life — November 12, 1896 — page 2: what you’re looking at
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# Hartford Tires Advertisement Analysis This page is predominantly **advertising**, not political satire. The main content features a Hartford Single Tube Tires advertisement with a circular logo showing a woman in early 1900s dress. The ad's message is straightforward commercial copy: Hartford tires claim superiority in "fabric" and "rubber," warning consumers "Do not buy imitations." The Hartford Rubber Works Company, based in Hartford, Connecticut, used the female figure as a brand mascot to convey quality and reliability. The surrounding advertisements promote luxury goods (silver goods, laces, gloves) typical of Life magazine's wealthy readership. There is no discernible political cartoon or satire on this particular page—it represents standard commercial messaging from the 1916 era.
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Sbenold. Constable 300, Rich Laces. LACE FLOUNCINGS AND} TRIMMING LACES. Pointa l' Aiguille, Flandres, Brussels, Honiton, and Duchesse Laces. Bridal Veils, Lace Handkerchiefs. NOVELTIES. Made-up Laces, Boleros & Collars. Ostrich Feather Boas. UMBRELLAS, GLOVES. Broadway re) 196 ot | NEW YORK. SS DTRCRC0WII. A. Best of fabric, best o rubber in HARTFORD D \\ imitations. ~ THE HARTFORD RUBBER WORKS CO, New York. Poldetpale, M N linneapo RRR WOK RERRN \\ an. SOUVENIRS OF THE HORSE SHOW Special pieces in Sterling Silver, Silver and Enamel and Saddle Pig Skin, with Silver Mountings, particularly appropriate as Sou- venirs of the Horse Show. THE WALLACE COMPANY, Silversmiths, FIFTH AVENUE, bet. 26th and 27th Streets. The Reproductions of Colonial Silver by the |Gorham Company include Tea Sets Fish Dishes Candelabra Sauce Boats Tureens Celery Dishes Meat Dishes Water Pitchers Black Coffee Sets Tankards Tea Canisters Waiters Fruit Dishes Toast Racks Bonbon Dishes Lump Sugar B Tea Kettles Bottle Stands Candlesticks Bread Trays |Vegetable Dishes Salts and Peppers affording a wide range in and selection of STERLIM SILVER most appropriate { Wedding Presents. Gorham Manufacturing Co, Silversmiths, Broadway and 19th eee Fifth Avenue and 26th Maiden Lane. “FABLES FOR THE TIMES.” A collection of modern fables taken from Lzfe. Written by H.W. Pu- tips and illustrated by twenty full-page drawings by T. S. Surtivanr. Large quarto, attractive- ly bound in illuminated covers, and for sale by the publishers, R. H. Russell and Son, 33 Rose Street, N. Y., or at the Office of Life Publishing Company. Price, $1.25. coymianT, 70m Oneat enirawm ov vaure HENDERSON MOER THE ACT OF 1001, | Stern Bro are now showing Complete Fall and Winter Importations of their celebrated Alexandre and Lupin Kid and Suede Cloves for Women Men and Children including | Many Novelties for | Carriage, Street | and Evening Wear ‘West 23d