Life, 1904-06-02 · page 3 of 50
Life — June 2, 1904 — page 3: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page consists entirely of **advertisements**, not editorial cartoons or satire. The left half advertises the **Canadian Pacific Railway**, promoting its new transcontinental service between Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver starting June 13, 1904. It lists three named trains: The Imperial Limited, The Pacific Express, and The Atlantic Express. The right half contains three separate ads: the **Watres Power Horn and Tire Filler** (a motorcar accessory), **Tomfoolery** (a humor book by James Montgomery Flagg with cartoonish illustrations of exaggerated facial features), and **Life Publishing Company** promoting their magazine. The page represents typical early-1900s advertising content—no political commentary or satire is present. The illustrated faces in the Tomfoolery ad are humorous caricatures meant to sell the book itself.
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BLOW YOUR HORN AND FILL YOUR TIRE CANADIAN wT oe im Tn oH Sire pt, A minute fraction of e is taken from the engine and stored in an aluminum tank, 6x 12 inches in size, screwed beneath the floor of your car. The hose for the horn is attached to this, tank. Another connection runs to the tire. ‘A simple touch of your foot upon the button blows your horn a good, strong blast. Simply turning a valve fills your tires. The price complete, including the tire filler and a regular chime whistle, is A I F I C $35. You can use the whistle, if you like, or you can use your own horn, Our connection is adapted for use with your present horn and hose. We do not send horn or hose, Shipment made immediately upon receipt of check. If after using it thirty days it does not give entire satisfaction, return it at our expense and get your money back, Send for booklet anyway. corn GAS ENGINE WHISTLE COMPANY, A Y | Manufacturers of the only successful power whistle for motor boats, | 1133 Broadway, New York. TWO THROUGH TRAINS Each Way---Every Day MONTREAL TORONTO AND VANCOUVER DRAWINGS AND Commencing LIMERICKS BY JUNE 13th, 1904 James Montgomery Flagg The most The Imperial Limited ; monumental yy; collection of Westbound and Eastbound. : 9 PAGE A fun since the famous The Racliic Exprens : y) LAUGH enee The Atlantic Express 4 / ‘ Printed in red and black Eastbound, d : 7 with forty-eight remark heads, and bound in boards with special cover design . 75 CENTS E. V. SKINNER, Assistant Traffic Manager 458 BROADWAY, NEW YORK ae AN LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY 17 West 31st St, New York comicbooks.com