Life, 1905-04-06 · page 12 of 62
Life — April 6, 1905 — page 12: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, with one small satirical cartoon titled "The Proper Caper." The main advertisements are for Continental Tires, Mullins Stamped Steel Boats, and Goodrich Tires—typical early 1900s product pitches emphasizing durability and safety. The cartoon depicts a well-dressed gentleman and woman on a city street. The caption explains the joke: it's considered proper etiquette for a man to walk on the outside (curb side) of the sidewalk when accompanying a lady, keeping her away from street traffic and splash. The cartoon satirizes this genteel social convention—the man's exaggerated posture suggests the sometimes-ridiculous formality of Edwardian-era propriety and gender roles.
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Will outwear 2 or 3 sets of American Tires. The cause—more experience—better quality of rubber and fabric. - — Mattns Stamped Steel Boas Can’t Sink Motor Boats, Row Boats Hunting and Fishing Boats in each end like They don’t leak, ck, dry out, wear out or sink, equipped, full fledged, motors in them, Motor Boats, 16 foot, I! h. p., $135; 18 foot, 3 bh. p., $240. Row Boats $20 up. Mullins Steel Motor Boats are clega torpedo stern launches—not row boats wit All boats are sold direct and every boat is fully guaranteed. Every Boatman Should Send for 1905 Catalogue which shows all our new models and many innovations in boat building. The W. H. Mullins Co. (The Steel Boat Builders) 122 Franklin St, Salem, Ohio. Member National Association of Engine and Boat Manufacturers ELL is a ii le girl who is allow the diners at her house when guests, on the stipulation that she sl On several occasions the little ¢ [fused dessert on the ground that good for her.” se in question obtained permission 10, . , 298 Broadway, New York, °N¥sh to go round THE PROPER CAPER IF A LADY AND GENTLEMAN GO FOR A WALK IN THE CITY OR TOWN OR SUBURD, I's consipen: rors, £0 THE OR THE MAN TO KEEP NEAREST THE CURB: OWING ONES SAY, Construction, ily Goodrich Clincher Automobile Tires on your 1905 ear and get “Say, Speci the latest and b The B. F. Goodrich Company, Dept. 18 E, Akron, O. Goodrich) represents the correct and 1 HE craze for giving and accep purchases of merchandise, deemed by prizes, merited rebuke a bill of goods, ar the coupons that the amount of the po called for. Mr. Goodwin shook his h don’t want ‘em,” he said not new, It is old, and came ie are: Che. Gree. mea: ‘ou had better take them, sir, nem with very | e up a thousand cler we redeem prizes. If you can s pons we give a grand piano.” replied Mr. Goodwin, 9 whisky look here,” I ever drank enough of your smoked enough of your cigars to get a ¢ sand of those coupons I wouldn’t want 2 piano. I'd want a harp.”—Argonaut. comicbooks.com