Life, 1905-10-05 · page 3 of 44
Life — October 5, 1905 — page 3: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising** rather than political satire. The main content includes: 1. **Rogers, Peet & Co.** (top left): A clothing advertisement emphasizing wool liveriesavailable from their Broadway stores. 2. **Peerless Motor Cars** (center): A large advertisement showing a social scene—people on a picnic with an automobile in background. The text argues Peerless cars excel in reliability and efficiency, inviting readers to examine and compare them to competitors. 3. **Whitman's Chocolates** and **Boss Water Cracker** (bottom): Additional product advertisements. A brief **medical article** titled "Sunday Indisposition" discusses a supposed Sunday illness affecting church members, presented with mock-scientific detail—likely satirizing hypochondria or religious hypocrisy rather than making specific political commentary. The page reflects early 1900s American consumer culture and advertising practices.
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COPYRIGHT FOR GREAT BRITAIN BY JAMES HENDERSON UNDER THE ACT OF 1801. liveries for every Our servant come from the soundest stock. Every thread all wool. man Catalogac 00 application. ROGERS, PEET & CO., 258—842—1260 Broadway, (3 Stores) NEW YORK, also, F. M. ATWOOD, CHICAGO. | ISBAN nm we can't godrive he it home | shop Wir last week. Why don’t you get a Frew They're built to wear, not to keep at the re Sunday Indisposition. Mi‘ IRBUS SABBATICUS, or Sunday ness, a disease peculiar to church 1 m- bers. ‘The attack comes on suddenly every Sunday; no sympt toms are felt on Saturd: nt; the patient sleeps well and wakes feel- ing well; eats a hearty breakiast, but about church time th attack comes on and continues ices are over for the morning. Then d cats a hearty dinner. In the afternoon he feels much better, and is ble to take a walk, talk about politics, and read the Sunday papers; he eats a hearty sup- per, but about church time he has anothe tack and stays at home. He retires ¢: sleeps well and wakes up on Monday morning refreshed and able to go to work, and does not have any symptoms of the disease until the following Sunday. The peculiar features are s follows: It always attacks members of the church. It never makes its appearance except on bath, _ 3 The symptoms vary, but it never inter- eres with the sleep or appetite. 4 It never lasts more than twenty-four urs, 5. It generally attacks the head of the family. 6. No physician is ever called A It always proves fatal in the end—to the sou 8. No remedy is known for it except prayer. 9. Religion is the only antidote. 10. It is becoming fearfully prevalent and is sweeping thousands every year Prematurely to destruction.—Frederick (Md.) Examiner. patient feels eas want them to, branch of competition for reliability, endura iency of service. Examine the car yourself—compare it with all others. for all around ef put to you x If not quite sure of your own judgment, call in an expert friend. Bus investigate—enjoy a ride in a Peerless. That you may do this. we want you to lot the Peerless dealer noarest you place himself at your service and comman: ter of introduction to him,and of course our completecatalogue. willsend youa 1 THE PEERLESS MOTOR CAR COMPANY, 40 Lisbon St., Cleveland, Ohio {, Member ALAM First—we have the achievements of Peerless cars in every We don't want to ¢e/? you why PEERLESS Diroct Drive MOTOR. CARS excel all others—we want to prove it to you. No amount of words can do that conclusively, and we would not ease of operation, sp Second—we have the direct proof to If you will send us your name, we Chocolates and Confections known for their" purity and goodness For sale where the best is sold. Z STEPHEN F. WHITMAN & SON, Yj, 1316 Chestnut Street, Phila. Ye W777 yy BOSS’ Medium Hard Water Cracker as necessary for the ond of a perfect dinnor as a good appotite to begin with c. D. BOSS @ SON BISCUIT MANUFACTURERS Now London, Cona. comicbooks.com