Life, 1905-10-26 · page 21 of 26
Life — October 26, 1905 — page 21: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertisements and a letter to the editor**, not political cartoons. The notable content includes: **"Mercy for Old Police Horses"** — A letter arguing that retired New York City police horses deserve humane treatment (pasture rest) rather than being sold to street vendors for exploitation. The writer notes these animals have served the public faithfully and deserve better fates than politicians receive, appealing to the city's wealth to fund their retirement. This reflects Progressive Era concern for animal welfare. **The cartoon vignettes** show minor comic exchanges: a shoe-shiner's quip about worn shoes, and a motorist joke about driving speed. **The advertisements** promote Monarch shirts, Knox hats, Evans' Ale, Royal collars, Reuter's soap, and other products—typical early 20th-century marketing, including a note to "Patronize American Industries." The page reflects period concerns about urban animal treatment and contains standard commercial messaging typical of Life's mixed editorial-advertising format.
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tral While color are often seen, it’s not due to the liveries of curious cut and absence of a standard. | Livery is no new and untrodden field \for us; absolute correctness marks our output. We supply every livery want of any | Made in all styles for men who seek the maximum of wear at the minimum of cost. FAST COLOR FABRICS Dealers have them at $1.00 or $1.5 indoor or outdoor manservant. ROGERS, PEET & CO., 258—842—1260 Broadway, CLUETT, PEABODY & CO. (3 Stores) TROY, Nv. NEW YORK, also, F. M. ATWOOD, CHICAGO. Patronize American industries. Wear a BEAUTIFUL ASSORTMENT. New Fall importations in the e latest styles and colors. New kid gloves weekly from our face tory, Grenoble, France. $1.00, 1.50 the pair. 31 yearson Broadway. ‘al CENTEMERI 911 Broadway, just above 20th St, Telephone, 1135 Gramercy. Mercy for Old Police Horses. O the Editor of The Tribune Six: Are not the intelligent animals who help save the lives of men, women and children in the Central Park bridle paths and the city streets worthy of a more deserving fate old to become victims of the ers? The Tribune the other day department for their efficiency in help- : to avert runaway accidents were sold to Anybody who has noted the street venders. condition of the average street vender’s horse ns—overloadi under- knows what this m iceding and continual cruelty The city is rich tough to spend a few hundred dollars yearly Mwny, MISTER, 1 COULD MAVE TOLD YoU YOUR swoEs NEEDED A SHINE WIDOUT You MAVIN’ TO GO TO ALL DAT RODUER.”” V seeing that horses, whose lives have been pent to far better purpose than the average politician's, browse out their ageing days in green pastures, Pasturage and a shed in win- ter cost less than politicians. A few of the mounted policemen by clubbing together have ed several of their equine friends Why cannot A. AL ma erzel journey to the boneyard the municipality do likewise? F ‘if he really turns it over to the fur ington Star, “i HEY say she is fast.” “Oh, don’t put it that way. much more up-to-date to say that the speed limit.”—Motorist Those who drink : THE “WHITEST” COLLAR MADE TRADE MARK (ROYAL 41) Sup Easy BAND IF YOUR DEALER WONT SUPPLY YOU, WRITE US EMIGH & STRAUB-Dept CC.TROY,NY don’t have to “Get back to Nature”’— they have it with them all the time REUTER'S SOAP A breath of roses is de- scriptive of the perfume of Reuter’s Soap. A_ delicious odor, light and vague, exqui- site without being oppressive. Not the heavy perfume of the drawing-room, but a faint breath suggestive of refine- ment. At all Department Stores. comicbooks.com