Life, 1906-01-04 · page 8 of 48
Life — January 4, 1906 — page 8: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains primarily **advertisements** rather than satirical cartoons. **Top left**: Webster Mfg Co. advertises an automobile axle, comparing it to the railway's air brake—a technical innovation pitch. **Top right**: Lisk Manufacturing promotes a "Sanitary Self-Basting Roaster," showing a woman with the cooking device. The copy emphasizes waste reduction and constant basting efficiency—appealing to Depression-era or early 20th-century domestic economy concerns. **Bottom left**: Gibson's Record Rye Whiskey advertisement (likely pre-Prohibition or early Prohibition era, given the prominent bottle display). **Bottom right**: A photogravure titled "Wish I Was a Dog" by Alfred Belfort Ker, available for purchase. The page represents typical Life magazine content mixing light humor, domestic innovation, and consumer goods targeting middle-class households.
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DID YOV EVER SKID? The Hedgeland Anti-Skid Solid Axle for Automobiles gives a positive drive on both wheels. Gives you complete con- trol of your car whatever the condition of the Sead Gives you a solid axle and dispenses with the differential gear. Pre- vents skidding. As important an invention to the Automo- bile as the Air Brake was to the railway. B 1075 W. 15th -ag0, Il WEBSTER MFG CO., 107 WLSSSSSRE York Civ Controllers of patents, manufacturers and distributors to the retail trade TIMKEN ROLLER BEARING AXLE CO., Canton, Ohio and WESTON-MOTT COMPANY, Utica, New York Manufacturers and distributors to the wholesale trade Sanitary SELF_ BASTING ROASTER IES No Basting—No Waste and nothing to watch but the clock Onesffth of every roast 18 wasted by ordinary roasting pans, The LISK SANITARY SELF-BASTING RUASTE saves every ounce of that waste, The juices from the roast vaporized by the heat collect on the inner roof of the ROASTER and drop back a Keeping It constantly basted. I ING ROASTEL is made of the imperial Gray h has made LISK Kitchen utensils famous, tess and Sanitary, Sold under a ten-year cannot supply you send § medium size Roaster (express pre- paid) with privilege of returning, if at end of thirty days you ate not Convinced of its merits. Descriptive booklet vent free THE LISK MANUFACTURING CO., Canandalgua, RECORD RYE WHISKEY Conmmcnt, 1906, 8Y LITE PUR CS. + “WISH I WAS A DOG.” After WV. Boifour Ker. ogravitre in Dark Blue, 20 by 15 in. 11.00. A dainty catalogue showing in mini many of Live's Prints will be sent to « address on receipt of ten cents, LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY 17 West 3ist Street New York