Life, 1906-02-01 · page 45 of 48
Life — February 1, 1906 — page 45: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising** for California travel and related products, with one small cartoon joke. The main cartoon (bottom left, labeled "Precaution") shows a conversation between two figures discussing floor structural capacity. One says the floor can handle 100 pounds per square inch; the other worries it won't be enough because "my nursery will be here"—implying a baby will add significant weight. The joke plays on anxiety about structural safety, likely reflecting early-1900s concerns about building construction standards. The page otherwise contains railroad advertisements promoting California travel via the California Limited (Rock Island line) and the Overland Limited (Union Pacific/Southern Pacific), emphasizing affordability and speed. A University of Chicago educator is quoted endorsing the California Limited. Additional ads promote Burpee's Seeds (1906 catalog) and railroad information from E.L. Lomax in Omaha. The page reflects turn-of-the-century American interest in western travel and commerce.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
I newly id before I wit Fome i guest 2 new plo: ns now, mars California @ The trip is not as ou expensive or as much of an undertaking as oF you may suppose. ATL Gest people go in the comfortable, cleanly tourist ( ; O 2283, 294 live at moderate priced hotels or boarding houses. They see and enjoy as much as those who spend thousands. Gk would cost you something to live at home: put a little more with it and you can have the trip to California. It's all in the planning and “knowing how.” Let us help you plan and send you our new “Califor- nia Train Book” and 1906 edition of the “Golden State" — beau. tifully illustrated. © Address with six cents in stamps. JOHN SEBASTIAN, Passenger Traffic Manager, CHICAGO. PRECAUTION. tect ¢ THIS FLOOR OF VOUR HOUSE 18 CAPADLE OF SUS* NG A PRESSURE OF 100 POUNDS TO THE SQUARK INCH. "a AFRAID THAT WON'T DE ENOUGH, 1 Wily, MAN, ARE YOU GOING TO RUN LocoMo- 2. BUT MY NURSERY WILL RE MERE,” University of Chicago educator says of the California Limited “W ould rather pay my fare on this train than travel free on other roads. This Train Runs Over Salt Water To cut two hours off the trip to Cali- fornia, tracks have been laid across Great Salt Lake,—on strong piling, of course. That’s one reason why the Union Pacific Southern Pacific Overland Limited is three meals shorter to San Fran- cisco, via Omaha, than any other way. Just save this time and money on your trip to California There’s pleasure and profit in a trip to California —either or both. Everyone should know about it. For full information inquire of E. L. LOMAX, G.P.& T. A. Omaha, Neb. SEEDS GROW! o:. 32.2: Best Seeds that can be grown, you should read The Thirtleth Anniversary Edition of —HH_—_— BURPEE'S FARM ANNUAL FOR 1906, BURPEE’ so well known as the“ Leading American Seed Catalogue.” It is mailed FREE to all. Better write TOxDAY. W.ATLEE BURPEE @ CO., PHILADELPHIA, PA. comicbooks.com