Life, 1906-03-15 · page 3 of 38
Life — March 15, 1906 — page 3: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire. The left side advertises the Truffault-Hartford shock absorber for automobiles, marketed as "An Automobile Necessity." The right side features a Stoddard-Dayton Model-D automobile advertisement. The only cartoon element is a small illustration (bottom left) showing a woman examining a trousseau (wedding clothes trunk). The accompanying verse suggests satirical commentary on marriage, with the caption implying the woman's husband has given her a "beautiful trousseau" but was "hasty and foolish" in doing so—likely a mild joke about marriage expenses or spousal financial decisions. The remainder consists of steamship travel advertisements to Japan and China.
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IMPROVED TRUFFAULT HARTFORD SHOCK ABSORBER TRADE MARK An Automobile Necessity Makes your car ride like a rocking-chair. Increases the speed and pre- vents lost traction. Obviates the necessity of slowing down for obstructions. Absolutely prevents break- ing of springs. New model absolutely self-adjusting, Requires no attention after application, Adopted by the Pierce Great Arrow, Locomobile, Matheson, Richard-Rrasier, Peugeot, Napier, Gobron-Brillic, Cars under 1500 Ibs. $40 (four suspensions). Cars over 1500 Ibs. $60 (four estpensions) WARNING. We are the owners of fundamental patents entirely covering every practicable form of frictional retarding devices for vehicle springs and hereby warn the trade from handling any infringing device that may be offered for sale. We also warn the trade against the use of the term"SHOCK ABSORBER” which is our trade mark. HARTFORD SUSPENSION COMPANY, EV. Hanford, Pres. 67 Vestry Street, New York. WE ARE SOLE AMERICAN AGENTS FOR THE GOBRON-BRILLIE, “THE FINEST AUTOMOBILE IN THE WORLD" EBRATED SHE PURCHASED A BEAUTIFUL TROUSSE “EWAS HASTY £ND FOOLISH TO DOUSSE: MAN SHE WOULD WED CLEAN OFF 1S 1IEZAD, HE POOR MAIDEN OOH! SHtoddsard=Dayton MODEL-D Climbs steep hills like a Greyhound Unexcelled as a Rough Road Rider. | Rica Stoddard-Dayton Model-D §5-passenger Touring Car is built to go all routes. ‘There's enough pent-up motor energy in the machine to overcome obstacles too great for the ordinary carto tackle, Simple in construction, an amateur can control it. All parts are accessible and as easy to understand as the ABC’S of primary days. Equipped with sliding gear transmission, three speeds and reverse, selective type, can change from high to intermediate, uphill or down, at speed of 25 miles. The Ameri- can car of dependability nothing like it ever offered for $2,250. THE DAYTON MOTOR CAR CO., Dayton, Ohio “As good as it looks"" THE SHORTEST ROUTE BY 450 MILES TO Japan and China follows the mild Japan Current from Seattle to Yokohama and the GREAT NORTHERN STEAMSHIP COMPANY is the only line of mammoth twinecrew steamers that saul over this route, The $. nv Dakota and Minnesota 23. are the largest and most luxurious Trans-Pacific lin oat. The Parlor Suites gre cles ans luxurious with appointments equal to the’ mow palatal hotet Every cabin fea handsomely furbisbed outside Took, sblpe. ne Trant-Continental Ke 220and $08 8, Clark St, Chicago 207 Washington Stree 26 Carlton ,, £10 Commercial Ti Is and Tit Chestnut strcet Pultadepila H, G. MeMicken, European Tramic Agent, 21 Cockspar Street, S, W., London WW. King, General Pasenger Agrot, Seattle, Wash. S. S, Minnesota Sails from Seattle April agth. S. S, Dakota Sails trom Seattle June 7th. comicbooks.com