Life, 1906-03-15 · page 5 of 38
Life — March 15, 1906 — page 5: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire. The main content consists of four advertisements: 1. **Kelly-Springfield Tire** (top): Shows a horse-drawn carriage with passengers, arguing that careful attention to tire quality reflects good judgment about one's entire equipage. 2. **O'Sullivan Rubber Heels** (center-left): Promotes rubber heels as health-beneficial, claiming they reduce fatigue better than leather. 3. **D&J McCullum Scotch Whisky** (center-right): Compares favorably to Rip Van Winkle, emphasizing purity and quality. 4. **Holland House** (bottom-right): Advertises as sole U.S. agent for a Scotch whisky. The page's left column contains unrelated humorous anecdotes labeled "One Objector"—brief social comedy pieces typical of Life magazine's satirical content, but these are entirely separate from the advertisements.
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One Objector. OMMY, why are you not at your sister's. wedding ?” she’s marryin’ the wrong man, an’ I j tout an’ tell the preacher “What is the matter with the young man?” “He yanked me out from under the sofa once —Chicago Tribune vATOR BEV 2 with a group of young disciples, desired to illustrate the quality of adroitness. “By means of adroitness,” he said, “a young equerry of the Caliph Caid sprang in one bound to the important post of keeper of the privy in conversation divan, drinking coffee and smoking a narghile, and his courtiers ounded him, _ with a queer frown, he said: Whom do you regard as the greater man, er or me?) “The vizier, the cadi and the white bearded lors were silent, puzzled, unable to think of an answer that would not imperil their} paces, and even their heads. “But the adroit young equerty stepped casily vas the question, sire?” he asked. ich is the greater man, my father or 1?" d the caliph Your father, sire.’ the equerry answere for though you are your father’s equal it T respects, he is your superior in this— 1a greater son than any you hay sukee Sentinel. A ST. LOUIS dispatch to the New York f World tells of a stork party given in atcity by Mrs. Charles P. Jones to her daugh- Maurice V. Joyce, at the palatial Jones t week. No function in recent years ed anything like the attention of this hinty hincheon, which had, all told, only a oxen guests Mrs. Je and seven former schoolgirl tends were the guests of honor. All of them fae been marricd within the last two years. f them are expecting a visit of the stork. invitations bidding the guests to were hand-painted, with a large stork, bet this was only a gentle hint of what was In the s of the reception room Sood large storks, while wings of the mighty h ird stretched from every mantel and ttered from every hanging. , A hi rattle summoned the guests to the on table. In the dining-rcom the stork ings outdid everything else in the house lle occupied the center of the table. In it an imitation baby in swaddling clothes, and over it was a big stork. The favors “ee paper cribs, over which storks, with doll Sbies in their bills, hovered as if they were to place them there. The napkins were ‘blded and pinned with 'y pins. 4 Stoxt Jug of YOUNGER'S SCOTC! PO Oysters make the best of luncheons. The man who carefully considers the appointment of his equipage, the action of his horse, the mountings of his harness, the livery of his men and the trim of his carriage, cannot be indifferent to the merits of a tire as perfect as the Kelly-Springfield Tire. The makers of the smartest turnouts would not use them unless they were the best. - Booklet, ** Rubber Tired,” for the asking Consolidated Rubber Tire Company Akron, Ohio 39 Pine Street, New York HEELS OF NEW RUBBER. What is it that you aspire to in life? Health is the first consideration, Rubber heels Procure more health to the square inch than any- thing in ov That's a fact !—my teacher told me so, and he told me to teach it to my friends, Idislike toadmit that rubber heels are a benefit, but I hare to. Come down to business and be honest with yourself, rubber on your heels is the correct thing. Bo suro and secure O'Sullivan's : they are the only heels of New Rubber, Remember the name when ordoring —don't cost you any more, Any dealer or the makers, O'SULLIVAN RUBBER CO., « Lowell, Mass The Only Point of similarity between Rip Van Winkle and D. & J. McCallum's “ Perfection” Scotch Whisky is that Rip laid asleep in the woods for 20 years while “Per- fection” lays asleep in the wood for 20 years before being bottled. This, combined with its absolute purity, accounts for its really rare and delicious flavor and its liqueur-like mellowness. The gentleman's whisky par excellence. SOLE AGENTS FOR UNITED STATES: HOLLAND HOUSE NEW YORK ‘comicbooks.com