Life, 1906-04-05 · page 9 of 58
Life — April 5, 1906 — page 9: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising content** rather than political satire. The main cartoon at top left—"When Moses Escaped from the Bull-Rushes"—appears to be a humorous illustration of a man fleeing an escaped bull, likely a visual pun on the biblical reference to "bulrushes." The dominant content advertises the **Warner Auto-Meter**, a device measuring vehicle speed and distance. The lengthy ad emphasizes accuracy and claims to prevent speeding tickets and traffic violations by encouraging drivers to monitor their actual speed. The right side advertises **Knapp-Felt DeLuxe Easter hats for men**, suggesting this is a spring issue of *Life* magazine. Both ads target affluent male consumers of the era with automotive and fashion products.
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= ee ATURE “WHEN MOSES ESCAPED FROM THE BULL-RUSHES.” iy, %g "%, PCeCeererererr) Avoid a Trip to the Police Court The fine amounts to little—it's the hours of delay, the inconvenience And possible bumiliation for you and for those in your company that try the patience and spoil the pleasure of the whole trip, All this can positively be avoided by equipping your car with The Warner Auto-Meter (Registers Speed and Distance) This little instrument always fells the truth. It regise ters with ABSOLUTE ACCURACY from \ mile to 60 miles per hour. It attaches to any Automobile made. Without it you never know One Warner Auto-Meter will last a life- your exact speed—and the time. Itisas sensitive as a Compass and temptation to go a little faster 8 Solid asa Kak, Otherwise It couldn't temptation fo go a little faster ftand our severe servicetest, whichis equiv alent to a trip of 160,000 Mi it 50 Miles per Hour on Granite Pavements Fading Solid Tires, ‘The practical Warner Testing Machine is shown in Fig.1, The wheel connection of the Auto-Meter {s attached toa shaft: stible—you know how it is. And you know, too, what hap- pens toyou and your party when you think you are going 8 miles an hour and the Policeman's stop watch says 15. jon't guess yourself into trouble—KNOW and keep out of it. The Warner AutoMeter is your salvation. ‘And it’s your ONLY salvation. Because the Warner Auto-Meter is the only speed indicator which is sen- sitive enough to be absolutely and unfailingly accurate at speeds under 10 mites an hour. Za Because it's the only one which works perfectly in all positions and at all angles, on rough roads or smooth, up hill or dowa, Because it's the only one which changes with the steed alone and in which the indicator docs uot dance back rand forth from the jar of the car, ‘The Warner Auto-Meter is the only speed in- ‘dicator which is actuated by the same fixed, un- changeable Magnetism which makes the q Compass reliable FOREVER under all conditions. Noone else can use Magnetism to determine the speed of an Automobile, though it's the only positive and sure way Because there is just one way in which Magnetism can successfully be used for this purpose and we have Patented that way. There is nothing about the Warner Auto-Meter which can give out, or wear out, or get out of adjust- ment. It is the only spced-indicator made without cams, plates or levers, and in which there is no fric- tion, Friction wears away the cams and levers in other speed indicators, which are necessarily so small that 1-/000 of an inch wear will throw out the read- ing from one éo five miles per hour, The Warner Instrument Co., 320 revolutions parm lies a plank whic! fminute. Across this shaft his hinged at one end and has the Auto-Meter attached to the other, Brazed to the shaft {s a knob of steel, which at every revolution “bumps” the plank, giv- ing to the Auto-Meter: 200 shocks per minute ‘while itis showing a speed of SO miles per hour, Each one of these shocks Is more severe than would be suffered in an entire season's riding. After running 10 hours a day for THREE MONTHS, actual tests show the Auto-Mcter to be recording the speed with the same accuracy as at first within 1-1000 of 1%, orless than 6 inches per mile. No other Speed Indicator on Earth could Stand this Test. ‘This 1s why we sell each Auto-Meter on a 10 YEARS GUARANTEE and why we gladly renew any Auto-Meter (which has not been injured by accident) if the Magnet (the HEART ofthe instrument)is less accurate than 1-10 of Ifafter 10 years use. We will gladly tell you more about this wonderful a It you write TODAY we will send you something every motorist will prize—our Free Book—**Auto Pointers.’* 132 Roosevelt St., Beloit, Wise (The Auto-Meter Is on sale by all first-class dealers and at most Garages.) The first derby made in America was a C&e&Kk Easter Hats for Men THE DE LUXE NEW hat of noticeably elegant style and superb quality is the most important item of a well-dressed man's Easter outht. If, as Sir Walter Scott says," a regard for personal appearance is a species of self- love from which the wisest are not exempt.” the wise man will select a Knapp-Felt DeLuxe hat in a properly becoming shape. It is the best hat that can be made; there- fore it best satisfies the desire which every man feels to appear at his best. The wisdom of the selection is justified by the fact that the superiority of Knapp-Felt is evident to the least experienced eye, not only when it is new but during all the stages of wear. It is less affected by constant usage than any other hat-fabric, owing to its closer and firmer texture. The exquisite Vellum Finish of the DeLuxe quality marks the highest attainment of the fifty years’ ex- perience in making fine hats in the C & K shop. Kunapp-Felt hats are made in a variety of smart shapes. The best hatters sell them. Knapp-Felt DeLuxe $6 hats are the best. The next best are Knapp-Felt $4. Write for The Hatman. Tue CroruT & KNAPP Co. Broadway, at 13th St.. New York. comicbooks.com