Life, 1906-05-17 · page 4 of 28
Life — May 17, 1906 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising** for automobiles, speedometers, and patent medicines. However, the central cartoon—"The Major's Inquiry"—depicts two men in conversation. The older man (labeled "Major") wears a wide-brimmed hat and has a distinctive mustache; the younger man listens as the Major asks about his habits. The Major's questions—about whiskey, racing, and driving—suggest he's interrogating the younger man about dissolute behavior. The humor appears to rest on **generational conflict**: an older authority figure (the "Major") expressing disapproval of modern vices, particularly drinking and reckless motorcar driving. The cartoon likely satirizes anxiety about youth culture and automotive-era excess, though the specific Major figure remains **unclear**.
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The Baker Suburban The BAKER SUBURBAN is the newest produdt of the Baker factory, manufacturing Electric Automobiles ex- clusively, The SUBURBAN is a gentleman's phaeton for two passengers and is de- signed especially for city use and country club service. Its ample power and high speed make it an ideal vehicle for the uses men- tioned. It is solid and substantial and has suffi- cient weight to give it Stamina and great enduring quality. Finished and upholstered in the most superb manner, it compares favorably with our other “ Aristocrats of Motordom” The BAKER SUBURBAN has been the sensation of the season. Write for catalogue describing it and our complete line of IJmperials, Stan- hopes, Victorias, Surreys, Depot Car- riages and Broughams. & THE BAKER MOTOR VEHICLE Co. 10 JESSIE STREET CLEVELAND, OHIO 1% 4. P. p Bagine only 3H. Pe Es 3! ang on NEW MODEL DETROIT 1906 THE SMOOTHEST THING THAT RUNS. Friction and Uncertalaty reduced f th standard of manutact gag3s Nl develop 4 ILP. @44.00 DETROIT. AUTO: ‘MARINE. co. Absolutely Accurate At ALL SPEEDS ‘© matter bow fast or how slow you go: ‘Auto Meter tells the speed at which Astemobile is traveling with vafal Correctness. It ts actuated by the same waco» ble tunprstisms Ghtch weaten the nice oer s “Compass uafailing asd. ceria The Auto-Meter fs the only success/s! magnetic tadleatee because there Is sent ‘one way io which magnetism cam smcces//u') be UTES ST asec patenced char wage"? ‘That means that the only todicator you can depend spon for Permanent Rediadiity ts The Warner: AUTO-METER [Registers Speed and Distance: Ie registers any speed from 14 miler £0 to miles per hou It tel how far ‘you have goae om the (717 abd’ gives tetsl tailles traveled during the season It goes on the dashboard, where It ean be read from the seu aed tts any Automotiie Ts as semnitive as a compass and as solid ara rock. It is unlafeenced by any shack which would not ruia your car. ‘accurate when you get It, and fs GUARANTEED TEN YEARS. We will renew any AutoMeter within 10 years [upless injured by accident) if the Magact (the HEART of the lesteumeat) is ere than 0 of <t sy man who can asord an automobile can easily pford an astorMeter "Weiss fndipentle to the Motorist as the Gn his poe ‘Let & tell you more about It. op 2day and well send Bock “Auto Pelaters.” Address Tho Warzer Testremest Co., 195 Becsorelt OL, Belt, Wis, ‘The Alto Meur fa ou nie by ail Qroveiaas deniers aad at cet Gasser, you with cor answer our free THE MAJOR'S INQUIRY Me 7 Blublud: Wit, SUM, AND WHAT ARE YOUR HABITS, SUIE? aughter's Lover: WELL, MAJOR, 1 GAMBLE OCCASIONALLY, PLAY THE RACES AND DRINK WHISKEY, Major Blublud: wox-x! AND MAVE You ANY bad Hants, SUH? Washington, D.C., Portland, Me. Birmi ha. big amet ae N- Capitol § Hot Springs, Ark. San Francisco, Cal, 190 Market St. West Haven, Conn, M. Plainfield, Ind. Des Moines, La. Lexington Mass. for Liquor and Drug Using A scientific remedy which has been skilfully and successfully administered by medical specialists for the past twenty-five years. At the following Keeley Institutes : White Plains, N.Y. Columbus, C 1087 N. De Philadelphia, Pa., 12 N. 3 Harrisburg, Pa. Pittsburg, P: 4206 Futh Providence, R. Salt Lake City, Utah ALLENS FOOT-EASE Shake Into Your Shoes Allen's Foot= Ease, a powder for t! feet. It cures painful, swollen, emarti nervous feet, and instantly t oat of corns and bunions. It's the gre ext comfort discovery of the a Allen's Foot=Ease makes tight-fttin; pew # It is a certain cure ingro callous and hot, tired, aching feet, 3046 ist not accept oy ubstitute. mail for 25c. in stamps. FRE . TRIAL F sent by mais. ALLEN S. OLMSTED, Le Itoy, 3 comicbooks.com