Life, 1906-06-14 · page 22 of 24
Life — June 14, 1906 — page 22: what you’re looking at
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This page primarily consists of **advertisements and satirical content**, not political cartoons in the traditional sense. The main satire is a poem titled "The Joys To-day Grants," mocking the then-novel practice of scenting automobile fuel with perfume (heliotrope). The joke: motoring has become so ubiquitous that its exhaust fumes are now celebrated as a desirable fragrance, replacing natural pleasures like birdsong. It's gentle social satire about modern technology and changing urban sensibilities. The page is otherwise dominated by product advertisements (livery services, cigarettes, steamship lines, whiskey) and a "Plenty Left" section listing potential scandal topics for "muck-raker" exposés—likely referencing the Progressive Era's investigative journalism trend. These include satirical takes on historical "crimes" and contemporary institutional corruption (trusts, graft, bureaucratic abuse). The overall tone is satirical commentary on American progress, consumerism, and institutional failings typical of *Life* magazine's style during this period.
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The Joys To-day Grants Actual size of Turkish tobacco leaf used [A foreign inventor has devised a method of scenting petrol ‘; in making with essence of heliotrope at an insignificant cost, so that the _ , , “NESTORS" motor car may emit most agreeable odors throughout its course. Daily Paper.) H, THE joys cach road to-day grants, For now, wheresoe’er you are, You may catch the perfect fragrance Of the passing motor car. Thrushes are to us but lost trills, Naught we care for songs on high, Drawing through ecstatic nostrils Whiffs of motors whirling by. ig every roadside: “Look! a Made for men who know cor- . , thrilled with hope. Mad Vill it, will it be Ess, Bouquet, rect livery by men who know Jockey Club or Heliotrope ?” good clothes. Livery f ne fragrant petrol sink in . ivery for every man servant. y sense!—indeed it must, «cc var Mlustrated price list on request. While we rapturously drink in Nestor Cigarettes | Spirals of the odorous dust. See an (Nestor Gianaclis, Cairo and Boston) Joys are ours, then, joys to gloat o'er, Special garments for summer and wide, . Ee The best grade of Turkish to- motoring. While the sweet scent of the motor Permeates the countryside. | bacco, and nothing but Turk- Owner and chauffeur. —London Daily News. . | ¢sh tobacco, goes into “ Nestor” ROGERS, PEET & CO,, Plenty Left Cigarettes. In their process of 258—842—1260 Broadway, Susseaed Topica for Any New Muck Raker That Comes Along | making, we even go so far as to (3 Stores) ‘OL. I., No. 1.—Foreword (of course), - and d > the dus NEW YORK, Crime of 1492; Graft of Columbus. extract and destroy the dust also, The Ointment Trust Grabs the Fly Market. which accumulates during the | Some Barnacles on Our Ship of State. as “ Nestors” F. rt How Ben Franklin Amused Himself in Paris) SCreening process.“ Nestors (never before exposed). | are made in the Crime of 1508. oe City Club at Play (a phantasy). cleanest and lar- Shames That Have Helped } gest cigarette fac- C |e ie lade Flabby for the Poor by tory in the United ' Who Embalmed the Pigs’ Knuckles? States, and are Short Shames for Busy Men. ws wiesat‘thw avis Raking (a poem). without equals at the price. Shoofly Roundsman of Ind: y. T. W. Law- . (° Sold by Clubs, Hotels, and Dealers the World over. Painless Dentistry is Painful for the People If unobtainable locally, we will supply you direct on I oars tic). receipt of price. Molly Pitcher Was Not Kind to Kittens. Cri of the Years 1817-1839 Inclusive. | : D oe Li ; are PLT 1839 Nestor Gianaciis Co. Daniel's Debts: True Story of the Overrated S Old ominion Line ,, | ebster. Roxbury Street, Boston, Mass. Underground Methods of Subway Trust. — Beer Wears a Higher Collar Every Year (with | diagrams). N OR FOL K Treason of the Government's Ethnological OLD POINT COMFORT _| Bureau (illustrated). The Story of the States: Mangled Maine, Nau- RICHMOND, VA. | {seating New Hampshire, Venomous Vermont, | AND Manacled Massachusetts, Reeking Rhode Island, WHISKEY N Contented Connecticut. (Middle Atlantic States WASHINGTON, D.C. ext month), : A PRODUCT OF Steamers sail daily, except Sunday, at 3 P,M.| Progress in Science posure by Machinery; Lr THE COSTLY oe acento at Ball-bearing Reforms, Without Flywheels, Ad- | : from Pier 26, North River, foot of Beach Si 8 : ; POT - STILL NewYork eh MEET iustable for Towns of Less Than Ten Thousand, METHOD . ; Assorted Crimes Ready to Eat. For full information apply to Little Folks’ Department: A New Parlor Game, Rotten, Rotten, Who Ain’t Rotten? » > , ‘CLARK'S NINTH ANNUAL CRUISE OLD DOMINION STEAMSHIP CO.) Brict Verse? “Crushed,” “Bitked,” “Hom-|QRIENT frre pcamensrsizenners PIER 26, NORTH RIVER, NEW YORK swoggled,” “Done Good,” “Down Trod,” “All mrp prea H.B. WALKER, V.P.&7.M. J.J. BROWN, G. P.A.| in Now.” —New York Sun, | FRANK. C. CLARK, 96 BROADWAY, NEW YORK OLD CROW RYE STRAIGHT WHISKEY SOLE BOTTLERS, NEW YORK 742 packet of 10 OF THE Make most attractive routes to comicbooks.com