Life, 1906-06-21 · page 3 of 28
Life — June 21, 1906 — page 3: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising content** rather than political satire. The dominant feature is a large advertisement for The Holtan Co.'s FIAT automobiles, promoting their reliability based on winning the "Coppa d'Oro Endurance Run" (a 4,300-kilometer race completed in nine days). The left column contains light humor pieces—an "Enigma" riddle, a "Charade" wordplay, and a joke about mosquitoes—typical of Life's satirical filler content. A small cartoon depicts a figure with a wrench, accompanying a joke about balance in life. The page also advertises Whitman's Chocolates and Boss Hard Water Crackers. These ads reflect early 20th-century consumer culture and lifestyle marketing typical of Life magazine during this era.
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Enigma ps just two and two, I am warm, Tam | ae And the parent of numbers that cannot be told; Tam lawful, unlawful; a duty, a fault; Jam often sold dear, good for nothing when bought; \n extraordinary boon, and a matter of course, \nd yielded with pleasure—when taken by force. Wm, Cowper. Answer: A kiss. Charade USTRIA archly asks another's aim; A‘t Jgium bids brethren banish bitter blame. sina can catchee chin-chin; chop-chop come. Jenmark demurely dreads destruction's drum. ngland, erect, each eastern empire c rance fears FIVE-colored FOUR false fanions flies. Germany, greedy grasper, grimly glares; lanover hides her heavy-hooded hairs. rectly interwor ly jogs jangling jerks. corea knows keen knives kill knavish kings; Liberia likes long, lonely listenings. Mexico merely mentions martial meed; Netherlands, nodding, names not Nankin’s need. ’n Oceania or on ONE, outside, Portugal ponders, primly pacified. ‘Queensland’s quaint quiet quarter questions quite ‘ussia’s round-robin, raising regal right. Proved Ste : Professor Lee s for fatigue. * Betta: That’s true; a man who brings me hocolate never makes me as tired as a man who doesn't.—Harper's Bazar candy is a cure Remedy for Mosquitoes MEMPHIS (Mo.) man. has discovered a new way to get rid of mosquitoes. He says to rub alum on your face and hands, When the mosquito takes a bite it puckers his buzzer so it n't sting. It sits down in a damp place, tries to dig the pucker loose, catches its death of cold, and dies of pneumonia.—Kansas City Star. [F THE average man had what he wanted there wouldn’t be anything left for the balance of mankind.—Porlland Oregonian. 4F GOOD FoR A HORSE, WHY NOT GOOD TOR A MAN? FIAT RELIABILITY PROVED IN THE Coppa d’Oro Endurance Run 4300 kilometers (2687 miles) Covered in nine consecutive days, over muddy roads LANCIA, First; Stock 35 H.P. FIAT Car NAZZARO, Fourth; Stock 35 H.P. FIAT Car BOSCHIS, Fifth; Stock 35 H.P. FIAT Car The only complete team to finish 48 started - - 16 finished 3 “FIATS” started 3 “FIATS” finished Winning the GREAT GOLD CUP, as well as EIGHT SPECIAL CUPS for Reliability, Endurance and Speed The HOL-TAN co. Successors to HOLLANDER & TANGEMAN Broadway and 56th Street, New York "Sole American Agents. Licensed Importers under Selden Patents AGENCIES: HARRY FOSDICK CO., Boston, Mass. H. ALLEN DALLEY, Philadelphia, Pa. AUTO REPAIR COMPANY, Pittsburg and Confections Rule in their own sweet way over the heart of every lover of fine candy. STEPHEN F. WHITMAN & SON,” 1316 Chestnut St., Phila, comicbooks.com