Life, 1906-07-05 · page 4 of 40
Life — July 5, 1906 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is **primarily advertisements** with minimal satirical content. The main ad features a Remington Autoloading Shotgun, marketed to sportsmen for "vacation or hunting trip," emphasizing its safety and moderate price ($49). Below are ads for Cerebos Salt, Knox Hat, Crouch & Fitzgerald luggage, Krementz collar buttons, and Morton Trust Company. On the right side are three brief anecdotal stories: "His Story Was True" (about a tourist's Arabic-inscribed Moroccan cup), "Fisherman Finds a Rattler" (a humorous snake encounter), and "Used to It" (a domestic joke about a husband's reaction to a bill). These aren't political cartoons but rather light humor pieces typical of Life magazine's satirical tradition. The page reflects early 20th-century American consumer culture and domestic comedy.
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The modern sportsman requires the Remington Autoloading Shotgun, for it loads itself. This gun represents the ideal for which manufacturers have striven since the breech loader was invented. The recoil is used by the breech mechanism to eject, reload, cock and to lock the breech. A single barrel hammerless automatic ejecter, repeater of five shots which has practically no recoil, is absolutely safe and sells at a moderate price— $40 list—subject to dealer’s discount. The gun for your vacation or hunting trip REMINGTON ARMS CO. Agency 315 Broadway, Now York City ILION, N. Y. Depot San Francisco, Cal. the King of Saits” Parents wonder why their children grow up with soft teeth, Our grandames had good hard teeth because they ate natural food. ‘The food we eat is so refined that the salts and phosphates are removed. Phosphates are nerve, brain, bone and teeth builders. raws Uso LL supplies them in just the right proportion. Write to co Ferry Strect, New York. for sampie tin and literature Redmond aco. HIGH GRADE INVESTMENT BONDS AND SECURITIES LETTERS OF CREDIT FOR TRAVELERS Philadelphia 33 Pine St., New York. $07 Chestnut St. Patronize American Industries, Wear a <A S FROUCHR 1G FirzcerA? 177 BROADWAY 688 BROADWAY 723 SIXTH AVENUE the creation par excellence of the nation. Agencies in all the principal cities in the world. stamoco on OACK i QUALITY The Unbreakable Collar Buttons thatdon’t hurt the neck. Easy to button and unbutton: stay buttoned. Bibde in Gold and Rolled Plate. If damaged in a0¥ . exchanged for new one at your jeweler's oF sher's. ‘Booklet on request. Krementz & Co., 60 Cheftaut St., Newark, N. J. His Story Was True Oe ae a cup I got in Morocco,” said the enthusiastic tourist, showing his collection of souvenirs; ‘‘you see it is an Arabic inscription.” Hisfriend wasturning the cupcuriously around. At length he remarked, dryly: “Yes, the inscription is Arabic all right.” “Sure!” replied the returned tourist, a little miffed at the intimation of a possible doubt. “You can read it better if you turn the cup upside down,” suggested the friend; and suiting the action to the word, he showed the tourist that the mysterious characters were nothing more than “1903” engraved in rough, irregular figures on the metal. “The rascal!” exclaimed the outraged col- lector; “he told me that it was an Arabic inscrip- tion when he sold it to me!” “He told you nothing more than the truth,” was the reply. “You forget that our numerals are Arabic.” But somehow from that moment the collector lost interest in the souvenir from Morocco.—New Orleans Times-Democrat. Fisherman Finds a Rattler . H. MCCULLOUGH had an unpleasant ex- perience with a rattlesnake recently. He was fishing at his farm on Middle Creek and seta pole before going to the house for dinner. When he retumed he observed by the movement of the pole that he had hooked a fish, and oblivious of surroundings, made a rush for it: He stepped on something yielding and looking down found that he was standing on the Lody of a large snake of of the rattler variety. Fortunately, the snake was held in such a posi- tion that it could not strike. ‘And I didn’t give him time to wiggle out,” said Mr. McCullough, describing the situation to-day, “for I think I jumped fifteen feet in the clear. I killed the old s so aged that he had lost some of rattles. No, I didn’t catch any more fish—I retired.” —Ottawa Republican. Used to It RS. KNICKER: Weren’t you frightened when the bull bellowed at you on account of your new dress? Mrs. Bocker: No, it was exactly the way Henry behaved when he got the bill_—Sun, ‘MORTON TRUST COMPANY 38 NASSAU STREET, NEW YORK Capital, - = - $2,000,000 Sarpls and Undivided Profits, $7,000,000 OFFICERS: Levi P. Morton, Presttent. James K. Corblere, Vice Pres ‘Thomas F. Kyan, Vice Pres. WM. Fraacls, Secretary. Charles H! Alles, Vice-Pres Charles A. Cosant, Treasurer, Paul D. Cravath, Counsel EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: Levi P. Morton Paul D. Cravath Thomas F. Ryan G. Haven Charles H Allen James N. Jarvie Edward J. Berwind Jacob H. Schifr Harry Payne Whitney