Life, 1907-03-21 · page 36 of 40
Life — March 21, 1907 — page 36: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising**, featuring prominent ads for Goodyear tires, Jones Speedometers, Great Western Champagne, and Mobiloil motor oil. The small non-advertising content consists of brief **humorous anecdotes**: 1. "A Prerogative of the Pulpit" mocks a clergyman's insistence on pronouncing words correctly while being corrected by a friend—satirizing clerical pomposity. 2. "Rooseveltian Spelling" references Theodore Roosevelt's spelling reform movement, presenting a child's deliberately misspelled birthday wish list as absurd. 3. "A Bonanza" depicts a Western Congressman defining a gold-mine bonanza as "a hole in the ground owned by a champion liar"—satirizing both get-rich-quick speculation and political dishonesty of the era. 4. "Now, What is a Lady?" uses street dialect humor about working-class men who'll be exposed as crude when a lady overhears them. These are gentle, satirical vignettes typical of Life's humor section, not political cartoons.
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on again in 60 seconds On the road. anywhere, any time of day or night. you can change your Goodyear Detachable ina minute'stime. No tools but the hands. No burglars’ jimmysneeded. Just loosen one thumbscrew (on the valve stem) and it unlocks the removable flange rings and off comes the tires Replace the flange rings and tighten the thumb-nut again and the tire is onto stay. No strain which would not tear the wheel to pieces can get it off, till that one thumb-nut is loosened again, We guarantee that Goodyear: Detachable Tires on Goodyear Universal Rims can't Rim Cuts Other manufacturers won't replace Rim Cut tires. We do. Will be glad toexplain how" and "why" at our factory or branches: New York Write 8 postal for out exe 1997 Sisty-Foarth — Chie $1 Michican Ave tin it rade 114 Morgan St : 9 Masa Se 15 Jefferson Ave, e St., Akron, Ohio 1 Dartmouth St A PREROGATIVE OF THE PULPIT Dr. Bacon, a New England ched by a friend with some pronuné rgyman of long ago, was hich was not s parish, and the doughty old divine was ped with the dictionary ictate my pronunciation?” he rs, and ought Youth's d. haughtily pronunciation fro: “WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH THAT Int- MOENSE FEATHER, MR. BEADLE?” “ra TiRED EPING ON THE HARD EARTH, A small citizen of S; . made out a list of the ees for bis approochlng birthday, and this AND I WANT TO TRY A FEATHER-BED, FOR ONCE.’ is what hi 1 mamma found recorded as the first item of all: —Lippin The Dial of the “Jones” is the Easiest to read of all Speedometers. The figures and the indicating hand are large, plain and black. The speed may be read at a greater distance than from any other instrument— and from any angle. Meters with mov- ing dials and Complicated Markings can not be read unless one is directly in front The Jones Speedometer is of use fo every one in the Motor Car—it is not designed for the exclusive beneft of the Chauffeur. Write for New Speedometer Bulletin Jones Speedometer, 101 W. 32d St., New York A BONANZA A certain Western Congressman has had disastrous experience in gold-mine speculations. One day a number of colleagues were discussing the subject of speculation, when one of them said to the Western member “Tom, as an nanza."" “A ‘bonanza,’" replied the Western man, with emphasis, “is a hole in the ground owned by a champion liar! NOW, WHAT IS A LADY? ‘There were four of a kind on a corner, Said one of them tothe other three “Say! yous fellows'll slip up on that some day, Some day yous'Il be talkin’ like that, and a lady'll come along and she'll knock the face off you."—Lippincott’s, t, give usa definition of the term ‘bo: Every drop is delicious of this fam Mt has all the vigor and vim of the vi No wines of French vineyards such virtues contain: It’s the joy of best judges—Great Western Champagne. The Only American Champagne to receive a Gold Medal at Paris—and acknowledged equal to the most select imported brands—was Great Western Extra Dry Champagne You will recognize in Great Western the taste of thc Old World's best vintages—at half the cost. It’s the duty, not the quality, that makes the difference. The quality of grapes is what imparts to fine Cham- pagne its flavor. Particular care in making and ageing is essential. but the fine rich, mellow, yet delicately flavored grape. is necessary. Great Western is made from grapes having the same fine qualities as those grown in the best vineyards of France. Cultivation of the soil, extending over nearly one hundred years, in the Great Western Vineyards at Rheims, N. Y.. has developed the ideal vine that produces this fine wine grape. The process of making Great Western is identical with that of the finest French wines. It is absolutely pure and is aged for five years in the latest improved madera celiars, Try Great Western Pleasant Valley Wine Co., Sole Makers, Rheims, N. Y. Sold by dealers in fine Wines and served ia Hotels, Reftaurants and Cafes, 432 means the oil exactly suited to your engine, This is imperative. Poor oil, oran improperly com- uunded one, or the wrong oil will wreck the finest en- gine in short order. VACUUM \S= —Z comes in several grades. No mat- ter what kind or make of automobile you own or what method of lubrica- tion is used—there's a special grade of Mobiloil for your engine and no other should be used. Our Instructive little booklet will tell you at a glance just what grade of Mobiloil for yourautomobile. It's free to you. Mobiloil is sold in cans, barrels, and half barrels, Manufactured by VACUUM OIL CO., Rochester, N.Y. comicbooks.com