Life, 1907-04-04 · page 8 of 48
Life — April 4, 1907 — page 8: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page consists primarily of **advertisements** rather than political satire or comics. The main advertisements are: - **Goodyear Detachable Auto-Tire** (left): Promotes tire durability and ease of replacement - **Wayne Automobile** (center-right): Showcases the 1907 Wayne car model with specifications - **Mennen's Borated Talcum Powder** (bottom-left): A shaving product advertisement The only illustrated humor appears to be a small cartoon titled "Regular Bathing" (bottom-right), depicting a domestic scene between Mrs. Wandot and Mrs. Woggle discussing bathing habits. The dialogue suggests nostalgia for older bathing customs versus modern conveniences. This is a typical early 1900s *Life* magazine page mixing advertisements with light domestic humor.
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Over 25,000 Automobile Veter- ans are using Goodyear Detachable Auto-Tires on Goodyear Universal Rims. Goodyear Detachable Auto-Tires are more resilient and lively, stand more weight and give more mileage than any other tire you can use. They carry you thousands of miles instead of hundreds without retard- ing—are proof against “* mud boils” or “sand blisters "can't creep or i] come off, even if deflated, and are 4] GUARANTEED against rim-cut- ting, because’they can't rim cut. With the Goodyear Universal Rim you can take off or put on your Detachable Auto-Tire in 30 seconds by the watch with “no tools but the hands.” Drop into any branch and prove this by doing it yourself. Or, if you can't do that, write for our new booklet on “How to Selea an Automobile Tire,” which will tell you things about Auto- Tires you never knew before. BRANCHES —_—_————_ THE Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. Wayne Street, Akron, O. NLY in actual service can the true worth of an automobile be determined. Take the Wayne from any standpoint—ease of control, cost of mainten- ance and operation, smoothness of riding, style, finish—and compare it with any other car made. Then you will appreciate what we mean by the asser- tion that the 1907 Wayne has no peer, giving the greatest value ever offered for the money. $3.500—Model $2,500 —Model Catalog descriptive of entire line sent upon request. Company Detroit, Michigan MENNEN’S TOILET POWDER for After Shaving. Toslat that ns Teil ‘alter he oh and Sosbare, and odor of persple everywhere, or tm: GERHARD ai rete IN CO., Newark, N. 3. Mrs. Handout: you sav you vw: Weary Wageles: GIT CONVERTED AND BAPTISED REGULAR TWICE A WEEK FER WHAT DERE WUZ IN [T. FS, LADY, 1 U REGULAR BATHING ED TO TAKE BATHS REGULAR TWICE A WEEK? D TO FOLLER UP DE BAPTIST CAMP-MEETINGS AND comicbooks.com w=