Life, 1907-05-02 · page 4 of 48
Life — May 2, 1907 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains primarily **advertisements and announcements** rather than political satire. The top left features an **O'Sullivan Rubber Company ad** for heels made of new rubber—positioning this product as a practical innovation that relieves foot fatigue. The center-left announces a **Spring Meeting of the Metropolitan Jockey Club** at Jamaica, Long Island, offering horse racing with six races daily from April 26 to May 8. The right side advertises **"New Chronicles of Rebecca"** by Kate Douglas Wiggin, presenting new chapters from the popular novel *Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm*. The accompanying illustration shows a figure reading. The small sketch at top-right titled "Indian Maid: He Loves Me; He Loves Me Not!" appears to be a light romantic cartoon, though details are unclear. Overall, this is a commercial page rather than political commentary.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
Heels of New Rubber A decade of experience in the United States and Europe has established the fact that cushions of new rubber on your heels are an actual fit, and are universally admitted to be a boon to men wear heels cf new rubber n them, insist that the occupants sh nf the people occupying flats undernes are required to equip their relieve the burden of the day's ‘ushions of new rubber to you leels, be sure to specify O'Sullivan’s, yur e the best, and the oaly dealer cannot supply, send 35c. and diagram of heels to manufacturers, O’SULLIVAN RUBBER COMPANY, LOWELL, MASS. Indian Maid: We LOVES ME; HE LOVES ME NoT! SPRING MEETING OF THE METROPOLITAN JOCKEY CLUB JAMAICA, LONG ISLAND ELEVEN DAYS FROM Friday, April 26th Wednesday, May 8th SIX RACES EACH DAY. First Race at 2.30 P. M. Each Day Track can be reached via Long Island Railroad, foot of East 34th Street; and from Flatbush Avenue Station, Brooklyn, For Time Tables, see Daily Papers. “Who can have anything but whole-hearted praise for these new chapters from Rebecca's life? They are redolent with a lovable nature, and rich in humor."—Boston Herald. NEW CHRONICLES REBECCA KATE DOUGLAS WIGGIN Just Published Among these eleven new Chroni- cles will be found ««Rebecca’s Thought Book,’’ which she de- scribes on the title as follows: “THOUGHT BOOK ot Resecca Rowena Ranpatt, Really of Sunnybrook Farm but Temporily of The Brick House Riverboro. Own niece of Miss Miranda and Jane Sawyer. Second of seven children of her father Mr. L. D, M. Randall (now at rest in Temperance cemmetary and there will be a monument as soon as we pay off the morgage on the farm); also of her mother Mrs. Aurelia Randall’? E! Illustrated by F.C. asever. It is her good nature and_geni an uplimited attractiveness. She is as any character can be within the imagi- “Rebecea is the sa ality. her the embodimen native pages of Transcript. Hlustrated booklet on “Mrs. Wiggin and Her Books” sent jree on request. Address 4 Park Street, Boston Hovucuton, Mirrtin ann Company New York Boston comicbooks.com _