Life, 1907-06-06 · page 4 of 56
Life — June 6, 1907 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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This single cartoon depicts a humorous domestic scene where a maid or servant has dropped a plate, causing it to shatter. The illustration shows the moment of impact with dishes and food scattered about, while well-dressed observers (likely the household employers) react with alarm from the background. The satire targets the universal domestic anxiety of servants breaking valuable tableware—a genuine concern for households of this era, when fine dinnerware represented significant expense. The exaggerated reactions and chaotic composition amplify the comedy of this everyday mishap. The cartoon accompanies advertisements for luxury goods (Gorham silverware, O'Sullivan rubber heels), creating ironic contrast: while the page promotes expensive household items, the cartoon humorously depicts their destruction through ordinary household accidents.
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The Gorham Co. Fifth Avenue New York Some Unusual Advantages 'N GORHAM Solid Silver Spoons and Forks are offered these unusual advan- tages: An obvious superiority which has made Gorham Tableware the most widely used make in the world; the choice of more than a score of exclusive patented de- signs, always matchable; the option of pur- chasing singly, in sets, or in chests contain- ing any assortment desired; prices no higher than those of less famous and less worthy productions. An Indication of the Moderate Prices Doren. Doren. DROPPING THE PILATE Tea Spoons. ....$8.75 upward Dinner Forks. . $2300 upward Dessert Spoons... .16 00 upward | D.ssert Forks... 16.00 upward TableSpoons. . . 24.00 upward | Chest containing 20 pieces. $31 And other articles in proportion, Over the Rockies To Puget Sound A delightful trip when made on the Oriental Limited cor the Fast Mail via the Great Northern Railway Low round trip, summer rates to Seattle, Tacoma, Portland, Everett, Bellingham, Vancouver, Helena, Bute, Great Falls, Spokane, Wenatchee and_many other points in Montana, Idaho, Washington, Oregon and British Columbia. 5, Spokane, The Kootenai, 60 Seattle, Tacoma, Fernie, B.C. and return Portland and return From St.Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth and Superior dail jure 10 to September 15, return limit October 31, 1907. iberal stopovers. Proportionately low rates from Chicago and points ea. ‘Write for literature and full information. A.L.CRAIG W. M. LOWRIE Passenger Trafic M'e'r Gen'l Eaa’n Pass's Agt. Great Northern Bidg., St. Paul 379 Broadway, New York 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 * dmitted to be a boon to men and women. / rubber, you to O’SULLIVAN RUBBER COMPANY, LOWELL, MASS. comicbooks.com