Life, 1907-06-20 · page 7 of 32
Life — June 20, 1907 — page 7: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not satire or political commentary. The main content includes: 1. **"London Theatres Charm"** - An editorial piece praising American theater companies' performances in London, highlighting stage design and usher service. 2. **Large Goodrich Tires advertisement** - Dominates the right side, using a bridge metaphor ("Built Like a Bridge") to promote tire reliability and durability under stress. 3. **Minor ads** - Whitman's Chocolates and A.I. brand products appear at bottom. The page reflects early-20th-century advertising strategy: establishing brand credibility through comparisons to engineering (bridges), emphasizing safety and testing, and using dramatic imagery. There is no discernible political satire or social commentary present.
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London Theatres Charm NE of the delicious treats London offers Ameri- cans is the acting and accessories in her thea- The orchestra stalls or balcony stalls (both are ’) are very sumptuous and very roomy, and dently created on purpose to appeal to hearty The usher is a very tidy young woman, in black dress and coquettish cap and apron, possessed of a sweet face and a still sweeter voice. You pay her a sixpence for each programme. The stage set- ct Best of all is the clocution unto the going down of the same, each and every word uttered is as clear and tuneful as the tinkle of a ver bell, You don’t have to wait till the middle of ‘rst act before you can even guess what the plot is about. Under these unusual circumstances the interest one takes in a play is greatly enhanced, and ders why an American company is not as well The Travel Magazine. Rad-Bridge has standardized the Score business. is an inscription from a village churchyard in Cumberland: Here lie the bodies : Of Tuostas Bop and Many his wife. She was temperate, chaste and charitable; BUT She was proud, peevish and passionate. She was an affectionate wife and a tender mother; BUT Her husband and child, whom she loved, Seldom saw her countenance without a disgusting frown. Abroad, her conduct was influenced by good breed- ing; BUT At home, by ill temper. She was an admirable economist, And, without prodigality, Dispensed plenty to every person in her family; BUT Would sacrifice their eyes to a farthing candle. She sometimes made her husband happy with her good qualities; BUT Much more frequently miserable—with her many failings. He had not, in the whole, enjoyed two years of matri- monial comfort. AT LENGTH Finding that she had lost the affections of her hu band, As well as the regard of her neighbors, Family disputes having been divulged by servants, She died of vexation, July 26, 1768, Aged forty-eight years. Her worn-out husband survived her four months and two days, And departed this life, November 28, 1768, In the fifty-fourth year of his age. Wittiaat Bosp, brother to the deceased, erected this stone, AS a weekly monitor to the surviving wives of this parish, That they may avoid the infamy ‘{ having their memories handed to posterity With a Patcuwork character. —Scrap Book. ce Iw a pinch, use Allen's Foot-Ease. The full heritage of pleasurable motor car ownership comes from confidence in the tire equipment. If this is so, and any motorist will tell you ‘that it is, where can this comfortable, constantly reassuring feel- ing of tire efficiency be found in the most dependable form? To say GOODRICH TIRES and stop means nothing—to say GOODRICH TIRES and back it up with proof that no automobile tire in all the world has so clean a record in the face of the most severe tests should impel further investigation by you. Just as a bridge is tested before acceptance with a bigger load than the common needs demand, so have GOODRICH TIRES been tried out far beyond the point of ordinary service—and found full of reserve strength. When and where, told in books that are yours for the asking. “Goodrich Tires Carry the Load” THE B. F. GOODRICH COMPANY AKRON, OHIO and Confections Rule in their own sweet way over the heart of every lover of fine candy. STEPHEN F. WHITMAN & SON, 1316 Chestnut St., Phila, comicbooks.com