Life, 1907-07-25 · page 19 of 22
Life — July 25, 1907 — page 19: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire or editorial cartooning. It contains roughly a dozen commercial advertisements for early 20th-century products: Scotch whisky, Evans' Ale, American Hosiery underwear, the Corbin touring car ($2,500), Spencerian steel pens, a Radium Current battery indicator, and a world cruise. The single illustration—captioned "Getting the Drop on Him"—appears to depict a dramatic scene of someone on a horse, though its specific meaning is unclear without additional context. It may illustrate a Western or adventure narrative but doesn't constitute political or social satire. The page reflects the magazine's era: early automobile advertising, luxury goods marketing, and the casual promotion of radium-based products (before radiation dangers were understood). This is a commercial rather than editorial page.
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The Label by which You Will Know the best Real Scotch Whiskey For Picnics For Fishing For Camping For Country 1 Evans’ Ale Refreshing Appetizing Satisfying Easy to Serve Always Enjoyable Summer Resorts and Dealers Everywhere “AMERICAN HOSIERY” Underwear Hot weather dis- comforts and irritations— half of them are caused by cheap, ill-fitting under- wear. Hot, sticky days do not bother people who wear American Flostery Underwear. Made of all the- best materials, with painstaking care—made fo fit any figure—men, women and children; can be had in all weights suit- able for all climates. All good dealers have it. Ask to be shown un- derwear bearing this name For Traveling For Golfing For Yachting For Touring Wholesale Dept., 110 Franklin St., New York ORIENT Genes cette, San be ‘pecially chartered S.S. “Arabic,” 16,000 tom, 3 TOURS ROUND THE WORLD. FRANK C. CLARK, Times Building, New York = The “Full-Jeweled” ORBIN Touring Car, $2500 Corbin construction reduces tire trouble to the minimum GETTING THE DROP ON HIM Elasticity Spencerian Pens are made of carefully tempered, accurately gauged steel. This means an elastic pen —an easy writing pen. There are many styles of SPENCERIAN STEEL PENS choose your own. Yours is there. Sample card of 12 different kinds will be seat for 6 cents postage. SPENCERIAN PEN CO., 349 Broadway, New York. one of many reasons why it is the car you can best afford to own. CORBIN MOTOR VEHICLE CORPORATION Meader A teers NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT 1888 Broadway, 62d St., New York Motor Mart, Boston, Mass. You can watch your battery with a Radium Current Indicator Adapted for Automobiles and Launches Pxact Slee Will positively in- dicate available battery at all times. Prevents battery from destroyed. The condition of battery always in plain sight. Write for particulars. General Accumulator & Battery Co. 158 2nd Street, MILWAUKEE, WIS. comicbooks.com