Life, 1907-07-25 · page 3 of 22
Life — July 25, 1907 — page 3: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not satirical content. The dominant feature is a large Hartford Midgley Tread Tire advertisement claiming to be "The Tire of The Year" and "The Tire of The Future." The ad emphasizes the tire's "absolutely non-skid" design, quoting a Philadelphia newspaper endorsement about safety benefits. The smaller cartoon, "The Speedshift," depicts a wealthy man (identified by his fine clothing) gathering funds, apparently to support his leisure pursuits. The accompanying poem critiques materialism and greed—suggesting he accumulated wealth ruthlessly and now faces consequences including widow and orphan grief. Other advertisements include Calder's nail polish, hay fever treatment, and John Jameson whiskey. The page reflects early 20th-century consumer marketing and class commentary.
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On Week-End Visite—Take CALDER’S POLISH TABLET jer’s Dentine—Por WHITE Teeth VOTHAT EGG MUST HAVE, BEEN LAID BY SoM BIRD FROM Tue TROPICS.” The Spendthrift HE LEFT s titte did you xy? He had so brief a time to stay, "Twas hardly worth his Dross of our little earthly day to gather ‘The things that other people prize He gave to others, being wise, Being so heavenly-foolish rather, That kept his gains for Paradise. Hardly a keepsake did he leave, And all his gold was fugitive He kept those things that will not perish, For him the widow and orphan grieve. He gave with a light laugh indeed, As he and gold were ill agreed; Held it the poorest thing to cherish, Save that it filled another's need. He had his Pilgrim's Scrip of Hope, And Living Waters in his cup, The Staff of Faith that still suffices The stumbling soul to lift it up. Being so soon a traveler, Of earthly things he had no care; But on the road that's Paradise’s He went the lighter, being bare. —Katharine Tynan in Argonaut. | The Tire of The Year The Tire of The Future Clinche ABSOLUTELY NON- SKID “This invention is certainly a ste A the right direction for it eliminates one of reatest dangers in driving —the side slip or ae —Philadelphia North American, June 1 6th. @, No tire in the history of the automobile has made such a pronounced and instan- t The Press, Owners who Drive, Chauffeurs, Professional Ra- cing Men—all Motordom is enthusiastic in praise of this, the greatest tire invention of the age. @ This tire, in a few brief months, has to its credit a list of speed, hill climbing and endurance victories never achieved by any other tire. @ It isn’t safe to drive a car that skids. Get Hartford Midgley Tread Tires at once and accept no substitute. Showing sectionof Midsley taneous success. Universal Rit See the Cat's Claws? iversal Rims Millimetre Sizes for Foreign Cars FR New Read Map to Jamestown Exposition and Hooklet fon Hartford Midgley Tread (liacher or Dustop Tires, WRITE TO.DAY THE HARTFORD RUBBER WORKS CO. Desk A Hartford, Connecticut. DETROIT, 296 Jeferson PHILADELPHIA, 138 North oth St.; BU} Street; ATLANTA, GA., 55 Auburn A\ 1go$ South Maia Street; SAN FRANCISCO, 423-433 Golden Gate Avenve, Robber Co.,913-915 Liberty Ave, 5 Gogler Eicctric Mig Co.,Minne> & Co., St. Louis; Mercantile Lumber & ty ,F. P. Keenan Co., Porth ohotoraoh of Herbert Lyttle, one of Amer. Premier Drivers, ahowing condition of Hartford ley Tread Tire run by him over 6,500 miles. DON'T SUFFER FROM BAY FEVER THIS SEASON FORT SASALFILTER; practically Invisible, light cn, dust and other forelen substanc tated parts of the nasal cavity by fiteriag Central and 4th St, 8. B. MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. JOHN JAMESON § ye WHISKEY: TATION comicbooks.com