Life, 1907-10-17 · page 41 of 44
Life — October 17, 1907 — page 41: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains **primarily advertisements and art prints rather than political satire**. The top left advertises Truffault-Hartford shock absorbers, emphasizing automobile safety and comfort—a practical pitch to early motorists concerned with rough roads. The top right showcases a Packard automobile, using the aspirational tagline "Ask the man who owns one." The lower half features "Life's Prints"—reproductions of artwork available for purchase. The visible print, "Hello, Old Man. Any Trouble?" by J.M. Flagg, depicts a figure offering assistance to someone in distress, likely in a humorous or sentimental context typical of early-20th-century illustration. The page's small cartoon (bottom left) shows figures with a balloon and arrow, captioned with a Longfellow quote—a whimsical rather than political image. Overall, this appears to be a commercial/editorial page mixing consumer advertising with cultural content rather than satirical commentary.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
In automobiling Truffault-Hartford Shock Absorbers are indispensable. They @ insure comfortable riding for the occupants of the tonneau under the most adverse road conditions. Besides they & prevent the breaking of springs, save time, tires and trouble. The superiority and individual qualities of the pioneer Shock Absorber are best demonstrated by the fact that the Truffault-Hartford has been adpted exclaaively 03 equipment by euch prominent cars as the Plerce Great Arrow, Studebaker; Stevens-Duryea Big Six, Stoddard Dayton Six Cylinder, Marmon, Continental, Lane, Conover, Sultan and Frontenac. Write to-day for our Ruff Road” booklet, address Dept. D. HARTFORD SUSPENSION CO., 61 Vestry St., New York SEE US AT THE sows STHURTY — 1 O 8 Sea Be IT FELL TO EARTH—I KNOW NOT WHERE. —Longfellow “A room without pictures is like a room without windows.”—}USKIN. Life’s Prints CCopright 1807 by Lf Ph Om, HELLO, OLD MAN. ANY TROUBLE? After J. M. Flagg Photogravure in Black, 15 by 20 in, 50 cents LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 17 West 3st Street, New York comicbooks.com