Life, 1907-10-24 · page 3 of 24
Life — October 24, 1907 — page 3: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is **primarily advertising and editorial content**, not political satire. The main feature is an advertisement for "Materials Importers" (hats and millinery) at addresses in New York and Chicago, accompanied by a general consumer-protection essay titled "Good Value for Your Money." The essay argues that readers should trust advertised brands over counterfeits because legitimate manufacturers maintain quality standards—they depend on repeat customers. It warns against dealers offering cheap substitutes for profit. Two product advertisements appear at bottom: one for "Branda Sauce" and another for "Genuine Guyot Suspenders." The left column contains literary content and a brief anecdote about a Walthamstow barber. There is no discernible political cartoon or social satire on this page.
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Materials Jmporters The design may be perfect and the workmanship superb, — but if the materials used are not up to standard the hat is Hats a failure. We aim to combine all three—design, workman- Millinery ship and first-class materials, adding exclusiveness, origi- nality and a touch of individuality to make the ensemble 10 WEST 36h STREET perfect. You are thus assured absolute satisfaction at a NEW YORK price within reason. An exceptionally attractive line of im- 180 MICHIGAN BOULEVARD pans . : . bs CHICAGO ported models is just arrived and ready for your inspection. Machine, H. G. Wells. Ladyship’s Flephant, D. D. Wells. i Harum Westcott. ntleman of France, S. Weyman. ler the Red Robe, S. We ¢ oj the Wolj, S. Weyman. y of Thomas Cludde, S. Weyman. ise of Mirth, E. Wharton. of Decision, E. Wharton. ! . Wharton. White. aries ei aw || Good Walue for Your Money speriences, K. D. Wiggins. Jope's Progress, K. D. Wiggins. ders, H. L. Wilson. gintan, O. Wister. Master, I. Zangwill Mantle of Eliiah, I. Zangwill. dren of the Ghetto 1. Zangwill. Abdul Aziz No More \ccording 10 a cable dispatch from Tangier, the 1a Abdul Aziz, as was, is not.—The Post Express.) Perhaps you do not believe in advertising — but you like to get good value for your money, don’t you? Therefore, you would never knowingly take counterfeit goods. The advertisers who use LIFE have sufficient faith in the quality of their goods to spend their his faint murmur from Tensift’s winding food, on from Fez to El Banariat, \hisper of treachery, of theft, of crime, of blood ? ki There it is again! What wail is that and falling in anguished cadences? Where's Abdul as was, Abdul, Abdul Aziz?” through Sahara by breezes soft that blow. from Tangier to Mogador Suerrah, rom mountain-top in accents mystic, slow, On goes the query through cities near and far; Moroccans, list! What means this oft-heard quiz? re's Abdul as was, Abdul, Abdul Aziz?” comes the answer through the evening dusk, ing and searing on its awful way heart to ashes, flesh to parched husk. hope and gladness with the dying day. again the direful words are caught— Aziz, as was, is not.” ©, Abdul, destined king of dusky line, No dull Abdul wert thou, I ween—in fine, Hiadst thou been dull, Abdul, thou wouldst yet_be— Such is keen craft's reward—both quick and free, Abdul Aziz, let Mollah chant the lays for thee, Aziz—Aziz as was—thy praise; The nations bend in low obeisances— Abdul as was and now no more Aziz WWere is Aziz? Who knows the place ot cause? Where Aziz is is not where Aziz was. He is not here—is flown—his soul has “riz”: life—Aziz's—is not with Aziz Aziz, as was, ne‘er will be more; And, though an Aziz be, and Aziz was before, Aviz were not the same Aziz, because Ariz is not Aziz as was. LEmvoi his Book of Life, Morocco-bound, is done; ill chance ends the plot. Finis” be this written—this alone: ‘Abdul Aziz, as was, is not!” —Rochester Post Ex press Cruel to Call Him a Barber WALTHAMSTOW barber, who had just opened his shop, announced him- self as “tonsorial artist, physiognomical hair- Gresser, facial operator, cranium manipulator wnd capillary abridger. Hair cut and shave with ambidextrous facility.” —ChicagoRecord- Herald, money for space in this publication to tell you about those goods. Counterfeit goods are not advertised because they will not bear close scru- tiny—because the manufacturer of such goods never makes a second sale to the same person. Some dealers may offer you a substitute or counterfeit because there is more profit in it to them. Your safeguard lies in knowing the advertised trade-marks and insisting on Getting What You Ask For {GENUINE ; GUYOT SUSPENDERS Webbing Inimitable Buttonholes Indestructible Look for the name CHGUYOT on comicbooks.com