Life, 1908-08-06 · page 24 of 54
Life — August 6, 1908 — page 24: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising** with one small cartoon. The ads promote: - **Haskell golf balls** and Iver Johnson revolvers (emphasizing the "Safety Automatic" design—a gun that requires intentional trigger-pulling, not accidental hammer-dropping) - Travel tours, tobacco, and Muskoka Lakes tourism **The cartoon** (center) depicts a rooster and dog with the caption: "Gosh, Bill! You ought to get your face fixed, your teeth show when you don't smile." This is a simple **visual joke about appearance and vanity**—the animals are anthropomorphized, critiquing each other's looks in a way that mirrors human social commentary. It's gentle humor playing on the idea that even animals would care about looking presentable. The page reflects early 20th-century consumer culture: firearms marketed as safety innovations, leisure travel as aspirational, and gentle illustrated humor. Nothing overtly political appears here.
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Fore! A long, straight drive, the SKELL- GOLF BALL will open the eyes of the most exacting player... stance and Direction a li ahead of any ae ball—and its good qualities do not end with the drive. Perfect balance and consistently graded liveliness insure responsiveness from any stroke. A durable ball, too—the last of all to cut, chip or grow soft. Price The B. F. ee Company, Akron, Ohio DETROIT PARIS TRADE HARK COLLYER TOYS (AWAY - FROM -THE-USUAL ) Japan Trans-Siberia and ROUND THE WORLD EUROPE BY MOTOR CAR and TRAIN DE LUXE ee Berkeley Building, Boston lveR JOHNSON ’S SAFETY AUTOMATIC REVOLVER Near safe is not enough. The only firearm safety worth having is absolute safety. The only revolver affording that kind of safety is the Iver Johnson Safety Automatic Revolver. Millions are in use—yet not a single report of accidental dis- charge—drop it, kick it, “hammer the hammer’—you must pull the trigger to fire it. Costs no more than near-safeties; but accurate, hard-hitting and positive, with adsolute safety. Our Booklet ‘Shots’? Mailed Free together with our handsome and complete catalogue. IVER JOHNSON SAFETY HAMMER REVOLVER Richly ntckeled, 2 calibre rim-froorS:calibroceater- $& Extralength bhi or blaed fire, Sin. barrel; or S8 calibre ceater-tire, 3%-in. barrel, %O finish at slight extra cost. IVER JOHNSON SAFETY HAMMERLESS REVOLVER Richly nickeled. calibro center-iro.Sioch $7] Extralensth barrel cr blond darrel,orscalibroceater-hre.3(-in. barrel, Boieh at alight extra cost. Sold by Hardware and Rporting Goods dealers everywhere, or sent BEEghd on recelpeot price jealer-will motwupply. Look for thouwl's ‘on the grip and our name on tho barrel. Iver Johnson's Arms & Cycle Works, 186 River St., Fitchburg, Mass. Hien York: 92 Chambors St : San Franclero: P.B. Bekeart Co, 717 Market St. 4 Hamburg. Germany: Pickbube Tver dobnecn Single Harrel Bhotgune and Trosa Bldgs Bicycles “Gos, BILL! YOU OVGIT To GET YOUK FACE FIXED, YOUR TEETH SHOW WHEN YoU DON’T saute.” Sursrua’s ARCADIA MIXTURE Its aromatic delicacy will surprise you. Itis the most perfect blend of tobacco you ever pu ir pipe —the highest class— it stands all by itself, the KING of mixtures. A tobacco that ‘your women folks will like to have you snioke at home—you may never have known the luxury of a pipe smoke before. SEND 10 CENTS i712. ‘THE SURBRUG CO., 132 Reade St., New York MUSKOKA LAKES, CANADA (toe tt a Lakes of Bloe Set with Iles of Emerald eactonive matter sent free on application to MACK. 917 Me ° Duflding, Chicago, W.P, DAVIN, G. T, RELL Passenger Trae Macager Gent Pass, & Ticket Agent Mostreal Siatreal 132 generally everythir Twain b “How ire ans Mer response tf