Life, 1908-09-17 · page 19 of 24
Life — September 17, 1908 — page 19: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not satire or political content. It contains four distinct advertisements: 1. **Black Horn Chamois** - promotes genuine French chamois leather for cleaning and protective garments, emphasizing quality and money-back guarantees. 2. **Pennsylvania Clincher Tires** - advertises automobile tires with tire-care advice (avoid oil contact, wash after dusty roads), promoting tire economy as "sportsmanlike." 3. **Life's Prints** - sells photogravure reproductions, including one titled "Half-Past Supper Time" (a domestic scene), for catalog purposes. 4. **Oldsmobile** - emphasizes the car's versatility for different drivers (speed enthusiasts, luxury seekers, tourists), positioning it as the logical choice at a logical price. The page reflects early 1900s automotive culture and consumer goods marketing. No political cartoons or satire are present—it's a straightforward commercial section of the magazine.
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defied, grudge real, Paris 9, Rue special Black we Horn CHAMOIS is the genuine velvet-like Chamois used years ago for all householil and saddlery purposes. It is tanned in cod oil by the old French hand processes and is guar- anteed not to harden. We are the first and only manufacturers branding our Chamois and guaranteeing its quality. If it isn’t perfect you re:urn it to us by mail and get a new piece or your money back. Insist upon Bleck Horn Chamois and you will get the best; or send direct to us, Sizes: 1, 14, 2, 3,4, Sand 6 square feet Price 2Sc per square foot BLA CK HORN CHAMOIS Guabsneee Yorand WARM CHAMOIS GARMENTS Our Washable Chamois Hunting Jackets, Shirts, Vests, Drawers, ete., afford ideal protection from cold. Hundreds of them are worn by sports- men, axtomobilists and doctors. All garments made to order. Write for booklet showing Chamois in colors. Bleck Horn Leather Co. Waxwrey St Gnrat Rewn Pa as having your tires washed after traveling oiled roads save a hand- some sum in the course of a year. Never let the tires rest on garage spaces soaked with gasoline or oil. Avoid contact of tires with oil of any description. It is certain to rot the rubber. The practice of tire economy is sportsmanlikeand pays. You make the most of it in the first place by selecting PENNSYLVANIA $888 | Our new book — “Factory Facts” tells how we make good tires and how tires must be made to be as good as ours PENNSYLVANIA RUBBER CO. JEANNETTE, PA. Buffalo: 717 Main St. Dera: San Are You a Careful Driver ? Capyrgbt 1908 by Le Ped. Co HALF-PAST SUPPER TIME Photogravure in Brown, 20 by 15 in. $1.00 On receipt of 25 cents, we will send you a catalogue of LIFE’S PRINTS containing 160 miniature reproductions of these famous pictures, LIFE PUBLISHING CO., 17 West 3lst Street, New York OLDSMOBILE From every point of view the Oldsmobile is adequate; For the speed lover adequate in power; Forthe park rider adequate in style, luxury, and ease of control; For the inveterate tourist, adequate in strength-and reliability. For everyone it is The logical car at the logical price. Roadster, $2,750 Touring Car, $2,750 Memher Assocation c sixes OLDS MOTOR WORKS, °-Perc.ssi: °° peer ee LANSING, MICH, wren : comicbooks.com