Life, 1908-10-01 · page 9 of 44
Life — October 1, 1908 — page 9: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and miscellaneous content** rather than political satire. The main elements are: 1. **Dayton Airless Tires** ad (left): Promotes puncture-proof tires for automobiles—a practical innovation for early motorists concerned about flat tires. 2. **Stevens Shotguns** ad (top right): Advertises hunting weapons with an illustration of a man shooting waterfowl. 3. **"The True Story of Maud Muller"** (left): A satirical poem loosely based on Whittier's famous work, likely mocking sentimental literature. 4. **Arnica Tooth Soap** ad (bottom left): Patent medicine claiming to preserve teeth and beauty. 5. **Southern Pacific Steamships** ad (bottom right): Vacation travel promotion to New Orleans. The only potentially satirical element is the bird cartoon asking "Which one of you children has been smoking?" — a gentle joke about children's mischief.
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ing title, Ph. D, 1 settled rake my rybody’s. oman 08 be police >" asked 1 hat did his face yunced. man with . renchms No More FlatTires to take away the pleasure of auto- mobiling if you have the DAYTON AIRLESS. Look just like pneumat- ics, will wear many times as long, and all the time you have no fear of punctures, blow- outs, or other tire! trouble. Exact scientific and severe road | tests show them fully as resilient as pneu- matics. Easily applied to any standard clincher rim. Send for free booklet that shows the tire construction, the guarantee, and gives you prices. The Dayton Rubber Manufacturing Company 1210 Kiser Street, Dayton, Ohio NEW DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUNS fitted with Stevens Compressed Forged Stecl Barrelsx—Demi-BLoc System. Strongest breech mechanism known, Barrel and Lug Compressed and Forged in one picce. Stevens Demi- Bloc Guns cannot shake loose. Prices fist from $25.00 to $60.00. If you cannot obtain from your dealer, we ship direct, express prepaid, upon receipt of catalog price. The “How and Why” of these superb Trap and Field Guns is explained in detail in our new Shotgun Pamphlet. Send four cents in stamps for it, Everrbody should read Dan Beard’s “Gans and Ganatng.” Telle.all aboat woodcraft. habits of came birds. camping eaalp- ment, cooking, etc. Besatifally illustrated by Belmore H. Browne. Seaton receipt of price—wo paper cover; Wo cloth cover, J. STEVENS ARMS & TOOL CO., 805 Grove St., Chicopee Falls, Mass. THE TRUE STORY OF MAUD MULLER d Muller in the hay field stood, The rake her arm was propping, judge rode by upon his horse With admiration stopping; Th , considered, and went on jout the question popping. d married then a farmer bronzed, A bright existence knowing, For Roosevelt made their daily life With pleasure overflowing. As balls and games replaced the work, Her joy kept right on growing. The judge went home and found his life Was truly not elysian, For every time he handed down A learned, wise decision The President denounced it loud And heaped on it derision.—Times. mere noonnee “WHICH ONE OF YOU CHILDREN HAS BEEN SMOKING?’ ARNICA | TQOTH SOAP Antleopt{c, preserves whilo It beautifies—eweetens AN IDEAL FALL VACATION. An invigorating five-day ocean trip restful and health giving, on mag- nificent 10,000 ton steamships with luxurious accommodations and an unsurpassed cuisine. A sojourn in the half-French half-American city of New Orleans, always brimful of interest. In Pullmans through the great harvesting centers of the South and Middle West, visiting St. Louis, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland and other principal cities, stopping at Niagara Falls, and then home after a delightful tour—fully rested— ready for business. ' SOUTHERN PACIFIC STEAMSHIPS NEW YORK NEW ORLEANS Choice of Several Rail Routes Returning For All Information Address L. H. NUTTING, G. P. A. 349 Broadway New York ROUND TRIP RATE INCLUDING BERTH AND MEALS ON STEAMER, $63.00 comicbooks.com