Life, 1908-11-05 · page 6 of 48
Life — November 5, 1908 — page 6: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is **primarily advertising** with one small satirical cartoon. The main advertisements promote: - Atlas Motor Cars (a town car for $2,500) - Bar Harbor Chair (wicker furniture) - Southern Pacific Steamships cruises - Jaeger Sanitary Goods (wool clothing) The only cartoon appears under the heading **"LADIES MUST NOT READ"** and shows a man in what seems to be a domestic scene. The accompanying text discusses a car purchase and mentions "Bill Sourburg" telling someone about "the most insolent manner to go up in a trick." The joke appears to reference automotive reliability or a husband's questionable driving, but the satirical point is **unclear** without fuller context. The "ladies must not read" framing suggests it was considered mildly risqué humor for 1910s audiences.
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JOSEPH P. McHUGH & COMP: : OF NEW YORK: ESTABLISHED Will ship on receipt of § Town Car. Twenty-two horse power $2500.00 you ought to know about the First — you are once and for all relieved of the unnecessary expense and annoyance incidental to motoring. Because of the two-cycle principle of the Atlas Engine. Think what that means. No complicated valves aan bother — no disappointment — no delay. Five moving parts only. Then the wonderful ease of con- trol, permitting of from 4 to 40 miles an hour on high speed, without change of gears, is another superior and unex- celled feature. | (Natural Willow, (Monzy Order or N.Y. Dra THE BAR HARBOR CHAIR, Floss Cushion) And there are many other points you should know about before you pur- chase a car. Sce your agent or write to us for catalog of valuable automobile infor- mation. 86 Birnie Ave., Springfield, Mass. “TOWN CAR, 22 H. P., $2500.00 ATLAS MOTOR CAR CO, Members A4.Cm.A. Will mail for 25c. in Stamps |(to be allowed on first purchase) THE PORTFOLIO OF 1000 SKETCHES, {illustrat illow, FURNITURE OF ORIGINAL DESIGN, ing Quaint and Unusual Mission and Upholstered 9 W. |_(SIGN OF THE "POPULAR SHOP a) 42d St., Opposite Library, TWISTERS FOR TORPID TONGUES Some Alliterative Gems from an Elocution- ist’s Collection That Will Tie Knots in the Tongue of the Most Careful Speaker. ‘A growing gleam glowing green ‘The bleak breeze blighted the bright broom blossoms. Flesh of freshly dried flying fish. It is simply impossible for any one to repeat these three sentences fast. They are the gems of a collec tion of tongue twisters that an elocutionist has made. And almost equally difficult are the following, taken at random from the elecutionist's collection of more than two hundred tongue twisters: Six thick thistle sticks. Two toads tried to trot to Tedbury. Give Grimes Jim's great gilt gig whip. Strict, strong Stephen Stringer snared slickly six sickly silky snakes. She stood at the door of Mrs. Smith's fish sauce shop welcoming him in.—Scrapbook. “Rill Sourbugg just told me in the most insolent manner to ‘go sit on a tack.’ If he thought he was telling me to do a disagreeable thing he was very much mistakes LADIES MUST NOT READ “peoq 494 uo purrs or pey ays jL smoysuios IY 3e 19S prys muy 29 tpeos Speagye sey ays wood siqy Bunpuey voy syu92 vay saSem |,9m Moy “moys © JO pury ase9] 942 $193 94s FT MOSES INO A PUY [EM dys 19q nos Ing *mouy Ob 10U IY3No ays Burpauos say turwon © satisom Suyrdue s.24040 JT Lampoon, Tue Customer: When I bought a car from yos a few weeks ago you said you would be willing to sep ply a new part if I broke anything. Tux Moroe Acent: Certainly, sir. What cas I have the pleasure of providing you with? Tus Custower: I want a pair of new ankles 3 floating rib, a left eye, three yards of cuticle, a box of assorted finger nails, four molars, two bicuspids and a funny bone.—The Sketch. | Life Aboard Ship The Life of Ease A Hundred Golden Hours ‘at Sea on the luxurious and magnificent new 10,000 ton Southern Pacific Steamships Weekly in both directions between New York and New Orleans With their elegant accommodations—suites, staterooms, baths, promenade decks, spacious dining rooms and superior cuisine, library and smoking rooms, you enjoy full freedom and derive the benefits of the salt sea air Rate, including berth and meals, $35.00. Sie FR Gtting. 6. PA 819 Broadway. Now York Unrivalled for its wholesome effects on the body. The wool keeps you warm, The porosity keeps you fresh, The elasticity keeps you soug and trim. Explanatory Booklet and Samples Free. deiphis, “1516 Chestnat St Aventein all Pri