Life, 1909-02-18 · page 25 of 32
Life — February 18, 1909 — page 25: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page consists primarily of **advertisements and poetry**, not political satire requiring historical context. **Main Content:** 1. **"The Song of the Motor Car"** — A lengthy, romanticized poem celebrating the automobile as a marvel of modern civilization. It personifies the car as powerful, impressive, and central to "civilized man's" life, with repeated "honk-honk" refrains. The poem reflects early 20th-century enthusiasm for motorized transportation. 2. **Product Advertisements** dominate the page: - Calvert's Carbolic Tooth Powder - Janus Vacuum Bottle (with detailed sales pitch about convenience and guarantee) - B. Shackman & Co.'s party favors and cotillion supplies **Historical Context:** This reflects a period when automobiles were still novelties inspiring wonder, and advertising emphasized practical modern conveniences for middle-class consumers. No specific political figures or satirical commentary are present—it's a straightforward commercial and entertainment page typical of the era.
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As your teeth are wanted to last—for time to come— begin at once their daily antiseptic cleansing with Calvert's Carbolic Tooth Powder. ws 1gcts. Sample and booklet from Park & 4s Broadway, New York, TIRIC. Catvere & Cav Manchester, England Dorchester Strect West, Montreal The Song of the Motor Car ind ingenuous toy of the strenuous ilized Man, respectable, duly delectable { project and plan; and thunderful, massy and won- T'm the tr Outcome And my assy ul is the landscape in twain, ere the fountain speaks grace to the tain peaks— Then ov alley and plain. Ont it's kk, honk-honk!"'—is the song I sing . of the morning gray onk, honk-honk!"’—is the raucous ce at the close es tcake—and ti nu retreats afar ing, the buzzing and whizzing, Motor Car. f day; I'm the snappiest, pluckiest, happy-go-luckiest Work of Man's reckless cares The machine of divinity green asi ver can conquer or steer; And there's never a note or bar honked by the Motor Car Roun: angle or curve, Bot it cheats the pedestrian—beats the eques- is poise and his nerve. honk, hoitk-honk!’’—is the song 1 of the noonday bright, onk, honk-honk!’’—is the raucous ‘ein the starry night ; 5 quake and shiver and shake, ky retreats afar; puffing, the chugging, and chufing ful Motor Car! Through the haze of the dreamiest days of the sleamiest Summers | speed too and fro, In the height of the glorious, mighty, uproarious Tempes: | come and I go; I'm the tool and the servant, the cool and ob- servant Rare creiure of project and plan, And the cov and ingenuous toy of tHe strenuous _Era of Civilized Man. . wee rm | At your dealer’s or from us direct. Send for Booklet. JANUS VACUUM BOTTLE CO. 652 Broadway - - New York Factory : 10 Beach St., N. Y. U.S, Patonta: 80002, Juno 8, 1908; B40, Sept. 1,108 t’s a Nise naity Of course, you can get along without the Janus bottle, just as you can use a lamp instead of electricity, or write instead of ’phoning. The question is not can you, but should you? : The cost of a Janus bottle is little, the convenience derived from its use great. Hot coffee, water or milk—anything hot; or ice cold lemonade, water or wine—anything cold; either, anywhere, at any time you de- sire. The Janusbottle doesitall. It’s a vacuum bottle—the only one with a real vacuum and a real guarantee. Our guarantee says: “Buy one—use it 60 days; if it doesn’t satisfy, your money back or a new bottle.” We mean it. No Plaster of Paris or other adhesive is used in the con- struction of the Janus bottle. It can be taken apart to be washed or for renewal of the glass part. The Janus bottle is not_a novelty—it is anecessity. Get one to-day and put it to work. Remember —_ Guaranteed JANUS REMEMBER Remember Guaranteed Half Pints, $2.50. Pints, $3.75." Quarts, $5.75. Different styles of cases. AN | And it's “honk, honk-honk!""—is the song I _LOTILLION, | DINNER and PARTY FAVORS sing n the cool of the eful study in the manufacture of favors has resulted in making the “Shackman” favors Papas tae wi teling” tiver oe sandaed af excellence.” ee Es yee ring -auty of their exclusive designs will appeal to the: taste of the most discriminating and fastidi- y voice in the morning’s blush; Tis ness ol a arkansas ex onsk Laver tnd he quake of tha ited aed tc oepealed ha eee eta Ochna Shak No ciher store in the country offers as large and as becutiful variety from which to make a sele ? dots the Shackman Store, for not only do we bi In their ewoody retred he . ly do we kave to meet the demand, but also have to consider the Tr te te ee Varied tastes of our society patrons, For I am the purring, th On cccount of our large production and excellent Ector hicks a et ict ete and workmen. can bet delved to" Your very dest ts chuaply. i 200 att lowes God cress thantgee cuscines Ball Navior, &. Collier «gets could purchase favors in every way inferior to ours, in your own city. hy ST. PATRICK'S DAY FAVORS NOW READY Complete catalogue of Favors for all occasions FREE on REQUEST B, SHACKMAN & CO., 2, Dept. 22, = _ 812 BROADWAY, NEW YORK Y’ning’s hush, years of jonk!"’—is the raucous g and whirring CrupMan: I understand, sir, that you began life as a newsboy. Gurst or tHe Eventxo: I fear some one has been fooling you. I began life as an infant.— Philippine Gossip. comicbooks.com