Life, 1909-03-18 · page 23 of 32
Life — March 18, 1909 — page 23: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire or editorial cartooning. The main content includes: 1. **"Favorite Characters in Fiction"** — a literary reference list naming protagonists from classic novels (Jane Eyre, Don Quixote, etc.), likely for cultural education or entertainment. 2. **Three product advertisements** for early automobiles and motorcycles: - **Olympus Electric** cars (marketed to women as independent from chauffeurs) - **Dixon's Motor Graphite** lubricant - **R-S Motorcycle** (emphasizing speed and mountain-testing) These ads reflect early 1900s technology and social attitudes—particularly the Columbus Buggy Company's pitch that electric cars liberate women from relying on drivers, a notable claim for the era. There is **no political cartoon or satire** visible here. The page represents typical Life magazine content: cultural reference material and advertisements targeting affluent readers interested in new automotive technology.
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THE COLUMBU Established 1870 It makes the women of your family independent of c] ctric costs less than a horse to maintain. 382-450 Dublin Ave. the Electric ouring and limousine cars for city It takes no strength to run it. iffeur and coachman, Slectric is conspicuous for its simplicity lever; no foot pedals to confuse you; no The ment. Write today for catalogue showing our 1909 models of four and two-passenger Coupés Let us refer you to user's. S BUGGY CO. COLUMBUS, O. Marquis of Carabas. Puss in Boots. nger’s poem.) Gallagher. “R. H. Davis. Gallagher. Kecoq. Gaboriaw. Monsieur Lecoa. Aramis. “Dumas. Three Musketeers, Years After. ali. DuMawriere Trilby cent Crummles, Dickens. Nicholas Nickleby Verne. Around the World in Eighty of Mrs. (Title of Be and Twenty Days. Mrs. Aleshine, Stockton. Lecks and Mrs. Aleshine. argory. Dickens. Great Expectations. Gerard. Charles Reade. Cloister and the Hearth. Mrs, Leo Hunter. Dickens. Pickwick Papers Duchess of Towers. DuMaurier. Peter Ibbetson. Fanferlot. Gaboriau, File 113 Mr, Venus. Dickens. Our Mutual Friend. Mulvany. “Kipling, Plain Tales from the Hills, and other stories Dr. Weelum McClure. Watson. Beside the Bonnie Tiriar Rush, Days of Auld Lang $ Casting Away P But the Law Every R-S Motorcycle has all the speed A racing, touring or general service machine at your will, Measured by its speed and victories, plicity and durability make it the machi rd usage. We build no “specials."* to excel the regular you care to ride, tis.a racer; by its power, economy and hill-climbing ability, it is ideal for touring. Is ine for hard work No special can be R-S Motorcycle Built and Tested in the Mountains 14 “R'S" models for 1999. 3% to 7h. p. Single and twin cylinders. Belt or chain drive. Battery Or magneto ignition. Many exclusive features. Mechanical intake valve that increases power without adding weight. New and perfect prcumatic spring fork. New arrangement for uring perfect cooling. Agents wanted where we have'no representative. Catalogue free. _ READING STANDARD CO., 410 Water St., Reading, Pa, What you do not know about lubrication may cost you big money. It pays to know. Dixon's Ticonderoga Flake M@TOR Graphite Stands for readiness, reliability and long life in a motor. You will at once see the com- mon sense of it when you get our booklet on lubrication, Write to Department A. JOSEPH DIXON CRUCIBLE CO. Jersey City, N. J. Widow Wad earoyd. Kipling. fr the Hills. Kate Hardeastle. Rawdon Crawley Javert. Hugo. Rudolf Rassendyil. Zenda, Lucie Manette. Porthos. Dur tram Shandy. Plain Tales in. Sterne, Tr In’ several stories 10 Conquer. Pri Dickens, Tale of Two Cities. ‘Three Musketeers, and Years After. Lecby. Barrie. | Window in Thrums. Ta DuMaurier. rilby. Robert Clay. R. H. Davis. Judy Smallweed. Dick of Twenty diers of Fortune. ak House. Irs. Hale. in Pa *. Haliburton, The Lovelace. Richardson. Clarissa Harlowe. ophia. Fielding. Tom Jo Sir Patrick Rackrent. 2. rent, Nora.” Ibsen, Doll's Ho Miss Matty. “Gaskell. C 2 Dumas. Edmond Dantes tson. Conan Doy ‘Adventures of Sherlock Bret Harte. C: Holmes, Captain. Starbottle. Dickens. Mutual Friend Goldsmith. She Stoops to Conquer. Client Jenny Wren, LeSage. Blas. Arabian Nights, i Thackeray. Vanity Fair. Uncle Toby. Sterne, Tristram Shandy. Thwack: Fielding. Tom, Jones. Mr, Tittlebat Titmouse, Warren. Ten Thousand « ‘ear. Character of Adam and the Rest of Us “We all partake of Father Adam’s folly and knavery, who first ate the apple like a sot and then turned reformer like a scoundrel.""—Lady Edgeworth. Castle Rack- Count of Monte Cristo. n Starbottle’s Tony Lum Amelia, Sedley. comicbooks.com