Life, 1909-05-06 · page 4 of 48
Life — May 6, 1909 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire. The dominant content is a Firestone Tires advertisement occupying roughly two-thirds of the left side, arguing that Firestone's guarantee and service justify premium pricing despite higher costs than competitors. The remaining editorial content includes: - **"It Might Have Been Jenny Kissed Me"**: A humorous poem riffing on Leigh Hunt's famous poem, describing an unexpected kiss - **"How Fashion Affects Dress"**: An anecdote about sculptor Mrs. J. Gardiner Merritt, recounting a young woman's exaggerated description of fashionable female discomfort (tight corseting, etc.) - **"He Got the Direction"**: A short joke about religious pilgrims - **"A Club Cocktail"** advertisement for mixed drinks The page reflects early 20th-century Life magazine's mix of advertising, light humor, and brief satirical commentary on social conventions—particularly fashion and courtship.
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BreaktheEndlessChainot TireAdjustments , ‘When you get only the guaranteed mileage’ out of a tire, you pay the very top price for tite service ; when you get less mile- age you pay the very top price, plus the vexation of tire troubles and adjustments under the guarantee. If, through continuous tire failure and the operation of the end- less replacement chain, you find yourself tied to one make of tires —regularly paying the guaranteed top price—it's time for you to ignore the guarantee, break the chain and change to the superior service and economy of “Firestone” TIRES The mileage due on your tire failure will be more than made up by Fire- stone super-service. Even with our policy of utmost fairness in guarantee matters, we are called upon for a less percentage of replacements than any other tire manufacturer. So much superior is the service of Firestone tires. Firestone tires will never be madeto compete in price with popular-priced tires; popular- priced tires will never be made to compete in serviceand economy with Firestone tires. FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO. AKRON, O. “Largest Exclusive Tire Makers in America.” Branches and Agencies Almost Everywhere NEW YORK, 233 We 58th St; BOSTON, 145 Columbus Ave.; PHILADELPHIA, 256 N. Broad Se.; CHICAGO, 1442 Michigan LOUIS, 3910 and 2230 Olive St; DETROIT, 240-242 He Got the Direction But recently arrived, a shade bustled up to St Peter. “My good man, whe And St. Pe rg where he could go to.—Cle said he, “will you tell me souvenir postcards?" him sourly, told him cland Leader. A pear but pious English lady visiting a small country town in with an ear- one, Aft to the lady, iecs, whispered; an’s Journal, nid, went to church armed je elders had never sce it with suspicion and uncasiness. 2 short consultation, one of them v just before the opening of th and wagging his finger at her warning One toot, and ye're oot! "—Wom SEARCHING FOR THE MISSING LINK oe Ik Might | Have Been Jeany Kissed Me (lf It Wad Been Written by Doctor Pasteur stead of by Mr. Leigh Hunt) Jenny kissed me when we met, Jumping from the chair she sat in— Bat | knew 1 would not get Anything described in Latin. Flavored with formaldehyde Were her lips that almost missed ime, And with listerine beside— Jenny kissed me Jenny hissed me An it was ne Both her lips were disinfected, I such a sorry rube? 1 She did it to assist me— ha culture tube, Jenny kissed me! —Saturday Evening Post. Dress Reform Needed Mrs, J. Gardiner Merritt, the sculptor, is very fond of illustrating the need of dress reform for women by the following experience : ng man, a rather lazy young girl the other day that he et idleness, that he would like to ¢ been born a woman The xirl, tossing her head and snorting, an 1 ** You'd like to be a w try it for aday! Fasten pane" your legs; buck’ your waist so tight you ean’t draw ; have your I . So that it keeps tickling your into your eyes; high-heeled 3 cover your face with a veil full of spots, that make you squint; fix a huge hat on with pins, so that every time the wind blows it pulls your h ut by the roots; and then, without any pockets, and with a thr square of lace to blow your nose with, go for a and enjoy yourself. You would like it! i Cocktail is always a better cocktail than any made-by-guesswork drink Cus COock- TAILS are mixed-to- measure, delicious, fragrant, appetizing and always ready to serve. can ever be. Martini (gin. base) and {h Manhattan (whisky base) | are the most popular. Get a bottle from your dealer. of with lerness I hor their ci Christiz for New To tHe comicbooks.com