Life, 1909-06-10 · page 28 of 32
Life — June 10, 1909 — page 28: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains primarily **advertisements**, not political satire. The main content includes: 1. **Goodyear Tire Ad** (left): Promotes the "Quick Detachable Auto Tire" by emphasizing safety—claiming the tire cannot be forcibly removed from the rim. The text notes they induced people to deliberately skid on rough roads to test durability. This reflects early 1900s automobile culture when tire reliability was a genuine concern. 2. **"Have You An Illusion?" (top right)**: Life Publishing Company advertises a picture by artist Phillips depicting a "pretty girl with soap-bubble"—a visual optical illusion. They're selling prints for one dollar, offering framing options. 3. **The Pacific Monthly Ad** (bottom): Promotes a Portland, Oregon magazine featuring Western stories and contributors like Jack London and Don Marquis. The page is essentially a commercial vehicle—typical for Life magazine, which balanced satirical editorial content with advertising revenue. No political cartoon or satire is present here.
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| ine Won't Come ost | ee 2 4 reson When a Goodyear Quick Detachable Auto Tire is used on the Good- have one. year Universal Rim you have a combination which is absolutely SAFE. . No force which would not wreck the wheel can remove the tire from If you will turn the rim. , to the front cover of suet tis has been proved by the severest tests, imaginable. We have in- | $ this issue of LIFE duced dozens of people to purposely skid around turns on rough roads w vou wi and the tire in all stages of inflation, from fully pumped up to absolutely * flat,” you will understand in the attempt to force it off the rim. There were rewards in store for the better just what the man who could succeed. All failed. suggestion means, The tires invariably stayed on. Yct the side strain under such con- | i: . ditions was so severe that it must have amounted to tons. _ The pretty girl with the soap-bubble aaronic | created an illu- sethaee jon. = Your “‘Illu- sion”? should be a copy of this delight- ful picture by Mr. nandctatinen the time comes that you wish to remove a tire, the detachable Phillips. Such cop- lange which holds the tire In place can be unlocked by loosening one nut with i 2. HOW On sa an ordinary wrench, when the flange can be snapped off with your fingers and ies are now on sale. a screwdriver. sn 1 Tools of any nature are required. They are done in Anyone—no matter how i peries can remove or replace a Goodyear 1 Detachable, Auto Tire. in GO seconds by. the watch when used on the Goodyear Se! colors. They are Jniversat im, ILLUSION a This Is only: one of the dozens of superior features, all well worth a full page mounted, ready for of descript! sf nad framing, 11x14. The worn gken together, these features solve all tire problems and eliminate all tire price is one dollar which includes free delivery to any “To Know them all, write for our helpful book, “How to Select an Auto Tire.” address in the United States or American Possessions, Every motorist who has had tire troubles should have it et 4 ‘i Also for sale by the picture trade. The Goodyear & Rubber Co. Attos, otis sire LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 17 West 31st Street, New York be was ra you woul Catalogue and uptodate Supplement showing more than 200 of LIFE'S PRINTS tn miniature sent to any address on reczipt of twenty-Ave cents. THE PACIFIC MONTHLY OF PORTLAND, OREGON THE MAGAZINE OF THE WEST It tells the story of the West in picture and story. It shows the wonders of a wonderful country as penne by camera, by brush, and by pen. Writers of force and ability tell the story of the old West with all its romance and charm, as well as of the new West with its wonderful progress and development. The Pacific Monthly is different from the other magazines. It has an individuality of its own. It has a warm place in the affections of its readers and has won its way to the front rank of the magazine world Each month the Pacific Monthly goes into thousands of homes and is a welcome visitor. It brings the optimism, the freedom, the life and the virility of that vast region beyond the Rockies—the land of Out of Doors. Our contributors comprise such talented writers ite London, William Winter, Chas. Erskine Scott Wood, R. R. Howard, Max Nordau, Don Marquis, Chas. B. Clark, Jr. and scores of other writers whose names and works are eagerly sought by the reading public. The Pacific Monthly is readable—every line of it. Its stories are full of the romance of the i A mountains and plains, of the love and the hatred, the vic- PACIFIC MONTHLY, } tories and the defeats, of people with red blood in their veins. _— Portland, Oregon: You will find the pictures in color which we publish each Encloved Siid’agceute la Stamps’ for three month are of themselves worth the subscription price for months’ trial subscription to The Pacific ; the entire year. a a __ Fill out the coupon herewith and send it to The NAMBscbeidee reise Saeeeseathe } Pacific Monthly Company of Portland, Oregon. ADDRESS... .0.sseseresecesvccrees sees comicbooks.com