Life, 1909-08-05 · page 29 of 44
Life — August 5, 1909 — page 29: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising**, not satire or political commentary. It contains four commercial advertisements: 1. **Vivella Flannel** — promotes summer clothing for outdoor activities (golf, tennis, automobiling) 2. **Abbott's Automobile Law** — a pocket legal guide for motorists, addressing contemporary concerns about unjust arrest and motor vehicle regulations across different states. This reflects early-1900s anxieties about new automobile laws and drivers' rights. 3. **Kewanee Water Supply Systems** — promotes residential water tanks and pumping equipment, emphasizing modern sanitation and convenience for homes and institutions. 4. **Philip Morris Cigarettes** — advertises "Original London Cigarettes" in two sizes (Cambridge 25¢, Ambassador 35¢). The page reflects 1909 consumer culture: automobiles were new enough to require legal guides; indoor plumbing was still a luxury upgrade; and cigarettes were marketed as premium lifestyle products. There is no discernible political cartoon or satirical content.
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el ball FREE: ‘VIVELLA FLANNEL _e Summer Designs for 1909 FOR Golf, Tennis, Automobiling “Viyella” can be obtained at all leading Retail and Men’s Furnishing Stores. Guard Against Unjust Arrest! EVERY MOTOR CAR DRIVER SHOULD HAVE Abbott’s Automobile Law for Motorists By T. O. Abbott This volume of handy size for the pocket, exactly defines the rights of motorists, as well as their obligations, as governed by the common law and specific enactments of the legislatures of the different states. ABBOTT'S OBILE LAW Automobile Law contains: Rules for Owners and Chauffeurs The Law of the Road Principles of the Law of Negligence formulated by Mr. Abbott in accord with the law as interpreted by the courts, and Complete Motor Vehicle Statutes of the Various States The General Rules are so arranged and indexed as to render it easy to refer quickly to the rule or rules covering any point The statutes of the states are printed in alphabetical order. ‘Automobile Law is Timely—Up-to-date—Authoritative Size 4}4x7 inches. Bound in cloth, handsomely stamped. Bound in flexible leather, stampedin gold. Price $1.50 FOR SALE WHEREVER BOOKS ARE SOLD or sent, postpaid, on receipt of price by the publishers DOES NOT SHRINK’ TRE WA. Keep the Tank Throw Away the Tower HAT'S what you do when you install a Kewance System of Water Supply { purban home can be provided a eniences and comforts of the best city water system with The Hewanee System of Water Supply which ten years of practical experience of trained experts has ma all wat and technical ost practical operation si residences, S air pressure instead of gravity pressure. 1 of our trade mark and name plates on tanks and p imitations. Le Get the genuine and you will take no chances— g machinery. rantee that, Kewanee Pumping Outfits wanee pumping outfits are furnished for ng require Chicago, 1. 1212 Marquette Bulldt inal 60 Chureh 1566 “Hudson-Termin: Street, New ¥ 305 Diamond Bank Bull Fs | Philip Morris - ‘onsen Cigarettes by the best makers, sold by the best dealers and smoked by the best people 25c Ambassador Knees a Cambridge alter-dinaer size regolar size 35c Brown Box"’ "The Little ee comicbooks.com