Life, 1909-10-07 · page 31 of 44
Life — October 7, 1909 — page 31: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire. It contains: 1. **Baldwin Company ad** (top left): Musical instrument manufacturer promoting pianos, emphasizing emotional range in music. 2. **Dow Tire Company ad** (top right): Features a formal report from the International Association of Fire Chiefs testing puncture-resistant inner tubes. Six nails were driven into a tire; after removal, the tire maintained pressure. The ad argues these tubes are superior for both fire apparatus and consumer automobiles. 3. **"Pouring New Wine Into an Old Skin"** (bottom left): A cartoon illustration showing a man pouring wine into what appears to be an old wineskin—a visual pun on the biblical idiom about incompatibility. 4. **Cresca Delicacies ad** (bottom right): Advertisement for imported food products (anchovies, truffles, oils) targeting nostalgic travelers. The page reflects early 20th-century consumer advertising rather than political commentary.
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THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE CHIEFS TESTS DOW TUBES AND HERE IS THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON EXHIBITS. “The Dow Tire Company exhibited a Non-Deflatable Inner Tube for pneumatic tire automobiles, , Six large nails were driven into the tire on an automcbile in service The automobile was then run some distance with the nails im- bedded in the tire, after which they were withdrawn without in any way affecting the pressure of the inflated tire. The test demonstrated the utility of this appliance for automobiles in fire service. The report was ordered received, adopted and printed in the record.” The above separ proves car ale that Dow Tales will not deflate after being punctured and tubes that are best for fire apparatus should The Many Moods in Music certainly be best for you peo} . selt-fo creation th ot ft : insure: 10. more DeOpe BADDY.. belf-foreetilng ‘recreation’ tha Suy’other form They are resilient because they are pneumatic. Here ts that vibrant mass of tone ready for the musician's stormier Impulses ; They run cooler because of the compourd inserted between the subtler fascination of beautifully-colored harmonies ; — all things to walls of the tubes and they prevent rim-cutting of the casing because 1 bee arhong the aesanda'to Meas the Raid under the aaghig they do not deflate from puncture. hmann or Pugno its high artistic qualities are known to you, ieaald bydeslers Tae eo eae gee tn eliciagate nik tae ha the nesiee neil wi aso ea TP se ly ales i since epi tramp sate Write for descriptive literature We sl bring it at once. atte... The Baldwin Company asset f prcenedal isda alk Sirsa DOW TIRE COMPANY SF. Sith Street CINCINNATI S10 Sutter Street Indianapolis Loulsvitte Boston Denver 18N. Penn'a Street «238. Fourth Ave. 40Huntington Ave. 1626 California Street 2000 Broadway, N. Y. City. 893 Boylston St., Boston, What memory of foreign travel beings lence we are there packing the choicest of Keener pleasure than the recollection of the cropunder the familiar"Cresea Marke” that i he Anchovies and. Sate complete facilities We bring you foreign ed to the LQ ae oO ness AY 8 fo POURING NEW WINE INTO AN OLD SKIN comicbooks.com