Life, 1909-10-07 · page 6 of 44
Life — October 7, 1909 — page 6: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not satire or political commentary. The dominant feature is an advertisement for the **Savage Automatic pistol**, endorsed by "Bat" Masterson, a famous Old West sheriff and gunfighter. The ad emphasizes the weapon's speed and reliability, claiming it "Shots Quick" and is superior to revolvers. Masterson's endorsement lends credibility to the product. Below are additional advertisements: the **Manning-Bowman Alcohol Gas Stove** (which makes its own fuel from denatured alcohol), the **Briarcliff Lodge** resort hotel, and **Sulmona Noctule cigarettes**. The right side contains a serialized story, "Little Maude and the Shipwreck." The page reflects early 20th-century consumer advertising culture targeting middle-class readers with practical household goods and recreational products.
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‘LIFE: “Bat” Masterson Says:| “A tenderfoot with a Savage Automatic and the nerve to stand his ground, could have run the worst si: shooter man, the West ever knew, right off the range. Mr. Masterson, famous Sheriff, of Dodge City, and Government Scout in the early days, gives these two sound reasons for the above positive assertion. First, anyone, without prac- (J Second, the Savage Avto- , : wie tice, can shoot the Savage matic is quicker and gets in f f carr Automatic straight. You SAogs the first shot every time : aan point it naturally, off hand, ° against a revolver, You can Z — | pares justas you point your finger, QQUITCR fire 10 shotsas fast asyoucan yet you hit what you aim at ! press (not pull) the trigger. Mr. Masterson has written in a fascinating vein about the expertness of the most famous six-shooter men of the early days, We have pub- lished it in a handsome booklet. Free. Write for it. You should know about this wonderful, modern pocket-arm ; not like other auto- matics in action, Safer and easier to carry thana revolver. Powerful, (.32 cal.); light (19 0z.); short (634 in.); fits flat in pocket. Try MAKDLE Weak for. it at your dealers, If he hasn’t it, you can buy from us. ° “] THE FAMOUS SAVAGE RIFLES : ~~ | kind haa ben used for nga by speromen and retpomn totestee nehctay taut as | Little Maude and the Shipwreck || fic. cal. Re ter, are premiers in their classes. We will send you the new Savage Rifle . . stea handsomely illustrated, full of rife information, for your address crvapost | On one occasion little Maude and Maude’s Catalog e . ard. ‘Address, SAVAGE ARMS CO.,s810 Savage Avenue, Utica, N.Y, dear mamma were on the ocean going fro New York to London. And Maude's mamma USK e ’ 5 was very sick. She lay in her berth and wished e ew u oma C that she had postponed the trip until they had . drained the sea. And little Maude, who was not fuses sick, looked after her dear mamma, but Ma mamma did not look either after or before her | daughter. Her eyes were closed and she would From Our Readers have moaned if she had had strength . Little Maude, full of solicitude for her 4 (Continued from page 461) mamma, said to her: “Can I bring you a . . éclair, Mamma? and splendid figure in modern literature. And her mamma made no response, at which Whether or not your statement that nobody | the child was sorrowful because she knew that if reads or cares about him is true, certainly her mamma was too sick to be polite she was your oe cannot have failed to perceive sick indecd. a how marked are the traces of his method and " ‘ “ Sha : some pité de foies gra: influence in the works of modern novelists, 3 That's exactly tare ee e feles ihe through which much of him is current in : what you can do name of the food in hope of coming nearer 10 present-day writings and is cagerly devoured A with the Manning- bee acuda's toate aa ya perhaps unconscious public Bowaian Alechol Gaz ‘At the mention of paté de foies gras the good It may be, however, that your article was , ily. merely the humorist’s waving of a red flag. GF Stove. Hasno end of cooking uses. Be ee Terai on the eit oie at tee Your well-wisher, Ready any time of day or night lig edn yet BIL oni thes tighter icleist feed . Austin Tappan Wricut. Can be carried anywhere. The them bring you some with a little plum Castixe, Me ding? O But Maude's mamma turned her head to the ° anning- } wall, and the dear child, seeing that she wished A to engage in slecp, left her. owman a, way te dec the fe 9 wot | ninute later she learned that they (Denatured) were about to have a shipwreck owing 10 the fact that the steamer had run upon a ro B Alcohol Gas Stove All was now haste and confusion, an ; child asked herself: “How have these peop | is not merely for cooking small been brought up that they so rudely push each dishes; you can cook a dinner on other about and utter alarming cries?’ 3 ; * And then the child thought of her ma it Makes own gas from and she went to the Captain and said y lenatured alcohol. Quick, clean, f dear mamma is in_no condition to take part ia simple, handy, your shipwreck! She is quite sick, and | dread Costs alittle over one cent an hour to to tell her that the ship has struck upon a rock, : eperate. Made with single or double as I fear the consequences. Will it not be burners. Real Mauaing-Howman Qual- setcrl on ity through and through—the very is possible to at rid of the rock? Many utensils to match, Then the Captain, harassed tho 3 T THE HONEYMOON from Cutlet Dish to Coffee removed his cap and said: cola tor, sine (Continued on page 463) SS —___.-. KAY OF ie ——_— M ¥ NOR, N.Y. Complete wit , le AntancLirr Maxor, N. Y. compete é eS hed a nibh Dealers every- ail BRIARCLIFF LODGE] | 22% Yiulmap, lo ton A Resort Hotel of High Quality for descriptive By CUO | c Oven tom May Ist to December Ist with superioy accommodations for three ts A ie Apartments decorated and tarnished umier exclusive orders Ey Different from All Others D, DAVID B. 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