Life, 1909-11-11 · page 27 of 36
Life — November 11, 1909 — page 27: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not satire or political commentary. It contains three distinct advertisements from 1909-10: 1. **James McCutcheon & Co.** (left): A department store ad for ladies' fashions—tailored suits, dresses, coats, and blouses with prices ranging from $2.50 to $225. 2. **Life's Subscription Offer** (center): Promotes a one-year subscription for five dollars, offering a complimentary photogravure reproduction of Balfour Ker's painting "Playing Bridge" (20×15 inches). The painting depicts a young man enjoying card games, described as embodying "a really congenial occupation." 3. **Republic Staggard Tread Tires** (right): An automobile tire advertisement emphasizing the tire's grooved tread design for anti-skid safety on slippery surfaces, marketed as both regular and emergency use. The page reflects early 20th-century consumer culture and leisure activities among the wealthy.
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Registered ™® cK RJ Established Trade i Halfa Century, New Models and Styles in Ladies’ Outer Garments. Tailored Suits with Coat and Skirt smartly tailored in very models, in a variety of new rough Diagonals, Cheviots, Serges, Broa. loth and English Suitings,$25.00, 35.00 and 45.00 each, Three Piece Suits—These are exceptionally attractive and of the highi-1 character, being adapted from the very best French Models; some of them are originals. — Price $85.00, 100.00, 150.00, 185.00 225.00 and wowards. yailored One Piece Dresses—In Broadcloth, Serge, Woolen Novi ities, Silk and other materials, at $20.00, 25.00, 4.00 and 50.00. Costumes—For afternoon, theatre and dinner wear. In Crepe de . Crepe Meteor, Chiffon, Silk, Cloth and novelties, at $35.00, 100.00, 175.00 and upwards. Coats for street, traveling and afternoon wear. Also Automobile ain Coats. Prive, $17.50, 25.00, 35.00, $0.00, 85.00, 150.00 and up. Waists and Blouses—Tailored Linen and Viyella Flannel Waists, Waists and Lingerie Waists, $2.50, 3.50. §.00, 7.50, 10.00 and upwards. Mail Orders receive our prompt attention. James McCutcheon & Co., 5th Ave. & 34th St., N. Y., waroSBPSronia LIFE’S Special Subscription Offer for 1909-10 Copyright 1909 by Lite Publishing Co. PLAYING BRIDGE By Balfour Ker Photogravure 20% °$ teches [UPON receipt of your sulncription for one yeatsat our regular rate of Five Dollars, we will be pleased to send you, with LIFE'S ‘complimeaty a special photosravure reproduction, on plate paper 20x15. inches, of Mr. Ballour Ker's painting, "PLAYING BRIDGE.” pavauing Some play Bridge because they like it; others because every- one else dotw sod others for revenue only. With this young man itveems both necessary and pleasurable, thus furnishing a happy example of the sociologists ideal of a really congenial occupation. We have selected it as the best picture of the year, to serve as a souvenir of LIFE. to our readert. This offer is open until April 1, 1910, and a copy of the picture will be sent on each yearly subscription entered on our trailing lst before that time, in the order of its receipt Canadian, $5.52; Foreign, $6.04. LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY, I7 West 3lst St, N.Y. g y wy HIS way of groov- ing the tread leaves big solid rubber studs of such great surface area that this tread wears as well as a smooth tread. This is the case with no other anti-skid tire. Therefore the Staggard Tread is both a “*regu- lar use’ tire and an “emergency” tire. It’s always on when you come to the slip- pery places. Republic Rubber Co. Youngstown, Ohio ‘Spotace Connell Biota Ta. comicbooks.com