Life, 1909-11-25 · page 4 of 32
Life — November 25, 1909 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire. The main content includes: 1. **Bradley Knitting Co.** ad for auto scarves ($1.50) 2. **Martin & Martin** footwear advertisement for men's French calf lace boots ($12.00) The only satirical element is a small cartoon labeled **"Another Suffragette Triumph"** showing three figures (apparently a man and two women) with a caption asserting women's mental equality to men. This appears to be **anti-suffrage satire**—mocking the women's suffrage movement by suggesting women's claimed equality is absurd or unproven. The bottom section is a subscription solicitation template ("Obey That Impulse"), inviting readers to send $5.00 for a year's subscription. The page reflects early 20th-century magazine formatting mixing commerce with light political humor.
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fans BRADLEY Full-Fashioned Auto Scarf for christmas They're the only satisfactory auto scarfs ever made. Knit long and wide, from pure Australian worsted, in fifteen attractive shades, Each with a fine ‘ocean pearl clasp. Each in a separate box. These auto scarfs have the Bradley “V-Neck which insures a perfect ft and greater comfort. A Bradley Full-Fashioned auto scarf cannot crawl up, wrinkle or grow stringy. Always in shape anda thorough protector. Price, $1.50 Sriievsi vou deter Bradley Knitting Co., 89 Wisconsin St, Delavan, Wis, A Martin & Martin Model A Man's Street Boot— Conservative, Simple and Comfortable Men’s French Calf Lace Boot. Dull mat calf top. Medium straight flat last. Heavy single sole. Strictly bench made. Price, $12.00 Shoe Economy should not be gauged by the price per pair but by the cost per year. We are prepared to demonstrate and tu guarantee the dollars and cents economy, by the year, of pur- chasing our custom-quality, ready-to-wear shoes. Martin &§ Martin Fashionable Footwear for Men and Women Ready to Wear $7 Upward No. 1 East 35th St., New York Made to Order $8 Upward No. 183 Michigan , Chicago Upon request, we send photographs for out of town selection ANOTHER SUFFRAGETTE TRIUMPH “7100 LONG HAVE WE MEN, SERENE IN OUK FILYSICAL SUPREM- ACY, TREATED THE FAIR SEN AS OUR MENTAL INFERIOKS, AND 1 NOW WISH TO DECLARE MY BELICF THAT WOMAN, THOUGH SHE LACK THE BRUTE BRAWN OF THE STERNER SEX, IS MENTALLY OUK zQuAL.”” OBEY THAT IMPULSE Cut this out and send it in comicbooks.com