Life, 1910-03-03 · page 70 of 80
Life — March 3, 1910 — page 70: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains **no political cartoons or satire**—it is primarily **advertisements and travel promotion**. The content includes: 1. **Pantasote Leather ad** (top left): Advises buyers to test automobile top materials before purchasing, promoting Pantasote leather as durable and fade-resistant. 2. **Thomas Cort Inc. shoe ad** (right): Markets custom-made or quality ready-made shoes sold through major retailers. 3. **Pennsylvania Railroad bulletin** (center-lower): Promotes Easter travel to Atlantic City, Cape May, and Asbury Park via railroad service, describing the "Easter Parade" as a major social event where people display new spring clothing on boardwalks. 4. **Cascade Pure Whisky ad** (bottom right): Emphasizes traditional distilling methods and aging. The page reflects **early 20th-century commercial culture**—advertising leisure travel, consumer goods, and luxury products to affluent readers. The Easter Parade reference reflects the era's tradition of displaying fashionable spring attire publicly, a significant social ritual before modern entertainment alternatives.
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VN duu UUTUUTATTLHTAT For ‘Automobile Tops_ The Most Particular Shoe Buyers in the world are wearing either shoes made to their individual measurement, or the same kind and quality of shoes made by BEFORE PURCHASING -__||I | THOMAS CORT AN AUTOMOBILE TOP remember that the covering material is all-important. Get a sample of the cloth-on-both-sides variety (* mohair,” etc.), soil it with grease, and see the impossibility of cleaning it. learning that our servi Expose it to the sun, and see if it fades, or the rabber inter- | qualities ready to wear is superior in lining rots. f many ways to the plan of individual rhe sENUINE measarement —entircly aside from the Fheniget GENUINE saving in time and money involved. “Cort’’ shoes —always of custom (A) WN quality and correctness — fetch from OLIVUOKW XO) | 8 to 15 dollars at retail. 11] Let us tell you where they may be had. LEATHER, the material of uniform quality, in. Jorsed and | THOMAS CORT, inc. grade cars, because it is yi NEWARK, N. J. , easily cleaned, and al bsolutely non-fading. ‘Then gratulate yourself for hwing avoie~" dissatisfaction, and offered, ready to wear, through the best boot shops in leading cities. More of such buyers, each day, are CORT SHORS MAY BR MAD IN PARIS PROM Send postal for booklet on top materials, and sample with are ROUIS ROUEAROU: 29.808 Be. cuAELOE which to compare when buying, and prevent substitution, / dae PANTASOTE Biel lilt! He eens hee _ Pennsylvania Railroad || Bulletin H EASTER AT THE SEASHORE March 27 is Easter Day—and all the world is going to the seashore. The Lenten penitents will lay aside their sombre robes, and, with thousands of others, join in the great Easter Parade on the boardwalks of Atlantic City, Cape May and Asbury Park. This wonderful pageant is one of the social events of the year and no one will miss it who can journey to eer ncis Cig OSs Mavi ad Aaa Pure ail tlantic City, Cape May and Asbury Park are only . a few hours away from New York, Philadelphia, Balti- nd Old Fashioned more and Washington by the splendid service of the Pennsylvania Railroad. there are through express trains from New York and Philadelphia every day in the year, with an aug- mented service for the Easter season ; and good con- i 7 PU RE WHISKY nections are made via the Delaware River Bridge from is properly aged. It is distilled by the all points, | ? see pi OHO 7 iu dicacipecuneendlty Gaol weiss f old fashioned, honest method and after to Philadelphia ; thence by fast express trains which 2 distilling it is purified. bring this old-new resort easily within reach. Asbury Park is reached by a schedule of fast ex- press trains at convenient hours from New York and Philadelphia. If you would be one of the Easter promenaders, se- cure your tickets and Pullman reservations at an early ate. Original bottling has old gold label. CEO, A. DICKEL & CO., Distillers 8 NASHVILLE, TENN comicbooks.com