Life, 1910-04-07 · page 67 of 76
Life — April 7, 1910 — page 67: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not satire or political commentary. The dominant content is a large advertisement for **Hotel La Salle** in Chicago, emphasizing its 1,048 guest rooms, modern amenities (lavatories, telephones, heat/ventilation), central location, and competitive pricing—typical early-20th-century hotel marketing. Below are smaller items: a humorous anecdote about a Boston lawyer and his will, comic installments with domestic humor ("Do you really care..."), and advertisements for **Allen's Foot-Ease** powder and European tours. The small illustration captioned "Come on in, Ma; the Water's Fine" appears to be a separate, unrelated cartoon about water/bathing. **No political references or satirical targets are evident.** This is a standard magazine page mixing light humor, advertisements, and brief comedic stories—typical Life magazine fare from the early 1900s designed to appeal to middle-class readers.
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TOURS TO EUROPE seueeececes ae Motel Ia Salle. Panna cenacea an Chicago’s Finest Hotel merchant the other day a Boston lawyer remarked, smiling. le wanted George H. Gazley, Manager 1¢ to draw his will, and this I proceeded La Salle at Madison Street, Chicago 19 do, following his verbal instruction. Presently he said: ‘ it each¥ and Gre Cicrby cho kes The wonderful and complete been in my employ continuously for tea years 1 give ten thousand dollars’ equipment of every department of ““This seemed like a considerable sum , - > 10 me, and I ventured a slight protest, as he had a number of daughters and his Hotel La Salle gives Chicago Ss entire fortune was not large. =" thas al ight he ai, wih guests a new conception of pro- WG Caen anon aes gressive hotel management. of me when I'm gone.’ oe in tooeted and ait site Hotel La Salle has 1048 guest continued with the draft. When it was ° . e finished and as I was about to leave the rooms single, en suite, with or office, the old fellow smiled again his * . ‘ a eee without bath, all equipped with legacies,’ he said, ‘there isn’t a clerk in AVS eke hat boca wih ic over wwe lavatories, telephones, and indivi- it it will look well in the "The Green Bag dual regulation of heat and venti- By Installments lation. “Do you really, really care so very ee ae eee ey nan dea Hotel La Salle is the center of —duck—cuc—cuc—care for water, sus— i i = tik ene coe ante for wale Fe — the business, financial, theatre and dud—darling! "You are the one pup— shopping districts and there is no pup—priceless pup—pup—pearl among ° . Fi A pap pop pesils, pop-up Pally E You hotel in Chicago which is more Sas aanoe| Tue pon eape paee easily or quickly reached from all that bub—bub—bends me like a reed— ? + at thy fuf—fuf—feet!” railway terminals. And she apparently believed him— A 4 Lippincott’s. It costs no more to stop at the magnificent Crusty Uncte (who is weary of be- i new Hotel La Salle than at other ing asked again ond again for pecuniary . ‘ assistance): Why the dickens don’t you . first-class Chicago Hotels. go home to your father and get him to kill the fatted calf? Youne Haro-Ur: He'd be a jolly sight more likely to kill the prodigal son.— Leslie's. Special Taxi-cab Service. ALLEN’S FOOT-EASE Shake _Into Your Shoes Allen’s Foot=Ease, the antiseptic powder for the feet. It cures painful, swol- len, smarting, nervous fect, and instantly takes the sting out of corns and bunions. ee the greatest comfort discovery of the age. Allen’s Foot=Ease makes tight-fitting or new shoes feel easy. It is certain relief for ingrowing nails, per- spiring, callous and tired, aching feet. It is always in demand for use in Patent er Shoes and for Breaking in New Shoes, We have over 30,000 testimonials. TRY IT TO-DAY. Sold everywhere, 25c. Do not accept any Substitute. Sent by mail for 25c. in stamps, FRE TRIAL PACKACE sent by mail. “COME ON IN, MA; THE WATER'S FINE’? Address, ALLEN S. OLMSTED, LE ROY, N. Y. comicbooks.com