Life, 1910-04-14 · page 6 of 44
Life — April 14, 1910 — page 6: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising, not satire or political commentary**. It contains three ads: 1. **Cadillac Desk-Table** (top left): A furniture advertisement for a convertible desk that transforms into a writing surface. 2. **Boston Garters** (top right): An ad for men's garters, emphasizing quality and that they're "worn the world over by well dressed men." 3. **Fisk Tires** (bottom left): A tire advertisement using the slogan "Quality Tires," with a silhouette of racing spectators. 4. **Bottom right**: A domestic scene showing a man with children and a woman, captioned with Mr. Jenkins praising the woman as a potential mother figure—a sentimental family-focused advertisement (product unclear from visible text). No political cartoons or satire appear on this page.
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No. 267 PATESTED This is both a Table and a Writing Desk A “Cadillac” Desk-Table is an ingenious com- _, Every good feature inati discovered during our bination of a table and a many years experience With the drawer closed, it is a handsome, finely fa Parditure mating 19 proportioned, well-built table. Y MReomporated “in the q Boss Canis are wont be But you can change it in an instant to a writing {Cadillac At repre: materials in a clean factory, by well- desk—with ink-well and pen-tray—by simply pull: in Desk: Tables. paid help. ing the drawer open. Underneath the writing desk 7 A _ lid is a compartment for stationery and letters. 75 Dilferet Sys 9 Every pair warranted pbgnalty. It is the simplest sort of mechanism—just an 10 Choose From new pair or your money back. iis , o 3 . The “Cadillac” is easy-sliding drawer, counter balanced in such a Tht, “Cadillac” is way as to keep the table steady, no matter how — cither the city or the . far the drawer #s pulled out. Country Nome’ oston Garters The better class of | | dealers everywhere sell Cadillac Desk-Tables. \ Ta buying, be sure to Are Recognized the , ask for “Cadillac” and Standard, and A see that the Cadillac brand is on the under Worn the World This Desk-Table is a time saving and space- side of the lid of the Over by. Well saving device. The idea of convenience stands é Dressed lens out so strongly in its construction that you can Write For Free . appreciate it from a bare written description. Booklet C Sample Pair, Cotton, 25¢.; Silk, S0¢ t you must sce a Cadillac Desk-Table to We will mail Booklet Wistiad Ca Race ot Pigs realize the grace and beauty of its lines. It is Cte you on receipt of — = the work of the most thoroughly skilled cabinet *°yf ame and address. GRORGE FROST 0. Makers makers in the world, who have an honest work- not carry it we will see stom, Mass., U.S. Ay man’s pride in their product. that you are supplied. “WI See that Boston Ganrex is stamped on THE CADILLAC CABINET CO., - Detroit, Michigan eae TIRES dictate, QUALITY dispenses racing success and motoring enjoyment. Tat and road strains differ only in degree. Quality tires bring victory and a safe jour- ney home. FISK TIRES Quality Tires THE FISK RUBBER CO. CHICOPEE FALLS, MASS. si BRANCHES IN SEVENTEEN CITIES “on, MR. JENKINS! WHAT CAN YOU SEE IN ME TO Love? “MY DEAR CHILD, I'VE WATCHED YOU WITH YOUR LITTLE Weite speparement ©) Tori coues ©) BROTHER AND SISTER, AND I FEEL SURE YOU WOULD MAKE AN BXCELLENT MOTHER FOR MY CHILDREN."* comicbooks.com