Life, 1910-04-14 · page 9 of 44
Life — April 14, 1910 — page 9: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily a **LIFE magazine advertisement page** (page 660), containing three commercial ads rather than editorial cartoons. The single cartoon depicts a humorous domestic scene: a woman in a hat appears to be physically striking a small boy while recounting nighttime activities. The dialogue suggests she caught them kissing ("I saw you kiss sister last night") and is punishing the boy, who claims his actions were innocent ("Did you, Bobby? Here's a quarter for you!"). The humor relies on the absurdity of the woman's contradictory responses—threatening punishment while rewarding him with money. The remaining content advertises the **Kewanee Water Supply system**, **Brooks Brothers clothing**, and **Pantasote automobile leather tops**. Without visible publication date or cartoonist signature, the cartoon's exact historical context remains unclear, though it reflects early 20th-century attitudes toward domestic discipline and courtship etiquette.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
KEWANEE - ss SYSTEM OF R SUPPLY, Water for Your Country Home No matter how far you live from the city, you can have all the sanitary conveniences of the best city water works system —an sbandence of te bared strong pressure, for your bathroom, en, Taundry, lawn, garden—anywhere. Good fire protection too. This splendid water supply service assured, if you install the Kewanee System of Water Supply ‘The Kewanee Tank is located in the cellar or buried in the . No elevated or . «sane SER’ tank to leak, freete overiow ez collapse: ‘Tho tank is made of Clothing and Furnishing Goods steel plates and will last almost indefinitely. ji ing machinery—the result . 7 of over ten years experimenting’ and practical cxperience. Ready-Made and to Measure. Kewanee pumps are operated by hand, gasoline engines, electric Nee die. "Kewanee Systems are complete. ‘They are easy to iti . Ove! + ; ne h00 ezenes Spsterns ia naccesafal operation. ‘No Hats, Shoes, Sporting and Travelling charge for engineering service. Ask for complete Kewanee . catalog No.18, Kits . Kewanee Water Supply Co., Kewanee, Illinois 50 Church St. New York City Send for Illustrated Catalogue 1212 Marquette Bidg., Chicago 305 Diamond Bank Building BROADWAY, Cor. TWENTY-SECOND ST., NEW YORK Pittsburg, Pa. or Automobile Top Caution to Purchasers of Tops A number of cases of substitution have come to our notice of late. This substitution is not entirely confined to unscrupulous top makers and over zealous automobile salesmen. Surprising as it may seem, the manufacturers of a certain high priced car, through their agents, are offering tops repre- sented as covered with Pantasote which are not. Pantasote is a product made only by us. Its surface coating will not burn, is odorless, and contains no rubber. To be on the safe side oe ] send postal for booklet on top materials and samples ae |||] with which to compare the material offered. Consider the impossibility of cleaning “mohairs,” the ruination of their interlining gum of very im- “1 SAW YOU KISS SISTER LAST NtauT.”? Pure rubber, just as are tires by exposure to grease 1 you, DOBBY? HERE'S A QUARTER POR YoU." H or sunlight, and disregard arguments in favor of SIMANKS. AND THEN 1 SAW YOU KISS THE MAID IN Tite | alae ae of material which increases the “Great scort! MeRe’s FIVE DOLLARS! '* comicbooks.com