Life, 1910-05-05 · page 13 of 72
Life — May 5, 1910 — page 13: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains **two advertisements** rather than satirical cartoons: 1. **Rowe's Gloucester Bed Hammock** (top): A product advertisement emphasizing durability and comfort for outdoor sleeping, positioned as suitable for porches, lawns, and naval use. 2. **Steinway Piano** (bottom right): Promotes Steinway's piano superiority, claiming institutional adoption proves their quality. The accompanying illustration shows a domestic scene—a child being told by his mother to listen to his father shaving, humorously suggesting even mundane household sounds are preferable to poor piano music (likely a joke about competitors' instruments). The page is primarily commercial content from *Life* magazine's advertising section, not political or social satire. The Steinway ad's humor is product-based rather than topical.
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For Verandas, Porches, Lawns and Indoor Use—Combines Hammock, Couch and Swing Settee—The Perfect Couch for Out-Door Sleeping A third of a century’s experience shows that Rowe's Hammocks can be depended on to give 10 years of continuous out~ From the model and of same weight canvas (white or khaki) as made by us for years for U. S. y. Strong wood frame, with or with- out national spring, thik mattress, with sanitary removable cover. _ Holds six persons. With or without windshield (sce cut), which folds flat under mattress. lete, with lines and hooks ready for hanging, delivery charges prepaid in United States, carefully SLEEP OUR DOORS, AND TONE: YOURSELF UP. Out-door sleeping is better than medicine, Time spent out-of-doors is better than tonic. G est benefit of sleepin and lounging in the open air by equipping your porch with Rowe's Gloucester Bed Hammock. ping pra pleasant. "It is just as comfortable as a good bed, because you can lie in it, stretched at full length. The high side and ends posi aly protect you from draughts. Rowe Hammock makes a very decorative and appropriate piece of furniture for dens and bungalows, particularly where an out-door or marine effect is desired. Small Sitk Name-Label on every Rowe Hammock 302 Water S Wi vs ICE: E Per ner ieee meee ee E. L. ROWE & SON, Inc., GLOUCESTER, Supremacy of the STEINWAY over all other makes is again positively proven by the adoption of the STEINWAY PIANO by the Aeolian Company as its leader for the incorporation of the unrivalled Pianola inside player. Everybody who makes a piano can claim that his product is the best, but will any other manufacturer corroborate it? When, however, one of the most powerful international organizations and factors in the musical industry puts its ‘seal of supreme approval on the STEINWAY PIANO, it should convince not only the unbiased but also the most skeptical. The Steinway Pianola Piano can be bought from any authorized dealer in Steinway Pianos in the United States and Canada. Illustrated catalogue will be sent upon request and mention of this magazine. MOTHER'S VOICE FROM NEXT ROOM: WILLIE, ComE mere! YOU MUST NEVER LISTEN TO YOUR YATHER SHAVING. . STEINWAY & SONS Steinway Hall, 107 and 109 East Fourteenth Street Subway Express Station at the Door comicbooks.com