Life, 1910-05-05 · page 66 of 72
Life — May 5, 1910 — page 66: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains primarily **advertisements** interspersed with one cartoon. The **cartoon** (bottom right) depicts a man with exaggerated devil horns confronting what appears to be a stern, disapproving father figure. The caption reads "The Way a Suitor Looks to a Man With Only One Daughter." This is a domestic humor joke: the father sees his daughter's suitor as a threatening, demonic figure—a common satirical trope about protective fathers viewing any potential romantic rival with suspicion and hostility. The advertisements are for luxury/quality goods: Thomas Cort shoes (emphasizing custom quality at ready-made prices), Cascade Pure Whisky, and Philip Morris cigarettes. These reflect early 20th-century consumer culture targeting affluent readers. The cartoon relies on visual exaggeration and a universal domestic scenario rather than specific political commentary, making it accessible humor about family dynamics.
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What's in a Name? THOMAS CORT” INC. onashoe means literal custom correct- ness and quality — minus a part of the price, and all of the waiting, for custom shoes, ‘Tosay that no other shoes likethem or similar to them are offered ready to wear, is a simple statement of fact. ‘They are made for those who are accustomed to made-to-measure boots but who are not averse to better ser- vice at asaving of much time and some money. “*Cort’* shoes—for men and women —fetch from 8 to 15 dollars at retail. Our riding and field boots, golf, tennis and yachting shoes also are the world’s standard of correctness and quality. Let us tell you where they may be had. THOMAS CORT, rnc. ESTABLISHED 1884 NEWARK, N. J. CORT SHORS MAY BE HAD IN PARIS PROM J.B, LOUIS BOULADOU, 39 RUE DE CHAILLOT Highball made of CASCADE PURE WHISKY | shows that the use of a pure, mellow whisky with) mineral or plain water produces a rich, mellow 1 labe GEO, A, DICKFI CO., Distillers Philip Morris ORIGINAL ‘eee Cigarettes Among the thousands of converts, a backslider has never been known. “The Little Brown Box’” CAMBRIDGE 2c AMBASSADOR 35c in boxes of ten the after-dinner size In Cork and Plain Tips THE WAY A SUITOR LOOKS TO A MAN WITH ONLY ONE DAUGHTER comicbooks.com