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Life — May 19, 1910 — page 35: Life, 1910-05-19

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This is primarily an **advertising page** from an early 20th-century American magazine, with minimal editorial content. The main advertisements promote: 1. **Goerz Lenses** – photographic equipment 2. **Sirocco Electric Fan and Air Purifier** – emphasized as providing fresh air indoors, notably already installed on U.S. Navy battleships (Delaware, Florida, Utah) 3. **Allen's Foot-Ease** – a foot powder, humorously referencing "The Walking of Weston" (likely the famous pedestrian Edward Payson Weston) 4. **Automobilist's Hand Book** – tire care guide 5. **American Blower Company** – industrial ventilation equipment The page includes two poems: a "Prayer of the Horse" advocating humane treatment of animals, and promotional verse for foot powder. **Context for modern readers:** These ads reflect early 1900s consumer products and emerging technology. The Sirocco advertisement is notable for emphasizing military/governmental adoption as a selling point—a common marketing tactic of the era. The humorous tone and earnest product claims are typical of period advertising.

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IERAE Get Our Book from any photographic supply dealer free, or we'll send it if you'll enclose three 2c. stamps and ask for it. This book tells and shows why the famous fon any other lenses heovers the subject of kates accurately and com- phcosvcly and. coutsins Tht of information useful mereryene iat Baogaphy. Illustrate fe wasy caamples of the work of Goere Lenses, enains ull particulars and price list. CP. GOERZ AMERICAN OPTICAL COMPANY (fice and Factory: 79m East 130th St., New York Lenses, Goerz Binoculars and Goert Cameras Distnbuting Agencies: West: Burke Kaiser; Ged TCP Soh Montreal weather, and never put a frosty bit in my mouth, but hold it in your hands a moment first. I carry you, pull you, wait patiently for you long hours, day or night. I cannot tell you when I am thirsty; give me clean, cool water often in hot weather. Finally, my strength is gone, instead of turning me over to a human brute, to be tortured and starved, take my life in the easiest and quickest way, nd your God reward you in this life and in Heaven. Amen.—Our Dumb Animals, Breathe when Prayer of the Horse (Translated from the Swedish) To Thee, My Master, 1 Offer My Prayer: Feed me and take care of me. Behind to me. Do not jerk the reins; éo not whip me when going up hill ever strike, beat or kick me when I to understand what you want of me, ve me a chance to understand you h me, and if I refuse to do your Edding, sce if there is not something wrong with my harness. Do not give me too heavy loads; never titch me where water will drip on me. ) me well shod. Examine my teeth sten I fail to eat; I may have an ulcer- d tooth. That, you know, is very hinful. I am unable to tell. you in vords when Iam sick; so watch me, and Iwill try to tell you by signs. Pet me sometimes; I enjoy it and I vill learn to love you Protect me in summer from the hot un. Keep a blanket on me in winter WALKING OF WESTON | Always Stimulates INTEREST IN _ WALKING LLEN’S FOOT-EASE Shake Into Your Shoes en's Foot-Ease, the antiseptic ler for the feet. It relieves niet emollen takes th comfort discovery ot the age. ‘Stlen's Foot-Ease makes tight or new shoes feel easy. It is a certain cure for ingrowing nails hot, tired, aching feet. TRY IT TO-DAY. 5 crerymhere, 2 cts. Do no. accep: any substitute, Sent by mail % cts, in stamps. FREE arias BACKAGE ct ha ALLEN S, OLMSTED. Le Roy. N. Y- ' . Our latest battleships, the How to Cat Dows How to Get 4500 Sti Electric Valcanizer Emersency Reoairs ite Teres PALER AA and vokaze of your Uckting carvest HALER CO... 1101 4th St.. Waupan, Wis, Fresh Air Every Minute Indoors There is not one office building or home in all the world in which the atmosphere is naturally pure—in which air starvation is not the daily rule é Coe’ TRADE MARK, ELECTRIC FAN AND AIR PURIFIER FOR ABSOLUTE VENTILATION THE YEAR 'ROUND North Dakota and Delaware, are equipped, and the Florida and h are’ being equipped, with the marvellous SIROCCO" biowe: | You can have in your club rooms, your office or your home the same healthful, indispensable fresh air system which Uncle Sam has selected to keep his naval officers and men in the pink of condition. It is not a mere agitator of the air in an apart- ment. “SIROCCO" goes far beyond any other ventilating device yet made. “SIROCCO" is an equalizer, furnishing so vast a volume of the pure outer air that it creates —and_ maintains—precisely those atmosphe: Conditions necessary for alert mental and phys. ical activity, IROCCO” brings in 5,000 cubic fect of fresh, filtered air every hour, yet it is so diffused that it never creates harmful drafts, Engineers and Manuft ing Public Buildin: ratus for Steam Boil This flood may enter the room at any angle de- sired—may be deflected through a radiator, or sent to the top of the room, from which it nat- urally descends, surrounding the occupants with life-giving, ozone-laden air. Or by the turn of a lever the action of “SIROCCO” may be reversed, drawing and exhausting from the apartment the dead, “used-up” air, with all its enervating characteristics. “SIROCCO” is operated by clectricity, costs only about one cent a day for current, is furnished complete with all accessories, including one dozen filter cloths, and is delivered anywhere in the United S: ates for $36. Read the coupon below, send it to us marked to indicate just what you want, and be sure to give us all the information requested concerning your electrical current. We can use a few good men as our personal repre- sentatives, who can adequately present this marvellous appliance to men of large interests. American BLower COMPANY Se DeTRolye ict os turers of Fan Systems for Heat ne Ge Yoquilan Fi tres. Mechanical Api , Exhaust Fans and Blowers, ston ine ¢ Ste eines, OneanAUst oneven Sis LEVER American Blower Co. Detroit, Mich. 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