Life, 1910-07-07 · page 38 of 48
Life — July 7, 1910 — page 38: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising and corporate announcements**, not political satire. The main content includes: 1. **Astor Trust Company** advertisement listing New York's wealthy elite as directors—names like John Jacob Astor, railroad magnates, and banking executives. 2. **W.L. Douglas Shoes** ad featuring a poem "T.R. on the G.O.P." The verses about animals (hippopotamus, zebra, giraffe) appear to be whimsical wordplay unrelated to Theodore Roosevelt, despite the title's reference to him. 3. **Several humor columns** including a brief anecdote about a Michigan farmer's lazy son hoping to inherit money, and snippets about bridge players and theater actresses. 4. **White Rock water** advertisement. The page reflects early 1900s Life content: mixing high-society financial institutions with consumer goods advertising and light comedic vignettes—primarily appealing to wealthy, educated readers rather than offering sharp political commentary.
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Lil eeys CLUB LINEN PLAYING CARDS “An Ideal Bridge Card."* “Design of back, hemastitched lines, Sept. 24, "07. Colors: Red, Bice. Brow : fold ede 38 cents. Iealers everywhere or sent postpaid on recy Fiitjclltaatrated catalog of Bridge aecessarien frees Adress Den fe & Co. 144 Peart St, & Losdont rust Company ....22—- over in the Mayflower? FIFTH AVE. & 36™ST., NEW YORK Bocxer: No; they came over wit Capital, $1,250,000. Surplus and Profits, $750,000 Roosevelt. —N York Sun, Interest Paid on Daily Balances ee DIRECTORS One of our English residents told t ee . . : of the Prince of Wales (now Kis Memes hoe ad eave d tank of England) at a recent dieser’ “Wh JOHN JACON ASTOR SLBENT H. : George and Edward (the late Duke offi ; Chairman U8, Steel C : ‘larence) were making their tour in th . : AD G, REID, . wip ROBERT W Honk taint fiystersc on one occasion—sunset or some AS ROBINSON, Seorge went to the hatchway a die; come up here and Rankers. ; RU: | “God save your grandmother! JOHN CLAFLIN IcGARRAH, —The Wasp Pres't United Dry pan Mechante als Nat'l Bank THOMAS COCHRAN, Jr., ¥ Bopy, JAMIN STROD Mr. Huss; The intelligence office Vice-President na. Cos Vice-Pres't Banke: E. C. CONVERSE. 3EO. ZRKINS, CHARLES L. TIFFAN | once an actress. Prealdent. J.P. Morgan & Co., Bankers, Vice-Pre: ya one . iA Vass . reno, ¥ Mas. Huss: I believe it. She dust |. P. Morgan & Co, I Bankers’ Trust © Vice-Pres't Chase % a the furniture exactly as the soubrett fy OFFICERS does it on the stage.—Boston Transcript EF. C. CONVERSE, President avieua: WiO3 H. STEVENS. Vice-Pres. EWARD PROSSER, ViceP THOMAS COCHRAN, Jr., Vice-Pres Tue’ Maxon, U GEO. W. PANCOAST, Cashier. HOWARD BOOCOCK, Ass't Sec, JAS. R. TROWBRIDGE, Trust OMtcer Ina Pinch, use ALLEN'S FOOT-E. nager told me that our new girl was = <= - - eS A Stroke of Luck = 7 : — A rich old farmer who had movell OUR FO OLIS gq W. L. DOUGLAS | into a Michigan village had a ne'er-dc IE SHOES well son who would not work, but is ARIE. cS sisted on loafing around the village a $5, $4, $3.50, $3, $2.50 & $2 living on his father, meantime waitiry) THE STANDARD for the happy moment when the fathe! FOR 30 VEARS. Va might die Millions of men wear One morning the news came from t T. R. on the G. O. P. patel ta iano oe / 4 sich old farmers mouse os he 7 ha ea Se San elites “quality cone a stroke of apoplexy and was dying) 1 know ‘each ‘beast ee Westcto; East Sihertd, ta the world. (Bi ; ‘The good women of the village rushelll From Airis: tothe Horny 5 | Madeupon honor, of the over to see if they could do anything And if it’s so, I've one to know bestleathers,bythemost 5 They found the son sitting on the pore! It is the beast unborn skilled workmen, in all \O¥ in a rocking-chair rockimy slowly ao - the latest fashions. bbing his hand “The hippopctamus is squat 'W. L. Douglas $5.00 and ; vi Totint® one Ieay: ald: MTecabiavte The zebra ringed with lines. $4.06 shoes equal Custom John," one lady said, “is this ter The rare giraffe 1 know by half Bench Work costing $6to$8- \ rible news true? How is your father? he rare giraffe | know by hal Bore Bhocn $3. 82.50 & 62. a geet ay oat ee A dozen subtle signs; W. Le Douglas euaraniees their value oy stamping Bis "replied John, continuing t name sad price on the bottom, Look for It il 1-can,say-is‘that I expec Substitute, Fast Color £y lets, * But, oh, that cuss indigenous Teak out deuter. for W. 1 Douglas to be a rich man in a few minutes Unto niy native land, for wale in iM phore ordered dite —Saturday Evening Post. That mammal—he called G. O. F I no more understand: “By common cant an elephant This is a rarer beast Its hind legs strain the West to gain The forelegs pull to East @ “To make it walk without a balk, It is for me, I own, When I can say which end to flay And which to let alone "So leave to Ted this quadruped And seek your daily crust American Water for Most every brute was made to shi url eres e a Beat PO ce American People GREAT BEAR SPRING WATER 50 cents per case of 6 glass stoppered bottles comicbooks.com