Life, 1910-08-11 · page 3 of 40
Life — August 11, 1910 — page 3: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not satire or political commentary. The left side advertises the **Boston Garter** (a men's garter) and **Needraw** brand undergarments from George Frost Co. in Boston. The small cartoon below appears to be generic domestic humor—a woman asking her husband to remove a large bed from her room, presumably to make space. This is lighthearted but unrelated to broader social commentary. The right side features a **Speedwell automobile advertisement** for a 1911 Model F seven-passenger touring car, priced at $2900. The ad emphasizes the car's quality and refined engineering. No political figures, caricatures, or satirical commentary are evident. This is a standard magazine page mixing consumer product advertisements with minor domestic humor.
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The most comfortable garter Soft, to wear with either knee or full “ace length drawers is’ the NEE- mee DRAW. You cannot feel Band with it. Insist on having the adjustable Pendant’ * Well- dressed men wear the - Conforms to con- tour ol ic; per- sa NEEDRAW all eal, 1911 has in store for you no motor the Year Round No metal touches : the flesh. SESE car more interesting than this. It is eoree, Frost Co. ; . lon Recs BOSTON, U. S.A. stamped with the characteristics that distinguish the swfer-car from the |moderately good. It is a fine and |a finished product. It will disappoint you in no single particular. A dig- nified and a_ beautiful car which realizes every expectation aroused by |its distinguished appearance. SPEEDWELL MODELS FOR 1911 Model H—2-passeoger Roadster... $2500 Model D Special—S-passenger Touring Model C—4-passenger Toy Tonneau. . 2625 Car, Fore Doors $2750 Model D—S-passenger Touring Car.. 2650 Model F—7-passenger Touring Car. 2800 Model K—S-passenger Close Coupled 2650 Model F Special—7-passenger Touring Model G—4-passenger Torpedo 2700 Car, Fore Doors Model H Special—4-passeager Roadster 2700 Model E—7-passenger Limousine. 3850 All 4-Cylinder, 50 H. P. The Speedwell Motor Car Co. Licensed Under Selden Patent The Le 1 WANT YOU TO TAKE THE LARGE BED OUT OF MY ROOM AND PUT ME IN A WASHSTAND. 300 Essex Avenue, Dayton, Ohio 21s comicbooks.com