Life, 1910-09-08 · page 5 of 40
Life — September 8, 1910 — page 5: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is predominantly **advertising** rather than political satire. The main content features a **Firestone tire company advertisement** promoting "Quick-Detachable Demountable Rims" for automobiles—a convenience innovation allowing drivers to swap inflated spare tires quickly during roadside repairs. The left side contains a smaller **Old Overholt Rye whiskey ad**, using the phrase "Why Sure!" with illustrations of a man and woman, presenting the product as a desirable consumer good. The "From Our Readers" section above addresses concerns about the Philippines and war preparedness, reflecting early 1910s anxieties, but this is editorial content, not satire. The page reflects the era's focus on automotive technology and consumer goods marketing rather than political commentary.
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IRIE seems to sted just now in what with Colonel Roose- ib may find it somewhat dog, but, if I may stion, the proper m is toward the Philip- at present a di a state of insurrection. because of Our army Capital is the rapid change of p ¢ is fed from home. And aside se war should break not be very comforting wir modern Nimrod was neere admirer, Frank Cist. Cincinnati, O., 12, 1910. The True Remedy Dear Lis Tam pained and. blaspheming a rent of Mr. V that we should our income t boost the stock % us prosperity? We n even one share of irgin of three dollars ve it, what good is he puts it saving it, he hy Sure!; LD OVERHOLT: the superior of which RYE has never been made— the equal rarely, if ever. Avoid mistakes—ask by name, look for the label. e §. Orerbalt & ta Pirtshoreh, Pa ' The UP-TO-DATE EQUIPMENT of UP-TO-DATE CARS| Firestone Deeehable DEMOUNTABLE RIMS To carry your spare tires inflated ready for instant use. These rims banish tire delays and road repairs from your motoring trips. When tire trouble comes, you merely substitute an already-inflated tire, rim and all, and are on your way again in 2 to § minutes, without hard work or even pumping-up. Firestone Quick-detachable Demountable Rims have outdistanced all others in popular favor. in use by all the leading motor car makers throughout the United States, the following of whom authorize us to pub. lish their names in this connection: They are already Moon Motor Car Co. Mora Company National Motor Vehicle Co. The Acme Motor Car Co. American Locomotive Co. The Bartholomew Co. The Berkshire Car Co. Owen Motor Car Co, B.C. K. Motor Car Co. Packard Motor Car Co. Chadwick Engineering Works Palmer & Singer Mig. Co. Chalmers Motor Co, The Pope Mig. Co, Coates-Goshen Mig. Co. Premier Motor Mfg. Co. Cole Motor Car Co. Pullman Motor Car Co. The Corbin Motor Vehicle © Selden Motor Vehicle Co. Corp. Simplex Motor Car Co. The Croxton-Keeton Motor Co. The Speedwell Motor Car Co, Fal Motor Co. Springfield Motor Car Co. Inter-State Automobile Co. Staver Carriage Co. Marion Motor Car Co. Studebaker Automobile Co. Matheson Automobile Co, The Stuyvesant Motor Car Co. Mercer Automobile Co. E. R. Thomas Motor Co. Moline Automobile Co. Velie Motor Vehicle Co, Let Your Tire Equipment be the Most Approved and Up-to-Date. Write for Booklet and Name of Nearest Demonstrating Dealer THE FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER 6D., amsow,*oHt6, ana'ait Principal cites, road fares and will get only twelve cents interest on sion is to raise t it. How long will it take him to buy one of our bonds at that rate? Then, again, what is he to save it on? A drink or a cigar a day would be mirty dollars a year. Does Mr. Moraw ‘tz seriously propose that other people go short on a drink or a cigar a day for one month? This is an age of the divison of la- bor, or as Chancellor Day finely calls it, “segregation of function,” and the true remedy for our present depres- 381 three dollars from cl t whole three hundred ars from all of us No ore car hree dollars into “ productive enterprises,” but Mr. Mor gan can easily buy a railroad or stop a panic with it. As long as the people buy automo- biles themselves we shall have hard times, because of their extravagance and waste. Until they buy stocks and (Continued on page 382) comicbooks.com