Life, 1910-10-27 · page 33 of 44
Life — October 27, 1910 — page 33: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains several distinct elements: **Top Left: Usher's Whisky Advertisement** — A classical allegorical figure promoting whisky as "The Standard of Excellence," using traditional heraldic imagery to suggest centuries of reputation and British prestige. **Top Right: Hartford Suspension Shock Absorber Advertisement** — A pseudo-medical pitch claiming that jolting in automobiles causes internal organ damage (prolapse of stomach, kidneys, intestines). The ad cites an "eminent medical authority" to legitimize the product, appealing to health-conscious motorists. This represents early 20th-century automobiles' notorious roughness and the marketing of mechanical solutions as health remedies. **Bottom Left: "Life's Infallible Fortune Teller"** — A satirical fortune-telling feature for people born in October and November, offering humorous predictions about future spouses—typically mocking stereotypes (gold-digging chorus girls, golf-obsessed husbands, domineering mothers-in-law). **Bottom Right: Advertisement for "Dr. Thorne's Idea" by J.A. Mitchell** — A book advertisement promising an engaging narrative about protagonist Steve Wadsworth. The page is primarily **advertising and satirical humor**, not political commentary.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
An eminent medical authority says: “* The passengers as well as the driver (of a motor car) should pay attention to the muscular support of the abdominal riscera just os they should in railway cars, or in a carriage, or any other con- teyance, since the jolting of the vehicle over ruts and obstructions in the road tends to produce prolapse of the stomach, Kidneys, intestines and tiver, if the spinal and abdominal muscdes are not i kept in proper balance of contraction, Neglect of this simple precaution may also lead to the distocation of the kidneys by a severe Jolt which occurs while muscles and liga ments supporting these organs are unduly relaxed.” Use this antidote— The TRUFFAULT - HARTFORD SHOCK ABSORBER and you'll need no cure. The Truffault-Hartford positively eliminates jolt, jar and vibration. It imparts a smooth, easy motion to an automobile even when the road is extremely rough. It promotes comfort, and in so doing conserves health. You'll marvel at the difference in the riding qualities of your car G. S. NICHOLAS : =f) before and after it is Truffault-Hartford equipped. & CO. We can fit any car and make any car fit for any road i HARTFORD SUSPENSION COMPANY Sole Agents EDW. V. HARTFORD, Prea 165 Bay St., Jersey City, N. J. Riri Mer Hartford Agency NEW YORK BRANCHES NEW YORK, 212-214 W, 88th St. BOSTON, 319 Columbus Ave, PHILADELPHIA, 250 N. Broad St. CHICAGO, 1458 Michigan Ave. ir { NEWARK, N. J., 289 Halsey St, LIFE’S INFALLIBLE FORTUNE TELLER Dr ‘ ° If you were bora on October =~ I horne’s “GB Your future wife ‘Your future husband 62> Idea will be a bridge- will have a number fend. You will 31 of elderly unmar- sis < : By cure her by inviting ried sisters, who ; = Se z “ .. your mother to pay will give you expert } zi : J. A. Mitchell you long visits. advice in the bring- ; * ing up of your fam- silo iy. THE LAST AMERICAN, AMOS JUDD, THE PINES OF LORY, Etc, Ete. November One Dollar, Net. “WS Your future wile Your future husband 59 will pose as a wom- will be devoted to an of culture. You golf. Bridge and will be regarded as 1 the matinces will be a 3 5 a meal-ticket_ by your only solace. Not to become acquainted with eu on oa Steve Wadsworth and follow him : through the strange vicissitudes of “BE Your future wife ‘Yoor ferore instead a> his remarkable career is to miss mle sejected from will be his own intercourse with a human being ofa the third row of a chauffeur, Know- * ee musical show cho- ing his expertness. kind rarely found between the rus, The greater your own motoring covers of a book. art of your life will vill be de ii i MF re tempest wondering imac — Baltimore American. why you did it. “+ — and Caught the Outstretched Hands“ LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 17 West 31st Street, New York comicbooks.com