Life, 1911-04-06 · page 56 of 76
Life — April 6, 1911 — page 56: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising** with a satirical article on animal cruelty. The **main editorial content** is "Trained Animals," which argues that professional animal acts in vaudeville are inherently cruel. The piece claims that while cruelty occurs during secret training sessions (in remote barns), humane societies cannot prosecute because the public never witnesses abuse. The author suggests vaudeville theaters deliberately prevent inspection to protect their acts' market value. The point is satirical social criticism: the entertainment industry profits from hidden animal suffering while maintaining a respectable public facade. The **advertisements** include Firestone tires, Hawkes Cut Glass (luxury glassware for weddings), and "Fatoff," a dubious weight-reduction treatment marketed to women. The **Crowning Touch** image (right side) appears to be decorative commercial art for the Hawkes Glass ad, not political satire.
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~ — We Make Only Tires and Rims}: Specializing in these products |, to the exclusion of all others, }', and adhering to the Firestone policy of making only the best Explains Why —this company is steadily out- distancing all competitors in }>: the rapidity of its growth, —the Firestone demand comes from the individual car owner, the man who measures tire value by actual tire service given— instead of from the price-and-quantity tire buyer, —Firestone tires and rims give you the best service of all— the highest example of special- ized tire and rim manufacture. Smooth treads for regular service; Non-Skids to ensure safety on slippery streets. Firestone Quick-detach- able Demountable Rims to carry your spare tires inflated, ready for instant change in case of tire trouble. The Firestone Tire & Rubber Company “Aeericas larget cxtusive tire and rim mabe Akron, O., and all principal ¢ Trained Animals There is an evil going on in this country that should come to the knowl- edge of every humanely disposed the- atre and amusement patron, so that each can contribute his share toward suppressing it All professional trained animal acts are based on cruelty. It isn’t the purpose here to harrow the reader's feelings by going into any details, but it is sufficient to say that they are based on the most horrible and ingenious kinds of cruelty. You naturally ask why this has not been the subject for action on the part of the many humane societies that have for years existed over the country. It has been a matter of knowledge to them and they do not favor trained animal acts, but the difficulty has been the matter of legal evidence. There is never any evidence of 700 “la picce of Hawkes Curent . aca The Crowning Touch to the table of careful appointment fs Hawkes Glass Cut and Engraved Purity in color, artistic design and workman- ship of rare skill combine to make this ware first among fine glass. For spring weddings in the surest taste. At the best dealers. No piece without this trade- mark engraved on it is genuine. If your dealer does not sell Hawkes Cut Glass, write us for ho dk mar BL HAWKES & CO., Corning, N.Y. cruelty during the public exhibiti an act—it all occurs at the origina training quarters and during the re- hearsals, For instance, there is nothing to pre- vent the owners of an animal act from renting a barn out in a remote part of a rural district and out of range of the humane societies. It is entirely possible to train dogs, ponies, monkeys and other smaller and comparatively tame animals by kind- ness, but they are unreliable—they will not go through their acts ‘with any de- gree of certainty. The public is carefully prevented from any view into the secrets of these acts, for the truth would at once de- preciate their value before the public; thus the doors of all vaudeville houses are carefully guarded against humane intrusion, (Concluded on page 701) The M. 8. Borden Coral ee Reducer for Men and Women? EA TOF SFE” Reduces the Walst Lino Or any OTHER Corpulent Part in an Incredibly Short Time, A'Treatment—NOT a Medicine. The discoverer of FATOFF consiters beri ext of Uncle Sanvs Wasurts ane producer eh eocebet worth while-PATOF YOU" need re co PATOFE treaument to.night, avd i you et zh extra luslness tomorrow to more than tee COST, yor'llbe e "t have colt tert et new life in pert treatinent at yout home by appotatmest. ature mailed fre in plata sexed weappess ‘OFF FOR DOUBLE. CHIN Soncial size, 8 eat Rikers. Neg the country, orf “L." M.8. BORDEN CO., 69 Warrea 6.21. (For years at $2 East ith 8) comicbooks.com