Life — April 20, 1911 — page 4: what you’re looking at

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Speedweil ** Duckboat "—$2750—A radically new body style. THE SPEEDWELL A pleasure car—in the truest sense So perfect is Speedwell design—so excellent is the workmanship on the car—that the pleasures of motoring are brought up to the highest degree. Speedwell owners travel in a car that is supremely comfortable to ride in. Tours are never marred by ag mechanical difficulties. ere tw ear that no. * Nothing short of a violent accident can put this ve car out of commission. Another instance of Speedwell sturdiness A few weeks ago we re- counted the happy adven- tures of a car that, in the darkness of a night tour, plunged into a deep ditch and came away practically unharmed. This was not an isolated case—we can re- count many more equally “fortunate” accidents, of which the following is one: A party of five, in a Speedwell car, traveling over a road slick from continued rains, skidded in crossing a small bridge and upset info the creek below. To quote the owner— Outside of a few scratches none was hurt, although we all got a good ducking.” “Now for the part the Speedwell played—we left her in the creek from 5 o'clock one evening until 2 p.m. the next day before we could get her out, and notwithstanding the fact that the magneto was under the water all the time, as well as the carburetor being full of water, when we got her out, after we had primed her she started on the first turn and came to Bluefield on her own power.”” Send for Pleasure Car Literature. Mr. Businessman— this word is to you We build Speedwell Trucks as well as Speedwell Pleasure Cars—in 2, 4 and 5 ton capacities, They are trucks of quali ast iron in them—the best steels pro {are none too good for Speedwell rds, Send for Truck Literature. The Speedwell Motor Car Co. 380 Essex Ave., Dayton, Ohio a8 For street—for dress—for riding and field—for golf, tennis and yachting— Thomas Cort Hand-Sewed Shoes for men and women, are the World's standard of authentic quality and correctness. The selected leathers—the long-time tanning—the fine custom lasts—the hand skiving and sewing—all go to make Thomas Cort Shoes what they are—the finest shocs in the World. And this high quality does not mean restrictive cost. invest $8.00 to $15.00 in a pair of Thomas Cort fashionable Hand-Sewed shoes, you get more quality—more comfort—more lasting satisfaction, than the seme amount spent for two pairs of ordinary shoes. Personal comparisons invited. . Retailed at the fashionable bootshops in the large cities. Write for Style Brochure and name of nearest dealer. THOMAS CORT, NEWARK, N. J. in & M. Bouladou 1 Bad Suk 51 New York $9 Rue de Chaillot, Pari “THEY SEEM TO MAVE IT IN FER US, TOWSER.” i comicbooks.com