Life, 1911-04-20 · page 7 of 52
Life — April 20, 1911 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising**, not satire or political cartoons. The main content includes: 1. **Neckwear advertisement** (top left) - for spring fashion styles from Maccullar Parker Company in Boston 2. **"What the Immortals Say About the Dog"** (left column) - classical literary quotes about dogs from Shakespeare, Burton, Pope, Johnson, and Watts, presented as decorative filler 3. **Boston Garter advertisement** (large, left side) - promoting men's garters with emphasis on comfort and durability, showing product diagrams 4. **Adler-Rochester Clothes advertisement** (center/right) - promoting men's clothing, emphasizing superior working conditions versus "sweatshop misery" 5. **Ernest advertisement** (bottom right) - London clothing firm The page reflects early 1910s menswear marketing and appears designed to fill advertising space with period-appropriate content and classic literary references.
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ECKWEARN In New and Exclusive Sty ies tor Spring Wear interest to men of refine c the Fancy Weave Hobble s snd the New Accordion Weaves rom the finest bright thread ous and {ull oflife, as well as all of the better kinds, Our Bootlet B rill tell you how, Sent on application, MACULLAR PARKER COMPANY 4oo Washington St. Boston, Mass. Bhp by Pot What the Immortals Say About the Dog “Tam Sir Oracle, and when Tepe my lips let no dog bark !”—Shake- spearc, “ Merchant of Venice. “Like a hog, or dog in the manger, he doth onl it because it shall do nobody else good, hurting himself and others."—Burton. “Love me, love my dog.” —John Heywood. “But thinks, admitted to that equal sk His faith pany. ul dog shall bear him com- —Pope. “I do not know, sir, that the fel- low is an infidel; but if he be an in- fidel, he is an infidel as a dog is an infidel; that is to say, he has never thought upon the subject.” —Samuel Johnson, ishighest grade—not only fits the leg, but will wear well in every part—the clasp Says se- curely in | \ place until released, See that BOSTO! GARTER is stam onthe clasp. Sold in Shops the World Over and Yorn by Well essed Men. i between Adler-Rochesters and other clothes. —With Sweatshop Misery Left Out A New Light on Clothes—and Their Making A mental picture that comes with the thought of clothes-making is that of a dirty, dingy sweatshop—where misery and poverty prevail. Exactly the opposite of these con- ditions are those of the famous Adler-Rochestcr plant—a contrast similar to that which exists Ideal working conditions — matchless facil- ities for good clotnes-making—the ablest skill of the tailoring craft. These are the factors behind the fame of the Adler-Rochester plant —the finest ta:loring institution in the world today. ADLER-ROCHESTER-CLOTHES You will find Adler-Rochesters where the best clothes in your town are sold. Always in the hands of a reliable merchant. Ask his advice as to the greatest clothes economy—whcether it is wiser to pay the Adler- Rochester price, or pay lessand get cheap clothes. Mind you, there's no greater profit for the merchant in Adler-Rochester clothes—but there #s more profit for you. L. ADLER, BROS. & CO. The Book of Men's Fashions—for Spring and Summer, 1911—is more than a mere style book. It is a guide for your clothes selection, It tells what is correct in clothes—in color, in pattern and in cut, And its information is absolutely authoritative. If you consider your appearance worth a tal you'll write for this book today. Ask ‘or Edition J. Rochester, N. Y. “So they (Azarias and Tobias) went forth both, and the young man’s dog went with them.” —Old Testament, Tobit v, 16. EMOST TALKED OF FIRM “Let dogs delight to bark and bite, For God hath made them so.” —Isaac Watts. (Continued on page 772) IN LONDO pi CoarsaSnirts RECEPTION ans | Evenine DREsses MILLINERY. Ccomicbooks.com