Life, 1911-05-25 · page 33 of 42
Life — May 25, 1911 — page 33: what you’re looking at
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This page contains three unrelated advertisements rather than political cartoons: 1. **Brooks Brothers** (top left): A clothing company advertisement for boys' department, offering spring/summer styles at moderate prices. 2. **Smith Premier Typewriter** (center-left): Promotes the typewriter's "Paragrapher and Column Finder" feature, framing it within the era's "Scientific Management" principle—the idea that eliminating unnecessary motions increases efficiency. This reflects early 20th-century business optimization trends. 3. **Polarine Motor Oil** (right): Standard Oil Company's advertisement addresses a genuine mechanical problem—carbon buildup in engine cylinders—and positions Polarine as the solution. The ad educates readers about engine damage while promoting the product. No satire or political commentary is present. This is a straightforward advertising page typical of *Life* magazine during this period, reflecting contemporary consumer products and business philosophies of the early 1900s.
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Sstapusneo 18> F sibs roth , ((.SLOTHIN HING; > Geuflewrenss 43 Furnishing Gouds, Department Spring and Summer Styles in Clothing, Boys’ Furnishings, Hats and Shoes. High-class Moderate prices. Exclusive styles. workman- ship. Send for Illustrated Catalogue. BROADWAY, Cor, TWENTY-SECOND ST., NEW YORK “"* That which eliminates extra work end motions ts scientific saving.” This principle of Scientific Management applies to a typewniter just‘as much as.to any other detail of business administration. — The Paragrapliet afd Column Finder of TieSitith Premier Ea A te foerlor to set the cating jnataily at any one’ of several p points, ‘simply by by: pressing a key, thereby eliminating extra and motions oa If you own or runa motor car, read this Carbon deposit in the cylinders is responsible for more automobile repair bills than any other one cause. Do you thoroughly understand the cause of carbon deposit? The explosions in the combustion chambers burn up the lubricating oil left on the cylinder walls. Most oils in burning leave a hard residue—carbon deposit. It is a trouble maker. It fouls the exhaust valves, spark plugs and piston rings. The carbon cakes on the piston head and becomes red hot. Premature explosions follow. They rack the engine, loosen the bearings of the crank shaft and connecting rod, and cause pounding. Occasionally the carbon deposit chips off from the piston head and grinds between the piston rings and the cylinder walls. This scores the cylinder walls. For years we have been laboring to eliminate the carbon-forming elements from lubricating oil. result is Polarine. The olarigs Polarine is the most efficient gas engine lubricant yet pro- duced. It leaves no appreciable carbon deposit. Its consistency or “body”? is not materially af- fected by either high or low temperatures. It flows freely down to the zero point. Proper use of Polarine Oil will save repair bills and eliminate many annoying delays on the road, As an automobile lubricant Polarine is in a class by itself. The Polarine brand covers: POLARINE OIL, sold in sealed cans, gallon and five gallon sizes; or in barrels and half-barrels. POLARINE TRANSMIS- SION LUBRICANTS, for transmissions and differentials, in cans of convenient size; also in barrels and half-barrels. POLARINE CUP GREASE and POLARINE FIBRE GREASE, the latter of high melting point, especially adapted to use on universal joints. Sold in round cans. All dealers sell Polarine lu- bricants or can get them for you. If you own a motor car or mo- tor boat, send for our booklet “Polarine Pointers.” It in- cludes hints on lubrication and the causes of motor troubles. Write our nearest agency. in (letter-writing, billing and “all statistical work .. (SMITH PREMIER TYPEWRITER CO; SYRACUSE, N.Y. Braaches Exrywhere Standard Oil Company (Incorporated) EC ENT comicbooks.com