Life, 1911-09-07 · page 43 of 44
Life — September 7, 1911 — page 43: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains primarily **advertising** rather than political satire. The left side advertises **Martell's Brandy** (established 1715), emphasizing its single consistent quality across centuries—a straightforward luxury product pitch. The top right advertises the **Remington Adding and Subtracting Typewriter**, showing two men whose "hand writing" and "head calculating" tasks are "eliminated" by mechanization. This reflects early-20th-century optimism about labor-saving technology. The bottom section announces **"Dr. Thorne's Idea,"** a serialized story by J.A. Mitchell (Life's editor) about criminals and detection. The illustration shows two figures "marched with drooping heads"—likely criminals or suspects being escorted. The page represents typical Life magazine content: commercial advertising mixed with fiction serialization, with no evident political commentary or satire visible.
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Chroni- (R. G. > Acts, » Phila- I-Child, Badger, y Mary, Mass.) charty, t.) kinson $1.50.) ara E, Sons. cs, by Sons. ns, by Taylor Hodg- :pany. “EPtES ‘ NEVSNS SENS NN WS SSN TTN NS HUTT EN OS NS ON NSN NSN From George I. to George V. MARTELL’S BRANDY has known but One Quality--- The Best BLUE AND SILVER LABEL HOUSE EST. 1715 Sole Agente: G. S. NICHOLAS & CO, New York Liat Burtunn tac “SAY, MILL, DON'T VE THINK WE'D OUGITTER LEAVE A LIT: TLE NOTE CONGRATULATIN THE | ISSSSSSSSASSSSSSSSSSSSSASSSSSSSSNNSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSNSNSSNNNG Head Calculating Both are eliminated by the Remington Adding and Subtracting Typewriter (Wahl Adding Mechanism) The machine which reduces every operation of writing and calculating to a mechanical labor saving basis. Remington Typewriter Company ncerversted New York and Everywhere Copyright 1910, by J. A, Mitchell BOTH MARCHED WITH DROOPING HEADS Dr. Thorne’s Idea By J. A. MITCHELL Author of THE L ST AME RU Mos JuDD, THE i s Like R. L. S.'8 world. “full of @ number of thi tims, and a very human and those of inde Pattern Jea with what tn jorethan mot it has individuality in the m oi LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 17 West 31st Street, New York THE WILLIAMS PRINTING COMPANY, NEW YORK comicbooks.com ~