Life, 1911-10-19 · page 41 of 48
Life — October 19, 1911 — page 41: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertisements** from a 1911 Life magazine, with one satirical item. The main satire appears in the "Mr. Rockefeller's Barouche" section: it mocks **John D. Rockefeller's** reported sentimentality. The joke is that this ruthless oil magnate—whose Standard Oil Company aggressively eliminated competitors—has ordered his new $6,000 automobile enameled to match his old family carriage out of "affection." The satire undercuts this touching gesture by noting it occurs while Standard Oil is being "re-enameled in imitation of the old competing companies," suggesting his nostalgia is hypocritical given his cutthroat business practices. The rest of the page features period advertisements for women's fashion (The Lotus gowns), cocktail mixers (Club brand), Gillette Safety Razors, travel services, and medicinal treatments—typical of early 20th-century magazine content. No political cartoons appear here.
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)/ The American | Beauty Rose | GOWN An exquisite Fall Negligee | of exclusive design. Entirely || hand made, and fetchingly hand embroidered throughout. Mod- dillastrated is of fine quality Sibatross, embroidered in self || gtades. Will be embroidered in contrasting shades if desired Gown will be made up in the leedle | eur shades of White, Pink iffest pd Blue, or any other color de- sired, in the following materials: ‘Mibatross = 815.7 | | Crepe-le-Chine = 7 |) Satin Messaline Order ervice Merely. send check or money onder, stating size, color, mate- paldesired and other particulars FALL CATALOG 2-L Seat Free. Mustrates and de rides many exclusive designs tn | Frenen hand made garments for Iagien. Write for a co || Heny Smart Sureet’” Goens, | Frocks, Costumes, Negligees, etc now displayed. Be sure to tisit |THE LOTUS 42 W. 39th St, New York Mr. Rockefeller’s Barouche he What heart will not be touched by the on story from Cleveland telling us that as vi 1 mark of his affection for the old fam ck ily barouche, Mr. John D, Rockefeller vs has ordered that his new $6,000 auto- " e he enameled to match the more c- primitive vehicle. At this hour, when e the thirty-three cylinder Standard Oil i. y is being re-enameled in imi- ‘ tation of the old competing companies it ‘- s ¢ ¢ f : \ i TheClub brand - SLRS sents the same high z standard in Cocktails as the Hall mark in England and the Sterling in America do in silver. ACCEPT NO SUBSTITUTES. Martini (gin base) ond Manhattan (whiskey base) are the mo:t pop-ver. ‘Atall good dealers. G.F. le Miron Rew Soe Oo SERO SS Tire’ The razor with many features all its own. Note the curve that gives the automatic adjustment. No Stropping—No Honing—Simplicity—Strength—Rigidity— | Absolute Safety —Adjustability— Durability— Time-saving—Money-saving HE GILLETTE SAFETY RAZOR stands alone in its triumph of mechanical simplicity and skill. It is recognized the world over as the final achievement in a safety shaving device. The Gillette is the only razor with the flexible, adjustable blade—the only razor that can be adapted to varying demands—light, heavy or wiry beard, tender or tough skin. A slight turn of the screw handle gives the desired adjustment. GILLETTE BLADES are made from the finest steel by special processes, Flexible, with mirror-like | Gnish, Rust-proof and antiseptic. Packet of 6 blades (12 shaving edges), 50c; 12 blades (24 shaving | edges), in nickelplated case, $1.00, NO STROPPING—NO HONING. Sold everywhere. The Gillette Lasts a Lifetime. Send for our 1911 free Golf Book. GILLETTE SALES CO. NO STROPPING~NO HONING Standard Set, $5.00 48 WestSecondSt., Boston, Mass. Atk your dealer to show Fact ‘and Offices: you the Gillette Line. New York, Chicago, Montreal, London, “Uf it’s a Gillette— Leicester, Paris, Hamburg, Shanghai. it's The Safety Razor. —>>——————— —_—___—— Cook's goth Annual Series of | THE from New York Nov. 4 | gram D, Send for Pro- Program for Egypt and the Nile ready, Fall Tour to the Orient, Egypt and Holy Land leaves Nov. 30, THOS. COOK & SON, 245 Broadway, 264 Sth Ave., _ New York. KNOWN THE. RLD OVER, from which it sprang, pursuant to a court order, the barouche incident is but another illustration of Mr. Rockefeller’s quaint and whimsical sense of humor The Timorous Giant ‘The sun aslant and Jow in heaven hung; The pigmy a stupendous shado A giant sat upon the mount i eld the shadow, and in terror fled! —Poetry of the Orient by W. R. Alger. For Nervous and mild Mental diseases. Has separate cottages for Alcohol and Drug patients, Address DR. GIVENS, Stamford, Conn. 685 4.28, Jan. | DR. GIVENS’ SANITARIUM | } | | | | comicbooks.com