Life, 1911-11-02 · page 46 of 56
Life — November 2, 1911 — page 46: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising content**, not satire. The left side features a Pears' Soap advertisement addressing a genuine concern of the early automotive era: the belief that rapid motorcar travel created harmful atmospheric conditions that damaged complexion. The ad warns that "rapid motion creates an atmospheric current that causes an abnormal condition of the skin," and recommends washing with Pears' Soap before and after drives to protect facial skin. This reflects actual anxieties of the period when automobiling was new—concerns about wind damage, dust, and speed's effects on the body. The "Rhymed Reviews" section in the center reviews a theatrical production called "The Road" about an engineer named Agnew building a railway through the Balkans, overcoming Turkish and Italian opposition. The right side contains travel advertisements for California tourism and Northern Pacific Railway services—typical magazine advertising of the era.
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