Life, 1912-02-01 · page 5 of 48
Life — February 1, 1912 — page 5: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is **primarily advertising**, not satire or political cartoons. The main advertisement promotes **Pantasote**, a fabric top for automobiles, emphasizing its durability against "snow, rain, sun" and other weather conditions. The ad claims superiority over cheaper substitutes like "Mohair" and "Mackintoshed" fabrics. Below are smaller ads for **Non-Gran motor oil** and an **Underground Garbage Receiver**. The left column features "Dr. Woods Hutchinson," a medical advice column listing common ailments (coughs, indigestion, rabies, etc.) with remedies—typical of early 20th-century magazines. A poem at page bottom by "Wilbur D. Nesbit" discusses poverty and doctors, likely commentary on healthcare accessibility. This reflects the era's mix of practical advice, medical content, and commercial products targeting automobile owners.
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Dr. Woods Hutchinson Dr. Woods Hutchinson, daily I wonder If there is one of you, if there are ten! Magazine here and there, magazines yonder— All of them teem with the work of your pen, Now it is colds and again it is rabies, Or ‘tis the freckle that some cheek adorns, Coughs, indigestion, lumbago and babies, Callouses, stomach ache, fever, or corns, Open air living, the need of more quiet, How to dress warmly in nothing at all, Meats, nuts, or vegetables for the dict, Why we are bruised when we bump when we fall, Earache and headache and ap-pen-di- citis, Baldness and nightmare and red on the nose, Bowlegs and nearsightedness, tonsilitis, Flatfoot, and why do we have pigeon- toes? Hiccoughs, and stone-bruise, and why sleep on feathers? Heartburn, and stammering, rubbing the chin, Whiskers, and sleeping outdoors in all weathers, : Liniments that one can never rub in, Facial blemishes, fits of hysterics, CSEARTNE—SRONE! “Will not metallize the oil’’ What is going on inside of your motor ? In an automobile motor the oil that passes through and lubricates any one bearing is the same that passes through: tad lubricates all the other bearings and all the other mov- Can you not see, then, that if any one bearing isof a then, tha -aring isof a granular, loose-knit structure, which is flaking off under frictional tress, the oil passing through it will collect these metallic fakings and carry them to every other bearing and moving partin the motor and cause their rapid wear? That is why the granular bronzes are rapidly being gi up in automobile work and why NON-GRAN has now been exclusively adopted for all minor shaft bearings by that large class of manufacturers who have learned the wisdom of keeping their cars cut of repair shops. In selecting your new car, or in repaii a w car, repairs to your present car, insist upon getting NON-GRAN Bronze in all of the minor shaft bearings, Nearly 1200 Repair Shops use NON-GRAN exclusi F z exch for bearing replacements. “If yours dose ton Sant nt fame, we will see that you get NON-GRAN.” Our book: et La valuable non-technical treatise—free on request. AMERICAN BRONZE COMPANY, Fwy) Sagem UNDERGROUND wp tere CARDAGE RECEIVER Oreo with the foot: closes {welt Clean and sanieree Bold direct trom factory. Guaranteed. i _ . lar free. (UL. STEPHENSON, Mfr., 40 Farrar Street, Lynn. Mass have no injurious effect on a top made of Pantasote And that’s more than can be said of the cheaper substitutes such as “‘Mohair,’”” “‘Near-Mohair” and the various ‘‘Mackintoshed” fabrics. A top that leaks is useless. A top that cracks and spots easily with grease or oil or dirt-stains which cannot be removed without injury to the fabric, means a leaky top and shabbiness that makes your entire car look shabby. The top that always looks new— the Pamtacote top — gives an air of smart- ness and freshness even to an old car. Besides— Pantacote has wearing qualities like finely tempered steel. It is snow-proof, sun-proof, heat-proof, cold-proof, rain-proof, sleet-proof, crack-proof, oil-proof, grease-proof and dirt-proof. A Pantacote top is the cheapest top you can buy because it is many times the equal of the low-priced imitation tops. Some New Information for Automobile We have produced a book called “The X-Ray 00 Automobile Tops” crowded with facts about automobile top fabrics. Reading this booklet will give you complete and thorough knowledge on Auto Tope, that some people overlook to their subsequent lose. Knowledge is your best protection against substitution. If you have a thorough knowledge yourself oa various top materials, no unscrupulous dealer can argue against you because you know what you are talking about. Get your copy of The X-Ray on Automobile Tops.” Write this minute now, while you thiak of it. Just jot down the word X-Ray” oa @ piece of paper or a postal card and mail it to The Pantasote Company, 142 Bowling Green Bldg., N. Y. Look for the Pentasete Label in the peak of the top. Why men grow skinny in spite of their food, Why men grow fat till folks lift them with derricks, Why sudden shocks may do invalids good— All of this, Doctor—and much more be- side it— I have read constantly, signed with your name; How I enjoy it! I'll not be denied it! Truly, I'm glad you bave won such great fame. Still I am puzzled, dear Doctor; the fact is That is the reason I'm writing ¢ rhyme: How in the world can you keep up your practice When you are turning out thoughts all the time? Wilbur D. Nesbit.