Life, 1912-02-15 · page 37 of 44
Life — February 15, 1912 — page 37: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire. The main content consists of three advertisements: 1. **"Is Never Turned Down"** (left): A inspirational poem by Walt Mason celebrating the "man who delivers the goods"—a work ethic message promoting reliability and hard work over laziness and complaining. It's motivational copy reflecting early 20th-century American values about industriousness. 2. **Franklin Little Six automobile** (center): An ad for a car featuring six cylinders in a compact model, emphasizing smoothness and throttle response. This represents genuine automotive innovation of the era. 3. **Calox Oxygen Tooth Powder** (lower left): A patent medicine ad claiming dental benefits, with a quote from a medical journal lending scientific credibility. 4. **Bottom right**: A brief humorous anecdote about a hack writer negotiating payment for stories—likely editorial filler rather than political commentary. The small illustration labeled "The Three Mosquiteers" appears unrelated decoration. This is a **commercial magazine page**, not satire or political content requiring historical context to understand.
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Is Never Turned Down There’s a man in the world who is never turned down, wherever he chances to stray; he gets the glad hand in the populous town, or out where the farm- ers make hay; he’s greeted with pleas- ure on deserts of sand, and deep in the aisles of the woods; wherever he goes there's the welcoming hand—He's The Man Who Delivers the Goods. The failures of life sit around and complain; the gods haven't treated them white; they've lost their umbrellas when- ever there's rain; and they haven't their lanterns at night; men tire of the fail- ures who fill with their sighs the air of their own neighborhoods; there's the man who is greeted with love-lighted eyeshe’s The Man Who Delivers the Goods. One fellow is lazy, and watches the clock, and waits for the whistle to blow; one has a hammer, with which he will knock, and one tells the story of woe; : . : and one, if requested to travel a mile, } . Franklin Little Six will measure the perches and roods; but one docs his stunt with a whistle or smile—he’s The Man Who Delivers the Thirty Horse Power Goods. One man is afraid he'll labor too hard —the world isn’t yearning for such; and as . . one man is ever alert, on his gua This latest Franklin model combines for the first time these two popular features of automobile construction — six cylinders in a small car. It is better than any four-cylinder small car because it has the smoothness and the quick response to the throttle obtained from a perfectly balanced six- cylinder motor. Take the best tooth powder ever made—Make it a little better— Then add Oxygen—That’s CALOX, Write for new catalogue the Oxygen Tooth Powder. i The Buffalo Medical Journal e - “Termay be comBdentiy ecserted thal FRANKLIN AUTOMOBILE COMPANY Calox is the only dentifrice that will ster- the mouth and arrest decay without Svracuse N Y y to the soft tissues, Itis the most ¢ scientific tooth powder which thelabora- tory has yet produced.” Sample and Booklet free on request All Druggists 25¢ Ask for the Caloz Tooth Brush, 3¢ + % McKESSON & ROBBINS NEW YORK he put in a minute too much; and one has a grouch or a temper that’s bad, and one is a creature of moods, so it’s hey for the joyous and rollicking lad—for The One Who Delivers the Goods!— Walt Mason in Talking Machine World, “Tit give you $2 for this anecdote about Daniel Webster.” “What's the matter with you?” de- ; manded the hack writer, “You gave wm green, “Bie per path Goud ede. Be, Psion every: me $4 for that anecdote when it was here oe ere ym rece . ce », sire BE Bridiget Kecouanrhem 2 oret- Send for Ca about Roosevelt.”—Pittsburgh Post. THE THREE MOSQUITEERS coemnnrion. . Dt. 1. RADCLIFFE: & CO.. 144 Peart 8t, New York 365