Life, 1912-04-04 · page 61 of 80
Life — April 4, 1912 — page 61: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising**, not satire or political commentary. It contains three unrelated commercial advertisements: 1. **G.D. Tilley (Naturalist)**: A small ad offering ornamental birds and waterfowl for sale from Connecticut. 2. **White Self-Starting Motor Cars**: The dominant advertisement promoting White automobiles manufactured in Cleveland, highlighting their electric starting and lighting system—a significant technological innovation for the era. Three models are listed: Four-Cylinder Thirty, Four-Cylinder Forty, and Six-Cylinder Sixty. 3. **Supporting ads**: French's London White "Whitire" tire paint and Samson Electric Horns. The page also contains **editorial content**—a narrative story about an "Impossible Lady" with many children and her interactions with doctors and specialists, illustrating attitudes toward large families and women's health in this period. The advertisements reflect early 20th-century American consumer goods and automotive technology advances.
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"persisted lis scheme t his cary, cil to wore icked over hy all the exhausted nd talked working women E didn't rush of pretend When T have mused but he or her hile till ing he vat his s friends nervous upon the fully re- that be bent, and the hus: immi *" Natura list Beautiful Swans, Fancy Pheas- ants, Peafowl, Cranes, Storks, Ornamental Ducks and Geese, Flamingoes, Game and Cage Birds. “ thing in the bird line from a aati ‘Canary to an Ostrich” oldest established and largest exclusive aod water birds in Ameri have t extensive stock in the United States. nent. course, there, was the ex- tremely cnusual number of children— nd winced. “She wanted murmured. Or it might be atavism. Many things were le to hat these days. The reat-great-great-grandmother n extra large family, the tood. Still that was quite and time. If there was a reputable physician who had known the Impossible Lady when she was a little girl, the nerve specialist would like to consult with him. There might have been some indicia of the state observable during child- old doctor who had attended possible Lady through whoop- ing cough and measles came down. He consulted with the specialist and called on the lady. He reported noth- ing abnormal, except an extraordinary amount of common sense. It was a pleasure, he said, ‘to find a woman who wasn't worried to death about nothing. He couldn't imagine what was the mat- ter with the specialist and the lady's , and remarked rather point- vat if anybody needed treatment n't the lad; specialist. said what a pity it tat excellent physicians should Your Tires Will even like new: they will wear longer if you paint them with 1 French’s Londen heey “Whitire” (Trade Mark) by those who take pride Quickly and easily api jown with water instead of which us to tires, “* Whitire” it priced tire coating. J cial T Tria ja Selon 25 Samael Hl. French & Co. @ Carel Be, Pilesciphlas Pe. HITE Motor Cars are equipped with an electric starting and lighting system that is characteristic of the car. Absolutely efficient and dependable, the White Starting and Lighting System embodies the same principles of simplicity in. design, construc- tion and operation that have made White Motor Cars distinctive from all others. WHITE Self-Starting FOUR-CYLINDER THIRTY WHITE Self-Starting FOUR-CYLINDER FORTY WHITE Sel/f-Starting SIX - CYLINDER SIXTY “The Car That Made Long Stroke Famous” The White CLEVELAND Manufacturers of Gasoline Motor Cars, Trucks, and Taxicabs outlive their usefulness; and the hus- band of the Impossible Lady made up his mind to stay at hdme with his wife as much as possible. Their friends shook their heads and said: “Poor girl! And she is always so bright, too!” Meanwhile the Quite Impossible Lady went on her joyous way and washed her babies and lived her life and laughed at the woeful sympathy that was hers. ™ HORNS buD -SIMPLE-STRONG~ RELIABLE, GA Third Season. Big fac- tory back of guaranty. BNO Assure your safety — don't wait for an accident, Write for special delivered price now. comicbooks.com