Life, 1912-04-18 · page 6 of 54
Life — April 18, 1912 — page 6: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is **primarily advertising** rather than satirical content. The dominant feature is a large Motz Cushion Tires advertisement claiming these tires eliminate punctures and blowouts on electric cars—a significant concern for early automobile owners. The right side contains minor content: a small illustration labeled "Dear Sir" about spoonsful, and advertisements for Surburg's Arcadia Mixture tobacco and Rad-Bridge playing cards. Below the main tire ad is a brief humorous anecdote titled "Greek Wit" about an old man at Olympia, and a story fragment about Harmodius (a historical Athenian figure). These are filler content rather than political satire. **The page reflects early 1900s consumer culture**, emphasizing reliability concerns for emerging automobile technology.
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There’s No Need of Tire Trouble on Your Electric And, madam, any one of the thou- Any maker of pleasure electrics will sands whose electrics are equipped with cheerfully give you Motz Cushion Tire Motz Cushion Tires will so tell you. equipment if you but ask it, even They will tell you that tire punctures, though he pays more for these tires. blowouts and skidding For he wants to give are abolished. you a trouble - prooi —that their cars ride car. Leading makers, as comfortably as if who build 95 per cent equipped with prope of all American-made i electrics, have adopted ly inflated pneumat 1 feos Motz Cushion Tires as . bat 2 andard equipment. —that Motz Cushion C h T stan ‘quit Tires end all tire ree |WUSMION LIFES] And anyone who hath wishes to replace im- pair bills. A 4 practicable. tires with —that these remark- Motz Cushion Tires able tires outwear five f can do so easily. Be: Sets: (ol treacherous P cause these tires fit preumaice, ig any standard clincher, —that Motz Cushion any universal quick-de- z tachable or demount- the pleasure, comfort, able rim, security and safety of We publish an at- Dear Sint nave 1 motoring... . ’ ‘ - tractive little book on erases a ee saeweae Motz Cushion Tires 4 tires. It is interesting, > puarante The Motz Cushion Tire i are guaranteed or riding y.imyeane of eubte notched not technical. It re- 10,000 miles — two | treads, ‘undercut. sides, slantwise Os o oe Pi ata. | bridges and secret processed rubber. produces letters from years. neumatics k-Showsdouble norched weed owners of electrics who ave s the ws dot reads. . average less than 3,000. B—Shows undercut sides. have tried all types of ’ : ‘Show: . Don't you think that fates covets ca when | tires. May we send when you are investing Passing over an obstruction. | you this? Merely two to five thousand write on a_ postal dollars in an electric car, it would be “Send me your booklet 91.” foolish to disregard the experiences of Please mention make and model of those who have tried all types of tires? your car. THE MOTZ TIRE AND RUBBER CO., Factories and Executive Offices, Akron, 0 BRANCHES: New York, 1737 Broadway; Chicago, 2023 Michigan Ave.; (178) Detroit, 999 Woodward Aves; ‘Kansas City, 409 East 15th Streets We also Manufacture Demountable Solid and Cushion Tires for Commercial Cars MUST SAY 1 FEEL LIKE Ah SuRBRUG'S ““PENFLEX”’ ARCADIA Automobile Lamp Connectors Greek Wit An old man wishing t0 be a specta- MIXTURE tor of the games at Olympia, was at The Tobaccos are all aged. Age. impron a loss for a seat, and as he went round flavor; adds mildness; prevents biting. looking for one he was jeered by the the blending, seven ‘uk nt tobaccos motorista host of Wore populacd,, “At last, Whed he caniewhere used, Surbrug's “Arcadia” is in a clas ries. No rubber to rot. 1f—nothing so rich in flavor—so exhila andl greek pes: the ing in qualit mild stimulat ““PENFLEX’? IS A young and most of the full grown men ging “dd Pour Deciers, FLEXIBLE BRASS TUBE got up to offer him their places. The SEND 10 CENTS for sample which will coors Light, strong highly pol- assembled Grecks applauded the act, THE SURBRUG COMPANY, ished. Lasts fore whereupon he exclaimed with a sigh: 204 Broadway “Alas! all the Greeks know what is ‘stamps or money right, but only the Lacedemonians prac- order today i ” . to acedemonians were sitting, all the A pescenpant of Harmodius was taunting Iphierates with his low birth. (GLUB LINEN AND VELOUR PLAYING CA “The difference between us is this,” he ties ewe ren "Se per ato ty ji _ . ; ‘ ‘Bend tor replied ; “ my family begins with me, and on ecnint of price. METALLI NG. CO. : ” beeen LY, ANIA ELEXIDLE 8 "AL IC TUBING CO. yoaia ends with you! 8