Life, 1913-03-20 · page 5 of 44
Life — March 20, 1913 — page 5: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising rather than satire or political commentary**. The layout contains three advertisements: 1. **"Human Energy" book ad** (left): Edmund Thompson promotes his self-help course on personal vitality and life principles. 2. **Walk-Over shoes ad** (center/right): The dominant advertisement features a woman's leg and shoe, emphasizing that Walk-Over shoes meet four essentials: style, service, comfort, and wear. The ad highlights forty years of manufacturing reputation and lists retail locations and prices. 3. **Kelly-Springfield Automobile Tires ad** (bottom): Promotes tire durability through road-tested value, listing branch offices and tire dealers across North America. There is also a brief editorial piece criticizing railroad car lighting design. The page reflects early 20th-century consumer advertising aimed at middle-class readers.
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7 z 3 Cong t 2 4 . I Want to Give You “Human Energy” My book explains the laws governing right exercise —eome of them for the first time. It shows clearly and why a few minutes daily of movements scientifically directed to reach your internal organs— most of which are muscul ill do infinitely more tor your health and strength jours of random exercise, 1 offer it to you free. becatise | want you to under- stand the principles underlying The Thompson Course, which has brought thousands of men from uncertain health and inefficiency into fuller, more useful and serener life. Sooner of later you will adopt the principles of my Course—all men of sedentary life will. You will find “Human Energy” a real contribution to the science of making the most of oneself, It is startling, yet ob- . Sending for it puts you under no obliga- it as though it were written by a J. EDMUND THOMPSON Suite 915, Exchange Bullding, Worcester, Mass. Douse That Railroad Glim The ingenuity with which railroad companies have arranged the lights upon suburban trains is deserving of great praise. . At present there are two styles of light. One is in the ceiling of the car, arranged at intervals along the center, and so disposed that if you sit immediately under it you can read your newspaper fairly well. If you happen to be late, then you get in between the lights and have to strain your eyes to accomplish your purpose. Another light is arranged along the side, in rows, so fashioned that it goes up and down in brilliancy; not quite far enough off to look like Venus in the heavens, and not quite brilliant enough to afford perfect satisfaction. But the main point about both of these lights is that you can see to read by them by making an effort. This is a great mistake. The lights in all cars ought to be so dim that there is no temptation to read. The American of good shoes ALK-OVERS are made to fill certain needs —style, service, comfort, wear. Each and every one of these things is essential to genuine shoe value. For forty years these four fundamentals have dominated Walk-Over manufacturing principles. The result: —Walk-Over ment is demon- strated, Walk-Over prestige is unquestioned. The earnest approval of Walk-Overs is shown in a spontaneous, world-wide demand. Walk- Over stores are everywhere. Stand- ard prices $4.50 and $5.00—other grades down to $3.50 and up to $7.00. GEO. E. KEITH COMPANY Manufacturers of Walk-Overs for Men and Women Campello (Brockton), Mass. The word “ Walk-Over™ appears on every genuine Walk-Over Shoe. e Kell = S Tl people have no time to reflect. They a | are cither chattering with each other, playing cards, or reading the news- e 2 papers. But if a law could be passed Automobile Tires Oa ie ee ee All automobile tires look about alike and ride about alike. It’s only after seventeen years of tire making experience behind Kelly-Springfield Tires. railroad trains but sit and look into a hundreds of miles of road wear that the car owner finds the value of the | very dim and irreligious light, think of KELLY-SPRINGFIELD TIRE COMPANY, the gain in individuality and culture! 20 Vesey Street, New York Think of the increase in character! Branch offices tn New York, Chicago, Philadel phia, Boston, St. Louls, Detroit, Cineinnatt ,San Francisco, Angeles, Cleveland, Baltimore, Seattle, Los ‘The Hearn Tire & Rubi Hom Rubber Cos Deaver, Go Southern Hawe. & Woodstock Columbus, Ohio, few Orleans, La, Atkinson Tire & Supply Co.. Ba. C.D. Franke & Co. Charies La. Savell Davis Rubber Worka, Augista He Otmatead & fon. Syractions tanta, Akron. O., Buftalo. We dedicate this idea, therefore, to Bering Tire & Rubber Co. 1d Rubber Co.. New Hi ‘Conn. all railroad commissions. Let them act upon it comicbooks.com