Life, 1913-05-29 · page 39 of 44
Life — May 29, 1913 — page 39: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and book listings**, not political satire. The small cartoon in the upper right is the only comic element—it depicts a superstitious woman in period dress telling a servant that doing laundry brings bad luck, a mild domestic joke unrelated to politics or social commentary. The page's main content advertises **Diamond Tires** (emphasizing air-room technology) and **Martell's Brandy**, along with a "Books Received" section listing contemporary publications. The tire ad uses technical claims about resilience and comfort; the brandy ad emphasizes French distillery credentials and quality control. The lone cartoon makes a simple joke about household superstition—no deeper meaning or historical reference is evident. This appears to be a standard early-20th-century magazine page mixing consumer advertising with light humor and literary notices, rather than political or social satire.
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Diamond (No Clinch) Tires made of Vitalized Rubber are built with extra air-room It’s the extra air-room that does the work. The more air-room in your tires means more resiliency, and a greater ability of the tire to absorb the shock of the road, insuring more comfort for you and your passengers—more comfort for your tires. This more air-room tire does the work eas- ily and will not strain under road ge. The extra air-room is gained for you without les- sening the thickness of the tread or weaken- ing the side walls. You can now get Diamond (No-Clinch) Tires made cf Vitalized Rubber, with Perfect 3-Point Rim Contact, No-Pinch Safety Flap for inner tube protection, and, if you wish, the famous Safety (Squeegee) Tread—at any of the 25000 Diamond Dealers always at your Service Books Received The Maiden Manifest, by Della Camp. Food and Flavor The Maiden Monies Dela Ca A Gastronomic Guide to $1.30.) Health and Good Living The Amateur Gentleman, by Jeffery - ae Farnol. (Little, Brown & Co. $1.40.) By HENRY T. FINCK The Mischief Maker, by E. Phillips Just as necessary as Life to keep you well Oppenheim. (Little, Brown & Co. and happy. Five hundred and eighty-one pages of valu- able information on what to eat and how to cook it, if you would have your table mean health and pleasurc—but it ¢s not a cook book. A gift book which carries a compliment. Clever illustrations by Chapman Price $2.00 net, postage 18 cents For sale by all booksellers. Published by THE CENTURY CO. $1.25.) Miss Mystery, by Etta Anthony Baker. (Little, Brown & The Candid Adventurer, by Anna Coleman Ladd. (Houghton Mifflin Co. $1.20.) The Drift of Romanticism, by Paul Elmer More. (Houghton Mifflin Co. $1.25. Stephen March's Way, by H. H Knibbs. (Houghton Mifflin Co. $1.25.) The Old Law and the New Order. by George W. Alger. (Houghton Mifflin Co. $1.25.) The Heart of the Hills, by John Fox, Jr. (Chas. Scribner's Sons. $1.35.) Mistress Davenant, by Arthur Ache- “NEVER WAS 1 SUPERSTIVIOUS, ZOOKS! BUT EVERY TIME SI LIONEL PUI- TETM A SHIRT IN WASH, METHINKS 1 HAVE, BAD LUCK!” MARTELL’S BRANDY Five Points Worth Remembering: That only the finest Charente wine enters MARTELL’S distilleries That it is there distilled with utmost care by MARTELL & CO., them: . This en- sures its extraordinary quality That there are tens of thousands of puncheor developing and ma‘ ing MARTELL’S stores. That consequently MARTELL & CO. have to bottle a Brandy it is perfectly fit and ready for the mark it is to carry. That to call a Brandy better than MARTELL’S is an empty boast—to beat MARTELL’S for Quality a frank impos- Sole Agents . S. Nicholas & Co. New York comicbooks.com