Life, 1913-06-05 · page 36 of 52
Life — June 5, 1913 — page 36: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertisements and short humorous anecdotes** rather than political cartoons. The content includes: **Humorous Shorts** ("Our Foolish Contemporaries"): Brief jokes mocking everyday social situations—a nervous man wanting to stop a boy's whistling, a road hog offering to "replace" a run-over puppy (implying the dog is replaceable property), and a lawyer's newly hired chauffeur who admits he doesn't understand his mail-order auto mechanic training. **Advertisements**: The dominant content—tire repair filler, electric motorboats ("her boat"), automobile polish, foot powder, and after-dinner mints. These ads target 1920s affluent consumers concerned with leisure, automobiles, and personal grooming. **Social Context**: The humor relies on class anxiety (mail-order education failures), racial stereotypes (the "colored chauffeur" dialect), and emerging consumer culture around automobiles and leisure activities. The page reflects early 20th-century American middle/upper-class preoccupations and attitudes rather than political satire.
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Letting Well Enough Alone “Tam going to make that boy stop whistling!” said the nervous man “Don't. If you knew the words of song you'd be thankful to let him whistle it instead of singing it.” —Washington Star. GREAT BEAT SPRING WATER 50 cents per case of G6 ginss stoppered bottles Roan Hos (after mishap in which puppy has been run over): Madam, I will re- place the animal. Nt Owner: Sir, you flatter Permanent Tire Repair Don’t neg- lect the cuts and cracks— they’re the parents of sand blisters and blow-outs. Fill them up—mend them to stay mended—do it the easiest way, the permanent way. TIRE cuT FILLER Heals Tire Cuts like nature heals a cut finger; with new tissue that can’t fall out or work out. It becomes a part of the tire itself. A self-vulcanizing, non-inflammable, rubber compound, combination rubber cement, cut filler and mastic. Unites the torn parts of the tire with a permanent plug of rubber as resil- ient as the surrounding tread. Heals over night. Easy to use. Comes in conven- ient, collapsible tubes with long, tapering spout. Most Dealers sell Tire Cut Fillers if yours can’t supply you, we will. Large tube, $1.00; in Canada, $1.50. NATIONAL RUBBER CO., 4406 Papin Street, ST. LOUIS, MO. A Vacation is Incomplete Without an Electric Launch In the same full measure that the electric automobile has become Milady’s car, so has the Elco Electric Launch become ‘*her boat.’” The safety and simplicity of its operation, the luxury of its roominess, the total absence of noise and vibration, and finally the striking beauty of its design, capture ‘* her” heart completely. Write for new catalog of ‘‘ Marine Views.” “The Ideal Launch” Address: €9&CQ! 175 Avenue A, Bayonne, N. J. 27 minutes {rom Liberty and 23rd St. Ferries, Central R. R. of N, J., to West 8th St. Telephone 470 Bayoans A Mail-Made Mechanic A New York lawyer hired a colored chauffeur some time ago. The darky, who had newly arrived from Virginia, could run a car; but, as developed sub- sequently, he had studied the mechanism of automobiles through the medium of a course of correspondence lessons by mail. The discovery came about in the sec- ond week of his employment in the new job. The car stalled on a lonely Long Island road, fifteen miles from almost anywhere. The chauffeur climbed out of his scat and got down under the car. He spent some minutes there and then emerged. “ Dey's three different things de matter wid dis car,” he announced ; “ an’ I don't know whut nary one of ‘em is!” —Saturday Evening Post In a Pinch, use ALLEN'S FOOT-EASE Path of Least Resistance “Do you believe in telepathy?” But I'd rather say I believe it nvite some enthusiast on the sut ject to give me an argument abou . —Washington S he murmured, as soon as they had been seated in the high-priced restaurant, “you can have anything you want on the bill of fare. Shall I read it off to you?” f replied the dear girl, “ just read it to the wi ilwaukee Daily News, Wine Jelly when flavored with Abbott's Bitters Is made more delightful and healthful. Sample of bitters by mail, 25 | cts. in stamps. C. W. Abbott & Co.. Baltimore, Md. People Judge Your Auto By Its Appearance LAUD AEE will make and keep its fine finish like new: give it that right-from-the-factory appearaace that everyone notices and admires. Easy to use—just moisten a cheese-cloth with it. Economical — a soc bottle goes a long way; reasonable use will save the cost of at least o7€ refinishing. Get it at your Auto Supply, Grocery, Drug of Department Store — guaranteed to satisfy oF money refunded. BUFFALO SPECIALTY CO. 296 Liquid Veneer Bldg., Buffalo, N.Y. *U-ALL-NO: AFTER DINNER MINT BM, A celicious eM creamy candy U-A LL-NO *: AFTER DINNER MINT) MENTS Sold in tin boxes.only —never co. FACTURING AMERICA pHiLavet ) MANU oF comicbooks.com