Life, 1913-06-26 · page 37 of 45
Life — June 26, 1913 — page 37: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains **advertisements and filler content** rather than political satire requiring historical context. The main elements are: 1. **Cedar chest ad** (top left) — routine product marketing 2. **"African Proverbs"** — a collection of traditional Yoruba sayings presented as exotic cultural curiosities, reflecting early 20th-century attitudes toward non-Western cultures 3. **"How to Speak in Public"** ad — vocational self-help course 4. **Franklin Automobile advertisement** (dominant) — touts tire longevity and lighter car weight as economic advantages 5. **Bottom cartoon** — depicts two rural men discussing a cow dressed in masculine clothing ("male attire"), making a pun on the animal's gender. One threatens to jail the other; the joke relies on wordplay rather than political reference The Franklin ad's claim that lighter cars achieve better tire mileage appears to be the page's primary content, with other items filling remaining space in this advertising-heavy publication era.
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“LIFE: Moth-Proof Cedar Chest ON FREE TRIAL—NO MONEY DOWN Quickly pays for ftselt by saving eects furs, feathers, fabrics from lusts for generations.” A hantwome ite lor cas hURWOWES Co. nt anit dampness, and made. Many other African Proverbs (From the Yorubas, an African Tribe.) The sword shows no respect for its maker. “T almost killed the bird,” said the fowler; but almost never made a stew. It is only the water that is spilled; the calabash is not broken. He who waits for chance, to wait a year. A one-sided story is always right Ear, listen to the other Though a man may miss many things, he never misses his mouth. The dawn comes twice to no man. He who marries a beauty, marries trouble. The rat said: “I am not so angry with him who killed me, as with him who dashed me on the ground afterward.” It is easy to cut up a dried clephant He is a fool who can’t lift an ant, yet tries to lift an clephant. Covetousness is the mother of un- satisfied desires. Wherever a man goes to dwell, his character goes with him. will have ot ae handicapped by lack of confidence, or bs of the thousand and one things that if successful speakin, sender inlorostonabeat this new mail Grenville Kleiser, Gor mer Yale lstrietor) can teach you by mail How to Speak in Public How to Sell Goods—Make Political Speeches —Addrees Board Meetings Deliver After. Dinner Speeches-Propose Toasts-Converse and Tell Stories Entertainingly, , aten, ete. cuteness a: Rxcter, at Harvard, and bave nee courses, but soy thle from which f have derived focmuch Teal ai rousd physical: mental and’ moral bel Tah ectlng trom your courss*—vokn v. or touney, M.D., Germantown, Pa “Your course tn Public 5} ta etm ined te tafor No. ey ‘wlio Fat & Wognalle Dept. 810 New York The same tire gives twice the mileage on a Franklin Get motor-wise and buy a light, Don't blame the tire man. easy riding car. It is the solution, and the only solution, of the tire “ problem.” Such a car is comfortable, easy to drive and safe; it cuts the cost; kills worry. Weights and tire sizes of the fact-backed Franklin Six “38” touring or phaeton 3328 pounds, tires 4%" and 5" Six “38” 7-passenger touring 3480 is : Little Six “30” touring 2993 “ - Four “25” touring 2520 “ “ 4 These weights include full equipment, gasoline and oil, ready for the road. Compare these weights and tire sizes with other cars. Franklins, 700 to 1200 pounds lighter, are equipped with larger tires. You may think your car is light; weigh it. 10,746 miles average tire service Franklin owners in 1912 reported an average of 10,746 miles per set of tires. White for our “tire folder” which ‘gives these reports in detail. Ninety-eight per cent. of Franklin owners do not carry extra tires, so sure are they of reliable tire service. Our catalogue, a book full of real automobile facts, is sent free to any address. 24 Franklin Square, Syracuse, N. Y. Franklin Automobile Company, - “ETHAN, V'LL HAVE TO JAIL THAT HEIFER OF YOURS FOR WEARING MALE ATTIRE.” “TAKE THE CRITTER ALONG, LEW; BUT BE SURE YOU AIN'T MAKING NO MISTAKE.” comicbooks.com