Life, 1914-03-19 · page 39 of 44
Life — March 19, 1914 — page 39: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains three advertisements with minimal editorial content. The Williams shaving stick ad (left) emphasizes convenience—a metal-capped holder keeps fingers clean during shaving, a selling point for early 20th-century grooming. Below it is a small cartoon captioned "The Dog: you CAN'T PUT MY NOSE OUT OF JOINT," showing a dog with a basket of baby items, likely satirizing parental displacement of pets by newborns—a common domestic humor trope of the era. The right side features Thermoid Hydraulic Brake Lining advertisements: one showing a racing car (emphasizing performance), the other warning that faulty brakes are dangerous in emergencies. The copy stresses reliability through technical superiority (hydraulic compression, heat resistance), marketing brake safety as a life-or-death selling point for automobiles—reflecting early automotive safety concerns when reliable braking was genuinely critical.
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Williams] Older Top Shaving Stick Greater Convenience—Greater Satisfaction Your fingers do not touch the soap. You it by the metal cap in which the stick is firmly fastened, tub it gently over the face, which has previously been moistened, and then return the Shaving Stick to its nickeled container. The Holder-Top permits yeu to use the stick down to the last availal fect ease and convenience. ‘THREE OTHER FORMS OF THE SAME OOD QUALITY Williams’ Shaving Stick Hisss¢-fever Williams’ Shaving Powder Hitss¢far Williams’ Shaving Cream (in tubes) A sample of any one of these four shaving prep- arations will be sent postpaid for 4c in stamps. THE J. B. WILLIAMS COMPANY Dept. A, Glastonbury, Conn. WILLIAMS’ sERSEY CREAM ing, creamy, thei have made Willlame’ Shaving Soaps so famous. “Ask your dealer for them. The Dog: you CAN'T PUT MY NOSE OUT OF JOINT le bit with per- | | A NATIONAL — a Prize-Winner — Equipped with Thermoid In Emergency! Brake lining that betrays you in time of danger is 100 per cent. perilous. Thermoid Hydraulic Compressed Brake Lining is 100 per cent. dependable, because it is brake lining clear through—not merely on the out- side. Cut a strip of Thermoid open. Break open the ordinary. Compare the hearts of the two. You will see the difference. hernmos HYDRAULIC COMPRESseo Brake Lining—100% Because it is hydraulic compressed—one hour under 2,000 Ibs. at 320° Fahrenheit— Thermoid has the most uniform gripping power, wears longer, cannot be affected by oil, water or gasoline; cannot be burned out by heat generated in service; has a fixed, uniform density; is bigger value at any price —and is used exclusively on more high- grade automobiles and racing cars than all other linings combined. Our Guarantee— Thermoid will make good —or we will. comicbooks.com