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Life — June 10, 1915 — page 38: Life, 1915-06-10

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This page is primarily **advertising**, with brief humorous editorial content. The "Some Honest Moments" column presents short satirical dialogues mocking social pretense—a man defending his complexion as natural, someone warning about malaria near City Hall, and introducing a tedious speaker ("duller than death"). These are lightweight social observations typical of Life's era. The major content is a **Denby Trucks advertisement** featuring the slogan "Talk it over with the Denbyman," positioning local truck salesmen as knowledgeable business advisors. The right column contains ads for automotive safety products (Powersteel Autolock, rope products) and an editorial titled "Do We Want It?" opposing state-mandated medicine, framing it as un-American and threatening individual choice—reflecting 1920s libertarian skepticism toward government healthcare. It also promotes Evans' Ale. The page reflects period concerns: commercial truck adoption, medical freedom debates, and leisure consumption (country weekends).

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1062 “LIFE: Some Honest Moments February first. Mosquitoes! Well, ss A rather!” E had quite an argument about your complexion, which she in- sisted was natural, Such a time as I had to convince her!” “My friends, our next speaker will / be the Honorable Mr. Proser, whom ee we had to ask. He usually talks for —o DY : an hour and is duller than death. Bear WB, Gk) men, te tomate Me Powe, «| HERE IS REAL CAR INSURANCE “Yes, sir, this house is at least eighty minutes from the City Hall. The ground is marshier than it seems, and if you take the house, you should dier, gentleman and __ professional begin taking quinine for malaria about hore!" TRUCKS “Talk it over with the Denbyman” Near you, probably, there’s a local Denbyman whom we h: tried to make the best-equipped man in your town to talk haulage and delivery problems intelligently. If it is possible for you to use Denby trucks profitably, he'll tell you just which of the four types—34-ton to two-tons—can be best adapted to your business to give you max- imum efficiency and economy—and how. And he'll talk real facts and figures in discussing it with you. Each of the four Denby models is especially designed for a particular class of delivery work. Each is capable of certain modifications in chassis length and body room so as to fit any individual case perfectly. With horses and their maintenance growing higher; with increased difficulty in maintain- ing quality— Now is the time for you to investigate thor- Bm the last word in construction de- oughly the advantages of Denby equipment. velopment. It is made in a For in the Denby you are assured of J new plant with new machin- BO POWERSTEEL AUTOWLOCK-. tough little length of Yellow Str Powersteel wire rope that locks se- curely ‘round a wheel rim and a spring —or—a spare tire and its holder. Get one—costs but $2.00—worth a fortune when Mr. Thief comes ‘round. All dealers. BASLINE AUTOWLINE is little to handle, but mighty to pull when a tow is needed. Price, east of Rockies, $3.95. { POWERSTEEL TRUCKLINE makes truck towing easy and inexpensive. Price $6.50, east of the Rockies. It your dealer can't supply you, order direct. BRODERICK & BASCOM ROPE CO. 809 N. 2d Street, St. Louis, Mo. New York Office, 76C Warren Street Makers of famoas Yellow Strand Powerstee! wire rope. Wee s TOWLOCK Do We Want It? FIGHT in a good cause is being waged by the League for Med- ical Freedom. It champions the right of the American citizen to secure the practitioner of his choice in the hour of sickness, as untrammeled as he seeks his spiritual adviser when he feels the need of spiritual aid. The league has aroused the people to some realization of the fact that there is a deliberate effort being made to fasten on this country a State medicine, which would be as un-American and odious ery, but by men who w Denby Motor Truck Co. ee pioneers in the business. : : as a State religion. It would entrench 34 Dubois Street a class of political M. D.'s in a posi- tion of supreme power over the bodies of American citizens to force their “dope” into the bodies or down the throats of the American people in ac- cordance with all their latest theories. Talk it over with the Den- byman today. Special literature on. request. The Week-end | in the Country can be made ideally enjoyable for both guest and host by means of It promotes hospitality, sociability and mer comfort by duseminating wood cheer in the happiest way. All Good Dealers C, HL, EVANS & SONS, Hudson, N. ¥.