Life, 1915-07-15 · page 5 of 48
Life — July 15, 1915 — page 5: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising, not editorial content or satire**. It features a full-page advertisement for Fisk Tire Service, a rubber company based in Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts. The ad promotes free tire service available to all car owners at Fisk branch locations nationwide, regardless of tire brand. The visual shows a vintage automobile next to a large billboard advertising "Fisk Tire Service." The only potentially humorous element is a small illustration labeled "Trade Mark — Mark Fisk's Sleepy Gypsy" in the lower right, which appears to be the company's mascot or logo—a drowsy figure associated with the Fisk brand. The bulk of the page consists of an extensive directory listing Fisk branches across American states and cities.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
Preserve this list. Take it with you when you tour. Fisk Branches Alabama Rirwlegham—2%h St and Avenue E. Draver—1635 Broadway Connecticut BAdgenort —284 Fairfield Ave. ra —292 Asybato Si Eesoniile~119 Upper Fourth St. cy ond Washing: ‘ont Sts Seed Bred—Michigan and La Satle Torre Maate—14-18 So, Niath St Weblie—2:9 So. Lawrence Ave. Kentucky Lentatie—941 So. Third St. Redlmere—i0s W. Mt. Royat Ave. Massachusetts North Carolina Raleigh—119 Fayettevitle St West TI ‘Tolede—159-337 Twenty-first St Oklahoma Oblabowe City —211 West Fint Se Oregon Pertiand—H09.151 Oak St Pennsylvania Protidenee—1? Dorrance St South Carolina Cotambta—905 Main St. South Dakota Aberdeew—i8 Third Ave., Southwest Stour Palle—11) No. Main Ave Tennessee Mempbte—227 Monroe Ave. Utah Salt Lake Clis—163 E. Rroadeay Mil wanker—152-456 Milwaukee St The Fisk Co. of Texas _ Factory and Home Office Fisk Tire Service Is Free Service And is Free to All T is extended to all car owners regardless of the make of tires used. This Service Policy is uniform, and in any one of the many Fisk Branches throughout the country you will find the desire to accom- modate and the facilities for doing for you any work that may be needed in connection with your tires. Aside from actual repairs any attention we can give is given gladly and without charge. Our entire Service Organization stands as a unit back of all Fisk Tires. This organization, with its more than a thousand members, has been established and educated in our poli- cies that we may make every effort to see that the owner is sat- isfied with every detail of the transaction, from the time a tire is sold until it has given full mile- age and is ready to be discarded. | “iso Time to Retire? (Buy Fisk) THE FISK RUBBER COMPANY Chicopee Falls, Mass. You Can Buy Fisk Tires From ALL Dealers —Fisk Branches in Principal Cities comicbooks.com