Life, 1919-08-21 · page 6 of 40
Life — August 21, 1919 — page 6: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is **primarily an advertisement**, not satirical content. It's a full-page ad for the Ruud Automatic Gas Water Heater, published in *Life* magazine (page 308). The ad uses a simple visual joke: the headline "Does It Flow Hot?" is accompanied by illustrations of old-fashioned faucet designs, contrasting them with the modern Ruud water heater shown on the right. The humor is gentle—playing on the everyday frustration of unreliable hot water service before instant gas heating became common. The ad emphasizes the product's key selling point: continuous, instantaneous hot water throughout the home without waiting for tank water to heat. The copy stresses convenience and family comfort. A list of dealer locations spans the left margin. This reflects early-20th-century consumer advertising focused on modern domestic convenience.
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The Ruud goes in the basement or other convenient place See the Ruud at any of these branch offices or agencies Atlanta, 72 Marietta Street Baltimore, 881 No. Howard Street Boston, 66 High Street Buffalo, 87! Main Street 218 So. Wabash Ave ti, 707 Elm Street Cleveland, 1854 Euclid Avenue Columbus. 41 West Long Street Dallas, 1501 Commerce Street Dayton, 17 Rockwood Ave. Detroit, 303 Park Building Duluth, 118 West Superior Street Indianap 207, Hume-Mansur Building Kansas City, Mo., 1508 Main St. Louisville, 309 So. Third Street Los Angeles, 745 So, Broadway Milwaukee, 89 Biddle Street Minneapolis, 29 So. Fifth Street New York, 115 Broadway New Orleans, 216 Bourbon Street Oxlahoma City, 413 Grain xchange Building Philadelphia, 1938 Market Street Portland, Ore., 412Gasco Building Rochester, Rochester Ry. & Light Building San Francisco, 431 Sutter Avenue St. Louis, 1019 Locust Street St. Paul, 144 E. Sixth Street Syracuse, 204 Seitz Building Toledo, 240 Erie Street Washington, 711 Thirteenth Street, N.W. Does It Flow Hot? RE the hot-water faucets in your home a jest or a A service? It is a daily, hourly question, a matter of home necessity, personal comfort and family pride—economy, too! If you have a Ruud Water Heater the answer is hot water service—and it’s a continuous, instantaneous ser- vice, with nothing to light, watch, or wait for. Simply connect a Ruud with the water and gas pipes and your hot water service extends to every “H.W.” faucet in your home. Turn the faucet and the water runs hot. Not dead, rusty tank water, but fresh water, heated as it hurries to you. Think of Ruud—not as a heater—but as a heating service. When you turn the faucet you light the gas; when you turn off the water, you turn out the gas—no waste possible; a tiny pilot light is all that burns be- tween using times. : ‘ Be Sure and Ask for a Genuine Ruud Get the story of Ruud Hot Water Service at any plumber, gas appliance store, gas office or nearby branch office. Meanwhile write for our interesting book FREE—address Home Office or nearest branch, RUUD AUTOMATIC GAS WATER HEATER “Hot Water All Over the House” Get a Genuine Ruud— not an imitation RUUD MANUFACTURING CO., Dept. C, Pittsburgh, Pa. Manufacturers of Standardized Gas Water Heaters RUUD MANUFACTURING COMPANY OF CANADA, 371 Adelaide Street W., Toronto comicbooks.com