Life, 1923-12-13 · page 3 of 36
Life — December 13, 1923 — page 3: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains **advertisements rather than editorial cartoons or satire**. The left side advertises **Old English Silver** gifts from Howard & Co. (founded 1866) and **Dean's Christmas Plum Pudding**—luxury items marketed to wealthy consumers. The Dean's ad uses "Prithee, gentle lady" in mock-archaic language, a common period affectation for upscale food marketing. The right side features a **Goodyear All-Weather Tread tire advertisement**. The image shows a tire tread pattern and emphasizes winter driving safety. The copy describes the tire's durability and grip, concluding with the Goodyear slogan "Means Good Wear." These are straightforward commercial advertisements aimed at affluent early-20th-century Life magazine readers—no political satire or cartoon humor is present on this page.
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Old English Silver DISTINCTIVE GIFTS IN WIDE VARIETY ENDURING: USEFUL OF INCREASING VALUE HOWARD ®&CO. FOUNDED 1866 14 EAST 477 STREET » NEW YORK cA Christmas Plum Pudding and from DEAN’S CPRITHEE, gentle lady, hast known that for four and eighty years New York’s fairest and gayest have seen to it that their Christmas Plum Puddings and their Christ- mas Cakes come from Dean’s? Alas, you really must order early now. New York’s old and new families of consequence feel that nothing but Dean’s, in the way of plum puddings and cakes, really expresses Christ- mas. Why? There just are no other Plum Puddings and Christmas Cakes like Dean’s. Prices on request Orders of Three Dollars or more prepaid East of the Mississippi 628 New York Fifth Avenue ~) aund City Established 1839 j ff WITH SAFETY AKE the time to examine the Goodyear All-Weather Tread; it tells its own story. Its unusual thickness, and the extraor- dinarily dense and tough material of which it is made, assure extremely long wear. Its deep-channeled symmetrical pattern, the big wedgelike keen-edged blocks that stud its design, attest its matchless gripping-power. Its beveled outer edges, and the rein- forcement at the base of its blocks, explain its quiet and vibrationless running. Even more eloquent of the slipless, skidless service of the All-Weather Tread is the impress it leaves on the roadway. There, clean-cut and unmistakable, it stamps the record of its reliable and sure-footed travel. There, ridged and notched in the earth, is seen how this great tread clutches and clings, digging through for solid footing and security. Howitgrips fast for traction under the drive of the engine, and hangs on for safety under the pressure of the brake. You ought to have the zew Goodyear Cord Tire with the All-Weather Tread; it costs less in the end. With such equipment, you can drive your car this winter in the confidence that it is shod with safety. Goodyear Means Good Wear Copyright 1923, by The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Ino, comicbooks.com GOODS YEAR