Life, 1901-04-11 · page 17 of 22
Life — April 11, 1901 — page 17: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertising page** from early 1900s Life magazine, not a satirical cartoon. It contains five distinct advertisements: 1. **Pabst Beer** — a straightforward purity claim 2. **Columbia Electric Automobiles** — promoting electric vehicles capable of 40 miles per charge, emphasizing safety and ease of operation for "man, woman or child" 3. **National Automobile & Electric Co.** — advertising a $780 electric runabout 4. **Northern Pacific Railway's "Wonderland 1901"** — promoting a book about the railroad's trademark history 5. **Various smaller ads** — Beeman's Pepsin Gum, Overland Limited train to California, and Ripans Tabules digestive remedy The page reflects **early 20th-century consumer culture**, notably the optimism about **electric automobiles** as practical, safe alternatives to gasoline vehicles — a technology that would ultimately lose this competition. There is no satirical content visible; this is commercial advertisement typical of the era.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
Pabst beer ays pure IS ELECTRIC , SURREY Reliability—Freedom from Danger—Cleanli- ness, Ride easily and quietly, of simple construc. tion, Can be safsly run by man, Toman or child, Where carrent cannct be conveniently supplicd, we are prepared to furnish cstimates for, and erect when desired, simple and automatic plants charging electric vehicles, 40 MILES on One Charge of Batteries. fszcel*r, ar of eer 1 ‘a: Jogee. Ensixth year of service. ELECTRIC VEHICLE CO., HARTFORD, CONN. This story relates the interesting history of the trade-mark of the 9 original emblem is a very ancient Chinese one of peculiar meaning and deep significance to the Orientalist. company. The device, in its many varieties, is finel, lustrated in colors. sem 81x CENTS for the book Ta CHAS. S. FEE. Geeevat Passenger Ager, MOZ>OnCT RUNABOUT—Sty.e A.—Price. $780. ‘The lightest practical Electric Vebicte oa the market. It embodies every good device fouad ia modern Auto coaveyances. Send ten cents ia stamps, for the handsomest and most complete “Auto Book” ever published on the subject of Automobiles. IMustrated pamphlet marled free to any address The National Automobile & Eleciric Co, INDIANAPOLIS, IND, CHEW BEEMAN’S THE ORIGINAL PEPSIN GUM Cures Indigestion and Sea Sickness, 7 a a a we a ee ee ! The Luxurious Every-Day Train to California The Overland Limited leaves Chicago 6.30 p. m. via Chicago & North-Western, Union Pacific and Southern Pacific Railways. Dining Cars a la carte. Bullet Library Cars with barber. Draw- ing Room Sleeping Cars without change. The best of everything. Send for booklet “ California Illustrated.” « New York 418 Vine St, = Cineinnat! rl ia $e . 2 we a we we ww we ww we we jar 4 sngSt.,East,Toronte, Oat. A ee ce ee eae ee oe oe we aw ae | Ltold him of a remedy and he was very gla He's taking RLP.A.N. ad. S every day and now I'm ty sure pretty His breath 1s sweet, because his blood and stomach are quite pure. comicbooks.com