Life, 1905-01-19 · page 5 of 38
Life — January 19, 1905 — page 5: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising** rather than editorial content. The top cartoon titled "To Artists" appears to be a humorous social comment: a well-dressed man speaks to an elegantly dressed woman, saying he doesn't know "anything of art" but knows "just what I like" — a common philistine remark that mocks people who claim taste without understanding. The rest of the page features automobile advertisements: a **Packard Motor Car** (highlighting durability and performance), and a **White Steam Car** (emphasizing comfort and quiet operation for shopping and evening use, priced at $3,200). The ads reflect early 1900s automotive marketing, showcasing competing technologies and luxury features to affluent readers. No political satire is evident on this particular page.
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Winner of The Grand Prize, World's Fair, St. Louis. The four-cylinder Packard will) run more miles without the need of ad- justment and with fewer repairs than any other motor car made. Nothing created by man has ever equaled the performance of the standard Packard car, which on August 6th to 8th ran 1,000 miles without a single motor stop at a sustained speed of over 33% miles per hour. Instead of needing repairs the car ran better at the finish than when the trial was started. Since the completion of the test this particular car, without the slightest atten- tion from the factory, has had over five thousand miles of road driving with sur- prising track demonstrations at Buffalo, Long Branch, Providence and Philadelphia, and proved most conclusively that not only 1s Its design right but that the materials and methods used In {ts magutacture have successfully solved the motor car problem. A finely Illustrated book containing complete particulars of this test. as well as full details regarding the double side entrance Model N Car (Price $3,300) will be promptly mailed on application. Packard Motor Car Co., Dept. G Member of A. L. A. M. (N.Y. Branch, 1640 Broadway ) DETROIT, MICH. TO ARTISTS. AND A PERSON SAYS TO VOR, fe REMARK, {ROT KNOW JUST Wit Ease Pf $ YOU MAY ANSWER, "$0. DO. MONKEYS IN THE PARK ET WITH LIMOUSINE BODY NO NOISE NO VIBRATION THE ideal car for shopping and for evening use. There is plenty of room. Seats six people. Four seats inside. Price $3,200. Send for Particulars WHITE <2%¢ COMPANY Cleveland, Ohio comicbooks.com