Life, 1905-02-02 · page 10 of 40
Life — February 2, 1905 — page 10: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising content**, not satirical cartoons. It contains four product advertisements from the early 1900s: 1. **Peerless Motor Cars** — promoting 1905 touring automobiles with various engine sizes and prices 2. **Pears' Soap** — a luxury soap brand emphasizing purity and quality 3. **Boston Garter** — a men's garter with a "Velvet Grip" clasp, claiming superiority over competitors 4. **Diamond Tires** — promoting wrapped-tread tire construction, exhibited at the New York Auto Show The advertisements employ period conventions: illustrated women (in automotive and tire ads) presented as aspirational, claims of superiority over unnamed competitors, and appeals to quality and luxury. The language reflects early 20th-century marketing rhetoric rather than political satire. There are no political cartoons or caricatures present on this page.
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FE : oS Direct Drive Touring Cars: Combine elegance, simplicity~ and dependabi in every detail. Run smoothly~ and silently sive to control. O. «Motors of exactly the same copstructionfas those in the famous Peerless “Green Dragon” racing car, divén by Barney Oldfield. Four forward speeds on all models, The enclosed bevel gear drive transmits full power of the engine tothe wheels without loss. Prices for 1905 24H. P.$3,200 35 H. P. $4,000 Limousine $4,000 30H. P. 3,750 60H.P. 6,000 (five passengers inside) Our 1995 catalogue with detailed description of all models mailed free. The Peerless Motor Car Company 40 Lisbon Street, Cleveland, O. Member Association Licensed Automobile Manufacturers. J + edantly finished fhstantly respon- Pears’ Don’t simply “get a cake PO pyc ” Nig 5 SG | of soap. Get 900d soap. \ Ask for Pears’ and you have pure soap. Then bathing will mean more than mere cleanliness; it will be luxury at trifling cost. Sales increasing since 1789. All over the civilized world THE IMPROVED BOSTON GARTER 1S KNOWN AND WORN Every Pair Warranted “Bi The Name is stamped on every . loop— The CUSHION BUTTON CLASP Lies flat to the leg—never Slips, Tears nor Unfastens ALWAYS EASY GEO. FROST CO., Makers, Boston, Mass., U.S. A. REFUSE act SUBSTITUTES “ Diamond DETACHABLE CLINCHER WRAPPED-TREAD CONSTRUCTION Tires ON CARS EXHIBITED AT THE NEW YORK SHOW More than twice as many as the next highest make—far more than any other two makes combined. Because, “they are made so good that there will be no occasion to take them off."? THE DIAMOND RUBBER CO., Akron, Ohio ranches in principal cities cent stamp for the picture in colort, 20.2 21 comicbooks.com