Life, 1905-02-02 · page 3 of 40
Life — February 2, 1905 — page 3: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is **primarily advertising**, not satire or political commentary. It contains two automobile advertisements from circa 1905: 1. **Left side**: A Cadillac ad emphasizing the car's mechanical simplicity, reliability, and ease of operation—key selling points for early automobiles when mechanical complexity was a major consumer concern. 2. **Right side**: Advertisements for Columbia automobiles (featuring a female allegorical figure representing the brand) and the Autocar, highlighting durability and performance. The ads reflect early automotive industry competition and marketing strategies targeting affluent buyers. There is no apparent political satire, caricature, or social commentary on this page—it's a straightforward commercial section of the magazine.
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COPYRIGHT FOR GREAT GRITAIN | UNDER THE ACT OF A New High-Power Cadillac To enumerate the exclusive features of this magnificent new type would be to repeat the many points of excellence which have made the name CADILLAC represent all that is superior in automobile manufacture. In beauty of outline and clegance of design, it conforms closely to the most expensive foreign-built models. In appointment, in mechanical excellence, in carefulness of con- struction, this new car approaches well-nigh to perfection. It has a spacious side-entrance tonneau, with divided front seat; is equipped with a non-vibrating, four-cylinder engine, developing 30 h. p., and is capable of a speed of 50 miles an hour. The ease of operation, the remarkable simplicity of con- trol of the the driver, when running on the highest gear, to reduce the speed to that of the slowest walk by a simple movement of the hand. ‘The Cadillac has solved the greatest problem of automobile manufacture—that of maintenance. Its wonderful simplicity and durability of construction make it the most ally kept car in the world. It runs almost noiselessly, and with the comfort of a Pullman coach, All the fineness of finish and excellence of construction and workmanship characterizing our new high-power car are embodied in the other Cadillac models. Model D—Four-Cylinder Car, shown above, S200, Mode! B-Touring Car, with detachable tonnena, $900, Mode! je-entrance Touring Car, 89: Mode jae, lish, powerful ‘runabout, divided sent, $750, Write for illustrated booklet , and address of nearest dealer, where you can see and try a Cadillac. CADILLAC AUTOMOBILE COMPANY, Detroit, Mich Member Association Licensed Automobile Manufacturers. COLUMBIA automobiles ae wholly made in our own works, insuring that uniformity of excellence in design, materials, and workmanship which has buat u the Columbia name and reputation. The COLUMBIA line for 1905 includes 35-40 H.P. 4-cylinder Gasoline Cars with Side Entrance Tonneau, Royal Victoria, Lan- daulet, or Limousine bodies, $4,000 to $5,500; 18 H.P. 2-cylinder Gasoline Side Entrance Tonneau, $1,750; 12-14 H.P, 2-cylinder Gasoline Tonneau, $1,500; Elec- tric Victoria-phaeton with hood and “de luxe " throughout, the handsomest and most efficient light electric carriage ever offered to the public, $1,350; light Electric Runabout, $900; Electric Town Carriages of the coach class and Commercial Vehicles. We issue three ues describing respectively Gasoline Cars, Columbia ric Carriages, ani Delivery Wag ¥ Both The Autocar The Autocar stands as a triumph in automobile building. Its construction combines with greatest efficiency and durability a simplicity that is the wonder of all who see it, This is a feature that commends itself alike to the novice and the expert, It means minimum liability of derangement, greatest ease and safety of operation, and lowest running expense. Each type of Autocar represents the nearest to perfection in its class. Every Autocar is built upon lines proven cor- rect by experience; built of absolutely the best material, and with the best work- manship procurable Autocar records of actual performance bear out the claim that for good day- in-and-day-out, up-bill-and-down service, for durability and freedom from annoy- ance, the Autocar is unsurpassed. The new car, Type XI, illustrated above, shows a number of very valuable improvements, accomplishing increased ease of control, safety, and simplicity. Type VIII, Four-passenger car, Rear Entrance Tonneas, $1,400, and Type X, 10 H. P. Runabout, $300, are the cars which have made the present reouta- tion of the Autocar, to which the new Type XI will surely add. Write for catalogue and dealer's name. THE AUTOCAR COMPANY, Ardmore, Pa. Member A. L, A. M. comicbooks.com