Life, 1905-06-15 · page 3 of 32
Life — June 15, 1905 — page 3: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertisements**, not satirical content. It contains four ads: 1. **The Prudential Insurance Co.** — promotes life insurance as essential household protection, using the metaphor of a strong foundation ("strength of Gibraltar"). 2. **Cadillac automobiles** — emphasizes "Power" and "Economy" as key selling points, listing several models with prices around $800-$2,800. 3. **Smith Premier Typewriter** — lists "nine provable reasons" for purchasing this model, promising to convince any "unprejudiced investigator." 4. **Murad Cigarettes** — claims exceptional sales success among Turkish cigarettes, noting the maker served as a government tobacco expert for sixteen years. These ads reflect early 1900s consumer goods marketing, with emphasis on reliability, economy, and expert endorsement.
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COPYRIGHT FOR GREAT BRITAIN BY JAMES HENOCASON UNDER THE ACT OF 1001. pf mas Ht 6 STRENGTH 0 BiBRALTAR® Over One Billion Insurance Dollars in Force Back of Every Home should be its policy of Life Insurance in THE PRUDENTIAL which will guarantee @ much needed protection to the family and the income The Prudential Policy is Found in Millions of Homes ra tor Pasar of Ptan. Bo O The Prudential Insurance Co. of America JOHN F. DRYDEN, President Homme Office, NEWARK. N. 3. Model F Tourlne Car, $950, fo. b. Detrolt. Power Economy. Cadillac construction is so simple—to closely does it approach absolute perfec- tioa —that practically all energy the motor develops is used as an actual propelling force. This principle of economizing power —and hence minimizing the cost of maintenance—is the chief feature of Cadillac coupled with unfailing reliability, has placed the * Car that Climbs" in the front rank of motor vehicles. Of all automobiles it comes nearest to being actually trouble proof, You would be interested in dur beautiful catalog—till more interested ia seeing and tring Cadillac at the nearest dealer. Wee for booklet FR, and the dealer's address. Model F—Side-Entrance Touring Car, shown above. $950. jodel B—Touring Car. with detachable Tonneau, $900 Model Light, stylish. powerful Runabout, divided seat, $750. Mode! D—Four-Cylinder, 30 b. p. Touring Car, $2,800. AM pelees to. b Detroit. CADILLAC AUTOMOBILE CO., Detroit, Mich. Memser A, LAM. Because 1—it bas a straight-line, complete keyboard “it has a sagie seale and (he swinging platen |—the platen can be removed with te wert —It inthe most exact writing machine made it has a wide type har bearing, maklog it Moporsible for the letters t get ou" of line elther way—up cr down oF side 2 3. 4 ry wie see ‘J Justa trial of Murad Cigarettes will tell you why their sale within a few months has exceeded the combined sales of all other Turkish Cigarettes—a most remarkable achievement. MURAD CIGARETTES have the same rare selections and the same delicate blend of the court circles of Turkey. The man who makes them, Allan Ramsay, has served for sixteen years as government expert of Turkey. 10 for 15 cents BY MAIL POSTPAID.-If you can't rat Murad Cigarettes from will convince the unprejudiced Investigator. THE SMITH PREMIER TYPEWRITER CO. SYRACUSE, N. Y. your deaior, send 15c. for ton, 75c. for fifty, $1.50 for one hundred. ALLAN RAMSAY, 111 Fifth Avenue, NEW YORK CITY Branch Stores Everywhere. comicbooks.com