Life — November 16, 1905 — page 2: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is **primarily advertising**, not satire or political commentary. The left side advertises the **Columbia Electric Brougham Mark LXVIII**—an electric vehicle made by the Electric Vehicle Company in Hartford, Connecticut. It emphasizes luxury features: light construction, pneumatic tires, five speeds reaching 18 mph, and a $4,000 price tag. The company also offered Landaulet, Hansom, and Victoria body styles. The right side features competing automobile ads: **Pope automobiles** (Pope Manufacturing Co., Hartford) and **Cadillac** (Cadillac Automobile Co., Detroit). The Cadillac ad includes a testimonial about a commercial traveler using only Cadillacs across Minnesota and North Dakota—early advertising emphasizing reliability and performance. This reflects the early 1900s automotive industry's rapid development and competing manufacturers.