Life, 1905-12-07 · page 2 of 60
Life — December 7, 1905 — page 2: what you’re looking at
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This is **primarily an automobile advertisement**, not political satire. The page features a Pierce-Arrow automobile manufactured by the George N. Pierce Company of Buffalo, N.Y. The advertising text argues that investing $5,000 in a Pierce-Arrow car provides better returns than investing the same amount in a foreign automobile. It emphasizes American manufacturing superiority, patriotic pride, and the car's proven performance (referencing victory in the "Glidden Trophy Tour"). The accompanying image shows a side-view photograph of the vehicle—a formal, early 20th-century motorcar with an enclosed cabin, large spoked wheels, and open-air driving controls. Rather than satirical commentary, this represents straightforward corporate advertising leveraging American nationalist sentiment to promote domestic automobile manufacturing.
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UNDER THE ACT OF 11 ‘This ian rather good by the Georg IVE thousand dollars invested in an Arrow car brings a better return fort ant invested in a foreign car. The prestige lof forvign cars, from 4 t rtain sense of pride and satisfaction in owning an imported and expensive car,’ Every America’ : pasis of the best return for the money will, on investigation, be convince , give him 1 car made, The Arrow is the highest-priced American car made. B: the American rns to discriminate, he w 1 a onal price a good investment when it saves both expense and worry. The chief expense of a motor car is the cost of running it. The record of the Great Arrow, in the Glidden Trophy Tour. of one thousand miles without a single adjustment, fs not a phenom performance for the Arrow, It is something which any American gentleman, not an pert chauffeur, can duplicate with a Great’ Arrow car. Arrow, built by Americans, for Ar aids, Ame} ronditi nd the 1 ment, offers more to the n man who looks to his car for enjoyment ar 'y and expense than any other car made, foreign or domestic, | THE GEORGE . PIERCE COMPANY, Buffalo. N. Y. Member Associat Licensed Automobile Manufacturers PIERCE AGENTS New York... . Harrold Motor Car Co. Baltimore... . . . Southern Auto Co. §p P Sten = St. Louis 2 2 e ern Auto Co, Pilea Li Boston sss » 3... Maguire Co. Jeu te Garman Ge, Syracuse Kansas City 20) ) E arity «& Co, Los Angeles Providence. . . . . h a Co. . "5 "4 Rochester... ... _U, 8. Auto Co. 3 + 4 et a Bee Ee Scranton . . . Standard Motor Car Co. sos + Perce Co. an & Co, Joy Auto Co. comicbooks.com