Life, 1906-01-04 · page 45 of 48
Life — January 4, 1906 — page 45: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is **primarily advertising**, not satire or political commentary. It contains four commercial advertisements from approximately 1906: 1. **Knox Hat** – promotes American-made hats as patriotic consumption ("Patronize American Industries") 2. **Knapp-Felt Hats** – appeals to hat buyers with quality tiers ($6 deluxe, $4 standard) 3. **Metropolitan Magazine & Tabard Inn Library** – subscription offer ($1.80) for a book-lending library membership with 2,000 exchange stations and half a million books available 4. **Motor Magazine** – promotes the January issue as an essential guide for automobile purchasers, offering a free "Motor-Car Handbook" with subscription The page reflects early 1900s consumer culture: patriotic appeals to buy American goods, emerging leisure activities (magazine subscriptions), and the nascent automobile industry. The ads target middle-class readers with disposable income for hats, reading materials, and information about the new motor car technology.
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ted I the a “MEA EAEN a || The first derby made in America was a || Patrontze American industries. Wear a C.& K. | KNOX | Finapp-Selt HATS FOR MEN || No better hat can be made than the Knapp- || Felt DeLuxe, $6. The next best is the | | Knope-Fele, $4. The best hatters sell them. Write for The Matman THe CroruT & KNapp Co. Broadway, at 13th St., New York METROPOLITAN M_A GAZI NE SPECIAL HOLIDAY NUMBER nce of the nation. | | 3 in the w | METROPOLITAN MAGAZINE for Twelve Months and a CONTINUOUS MEMBERSHIP THE TABARD INN LIBRARY “$1.80 The comfort and convenience of being able to procure books THE METROPOLITAN MAGAZINE CO} 55.07 WEST 29"STREET NEW YORK, —good books—recent books—close at hand for the payment of a five-cent exchange fee cannot be esti- mated by those who have not become mem- bers of the Tabard Inn Library. There are nearly two thousand Exchange Stations, and Half a Million Books to choose from. The Metropolitan Send in your Subscription, $1.80, Magazine 3 W. 29h Street, N.Y. at once. Deat Sir: Please send Certificate of Membership and Magazine for Keep the membership your- 1 Menbenti self and send the Magazine to a friend for a Christ MoTor If youexpect to buy a car you must read the January issue of MoToR It contains complete descriptions of practically every make of auto- mobile in the world, with a picture of each. Such a guide to the motor car has never before been published. No one expecting to purchase can afford to ‘pass by this opportunity for obtaining in handy form full information, so arranged that the various kinds of motor cars can be contrasted and compared. Even if you do not intend to purchase, you will find this list an invaluable aid and a fund of use- ful information. Do not fail to get the January issue of MoToR If you cannot find it on the news-stards, send 25c. to us for a copy, or better still, send $3 for a year's subscription to this, “the National Magazine of Motoring.” SPECIAL OFFER If you send in your subscription now we will send you by return mail, free of all charges, the valuable ‘‘MOTOR-CAR HANDBOOK." This is a volume of about 100 pages, cloth bound and profusely illus- trated. In the simplest, clearest manner it tells aff about motor cars, how they are built, how they run, the various types, and what each part of the machinery is meant todo. It also completely covers motor car accessories and has a valuable chapter on ** How to Run a Motor Cai This offer is limited. Send at once if you would benefit by its generous terms. Use the coupon below. MoToR 1789 Broadway, New York City Tenclose asc. for one copy January MoToR, [or] 1 enclose $3.00 to pay for MoTOR for one year, and for the Motor-Car Handbook, according to your special offer. Tt is understood that my money isto be returned if I am not satisfied. th ADDRES$....... te tne caseeeeesens ones ceneeeees mas gift. comicbooks.com