Life, 1906-02-15 · page 3 of 32
Life — February 15, 1906 — page 3: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains **primarily automobile advertisements** rather than satirical content. The ads feature: - **Truffault-Hartford Shock Absorber** (top left): emphasizes safety features like increased speed, tire longevity, and spring protection - **Lisk's Sanitary Self-Basting Roaster** (bottom left): shows a woman at a kitchen roaster, advertising "no basting, no waste" with a focus on convenience - **Columbia automobile** (right side): showcases 1906 gasoline models with technical specifications and pricing ($1,750–$5,500) The Lisk roaster ad has mild period humor in its copy ("nothing to watch but the clock"), but overall this appears to be a standard commercial publication page rather than political satire. The content reflects early 1900s consumer goods marketed to middle/upper-class households.
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IMPROVED TRUFFAULT-HARTFORD SHOCK ABSORBER [rrape marx) Insist that your car be equipped with the improved Truffault-Hartford Shock Absorber. Increases the speed. Enables cars to proceed at highest speed over all obstruc- tions, Doubles the life of tires. Prevents lost traction. Absolutely prevents breaking of springs. Makes cobble - stones and rough roads seem like asphalt. New model absolutely self-adjusting. Requires no attention after application. Adopted by the Preree Great Arrow, Loco chard-Brasser, Peugect, Napier, Gob Don’t be misled by devices made on principles which we have discarded. Cars under 1500 Ibs. $40 (our suspensions). Cars over 1500 Ibs. $60 (four suspensions). We are the owners ing broadly all frictional ret cs for vehicle spr Je from handling any infer vices which may be offered f the trade against the use of the torn Shock Absorber, which is our registered Trade Mark, HARTFORD SUSPENSION COMPANY, E. V. Hartford, Pres 67 Vestry Street, Now York. Sanitary SELF_ BASTING ROASTER and nothing to e-filth of every roast Is waste pans. The LISK SAMTARY SELF-GAST Saves every ounce of that waste, ‘The juices from the roast vaporized by the heat collect on the inner roof of the RUaSTER and drop back again upon the roast Aeepiag It constantly basted. The Lisk SANITARY BASTING ROASTEIE is made of the imperial Gray Enamel which has made LISK Kitchen utensils {amo \Construction for 1906 far surpasses the best work previously put into any motor cars, American or European. We tell all about it in our special illustrated booklets, |g “ Columbia Chrome Nickel Steel,’’ “ Fashion- | ing a Crank Shaft,’’ ‘‘ Transmission, Etc.,’’ and “‘ Consistent Differences.’’ Each of these booklets will be found intensely interesting by all who follow the latest advances in automo- bile building. Mailed on application. The new Columbia Gasolene Models are: MARK XLIV-2 te p.i two opposed cylinders; shaft rive; seats five persons. Price..... $1,750 24-28 h. p.; four vertical cylinders; shaft MARK XLVt dive eae five. Price, Standard... $3,000 Limousine... $4,000 MARK XLVI 40-45 bh. p.; four vertical cylinders; double chain drive; seats five, with extra drop seats for two. Price, Stand- $4,500 $5,000 to $5,500 Separate Catalogues of Columbia Gasolene Cars, Columbia Electric Care riages and Columbia Electric Commercial Vehicles will be sent on request. ELECTRIC VEHICLE COMPANY, Hartford, Conn. New York Branch; 134136138 West 21h ago Branch: 1392-1331 Michigan Ave, Loxon: Columbia Motor Vebicle Ce Starbope St. Vbiladelphia: Pennsylvacia Electric Vehicle Co, 20N, Broad St. Washington: Washington E. V, Transportation Co. 1th St, and Ohio Ave. Paria: A. Bianchi, 29 Avenve do Ia Grande Armee. Member Association of Lieenved Automobile Mauufactarers, comicbooks.com