Life, 1906-05-03 · page 3 of 44
Life — May 3, 1906 — page 3: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is **primarily advertising**, not satirical content. It contains four product advertisements from what appears to be an early 1900s issue of Life magazine: 1. **The Marmon automobile** - promotes "one finger controls it," emphasizing ease of operation for this early motorcar 2. **Smith Premier Typewriter** - advertises a tri-chrome model allowing black, purple, or red text 3. **Life's Prints** - offers art reproductions, including a "Cozy Corner" piece by John Cecil Hay 4. **Pennsylvania Clincher Tire** - promotes a non-skidding tire, claiming superior stopping power versus speed limits The only potentially humorous element is the tire ad's tongue-in-cheek tagline about exceeding speed limits without consequences, reflecting early automotive culture. Otherwise, this is a straightforward commercial page with no political or satirical cartoons present.
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“A Mechanical Masterpiece” Model C, 24 H. P., $2,500 Model D, 30 H. P., $3,000 Four Cylinders: Air Cooled Double Three-Point Suspension Laxury of Motion Minimum of Wear Easy on Tires One Finger Controls It You can drive all day in the Marmon, up-hill and down, fly along country roads or crawl around corners and through crowded thoroughfares, all on the direct drive, never touching the clutch, One little lever on top of the steering wheel controls the whole range of speed, Control is instantaneous and wonderfully simple. “Tr beats the steam car at its own game. ""—Dr. H.S. Hutchinson, Binghamton, N.Y. ‘The Marmon motor is an air-cooled revelation, dependable in any climate and under all conditions. It never overheats—Lrgely due to the Marmon kind of air-cooling, and partly to the Marmon oiling system, the simplest, most efficient, and most economical oiling system ever devised. Rigid Shaft Drive without Cardan Joints. Perfect power transmission, Makes hill climb- ing easy, rough and heavy road travel easy. Not merely assembled, but made entirely in our factory. Solid cast aluminum body. High-grade in the fullest sense of the term. Let us put you in touch with a Marmon agent. Write for Testimonials and Booklet L. Nordyke & Marmon Co. Flexible Running Gear (Estab, 1851) INDIANAPOLIS, IND. LIFES PRINTS ACOZY CORNER. After John Cecil Hay. Facsimile in Color, 11 by 14 in. $1.00. LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY 17 West 31st Street New York Underscoring parts of a letter for emphasis mars its appearance The New Tri-Chrome Smith Premier Typewriter which writes black, purple or red as desired, enables you to send out letters emphatic to the mind as they are pleasing to the eye. ‘This machine permits not only the use of a three-color ribboa, but also of a two-color of single color ribboa. No extra cost for this 1906 model. THE SMITH PREMIER TYPEWRITER CO., Syracuse, N. Y. ee _ RACING TYPE : FAST. comicbooks.com