Life, 1906-10-18 · page 3 of 28
Life — October 18, 1906 — page 3: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising** rather than satirical content. The top half features Columbia Electric vehicles (Broughams, Hansoms, Landaulets, and Victoria-Phaetons), promoting early electric automobiles as refined, quiet, and reliable transportation. The bottom left contains a **humorous illustration** (artist signature unclear) depicting what appears to be a fancy dinner scene with well-dressed figures, though the OCR text is garbled and difficult to parse clearly. The right side advertises the **Truffault-Hartford Shock Absorber**, a suspension component for 1907 automobiles, targeting wealthy car owners ($40-60 for different vehicle weights). The page reflects the era's novelty: electric vehicles and automobile accessories were cutting-edge luxury goods being marketed to affluent readers.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
BROUGHAM Mark LXVIII pest att, the most refined taste and the most expert xatine to make Columbia Electric Carriages the standard “mart style,” if you will— f noise which characterizes them post skilled workmen, Mt the minutest ia perfect an electric car icy are the product of the ripest experience and the most Catalog on Application New York Branch 134-136-138 West goth Street ELECTRIC Broughams Hansoms Landaulets Victoria- Phaetons skilled workmanship, and have gained the approval of that particular public which demands the best and is satistied with the best ia Electric Brougham (Mark I and bes! J carriage furnishing. nothing less th: TID), ittus and luxuriously app Among, its special Five-speed control (from 4 to 18 miles an he battery of unequaled capacity; Mi proved controlling and stecring & convenient location of driver's seat and absolutely the best of everything pertaining to furnishing and appointment The Columbia Electric Landaulet (Mark LXVIID), illus ; thoroughly practical and ELECTRIC VEHICLE CO., Hartford, Conn. Boston: Columbia Motor Vehicle Company, 74 Stanhope Street Washington E \. Transportation Co., 15th Street and Ohio Avenue. weal LANDAULET Mark LXVII 2 carriage for general jection and privacy of a pleasure vehicle for park town purposes, It brougham when closed. It is al luxurious pleasure driving DESCRIPTIVE MATTER ON REQUEST A beautifully printed, illustrated catalog of all Columbia Electric Carriages will be sent upon request; also separate catalogs of Columbia Gasoline Cars and Columbia Electric Commercial Vehicles. Demonstration by Appointment Chicago Branch 1M 1332-1334 Michigan Avenue. Washington: At New York we shall exhibit only at the 7th National Automobile Show, Madison Square Garden, January 12-19, 1907 SH Cars under 1500 Ibs, $40 Your 1907 (Four Suspensions) OCK ABSORBER TRADE MARK OUR car needs it Cars over 1500 Ibs. $60 (Four Suspensions) car will not be complete unless it is equipped with TRUFFAULT-HARTFORD Re seere eo Housekeeper: 1 GOESS THIS 1S THE LAST TIME THE MISSUS WILL EVER GIVE A TOA MIXED PARTY. THE WOOORORERS ABE FATING THE MAHOGANY SIDEBOARD, ARE DINING ON THE HANGINGS, AND THE BUFFALO BUCS MAVEN'T LEFT A TCREISH RUG IN THE MOUSE. The Pier SHOCK ABSORBERS The Bet by Prerce Great Arrow, Lotamobile, Stodebaker, Penevet, Brasier, Matheson, ‘Bcvens- Duryea, Cobron: Belle, Roel, Napiery Aerecar and Watton: Coocrer Absolutely Guaranteed. Postal us for particulars Applications made at Garage 212-214 W. 88th Street, New York HARTFORD SUSPENSION COMPANY E. V. HARTFORD, Pres. 67 Vestry Street, New York City comicbooks.com