Life, 1906-11-22 · page 28 of 28
Life — November 22, 1906 — page 28: what you’re looking at
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This is primarily a **advertisements page** rather than satirical content. It contains four luxury product ads targeting wealthy Americans: 1. **Cadillac Motor Car** (top left): Promotes the 1907 Model H four-cylinder automobile at $2,500—an enormous sum then—emphasizing mechanical refinement, safety features, and reliability. The ad appeals to affluent early-adopters of automobiles. 2. **Andrew Usher Scotch Whiskies** (top right): Markets premium imported Scottish whisky brands to the upper class, with "Old Vat" and "Special Reserve" as flagship products. 3. **Johann Maria Farina Cologne** (bottom left): Offers a free brochure about this luxury German perfume, emphasizing authenticity and refinement for "women of refinement." 4. **Pinehurst Resort** (bottom right): Advertises an exclusive North Carolina winter destination offering golf, hunting, horseback riding, and tennis—explicitly stating "Consumptives positively excluded," reflecting period attitudes toward tuberculosis patients. The page reflects **Gilded Age consumer culture** targeting the wealthy elite with imported luxury goods and exclusive leisure experiences.
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Nowhere in all automobile construction can there be found a more perfect combination of excellent features than in the four-cylinder Cadillac Model H for 1907. Whatever the point of view—whether it be its smooth and perfectly-balanced action, its ease of control, its comfort of riding, its finish and mechanical refinement, this new model is not excelled by the costliest types of either American or foreign manufacture. It is an embodiment of the many tried and true principles of the wonderful single-cylinder Cadillac, developed four-fold and perfected to the highest degree. Greatly increased safety of riding is obtained through the new and exclusive double-acting steering gear; a new marine- type governor minimizes vibration and fuel consumption by regulatingthe speed of the engine under all conditions—these and many other superior features place the Cadillac in the front rank as a serviceable, economical, thoroughly dependable motor car. Arrange for a demonstration with your nearest dealer—and let him show you why the eyes of the mator world are on this new Cadillac. 30 horse power; 50 miles an hour; $2,500. Booklet R and dealer’s address on request. Other Cadillac Modelaare : Model K, Runabout, $750; Model M, Light Touring Car, $950. All prices f.0. b. Detroit and do not include lamps. CADILLAC MOTOR CAR COMPANY DETROIT, MICH. G. S. NICHOLAS & CO. Sole Agents, New York SEND FOR OUR FREE BOOK “The Perfume of Royalty A dainty little brochure giving information invaluable to women of refinement who wish the fines of perfume. It gives the Story of the invention and mauufacture of the origi- nal and only genuine Johann Maria Farina Cologne, also com- plete means for identification and sizes and styles of bottles con- taifing the genuine Johann Maria Farina Cologne Schieffelin & Co., New York Ss gents for the United States Merwe Smathen Coy PINEHURST NORTH CAROLINA Founded by Janes W. Torts AN IDEAL RESORT where the perfection of a winter climate is found under perfect sanitary and healthful conditions. Lovers of out-of-doors life find, recreation offered on the wo bet Gel Courses in the South; a 35,000 acre shooting preserve with guides and trained dogs to be had; tennis on six perfectly Rept courts and a large livery of selected saddle horses. Accommodations at foot | hotels and fifty-two cottages. Consumptives positively excluded. Thorough Pullman Service via Seaboard Air Line of Southern Railway. 0: night out from New York, Boston and Cincinnati. Send for literatur ing the out-of-door featares of Pinebarst and giving fall details of its attractioes at nearest railroad offices of Adirn Booking Office, PINEHURST, North Carolina or Lronagp Turts, Owner, Boston, Mass.