Life, 1907-04-11 · page 2 of 24
Life — April 11, 1907 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains **two unrelated advertisements**, not political satire. **Left side:** Cadillac Motor Car Company advertises their Model G touring car at $2,000, emphasizing its "superior mechanical achievement" and affordability compared to other luxury cars. The ad stresses precision engineering and economical maintenance. **Right side:** American Express Company promotes its Travelers Cheques as "the Most Modern Form of Carrying Funds," noting the product originated in 1891. The advertisement includes a globe graphic and lists offices in Chicago, New York, Boston, and Montreal. Both ads target affluent readers—reflecting early 20th-century consumer culture for automobiles and international travel services. There is no cartoon, satire, or political commentary present on this page.
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It remained for the Cadillac Model G to convince discriminating motorists that a powerful, dependable, “thoroughbred” four-cylinder automobile, of high-grade construction and: finish, could be built and sold at a price considerably less than the average touring car. Model G represents more than mere money saving; in every detail it typifies really superiors mechanical achievement, embodying features and improvements found only in the most expensive models. Its motor, designed on time-tried Cadillac principles, is finished under a system of inspection that insures accuracy in vital parts to a thousandth of an inch. This same rigidity of require- ment characterizes every stage of Model G's construction, resulting in a car highly efficient in operation, and destined to prove surprisingly economical in maintenance. Twenty horse power; direct shaft drive; wheel base, 100 inches; automatic ring type engine governor; new type muffler; transmission, selective type sliding gear of new design, eliminating crashing and grinding; direct drive on high speed with no gears in mesh. Your nearest dealer will gladly demonstrate Model G or any of the other Cadillac cars. Model G—20 h. p. Four-Cylinder Touring Car, . $2,000 (Described in Catalog GR) Model H—30 h. p. Four-Cylinder Touring Car, . 2,500 (Described in Cataleg HR) Model M—10 h. p. Four-Passenger Car, . . 950 (Described in Catalog MR) Model K—10 h. p. Runabout, . . . . . 800 (Described in Catakge MR All prices F. O. B. Detroit; Lamps not included Send for special Catalog of car in which you are interested, as above designated CADILLAC MOTOR CAR CO. DETROIT, MICH. Memon Abo AAD Are the Most Modern Form of Carrying Funds Originated by the American Express Company in 1891 Full Information may be had at any of the Company's Agencies, or by addressing its Travelers Cheque Department CHICAGO NEW YORK BOSTON 72 Monroe Street 65 Broadway 43 Franklin Street MONTREAL 202 St. James Street comicbooks.com