Life, 1907-12-19 · page 2 of 28
Life — December 19, 1907 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire. It contains three automobile and consumer product advertisements from 1908: 1. **Cadillac Model G** - emphasizes affordability and reliability compared to more expensive competitors, priced at $2,000 with four cylinders and 25 horsepower. 2. **Packard Thirty** - a competing luxury automobile with the tagline "Ask the men who owns one," appealing to prestige buyers. 3. **Cascade High Ball Whisky** - pure whisky advertisement from Nashville distillers. 4. **Life's Calendar 1908** - a decorative calendar product being sold by Life Publishing Company for $2.00. There is no political cartoon or satire on this page—it represents typical early-1900s magazine advertising aimed at middle and upper-class readers.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
The Advance Favorite ADIL Model G Every day of service adds emphasis to the fact that the chief difference between Cadillac Model G and cars of the most ex- pensive types is in price,not performance. Time after time it has proven its superiority over competitors of double its cost and thrice its rated power. Let a demonstrator convince you by actual tests; then you will appreciate why Model G is the advance favorite for 1908. Speedy, silent, responsive, always dependable. Described in catalog G45. Cadillac Model H, another luxurious four-cylinder touring car, is de- scribed in catalog H45. Thirty horse-power; 50 miles an hour; $2,500. The Truth About the Automobile and What It Costs to Maintain One is the tithe of a 64-page booklet of actual facts and figures compiled from sworn statements of a large umber cf uses ofthe sturdy eagle-eyander Cadillacs, Get a fee copy by atking for Booklet No. R45, ~ at These smaller Cadillce™-Modsl S Runabout, $850, and Model T Touring Cat, $1,000, are A Highball made of described in Catalog T45. CADILLAC MOTOR CAR CO., Member A.L. A. M., Detroit, Mich. C ASCADE | aasc9 | PURE WHISKY is rich with the mellowness of good distilling—Pure as. sunshine and open air can make its ma- terials. GEO. A. DICKEL & CO., Distillers Lifes Calendar 1908 Now in its fourth year, LIFE'S CALENDAR has ite fixed place i thousands of American homes. A calendar is a necessity, and whea 2 thing of use is also a thing of beauty it serves a double purpose. LIFE'S CALENDAR is both useful and beautiful, which explains ite continued and growing popularity, The 1908 issue is an improvement on ‘The principal drawings are by W. Balfour Ker, R. M. Crosby, C. Clyde Henry Hutt, Bayard Jones and others of LIFE'S best a twelve special reproductions and a cover on heavy cardboard, 15 inches, held together with a silk cord and handsomely bored. It has de remarques in color, making each page, as it is turned over, a fresh joy to the eye Price $2.00 Each Postpaid LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY 17 West Thirty-first Street New York City comicbooks.com