Life, 1908-02-20 · page 24 of 24
Life — February 20, 1908 — page 24: what you’re looking at
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This is primarily an **automobile advertisement**, not political satire. It appears in *Life* magazine from February 20, 1908 (not 1903 as the OCR suggests). The page promotes the **Great Arrow**, a six-cylinder touring car manufactured by the George N. Pierce Company of Buffalo, New York. The illustration shows a stylized drawing of the vehicle with well-dressed passengers, emphasizing its modern engineering and reliability. The advertisement's main selling point is that the six-cylinder engine provides superior **flexibility in traffic**—eliminating the need for constant gear-shifting, a common annoyance with four-cylinder vehicles of the era. The text emphasizes this mechanical advantage as evidence of advanced automotive engineering. Multiple models are listed with prices ($4,000-$6,500), along with an extensive dealer network across North America, demonstrating the company's market reach during the early automobile boom. This is a straightforward commercial advertisement with no apparent satirical content or political commentary.
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CYPE February 20, 1903 6he GREAT ARROW Six Cylinder RUNNING among traffic on the high speed i is one of the advan- tages of the six-cylinder GREAT ARROW, due to the greater flexibility of this type of engine. The annoyance of constantly changing the gear 1s done away with, and thus the effect of the absence of machinery i 1s emphasized. 4-cylinder Great Arrow, 30 H. P., Price, $4,000 HERE ARE THE 1908 TOURING CARS 4c ler Great Arrow, 40 H. P., Price, $5,000 6-cylinder Great Arrow, 40 H. P., Price, $5,500 6-cylinder Great Arrow, 60 H. P., Price, $6,500 THE GEORCE N. PIERCE COMPANY (‘%Kixnstictimitnns ), BUFFALO, N. Y. PIERCE DEALERS Mexico City, Mex. Mohler & DeGress Milwaukee, Wis. Hibbard Auto Co. Minneapolis, Minn. Pence Automobile Co. 717 Hennepin Avenue Mobile, Ala. South Automobile Co. 10s S. Conception Street Montreal, Can, Wilson Automobile Co. 117 Craig Street West Gough St Newark, N. J- Ellis Motor Car Co. 222 Halsey Street Omaha, Neb. H. E. Frederickson 2046-2048 Farnham Street Ottawa, Canada Wilson & Co. Hs ishield, Mes 745 Boylston Street 253 West sath Street 1430 Michigan Avenue Baum & Beatty Streets La Independencia, 12 Boston, Mass. Ne NvY. 187 Wisconsin Street W. Maguire Co. Larrolils Motor C ob Co. 16th and Aller Streets Feet and Broadway 142 Bank Street Central Auto Station Co. 55 West Street Palace Auto C John Masin S Richmond Rochester. N.Y. U.S. Automobile Co. Salt Lake ¢ Ny itah Tom Bottenth F. A. Nickerson Co. Foss-Hughes Motor Car Co. B.A. Blenner Standard Motor Car Co. E.R. Clark Auto Co. Western Automoblie Co. Lambert_& von Tacky Auto & Supply Co. Troy Automobile Exchanze Utica Motor Car Cr 642 Congress Street 12 Industrial Trust Bldg. 1607 West Broad Street 21 Plymouth Avenue 62 West Third, South 461 Worthington Street 4701 Washington Boulevard 16 North rasa Siret 24 Temperance Syeet 22 Fourth Street comicbooks.com