Life, 1908-03-26 · page 2 of 22
Life — March 26, 1908 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising rather than satirical content**. The left side features a Cadillac Model G automobile advertisement ($2000), emphasizing luxury, reliability, and mechanical refinement. It includes comparison text and catalog information. The right side contains two ads: a Maja automobile advertisement (described as "the sister of Mercedes," positioned as a luxury European car at American pricing) and a J. & F. Martell Cognac advertisement featuring brandy bottles. There is **no political cartoon or satire** visible on this page. The layout and content are characteristic of early 20th-century Life magazine, which mixed editorial content with upscale advertising targeting wealthy readers interested in automobiles, spirits, and luxury goods.
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Peta. Anna Step fay. Tem Cate pe Dalene Copyrgs te Regan’ ext she bois Poseloe fai at New ro atte Pt fon at Sow Yor. ST) Copyright, 1908, by Lire Pree: Creag Model G Four Cylinders 25H. P. $2000 Every Quality That Counts in making an automobile eminent- ly luxurious and comfortable, thoroughly dependable under all conditions of service, with that de- tailed mechanical refinement which characterizes advanced motor car construction—these are the qual- ities conspicuously present in Model G $2000 Because of its smooth action, even balance and unfailing constancy of power, Model G has many times proven its supremacy in severe competition with cars of higher price and rated power and greater number of cylinders. A demonstration will be cheerfully given by yournearestdealer. Describedin CatalogueG 45. If interested in smaller cars get our booklet No. 45 entitled “The Truth About the Automobile and What it Costs to Maintain One” giving valuable information on the low cost of maintaining the single-cylinder Cadillacs—Model T (4 passengers), $1000, and Model S Runabout, $850. Both described in Catalogue T 45. Another exclusive four-cylinder car is Model H. $2500, described in Catalogue H 45. Pricesinclude pair of dish oil Lamps, tail lamp, and horn. <x MOTOR CAR COMPANY DETROIT, MICH. Member ALAS. A » never er before wast ‘cae of their high*price. Maja is a full-sized appearance, power, speed, and carrving capacity Sold direct, avoiding the middlemen’s profits, whereby, though costing moie to produce f (and sold for more at the factory) than earlier Daimler models, Maja is in pice within reach of every user of automobiles, Ma‘a is now ready for demonstration. Worth a Trip to New York AMERICAN BRANCH, MAJA CO., Limited, 58th Street, NEW YORK 4 of pon (Founded 1715) KKk* AND FINE OLD LIQUEUR GENUINE OLD BRANDIES MADE FROM WINE Sole Agents G.S. NICHOLAS &CO. New York comicbooks.com