Life — May 7, 1908 — page 6: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis This page is primarily **advertising, not satire or political commentary**. The two main advertisements are for automobiles: 1. **Pope-Waverley Electric Model 67** - an electric car marketed as superior to gasoline vehicles. The ad emphasizes cleanliness and comfort, appealing to buyers (particularly women, shown in the illustration) who want luxury without the dirt of gas engines. 2. **C.P. Kimball & Co.'s Limousine Body** - offering custom automobile bodies built to order in Chicago. The right column contains **"The Literary Zoo,"** a separate feature about journalists and literary ambition, unrelated to the advertisements. This reflects early 1900s automotive marketing, when electric cars were still competitive with gasoline models and custom automobile bodies were a significant luxury market.