Life, 1908-05-21 · page 2 of 28
Life — May 21, 1908 — page 2: what you’re looking at
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This page is **primarily an advertisement**, not satire. It promotes the Oldsmobile Model "M" 4-cylinder automobile, priced at $2,750, which the ad claims represents "The Logical Car"—the best value in its class. The elaborate illustration shows the car in an upscale urban setting with well-dressed pedestrians and architectural grandeur, designed to associate the vehicle with luxury and sophistication. The advertising copy argues this mid-range car offers the best price-to-quality ratio: you cannot buy a better car for less money, nor a better "six-cylinder" for more. The ad also mentions Oldsmobile's 6-cylinder Model "Z" at $4,200. **There is no political satire on this page.** It's a straightforward product advertisement from Life magazine's commercial pages.
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Eeveret othe Post Of ot New Fork, X.Y wp ‘Ca fd San T= Somat Coppreee 198 ty Lire Procnmae Compaen PSI THE LOGICAL CAR "Ties OLDSMOBILE, 4-cylinder, Model ‘‘M,” is the Logical Car at the logical price, $2,750—the lowest price at which a strictly high-class car embodying style, comfort and roadability can be made. 1 The OLDSMOBILE, 4-cylinder, Model ““M,” demonstrates, at the same time, that $2,750 is ! the highest price you should pay for a car with Boulevard appearance coupled with roadability (the ability to travel all roads with all comers). For more money you cannot buy a better car—you can buy the larger type car—the-6-cylinder car which is now the acknowledged standard for American, as well as foreign cars, in the very large car class. The OLDSMOBILE, Model “‘Z,” 6-cylinder, at $4,200, gives you again the logical car at the logical price. You cannot pay less and get a good “‘six."". You cannot buy a better “six” for more. Our Catalog, filled with simple automobile information, is sent to those interested in the OLDSMOBILE, on request. Address Dept. L. OLDS MOTOR WORKS, LANSING, MICHIGAN, U.S.A. " Member Association of Licensed Automobile Manufacturers Canadian Trade Supplied from OLDSMOBILE CO., of Canada, 80 King Street East, Toronto, Ont. 534 comicbooks.com