Life, 1908-06-18 · page 6 of 28
Life — June 18, 1908 — page 6: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains **no political cartoons or satire**. It consists entirely of period advertisements from approximately 1910. The ads promote: - **Krug & Co. champagne** (luxury goods marketed to wealthy readers) - **Cadillac Model G automobiles** ($2,000, positioned as the answer to "what is the fairest price" for quality cars) - **Coney Island Jockey Club** horse racing events - **Brooks Brothers clothing** for motorcar owners/chauffeurs The content reflects the magazine's affluent readership and early-20th-century consumer culture. The Cadillac ad notably emphasizes reliability and low maintenance costs—a selling point for the era's relatively new automobile technology. There is no satirical commentary present on this particular page.
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KRUG & CO. After all, the automobile buying is this: ‘* What is the fairest price at which . I can get a car possessing every essential of motor The very highest type of champagne. satisfaction?’’—That is, a car of ample power for speed or Private Cuvée | [LLAC PAE oe hill, a car of comfort, luxury and beauty; one that can Made from the world-famed growths always ei Sepended upon for any journey, any trial, any road, any load. of Verzenay, Ay. Bouzy and Cra- The car is Model G Cadillac; and the price is $2,000. This model—a decidedly advanced product of the largest mant. Of the many thousand acres of motor car establishment in the world—has burst the bubble of ; , . fancy prices by offering every desirable advantage and im- vines which form the champagne dis- provement of the expensive automobiles at a fraction of + their cost. trict, hardly ten thousand can produce Two years’ exacting service has thoroughly proven the y io k ‘h worth of the Model G Cadila, and its stating perform: “ 4 ‘ ances have placed it on a level with the best this country wine of such an exceedingly high type. of Europe produces. It is mechanically right—no question about that. Capable of 50 miles an hour—wonderfully low in up-keep cost. y teat our nearest dealer will G. S. NICHOLAS & CO. $2,000 give you an interesting dem- F A onstration. Send for Cata- Sole Agents for the United States | . logue G 45. 41 AND 43 BEAVER STREET, NEW YORK Re hin * sidaatr bi rrp yy ana CADILLAC MOTOR CAR CO., Detroit, Mich. Member A. L. A. Me JUNE MEETING ‘THE CONEY ISLAND JOCKEY CLUB SHEEPSHEAD BAY, NEW YORK June 19th to July 6th SUBURBAN DAY, FRIDAY, JUNE 19th Order of Stake Events | FRIDAY, JUNE wth | THURSDAY, JUNE asth | WEDNESDAY, JULY 1st The Double Event The Swift [Fs 9. opera FRIDAY, JUNE 26th e : . : SATURDAY, JUNE 2oth THURSDAY, JULY 2d q = The Introductory Steeple- i | The Long lsland Handicap Special designs In Coats, Mack Th Fam SATURDAY, JU FRIDAY, JULY 3d FTE owe mn Pee Besceyatgeicteee TH Te” |! intoshes and Dusters for owners SATURDAY, The Coney Island Handi- The Coney Island Jockey The In cap Club Stakes ~ y _ GESDAY, JUNE 231 Stent vos an [PES SBRSS or chauffeurs of motor cars. abe Roney The Zephyr . WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2ath The Zephyr MONDAY, JULY 6th The Surf TUESDAY, JUNE soth_| The Double The Mermaid | The Spindrift The Lawrence Send for [lustrated Booklet. First Race at 2.30 P. M. Each Day Course can be reached via Long Island Railroad ; also via Electric Train and Trolley Service from Brooklyn Bridge, 3%h Street Ferry, etc. BROADWAY Con. TWENTY SECOND ST., NEW YORK comicbooks.com