Life, 1909-01-28 · page 2 of 28
Life — January 28, 1909 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is **not a cartoon or satire page**—it's a travel advertisement from *Life* magazine (circa 1920s, based on styling). The image shows a Mediterranean coastal landscape with palm trees, a villa, and mountains, advertising the Paris-Lyon-Méditerranée Railway (the "P.L.M."). The ad promotes the railway's 6,000-mile route through Europe, highlighting resort destinations like the Riviera, Nice, Monte Carlo, and connections to Switzerland, Italy, and North Africa. The table lists first-class ticket prices from Paris to various destinations, with both regular and excursion fares. This represents early-20th-century luxury travel marketing targeting affluent readers who could afford continental rail journeys. There is no political satire or social commentary present.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
ahscription, Entered at the Post Ofice at New York, N.Y. a8 Second ass M ter. Copyright, 1909, by Liv Paris- Lyon- Méditerranée Railway Co. of France The “P. L. M.” 6,000 Miles through the most attractive section of Europe, including ana ha The Riviera—Hyéres—Cannes—Nice—Monte Carlo. “ima most, He THE RENOWNED RESORTS . = Vichy—Aix-les-Bains—Evian—Chamonix. THE SHORTEST AND MOST PICTURESQUE ROAD TO Switzerland, Geneva, Berne, Thoune, Interlaken, Zermatt. Italy, Milan, Lago Maggiore, Lago di Como, Venice, Florence, Rome. Also to Africa, Algiers, Biskra, Constantine, Tunis. FIRS) “LASS TICKETS. SION TICKETS. | PARIS—NICE.... re +» $24.40 .. $36.60 (20 days) ...... PARIS—VICHY.. a 8.20 PARIS—AIX-LES-BAINS. - 13.05 PARIS—EVIAN 15.00 PARIS—CHAMONIKX.... as 16.35 comicbooks.com