Life, 1910-01-06 · page 6 of 76
Life — January 6, 1910 — page 6: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and promotional content** rather than political satire. The main feature is a large Cadillac "Thirty" automobile advertisement claiming the car has "literally without competition" — meaning no rivals in its market class. The ad emphasizes the car's superior engineering and manufacturing capabilities. A secondary advertisement promotes Great Western Champagne, claiming American vineyards near New York have achieved century-old quality comparable to French wines. Below the Cadillac ad is a humorous advice column titled "A Few Horse Don'ts," offering tongue-in-cheek driving etiquette tips for automobile owners — likely satirizing early motorists' often reckless behavior on roads. The "Unbiased Opinion" letter criticizes *Life* magazine's coverage of a controversial figure, but provides insufficient context to identify the specific person or issue referenced.
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“LIFE: A car literally without races nr = COMP titiON —segcess seem pos- competir sible, in tion to this age him and of fine he will cars and say :—''] keenest have no rivalry, competi- that any tion.” car could be with- out com- petition. And yet that is precisely what would be revealed if a census of Cadillac ownership could be taken. Interview any Cadillac owner any- where and you will find him utterly unwilling to consider any other car. There are something like ten thou- sind Cadillac “Thirty” owners in the country, and when one of them tells you that no consideration could tempt him to change, he is merely voicing the mental attitade of the entire ten thousand. We dare say that no car in the world can point to as many owners so unanimously loyal. And the dealers’ organization furnishes an impressive verification of this unique condition, The chief concem of your Cadillac dealer is to se cure sufficient cars to satisfy the local demand. Four cylinder ; 30 hore power three speed slid- ing gear transmission. $1600 Furnished as Touring Car, Demi-Tonneau or Gentleman's Roadster. Cadillac Motor Car Company, Member Association Licensed Automobile Manefacturers. “Thi 9 And you! 1 can accept | this con- dition of his business as an infallible index) to the situation all over America. In view of these facts, it surely be- hooves every thoughtful buyer to inquire into the extraordinary cir- cumstances which have so firmly entrenched the Cadillac in public approval. A little investigation will reward you with the dis covery that no plant in the world is so well equipped to produce a car that will render un deviating service to its owner for an indefinite period, as is the Cadillac plant. This splendid equipment, you will find, manifests itself in a degree of ‘scientific accuracy and standardization which has never been approached in the history of the industry. (F.O.B. Detroit) Including the following equipment : Magneto, four unit coil with dry cells, one paic gas lamps and one tail lamp, horn, set of tools, pump and tire repair kit, robe rail, tire irons generator, one pair side oil lamps, Detroit, M ich. Licensed under Sellen Patent. A Few Horse Don'ts Don't ask me to “back '’ with blinds on; I'm afraid to. Don't let some blockhead drive me that has less sense than I have. Don’t run me down a steep hill, for if anything should give way I might break your neck Don't whip me when i get fright ened or I will expect it next time and may make you trouble. Don't trot me up hill, for T have you, the buggy and myself to carry. Try running up bill with a load yourself Don't drive me with an ‘‘over check "” on; the sun hurts my eyes and I can’t see where to step. It’s inhuman and cruel. Teach me to stop “whoa,” and this you jerking my head off or tearing my mouth. It may check me if the -lines should drop or break and save a run- away and smashup—California Voice. when you say can do without 100 Years Our vineyards in New York State are nearly a century old. Soil cultivation has developed an ideal wine grape—the same quality grape that French wine makers use. Great lesen EXTRA ORY The American Champagne Great Western Champagne was awarded a gold medal Tt was the only American wine to be so honored. Great Western costs half the price of imported because there isnoduty. Parisians acknowledge Git as good as select French brands. Pleasant Valley Wine Co. Rheims, N. Y. Oldest Champagno House in America from Our Readers An Unbiased Cpinion Lire New York City. Gentlemen In a recent issue you have devoted a full page to Ferrer, upholding him aa + martyr. It is a great surprise to the wri Lire, who has been fighting the Jews on theatre proposition, Should support them in their efforts to make this man appear a martyr, thus injuring the cause of Christianity before the world. Lire knows that this man was an anarchist, assassin and scoundrel of the deepest dye, and why it should in- sult the intelligence of its readers, par- ticularly the Catholic people, is incon- ccivable to the writer Yours truly, Suescriper. fr that the 12) (Continued on page PAPER 75, 100, tag “O.K.” sastexers SOLD the. Cah YEAR should| ye of theit| Ther A Stationery in nthe OFICE HOOL or HOME. Hadaome, Compact, | Strne. es NEVER! ooer, Send I sorted malleaeory, Seed" lSemldacacn te thetrece The 0. K. Mfg. Co., Syracuse, N. Y., U.S. A. comicbooks.com