Life, 1910-08-18 · page 2 of 36
Life — August 18, 1910 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not satirical content. The dominant feature is a large Stevens-Duryea automobile advertisement showcasing their "Model 'Y,' 40 H.P. Six-Cylinder Touring Car." The ad emphasizes the car's technical superiority through "Unit Power Plant" design and claims ten years of "continuous success." The ornamental framing and classical columns create an air of prestige and durability. Below the main ad is a decorative illustration captioned "BLESSED ARE THE PURE IN ART"—a generic decorative element unrelated to political commentary. The right column contains letters to *Life*'s editor on unrelated topics (book advertising, hotel etiquette). **Bottom line**: This is a commercial page with no political cartoons or satirical content to analyze.
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Pabuned every Thuray. Anmeal Sal Entered at the Post Ofce at New York, N.Y. Copyright in England and the Britith Po ‘Class Mail Mater rs All Booksellers: $1.25 by ma WYCIL & COMPANY, New SEWN a TAR nS! Those Wicked Ac Dear Lire The “Wild Oats Number” is here It should be a very popular number with its publishers, since it fos al three pages of advertisemer things which promote the wild oats, [ frequently have go apolo gize for the advertisivg in Lire while commending its stand otherwise Respectfully, Wiesow ‘Toor Nort Pratte, Nen,, July 8. 1900 ] VER ten years of continuous success account for «4 Another Reform Needed To Lire every feature of Stevens-Duryea motor cars. 4 New York The principle of the Unit Power Plant sup- Let me suggest a pictur ported on Three Points, of the Multiple Disc (and incidentally hitting) Clutch and the Six-Cylinder Motor, is insepar- - bt eae or Oat er ably woven around the Stevens-Duryea name. These alone { rooms. It is so ¢ would be irrefutable arguments for Stevens-Duryea preference. |{! dee ale ageret atte ¥ ete cat To them are added refinement of design, true comfort and He’ | ot even ai visiting tern: to ® positive durability. ot j stantly rise on approach of the fied and to remain. standing, f ‘ quarter standing, while the oft Send for Our Literature welcome one mekes ano . . . fh; icture the half chewed . Even our competitors admit that the most enlighten- Hit fing in its way “the f vod « ing literature on the subject of automobiles ever issued by ‘ just had been a manufacturer, bears our name. Send for it. Prove iff tively wiping the interrupted for yourself, before purchasing, that there is an individ- 3 ete, ete—I say keep yor ual and unrivalled excellence in Stevens-Duryea cars. Apgece Gutitheitable Visiter who held up three tables it Stevens-Duryea Company, Chicopee Falls, Mass. [7 _ Yours, Licensed under Selden Patent, A Su rrERer June 24, 1910. P. B. ALE “Oh Be Jolly”’ P. B. Ale not only tastes good; it makes good. It's the ale to stick to—satisfying, sustaining, strengthen- ing. At leading Hotels, Restaurants and Cafes A.G. VAN NOSTRAND Banker Hill Breweries, Boston, Mass. “BLESSED ARE THE PURE IN ART "”