Life, 1911-12-21 · page 34 of 44
Life — December 21, 1911 — page 34: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertisements and promotional content** rather than political satire. The main items are: - **Gray & Davis dynamo system**: An ad for early automobile electrical lighting technology, emphasizing modernity ("gas lamp is out of date") - **Martell's Brandy**: A luxury spirits ad leveraging prestige by claiming appointment to supply "the House of Lords," with the phrase "From George I. to George V." suggesting centuries of royal patronage - **Life's Winter Travel Number announcement**: Promoting an upcoming special issue The only cartoon is a small **domestic humor sketch** (bottom right) showing a man with two women at a street corner, with the caption "Gee whiz! Women certainly does keep a man guessing." This reflects early 20th-century gender stereotypes about female unpredictability rather than political commentary. The page reflects pre-WWI consumer culture and period attitudes toward technology, luxury goods, and gender relations.
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—— : DSSSSSNNNNSCSSS SSN NN NINN NSN TNSNN NNN SN NNN GRAY & DAVIS LIGHTING DYNAMO SYSTEM From George I. to George V. MARTELL’S BRANDY has known but One Quality--- The Best SNNANNSSNSSSS! NNANNNNISNANSNNNS: Ask Your Dealer to Furnish This Dynamo With Your New Car The old-fashioned gas lamp is out of date. All the best cars are now lighted by electricity. The Gray & Davis Lighting D namo lights all or part of your lamps, charges your batteries, operates power horn. You turn a switch on the dash—that’s all. Weighs but 1914 Ibs. Requires no attention. Works under all conditions, Independent of the battery. This system is Standard E nt on all PEERLESS cars where it is giv. ng absolute satisfac 1 eon YOUR car. Don't forget to tell your dealer to have the Dynamo installed on your new car. Send for catalog. BLUE AND SILVER LABEL Messrs. Martell & Co. have been appointed to supply Brandy to the House of Lords See this Dynamo at the Shows HOUSE EST, 1715 GRAY & DAVIS ,umenssttetatirs Boston, Mass. No. 55 Lansdowne Street Sole Agents: G. S, NICHOLAS & CO, New York MANN ASA SSSSASASASASASAAS SAA SSSASNSSSASASSSSSSSAIISSSSSSSSSS: Z 3 Zz \¥% Zz Zz Zz 2 2 3 Z Z z 3 Zz Zz 3 3 % Winter Travel Number Will be Out December 26th Price Ten Cents All News-stands Why not send LIFE as a Christmas Present? “Ger wittz! WOMEN CERTAINLY DOES KEEP A MAN cUESSING” comicbookMen al