Life, 1912-04-25 · page 36 of 44
Life — April 25, 1912 — page 36: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page consists primarily of **advertisements** rather than editorial content or satire. It includes: 1. **Ford Model T ad**: Promotes the automobile as economical and superior to horse-drawn buggies ("the people's car"), emphasizing mass production (75,000 new Fords annually). 2. **Coldwell Motor Lawn Mower ad**: Markets a motorized lawn mower for public parks and estates. 3. **Remington Typewriter ad**: Uses statistics to demonstrate market dominance—583 salesrooms worldwide, 750,000 machines in use, emphasizing technological superiority through multiple keyboard styles and languages supported. 4. **"The Bully" cartoon**: A small sketch showing what appears to be a threatening confrontation, with text suggesting coercion ("I'll break every bone in your body"). The exact context is unclear without more page context. The page reflects early-20th-century consumer culture, showcasing industrial progress through automobiles, mechanized lawn care, and office technology marketed to middle-class readers.
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THE UNIVERSAL CAR Don’t foot it—Ford it! It’s almost as economical—and you'll get there quicker, safer, easier. The Ford has made the horse and buggy a lavish extravagance. It’s the people’s car—and seven- ty-five thousand new Fords will go into service this year. : : ey oe “The « And mark you this—there is no other car like the apnea Ford Model T. It's lightest, rightest—most eco- ice, and nomical. TI passenger €3 , reaches | fol Detroit, plete with A eqtiipme . . COLDWELL dered.” passenge: . Today ge t cata logue and name of your nearest. Ford dealer MOTOR LAWN MOWER [|[4/],"”:: from rd Motor Company, Detroit, Mich. ‘THESE. MACHINES ARE USED cou PUBLIC PARKS THI UT THE UNITED STATES. THEY IMPROVE, LAWN AS. NO OTHER MACHINE CAN AND AT SEND FOR CATAL E- Visible Writing REMINGTON Typewriter Figures 583 The number of Remington Typewriter Salesrooms throughout the Worl The number of diferent keyboards furnished on the 1,011 x +, : ‘emington Typewriter 11:7 The number of diferent styles of type with which Rem- ington Typewriters are equipped The number of languages written on the Remington 84 7 ‘ypewrier, The number of dierent Totalizers furnished on the 347 Remington Adding and Subtr T; (Wahl on Addi ubtracting Typewriter Adding Mechanism). " The increase in Remington Typewriter Sales during the 29% sas year over any previeus year ance the beginning The number of Remington Typewriters in use today—more 750,000 {his day oer make and more than many others combined Remngion Typewreer Company RTS eas vari teoe RES FAN THE BULLY “YES, YOU') PETTER CROWD INTO THAT CORNER. ON}