Life, 1914-03-19 · page 40 of 44
Life — March 19, 1914 — page 40: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertising page** from Life magazine, circa 1914, featuring three main commercial pitches: 1. **Indian Motorcycles** (left): Promotes the 1914 line with prices ranging $200-$325. The ad emphasizes freedom and adventure ("gets you out-of-doors"), appealing to consumers seeking independence and mobility. 2. **Pétrole Hahn hair product** (right): A testimonial ad featuring a woman's silhouette, claiming the hair treatment produces dramatic improvements. The enthusiastic quote reflects period marketing tactics using customer endorsements. 3. **Small cartoon** (bottom right): A humorous sketch showing a woman and child at what appears to be a dock or waterfront, with the child asking if they can "get our sea legs" before boarding a steamer—a pun on the nautical term for adjusting to ship motion. The page reflects early 20th-century consumer culture and advertising conventions, with minimal editorial content. No political satire is evident.
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T LAY t OMetion Picturel Lary § You can write them, Manufacturers now paying $25 to $100 for cach plot We teach you howto write and sell them. No pre vious experience necessary. Write now for free details, ISSOCILTED MOTION PICTCRE RCROOLA, GT4D Rheriden Rand, COlage Wul say all they want is a chance: —Cleveland Plain Dealer. Two-Sixty Standard Model = <i Electrically Equipped Price $260 f.0.b. Factory This Machine Gets You Out-of- Doors—and Keeps You There OUNTED on a sturdy, fast Indian you are in command of everything that’s going on, far and near. _ Shore and country—short trips or long trips—the whole out-of-doors is yours when you own a motorcycle. The zest of riding with its rush of pure air—as you roll off mile after mile—givesa new exhilaration, just makes life hum with fresh delight! What point of interest do you want to reach more glorious The testimony of those who have used Pétrole Hahn-Vibert conscien- tiously, confirms our confidence in its valued properties. One New York woman writes: “*This morning as I brushed my hair I gloried in the vast improvement which has been wrought since | using Petrole Hahn and I felt that it behooved me to let you know of the wonders it has worked with my hair, I am now perfect satisfied with my hair. really think it is beautiful!’* You will share her en- thusiasm for Pétrole Hahn-Vibert if you are powerful and swift red beauties. All have Foot- boards, the famouscomfort feature, the cradle Spring Frameand 38 Betterments. Some have electric equip- ment, consisting of electric head light, electric tail light, electric signal, two sets of storage batteries. Also Corbin-Brown rear drive speedometer. The 1914 Line of H. P. Single, Service Model quickly? Throw a leg over an Indian—give a “twist of the wrist"—and off you go. Fndian MOTOCYCLES FOR 1914 Priceshave been revised downward — mechanical values increased—almost every one can own an In- dian with little effort. And remember this: All Indian riders have a world-wide service always on call provided by 2,700 Indian Dealers and Serv- ice Stations. Indian Motocycles use it as faithfully as she did, 14 5150 and $1. PARK & TILFORD, Sole Agents 529-549 West 42nd Street lew York P. Twin Two-Twenty-Five, Regul P. Twin Two'Sixty, Standard Model. P. Twin Light Roadster Model... . P. Twin Two-Speed, Regular Model. P. Twin Two-Speed, Tourist Standard Model... 3 P. Twin Hendee Special Model (with Electric Starter) ... sh the nearest Indian dealer for a free demonstration. He'll be glad to talk the Indian over with you, Send for the new 32-page catalog HENDEE MANUFACTURING CO. 808 State Street, Springfield, Mass, (Largest Motorcycle Manafacturers in the World) Branches and Service Stations—Chicage Dallas Kansas City Minneapolis San Francisco Atlaa’s Denver Torcate Melbourne Loaden H. H. H. H. H. H. 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 A “OH, MOTHER, COULDN'T WE GET OUR SEA LEGS HERE BEFORE WE COON THE STEAMER?”