Life, 1915-09-09 · page 6 of 44
Life — September 9, 1915 — page 6: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is **not a cartoon or satirical content** — it's a straightforward advertisement for White Trucks, placed in Life magazine. The page announces that White Trucks received the Grand Prize at the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco. The ad emphasizes this was "the ONLY GRAND PRIZE" awarded to any motor truck manufacturer at the event. The text argues that White's award reflects the "opinion of the largest users of motor trucks throughout the world" and demonstrates the company's superiority in design and performance. A section titled "REGARDING OTHER CLAIMS" dismisses competing manufacturers' assertions about winning similar awards. The White Company, based in Cleveland, describes itself as "Largest Manufacturers of Commercial Motor Vehicles in America." This is commercial promotional material, not satire.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
BXORSKEKBKBKELEXEKBKELEKEKEKEXRHERBKEREXRKEKRKEREKEKREXEREKELEXRERBXREKBEKEXELS KOXEXOXOXOXOKEKOKEKBKEKOLSKREXRKEKEKOLEXAKGASREXEXKS WHITE TRUCKS cAwarded the GRAND PRIZE BY THE PANAMA-PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION AT SAN FRANCISCO THE ONLY GRAND PRIZE—THE HIGHEST AWARD FOR MOTOR TRUCKS ‘Was conferred upon White Trucks by experience. The points of merit upon the Superior Jury of Award, as officially announced by the Secretary of the Jury under date of August Second. This is the ONLY GRAND PRIZE received by any motor truck at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. This decision of the Superior Jury of Award reflects the opinion of the largest users of motor trucks throughout the world—and is in accordance with the actual service results of motor truck which the Grand Prize is awarded are identical with those that have deter- mined the selection of White Trucks by America's foremost firms in every line of business. White supremacy in the motor truck industry is thus recognized by the highest award that can be bestowed by the greatest exposition the world has ever known—just as this supremacy has been recognized by motor truck users for many years. REGARDING OTHER CLAIMS The decision of the Superior Jury is final in the matter of Exposition awards. Hence any announcements of other motor ‘truck manufacturers, claiming to have received the Grand Prize and Highest Award for motor trucks at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, are automatically denied by this decision of the Superior Jury of Award. THE WHITE COMPANY CLEVELAND Largest Manufacturers of Commercial Motor Vehicles in America XE RSXEXOXKEXE KOKO KEKE XKE XE XOXOXO XOXOXO XOX XOX KEKE KE XOXOXO XREXOXEXEXEXKEXEKEX ROXBREXOXRBXRXOXEREXAXEXEXSXEXOREXOXOREREXOREREKSREXSKSXEXE comicbooks.com