Life, 1916-03-23 · page 6 of 52
Life — March 23, 1916 — page 6: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising rather than satire or political commentary**. It contains a full-page advertisement for Republic Motor Trucks, manufactured in Alma, Michigan. The ad features an illustration of a Republic truck and emphasizes that current demand requires "ten times the output" compared to two years prior. The copy highlights the truck's durability, noting that nickel steel construction extends the vehicle's lifespan six times longer than ordinary steel. Four truck models are listed with prices ranging from $495 to $550, marketed as affordable, reliable commercial vehicles. The page demonstrates the post-WWI industrial expansion and growing commercial trucking market in early 1920s America. There is no political cartoon or satire present on this page.
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of Republic Trucks Two Years Ago Required to Meet the Demand Today M NUFACTURING industry affords few parallels to the expansion of the Repub- lic Truck demand in the last two years. It has built the largest factory in the world devoted exclusively to the manufacture of motor trucks. It has brought to us representative dealers and service stations in over 300 principal cities—in every state in the Union—in eleven foreign countries. Five truck manufacturers have discon- tinued their own trucks, preferring to distribute the Republic. Republic superiorities, based on fourteen years’ experience in truck manufacture, account for this demand. The Nickel Steel Trucks Republic Trucks may be called the nickel steel manufacturing facilities built by the demand. trucks—nickel steel is so liberally used at all ‘5 points of excessive strain. Nickel steel has Four Models meet a wide range of needs: 34- about six times the life of ordinary steel. ton, $995 (express body included). One-ton Jith fi P chassis, $1275. Two-ton chassis, $1675. The With every part an admitted standard—with three-ton Republic Dreadnaught, $2550. internal gear drive—the extraordinarily low prices of Republic Trucks are the truck users’ Write for full description and specifications of gain from the Republic's volume and the the model you are interested in. Address Republic Motor Truck Co., Dept. T, Alma, Michigan INTERNAL comicbooks.com