Life, 1926-06-03 · page 3 of 44
Life — June 3, 1926 — page 3: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising rather than satire or political commentary**. It's a Marmon Motor Car Company advertisement from *Life* magazine. The top image shows an urban street scene with a Marmon automobile amid city traffic and pedestrians—illustrating the car's reliability in crowded town conditions. The bottom image depicts a scenic mountain lake (appears to be Lake Louise or similar Rocky Mountain landscape), showing a boat on pristine water. The ad's headline—"Cross Town or Cross Country—it's all the same to a Marmon"—uses this visual contrast to suggest the vehicle's versatility across all terrain and conditions. The accompanying text emphasizes the Marmon's calm, reliable performance whether navigating urban congestion or remote wilderness. This is straightforward product marketing, not editorial satire.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
OR ROSS TOWN (9 ROSS COUNTRY ~ ifs all the WHEN impatient America, fender to fender and hub to hub, is jamming and glaring, and fighting for every inch, notably the calmest one in traffic is the driver of a MARMON—and every Marmon owner knows why. + + ¢ Just as calm, just as completely carefree and unconcerned, is the owner of a Mar- mon sitting on the uppermost rim of the world, where ages are moments and miles mean nothing. MarMon Motor Car ComPANy + INDIANAPOLIS ~NEW MARMON Misa Gieat Cutomobile . comicbooks.com