It just seems a little mean
Maybe the expression on the woman is a little smug, and the crow looks a little down - "and now, somebody is stepping on my feet. This is a bad day." In Life 1959, ads have started appearing indicating a economic resurgence in Japan. This ad simply uses Japan as an example of a nation investing in rail, as opposed to the US. (And the message that railroads were not being invested in when the government is subsidizing alternatives like road and air. Whatever, railroads.) This will be the last we hear of this "Tosh-iba" I'm sure. The late 1950s and early sixties were also the peak of car-ad paintings. Not only because they were often very good: but also because they were often used to make new cars look even bigger than they were in reality. I mean, it looks like the entire party could arrive in just one Pontiac. There's an 'Imperial' ad below - Chrysler's stab at getting the fat profits Lincolns and...