Judge, 1891-12-05 · page 46 of 52
Judge — December 5, 1891 — page 46: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a **full-page advertisement**, not a satirical cartoon. It promotes an investment product from the Equitable Life Assurance Society—a life insurance bond issued for 15 or 20-year terms. The ad targets two audiences: young men seeking to save money and wealthy men with surplus income to invest. It emphasizes that payments are made in annual installments and promises maturity payable in cash with extended interest. The language ("safe investment," "liberal form of assurance") reflects late 19th/early 20th-century financial marketing. Interested parties are directed to contact **Capt. George R. Hamilton**, the Metropolitan District Manager, at 120 Broadway, New York City. This appears in *Judge* magazine likely because the publication accepted paid advertisements alongside satirical content to fund operations.
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SS Yay FedITABLE hbIFE ASSARANCE SOCIETY, VEARS. } ISSUED TQ RUN FOR EITHER 15 OR 20 | [Steed At maturity payable in cash or EXTENDED at INTEREST. Paid for in annual INSTALMENTS. Advantageous for young men who desire to save, and for men of wealth who have surplus income to invest. Combining a safe investment with the most liberal form of assurance extant. Granting other important benefits, explained in the Society’s publications. comicbooks.com