Life, 1893-03-09 · page 2 of 16
Life — March 9, 1893 — page 2: what you’re looking at
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# Page Analysis This page is primarily **advertising**, not satirical content. The advertisements include: 1. **Whiting Mfg Co** (silversmiths) - emphasizing solid sterling silver goods, with an ornate medallion image 2. **Equitable Life Assurance Society** - financial statement from January 1, 1893 3. **Brewster & Co** - manufacturers of pleasure vehicles (carriages) 4. **Stern Bros** - advertising French lingerie and corsets There is no political cartoon visible on this page. The decorative medallion is merely a product image for the silversmith company. The page represents typical late-19th-century *Life* magazine advertising—luxury goods targeted at wealthy readers—rather than satirical commentary.
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coir in ts -LIFE- THEREFORE PURCHASERS SECURE ENTIRE FREEDOM FROM FALSE IMPRESSIONS, lily eee TT SILVER OR 18 IT PLATED?" Exclusively. 18 NEVER RAISED CONCERNING A GIFT BEARING OUR TRADE-MARK. WHITING M’F’G CO Silversmiths, Union Square & 16th St. NEW YORK. Revense ENGLISH SETTER CLUB MEDAL. THE EQUITABLE Stern LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY | OF THE UNITED STATES. Brewster & Co. Bros. a (Of Broome St.) JANUARY 1, 1893. are now exhibiting their Assets, - - - - - - $153,060,052.01 Broadway, 47th to 48th St.|Spring Importations Reserve on all Existing Poli- Only Place of Business. of cies (4 per cent. Standard), High Class and all other liabilities - $121,870,236.52 Totat Unpivipep SurpLus Manufacturers of French (4 per cent. Standard), in- ; cluding Special Reserve of . . $2,500,000 towards estab- Every Variety of Lingerie lishment of a 3% per cent. i And of their own manvfacts* valuation - - 31,1898 5.40 ~ Pleasure Vehicle] ....isting in part of $153,060,052.01 For Town and Country Use. | Chemises de Jour Income, - - $40,286,237.49 Pantalons, Jupons, Disbursements, - 24,161,947.34 Cache Corsets, New Assurance in 1892, $200,490,316.00| Four-in-Hands and Tandems] chemises de Nuit. we ee a a 4 h ‘" 1 ee A SPECIALTY. Exclusive novelties in Be y has about double the Surplus of any other life assurance com . a larger Income, a larger number and amount of policies in force, and Empire Night Robes salarger annual new business than any other life assurance company pelos ve si Boxero Corset Covers irectors of the Society decm the quality of its risks and the economy ‘nt more important than the volume of new business obtained. Silk Skirts, sof management of the Society have for a number of Waists, B'ouses © of other prominent companies, they show a further . indicated by a reduction of 2 per cent. in the ratio of | ————___ And Bath Robes. come, which represents a saving to policy-holders of] Genuine Old Pepper Whiskey distilled $800,000 during the year, only by James B. Pepper & Co., at Lezing- The chief end and aim of the managemeni of the Society is to conduct its] ton, Ky,, (under the same formula since afftirs with more judicious economy, if possible. than ever before, with special | 1780) is the purest aad best in the world: West 2 d St. tegard to the earning of SURPLUS, out of which vivipeNps are made for] Try it, and beware of fraudulent imitations | policy-holders, and refilled bottles, HENRY B. HYDE, JAMES W. ALEXANDER, Beech oe. wn, RATES. HARE, FRLBEL & CO tae Feeri ge 3. YC. Sole Distributors. President, Vice-President. | Pepper Dusiliany, Leicgtea, Ky. comicbooks.com