Life, 1901-06-20 · page 2 of 20
Life — June 20, 1901 — page 2: what you’re looking at
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# Page Analysis This page is **primarily advertising** from Life magazine's early 1900s era, not satirical content. The advertisements include: - **Pabst Beer** (top left) - a simple purity claim - **The Gorham Company** (right) - Sterling silver wedding gifts and tableware - **The Travelers Insurance Company** (left) - financial statement showing $1M capital - **Guaranty Trust Co.** - banking services - **Old Crow Rye whiskey** - claiming truthful advertising - **The Prudential Insurance Co.** (right) - life insurance featuring their famous Gibraltar Rock logo The only quasi-editorial element is Prudential's messaging about life insurance protecting family income—framed as practical financial advice rather than satire. This appears to be a standard advertising page from an early-20th-century magazine, reflecting period consumer products and financial services.
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| STATEMENT TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY, of Hartford. Conn, Chartered 1863. (Stock.) Life, Accident and Employers’ Liability Insurance, JAMES G. BATTERSON, President. paip-up”""$1,000,000.00 CAPITAL JANUARY 1, 1901. Total | Aasets mt Premiums tn the bands of J TOLAE LAA BILITieS leeleding Meseee SS SECUKITY to Polles-holders, Icy-holders alnce 1864, 0 Policy-holders 1a 1900, 4 to Policy-holuers on Polletes au jasurance in Fore, GAINS FOR THE YEAR 1900: Life Department Onl (woth Deputy Sy per erat, SYLVESTER C. DUNHAM, Vico-Pressdeat ORRIS, Secretar’ J.B. LEWIS, M. D.. Medical ‘4 RO V. PRESTOS, Scperintecdent of Agencies BIRAM J. MESSES CEDAR STREET. *. @0 ST. JAMES ST. 8. W. Capital $2,000,000. Surplus $4,000,000. INTEREST ALLOWED ON DEPOSITS subject to cheque or on certificate. Acts as Trustee for Corporations, Firms & Individuals; and as Guardian, Executor & Administrator: Takes entire charge of Real aud l’ersonal Estates; carefully selected securities offered for tavestment SOF CREDIT available to all parts of the wo AL LETTE or CRED! DRAFTS on ali parts of Great Britain, France and Germany BO w, ALTER G. OAKMAN, I ADRIAN ISELIN, JIL, Vice one es pul ce: 4 HENRY F.C. HARRIMAN, Asalstant Preasurer R. C. NEWTON, Trust Onttcer. JOUN GAULT, Manager Foreign Department, DIRECTORS: Samuel D, Babcock, — Walter R. Gillette, G FP Hake We MEK Charles Te Henderson, Leet t Frederick \ on Harry Payne Wuituey, THUR J. FRASER, Chairman; LEVI P. MORTON, ALL OUR STATEMENTS made about our Whiskies (either American or Scotch) are absolutely true. They are straight goods. A Gold Medal was awarded for quality to OLD CROW RYE “:::."* 1900. H. B. KIRK & CO., Sole Bottlers, N. Y. DONALD c. TALDEMAN || Wedding Gifts of Sterling Silver may be chosen at the wares rooms of the GORHAM COMPANY to meet any possible requirement. In variety of design and latitude of prices their stock of complete Tea Services Dinner, Dessert 4% will be found unequalled. They are also showing a large number of exclusive single pieces especially made for this season. THE GORHAM CO. SILVERSMITHS AND GOLOSMITHS BROADWAY AND !I9TH STREET. THE INCOME WHICH SUPPORTS your family, pays your debts and educates your children depends entirely upon your brain and energy. Is That Income Likely to Outlive YOU? Life insurance makes, it possible to protect your family IN THE FUTURE as well as the present. The Prudential QHAS THE : STRENGTH OF f i; GIBRALTAR pith Write for information. Dept. 0. The Prudential Insurance Co. of America JOHN F. DRYDEN, President HOME OFFICE: Newark.N.- COPYRIGHT FOR GREAT BRITAIN BY 3 UNDER THE act oF 1) comicbooks.com