Life, 1902-02-27 · page 19 of 20
Life — February 27, 1902 — page 19: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and financial reporting**, not satire or political commentary. The dominant content is a full-page advertisement for **The Equitable Life Assurance Society**, showcasing its 1901 financial results with the slogan "Strongest in the World." The figures display impressive assets ($331 million) and surplus ($71 million), presenting the company as financially robust. The executives listed are James W. Alexander (President) and James H. Hyde (Vice-President). Below are smaller advertisements for unrelated products: a "Life Binder" filing system, Beeman's Pepsin Gum (marketed for digestion and seasickness), and what appears to be a Curtis & Cameron publication. There is **no visible cartoon or satire** on this page. It functions as a corporate advertisement disguised within the magazine's content, a common early-20th-century practice of using editorial space for paid institutional promotion.
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“STRONGEST IN THE WORLD” THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES, 245,912,087.00 64,374,605.94 Assets December 31, 1901. 331,039,720.34 Assurance Fund and all other Liabilities... 259,910,678.28 Surplus 71,129,042.06 Paid Policyholders in 1901 weccnnnnumune 29,714,621.42 JAMES W. ALEXANDER, Presinent. JAMES H. .. LIFE BINDER.. CHEAP, STRONG AND DURABLE. We furnish these in black of red, to hold 26 numbers, for $1.00, postage prepaid, LIFE PUBLISHING CO., 19 West 31st Street, N.Y. HYDE, Vice-Presipent. CHEW BEEMAN’S PEPSIN GUM b Cures Indigestion ) and Sea Sickness. All Cthora are Initstions, Marlowe, by Irv- R. Nitlea ts excla- Eively in tho ‘PRIN comicbooks.com