Life, 1902-06-26 · page 2 of 31
Life — June 26, 1902 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Page Content Analysis This page is **primarily advertising** with minimal cartoon or satirical content. The left side features ads for Smith & Mabley automobiles (with an illustration of an early 1900s car) and New York City 3½% Gold Exempt Bonds to be sold June 26, 1902. The right side contains **Life's College Contest** announcement—a literary competition offering a $25 prize for humorous original contributions from college undergraduates (maximum 150 words), running from May 1902 onward. Eligible colleges are listed. Below that is an insurance advertisement for The Travelers Insurance Co. promoting accident and life policies for summer travel risks. There are **no political cartoons or satirical commentary** on this particular page—it's essentially a commercial/announcements page from an early 1900s magazine issue.
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DPYRIGMT OR ORcAT AIM BY JAMES HENDERSON UNDER THE ACT OF te01. 513-515 Seventh SMITH & MABLEY wor Chicago Agency, Nos. 293-295.Wabash Ave. utomobiles Ghe Panhard-Levassor. Ghe C. G. V. Ge Renault. LIFE’S COLLEGE CONTEST. wae calendar month, beginning with May, 1902, until further notice, Lire will award a prize of Twenty-five Dollars to the college undergraduate who, during that month, shall send the best original humorous contribution. Contributions must not be over one hundred and fifty words in length, and may be either verse, joke or episode. lopes should be marked ‘College Contest.” If in any month no contribution is received which is up to Live's standard, the prize for that month will not be awarded. The decision of the editors of Lire shall be final. Contributions may be sent at any time and should bear the name, address, college and class of the sender. No contributions will be returned unless accompanied by addressed stamped envelope. Lire will pay at its regular rates for contributions, not prize-winners, which it accepts. To limit the labor involved in the examination of manuscripts, the contests will be confined to undergraduate students of the following colleges : . Cantrorsta, Hoparr, Counts, : Uxtox, Staxrorp’ Ust- V ESLEY Yate, VERSITY, Y 3, Hanvarp, University or Cittcaco, , Vassar, Amuterst, NIVERSITY OP MITH, Puixcetos, Minsgsora. WeLLestey, ‘Trisity, NEW YORK CITY 3% % GOLD EXEMPT BONDS. $3,000,000 Payable Nov., 1951. $1,167,000 Payable Nov., 1942, $500,000 Payable Apr., 1922. TO BE SOLD THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 1902. Send bids in a sealed envelope enclosed in the addressed envelope. Two per cent. of par value bid for in cash or certified check on State or National bank of New York City must accompany bid, This deposit will be returned day of sale to unsuccessful bidders if called for. For fuller information sce “ City Record,” or address EDWARD M. GROUT, Comptroller City of New York, 280 Broadway, New York. The Risk of Summer Travel ‘Tho greater amount of travel in thosummerumoiccresses pers pal risk, Wo lusure you acginst of income resulting from accidents, if you tace out an Accident Policy in THE TRAVELERS IN- SURANCE CC., of Martford, tho oldest, largest and strong est Accident Insurance Com- pany in the world. ‘These pollcles guarantee a week! Income while disabled, ani large amounts for loss of leg arms, hands, feet or eyes. I death ensues, a stated sum {8 id. $27,000,000 have heen ributed among $17,000 Policy-Holders or thelr faml- les for injuries or death, A Life Policy in THE TRAVELERS INSUR- ANCE’ COMPANY provides safo insurance at a lower guaranteed net cost than tu- tual companies, which charge for insurance and give sucha share tn the protit as the co pany.scce at. THE TRAV. ELERS charges for insurance oly, the net coxtof apollcy in THE TRAVELERS 1s thero- fore guaranteed and known beforehand, and the difference isin your pocket hrst to last, Agents in erery toren ; or trite Sor interesting literature, The Travelers Insurance Co. Hartford, Conn. (Founded 1863.) comicbooks.com