Life, 1902-10-23 · page 2 of 22
Life — October 23, 1902 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page consists primarily of **advertisements** rather than editorial cartoons or satirical content. The top left advertises **Van Norden Trust Company**, a New York financial firm emphasizing conservative investment practices and safety over speculative ventures. The right side features ads for **"The Pines of Lory"** (a book praised by period newspapers) and **The Prudential Insurance Company**, using the famous "Rock of Gibraltar" symbol to convey financial strength and stability. The bottom left shows **The Gibson Panels**—decorative illustration sets by Life Publishing Company featuring five female head portraits, marketed as "dainty and unique decoration for odd-sized spaces." The overall page reflects early 1900s advertising priorities: financial security, home decoration, and literature—with no apparent political satire or cartoon content present.
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COPYRIGHT vom GRcAT BRITAIN BY 1S MENOEREOR UNDER THE ACT OF 18 VAN NORDEN TRUST COMPANY 751 FIFTH AVENUE.NEAR 58™‘ STREET NEW YORK Capital and Surplus, $2,000,000 Transacts a general banking and trust business. Pays interest on deposits, subject to check, Takes entire charge of investments and collects incomes, Furnishes information about investments and other business matters, Accepts Trusts, Issues Letters of Credit. No. 12 It is the policy of the Directors and Officers of Van Norden Trust Company to establish a reputation for safety and conservatism, rather than to run any risks in order to make an extensive showing at the start. The Company's intention is to keep its funds invested in cash assets and to avoid speculative underwritings. OFFICERS Warner M. Van Norden, President Morton C. Nichols, Vice-Pret, amd Sec'y William F. Havemeyer, Vice-President Arthur King Wood, Assistant Secretary Edward S. Avery, Trust Officer DIRECTORS Dumont Clarke Henry F. Shoemaker Benjamin Perkins Richard L. Edwards John H. Washburn Jonathan B. Currey Thomas P. Fowler Ernst Thalmann Charles W. Morse Mahlon D. Thatcher Henry H, Cook Henry T. ronson Arthur A. Fowler Wamer Van Norden Warner M. Van Norden William F. Havemeyer john H. Flagler james Talcott don. Cornelius N. Bliss John Claflin 2 Hexen FLA al THE GIBSON PANELS ARE DAINTY AND UNIQUE DECORATION FOR ODD-SIZED SPACES Five Heads, 74x18 inches; matted ready for framing. 75 cents per panel LiFe PUBLISHING COMPANY, 19 West 31st St., N. Y. City. The Pines of Lory. “As ingeniously constracted and as interest- inga story as lately has come from any roman- cer's pen.”’— Boston Transcript. “A splendid story is ‘The Pines of Lory.’’’ —Kansas City Journal. “It certainly is no common creation ; it is vir- ile and breezy, quite out of the way in thought and expression.”— The Chicago Post. The Advantages The universally recognized. Prudential with its strong financial standing and diversified plans, meets all require- ments. Write for particulars of Policies and Rates. Dept. 0. The Prudential *) (TME of America F fiias THE STRENGTH OF * GIBRALTAR JOHN F. DRYDEN President Home Office NEWARK, N. J. comicbooks.com