Life, 1903-03-05 · page 21 of 22
Life — March 5, 1903 — page 21: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertisements and financial statements**, not political satire or editorial content. The top-left features a **Nestor Cigarettes ad** with an eagle emblem claiming "excellence unsurpassed." The bulk of the page contains **financial disclosures**: The Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York's 1902 annual statement, listing assets, liabilities, and company officers. This is formal corporate reporting. Additional advertisements include **carriage sales** (Columbus Carriage & Harness Company), the **Guaranty Trust Co. of New York** (banking services), and the **Dominion Line** (steamship company offering transatlantic passage). The single small illustration at top-right shows children at play with the caption "The One in Front: Hurry and shoot! Hurry up! 'Gee! But I can't reach far enough!'"—a generic comic vignette unrelated to the advertisements below. This is a typical *Life* magazine page mixing editorial humor with paid corporate advertising.
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NES “STOR, CIGARETTES A STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE UNSURPASSED THE MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK RICHARD A, McCURDY Presivent STATEMENT For the year ending December 31, 1902 According to the Standard of the Insurance Department of the State of New York OME. Received for Premiums == From all other Sources + DISBURSEME: To Polley-holde: fer Chai by ° Death $17,529,455 62 rt . To Volley-holders for Endow- ments, Dividends, ete. ~ - Forallother Accounts |= = ASSETS United States Bonds and other, Securities + = $220,140,306 02 Fin Men Loans ow Bond au jorts: $1,566,584 60 Loans om Hloads and “other Se- curitles 19,278,000 00 Comp sown Poiteles 14,820,87 eal Estate: Company's Ofleo Balldings is Tosgon, Paris, Spey and Mexico, and other Re $2,898,923 45 Cash in Banks nd Tent Come - pantes 15,677,925 78 Acctued Interest, Net Deferred Premlumsjete. = + + _ 7,815,666 66 $382,432,681 30 LIABILITIES Polley Reserres, ete. $314,293,458 19 Contingent feo Fund = 65,119,228 11 Avallable for Kathorteed Dist- denls + . = __ 8,020,000 00 Insurance and Annulttes In. foree = - + = $1,842,012,062 31 T have carefully examined the foregoing State- ment and find the same to be correct ; liabilities calculated by the Insurance Department. Cuarces A. PRELLER Auditor ROBERT A. GRANNISS Vice-Presioent Watrer R, GILLETTE ‘eneral Manager Isaac F, Luoyp> Vice-President Joun A. Fonda Bd Vice-President PREDERIC CROMWELL Treasurer Emoxy McCLintoc! ‘Actuary GO RIGHT TO CARRIAGE HEADQUARTERS ‘Write to-day for our illustrated catalogue (free) which describes our goods truthfully, explains our method and our guarantee and makes it safe, simple and easy for you to get carriages, harness and horse accessories direct from our factory at wholesale prices, THE COLUMBUS CARRIAGE an? HARNESS COMPANY. Factory and General Office, Columbus, 0. Western Office & Distributing House, St. Louis, Mo. ‘Write to nearest office, Guaranty Trust Co. of New York etigtoal Life Buildin N, . J AR STREET. LONDON OFFICES 35 LOMBARD D 60 ST. JAMES ST., 5. W Fiscal Agents of the Manila, Philippine Istands, United States Government. Hong Kong, China. 5 Capital, $2,000,000 Surplas and Undivided Profits, $5,369,000 INTEREST ALLOWED ON DEPOSITS SUBJECT TO CHEQUE OR ON CERTIFICATE. Acts as Trustee for Corporations, Firms and Individuals; and as Guardian. Executor and Administrator; Takes entire charge of Real and Personal Estates; carefully selected securities offered for investment. TRAVELERS’ LETTERS OF CREDIT AVAILABLE IN ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD. COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT ISSUED. DRAFTS on all parts of Great Britatn, France, Germany, China and Philippines BOUGHT and SOLD. WALTER G, OAKMAN, President. RGE RK. TURNBULL, 24 Vice-Prest, WM, C. EDWARDS, Treasurer, E. C. HEBBARD, Secretary. Depository of the Government of the Philippine Isiands, Manila, ice- President. JON GAULT. Manager Foreign Department. y. C. HARRIMAN, Assistant Treasurer. R. C. NEWTON, Trust Omticer. DIRECTORS: R, Somers Hayes, Edwin Hawley, Charies R. Henderson Adrian Iselin. jr. Augustus D. Jutiitard, G. G. Haven. dames N. Jarvie, Freserick Ww. Vanderbilt, E,W, Harriman, Richard ‘A. McCurdy, Harry Payne Whitney. London Committee: ARTHUR J. FRASER, Chairman; DONALD C. HALDEMAN. George F. Baker. George 8. Bowdoin, August Belmont, Frederic Cromwell. Walter R, Gullette, Levi P. qe Boston to Queenstown and Liverpool i Fast Twin-ecrew Steamers 8.5. Commonwealth, 13,000 tons New England, '00 ton: 1 0,000 ton 11,635 tons MEDITERRANEAN SERVICE Steamers direct to Azores, Gibraltar, Algiors,Gonoa, Naplesand Alexe andria, Send for Illustrated Booklet, DOMINION LINE 27State Street, + Boston 69 Dearborn Street, Curcaco Ff ‘New You comicbooks.com