Life, 1903-04-09 · page 2 of 22
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This page is **primarily advertisements**, not satire or political cartoons. It contains four ads from 1903: 1. **Van Norden Trust Company** — a New York financial institution offering checking accounts and interest-bearing deposits 2. **Queens County Jockey Club** — advertising the Carter Handicap horse race on April 15, 1903, at Aqueduct, Long Island 3. **New York City Tax Exempt Gold Bonds** — municipal bonds being sold to investors 4. **Gordon's Dry Gin** — a liquor advertisement emphasizing the product's popularity and availability There are no cartoons, caricatures, or satirical content visible. The page represents typical early 20th-century magazine advertising for financial services, entertainment, and consumer goods.
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COPYRIGHT FOR GREAT BRITAIN BY JAMES HENDERSON UNDER THE ACT OF 180 VAN NORDEN TRUST COMPANY 751 FIFTH AVENUE.NEAR 58™ STREET NEW YORK Capital and Surplus, $2,000,000 Transacts a general bank: Pays interest check, Takes entire ch estments and collects incom about investments an eters, ind trust business. deposits, Fornishes infor Accepts Trusts, Issues Letters of Credit. No, 24 Security and convenience are assured by pa hold bills through the medium of a checking a Van Norden Trust Company. If a receipted bill is lost, the cancelled check remains a permanent evidence of payment. inte rates of interest on depos’ ying house- count with 2 or 2 per cent. t allowed on deposits. s left for stated periods. Higher OFFICERS Warner M. Van Norden, President ur King Wood, Secretary & Treas, William F. Havemeyer, VicesPrestdent Asst Treasurer Morton C. Nichols, Vice-President James B, Hs Ast't Treasurer TRUST DEPARTMENT Edward S. Avery Trust Officer DIREC Damont Henry F. Shoemaker CcTORS Warner Van Norden Warner M. Van Norden Wilham F- Havemeyer John H. Fi ames Tal Hon. Cor Joha Claflin Thomas P. Fowler Emnst Th , Charles W D QUEENS COUNTY JOCKEY CLUB Aqueduct, L. I. Carter Handicap TO BE RUN OPENING DAY APRIL 15, 1903 7 Furlongs Sombrero, 4 16| Janeway, 3 Francesco, 4! Wealth. 5 105} Lord Badge, Articalate, 5. Paul Clifford, 5. ‘Phe Regent, 5. 3 4| Rightful, 8 i3, Isia, 5.... Ordnung, aged..112| Slave, 8 Demurret, 8’ ..2.109| Himself, 5. Monograph, Artvis, 8 102! St. Daniel Ethics, 5. Duelist, 6 CseeerEsrenennes 4 I Shower, 4 ...102| Minotaur, 8 Track can be reached from foot of East 34th St., also F bush Ave., Brook and Kings Co, ‘*L” Road. See dail papers for Time Tables. $2,500,000 NEW YORK CITY 34% Tax Exempt Gold Bonds (Payable in Fifty Years) TO BE SOLD THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1903 OFFERED DIRECT TO INVESTORS A legal investment for trust funds, exempt from taxation except for State purposes. No ‘‘all or none" bids received, thus giving investors the same advantages as dealers. Bonds are awarded to bidders offering the highest premium. A bid of 108.75 ylelds 3.15 per cent, income A bid of 107.44 ylelds 3.20 per cent, Income A bid of 106.14 ylelds 3.25 per cent, Income ids ina sealed envelo PER C NT. 4 RV. AL in cash deposit wi For fuller information see “Ci New York. Consult any Bank or Trust Company, or address EDWARD M. GROUT, Comptrotier City of New York 280 Broadway, New York closed in the addre: ree envelopes TWO IST ACCOMPANY It must be GORDON’S DRY GIN Most Popular With Connoisseurs Procurable Everywhere "767755 ae A FOR COCKTAILS, FIZZES AND RICKYS E. LAMONTAGNE & SONS 45 Beaver St., New York REPRESENTED IN THE U. S. BY comicbooks.com