Life, 1903-10-01 · page 30 of 36
Life — October 1, 1903 — page 30: what you’re looking at
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This is primarily an **advertising page** from early-20th-century *Life* magazine. There is **no political cartoon or satire visible**. The page consists entirely of financial and commercial advertisements aimed at wealthy readers, including: - **Banking/Trust companies**: United States Mortgage & Trust Company, Morton Trust Company, Windsor Trust Company, and Guaranty Trust Co. of New York—all offering deposit accounts, property management, and investment services - **Stock brokerage**: Wassermann Brothers - **Patent medicines**: Resinol Soap (medicinal soap claiming to cure skin conditions) and Glycozone (marketed as a "scientific germicide" for stomach troubles) - **Books**: Stall's self-help series about sex and life guidance, marketed with medical endorsements The page reflects the era's advertising conventions: grandiose claims, prestigious institutional endorsements, and targeting of affluent, educated audiences. Nothing satirical is evident—this appears to be standard commercial content from the period.
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WE INVITE YouR DEPOSIT AccouNT. Gnitey States Mortgageé Crust Company GEORCE Ww. YOUNG, President. 55 Cepar STREET. New York. 73D St. & Broapway, CAPITAL AND SURPLUS FIVE MILLIONS. Issuee Travellors’ Letters of Credit and Foreign Drafts. WASSERMANN BROTHERS STOCK BROKERS 40 EXCHANGE PLACE, NEW YORK Members of New York Stock Exchange BRANCH OFFICES: 153 Fifth Avenue (Plaza Bank). Windsor Arcade, corner 46th St. and Sth Ave. Astor Court (Waldorf-Astoria Hotel). Imperial Hotel, 8 West 26th St., opposite Martin’s Restaurant, Fifth Avenue Hotel MORTON TRUST COMPANY 38 NASSAU STREET, NEW YORK Capita, - - - $2,000,000 Surplus and Undivided Profits, $6,000,000 OFFICERS: LEVI P. MORTON, President THOMAS F. RYAN, Vice-President K. CORBIERE, 2d Vie EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE : Levi P. Morton Joseph C. Hendrix Thomas F. Ryan James N. Jarvie ward J. Berwind George Foster Peabody Jacob H. Scbiit Wiliam ©. Whitney AUDITING COMMITTEE : Richard A, McCurdy Joseph Larocque Walter S, Jobnston Windsor “Crust Conary will be pleased to take entire charge of your property, both real and personal. The charges for such service are moderate. Sate Deposit Vaults. FIFTH AVENUE AND FORTY-SEVENTH STREET, NEW YORK, N LONDON OFFIC Fiscal Agents of the } United States Government. Capital, $2,000,000 INTEREST ALLOWED ON DEP¢ 33 LOMBARD Hong Kong, Cl TS SUR. c Acts a4 Trustee for Corporations, Firms and. Individual Guardian, F ‘Takes entire charge of Real and Personal Estates: Manila, Philippine Islands, Depository of the Government of the Philippine Islands, Manila, Surplos and Undivided Profits, $5,444,146 EQUE OR ON CERT ecutor and Adminiatrator carefully selected securities offered for investment. TRAVELERS’ LETTERS OF CREDIT AVAILABLE IN ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD. COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT ISSUED. ‘Treanurer, iKBBARD. Secretary. es TTA MURRAY, 24 Vice-President GAULT, Manager Foreign Department. F.C. HARRIMAN, Assistant Treasurer. R. C. NEWTON, Trust Ontcer. DIRECTORS: George F. Baker. George S. Bowdoin, Aogast Belmont, eric. Cromwell, Walter K, Gliette, . G. Haven, £. H, Harriman, Edwin Hawley, N. darvi R. Somers Hayes, Charies R. Henderson, Adrian Iselin, jr., Augustus D. Jauitard, Ricard A, McCurdy, Levi P. Morton, Walter G. Oakman, Henry H. Rogers, H, McK. Twombly, Frederick W. Vanderbilt, Payne Whitney. Harry London Committee: ARTHUR J. FRASER, Chatrman; DONALD C. HALDEMAN, Wh In the nureery, Resinol Soap, the new medicitial soap, is ex valuable. While’ cleansing It nourisbes the pores and tsendorsed by many prominent physicians. It isa derivative of the famous akin owtinent— Resinol. sold everywhere. Sample seat free, Resinol Chemical Co,. Baltimore, Md., U.S.A. STALL'S BOOKS THE SELF AND SEX SERIES has the eosutileed endorsement of Dr, Joseph aroathe ‘Stieldon R vs Fs B. Lady Emloent physi Stel jundreds of others, 4 BOOKS TO Mi Stal, D.D. Waat a Youne Boy Que What a YounG Man Ovcnt To Row, Wuata You: Hussanp Ouvcnt To Know, Witat A MAX oF 45 OucuT To Know, 4,BOOKS TO WOMEN, |Iiy Mis, Mary Wood. ‘lien, SED. and Mt F. A. Drake, M.D. a Vouna Gini: Oven To Kao, ta YounG Woman Ovenr To Kxow, Whar a Youre Wire Ovcwrt To K: Witar a Woman ov 4 Oven 70 Kxo St per copy, post free. Send for table of contents. Canvassers Wanted 4.NEW BOOKS.—"'Faces, Toward the Light. devotional (Stall). A splendid book for spiritual " Manhood's Moraing ideals for young men, By Sylvanu TO fk book, 1, ne ternity”” (Drake), soe, pete" Pastor's Pocket Record * (Stall), goc., net. Vir Publishing Co. i rage Real Estate Trust ig-, Philadelphia, Pa, Dyspepsia. and other stomach troubles quickly relieved and in most cases on cured by the use of This scientific germicide is abso- lutely harmless; it subdues the inflammation of the mucous mem- brane of the stomach, and by re- moving the cause, effects a cure. Used and recommended by leading phy- sicians. Take no substitute and sce that Fihyboule;bears my si¢nature, Trial size, 81. G at druggists or by mail, from Cf etait bept. D., GO Prince St. Send for Booklet, comicbooks.com