Life, 1904-01-07 · page 28 of 36
Life — January 7, 1904 — page 28: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising** for financial institutions and whiskey, with scattered humorous anecdotes rather than political cartoons. The main content includes: - A Trimble Whiskey advertisement featuring hands toasting, with a greeting about friendship and time's passage - Large ads for Wassermann Brothers (stock brokers) and Morton Trust Company - A major advertisement for Guaranty Trust Co. of New York, emphasizing its role as fiscal agent for the U.S. government in the Philippines The small humor pieces are innocuous social jokes: a woman's composure when chocolate spills on her lap, an Irish-English strength competition, and brief witticisms about marriage and dentistry. **Historical context**: The Philippine references date this to the early 1900s (post-1898 Spanish-American War), when American financial institutions were establishing themselves in newly-acquired territories. The page reflects Gilded Age prosperity and the expansion of American banking and commerce.
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=< OUR FOOLISH (QNTEMPORA I went to a party with Janet, And met with an awful mishap, For | awkwardly emptied a cupful Of chocolate into her Ia But Janet was cool—though it wasn't— For none Is so tactful as she, And, smiling with perfect composure, id sweetly, “The drinks are on me!” Harvard Lampoon. “ Lifeis long, but time is fleeting, Iv you are a tachelor girl, or a bachelor boy, or some To all our friends a merry one eise, you do not want to miss Edward Penge : : dar of Stenctis (75c.), published by Alfred Ba greeting Cornhtil, Boston, One of the cleverest things of the season Mns. arles Dana Gib- son, says that w days since little girl aged seven, came over to se . After playing =———— 2 >) contentedly for © time she came up to her and A pure ry Im 1 sald : : . 10ryears old, aged wt e : WHITE, HENTZ. CO “But why s0 soon, deari byxtimes Whiskey Phila &New York. w “Well, you see, grandma, I must look after not artificially. ESTABLISHED 1793. papa, He's all alone there, with nobody but bis wife Green Label. : and the baby.""—/hiladelphia Ledger, At All First-Class Dealers. Tue Socra ror HoseitaLty ; The Manor, Asheville, North Carolina, 1s the best Inn South, as irinman and an tortionan were court: |! WASSERMANN BROTHERS}|| MORTON TRUST COMPANY tog feats of physical prowess, The Englishman, by way of showing his strength, said that he was ac- Cautoricd to sim across the ‘Thames thee. ties STOCK BROKERS 38 NASSAU STREET,/NEW YORK before breakfast every morning. Capita, - - - $2,000,000 “Well, aid the Irishman, “that may be all 40 EXCHANGE PLACE, NEW YORK right, but it do seem to me that your clothes would Surplus and Undivided Profits, $6,000,000 be bi vee meron nce of the river all the time”"— 1] Members of New York Stock Exchange LEVI P, MORTON, Presicent | EOE TINE THOMAS P. RYAN, Vice-President MOTEL VENDOME, BOSTON, —— JAMES K. CORBIERE, 24 Vice-Prest. 1. M. NCIS U All the attractions of hotel life, with the comforts and BRANCH OFFICES: Re RL MEA TINE Néak Sesser privacy of hom H. B. BERRY, Trust Officer 3 Fitth Avenue (Plaza Bank’. execur : The boys of Captain Lusbman's com- . . XECUTIVE COMMITTEE : Bren: The boys of Captain Lusbman’s com Windsor Arcade, corner 46th St. and th Ave. Levi P. Morton ee OOM Ce Hendrix pany want to present bim with some little testl- Thomas F. Ryan James N. Jarvie Seoalal Astor Court (Waldorf-Astoria Hotel) Elward J: Beriod George Fouter Peabody cuTten: How about a nice etknite? |] Imperial Hotel. 3, G. Haven Sacot Hl. Scultt Corian: How about «nice pocketknit F . Wittam ©. Whitney Hero's a beauty, with four blades and a corkscrew. |] —§ West 20th St., opposite Martin's Restaurant, AUDITING COMMITTEE : laven't you got any with one blade and four Fifth Avenue Hotel, Ricbard A. Mecurdy Joseph Larocque corkscrews?”"—Philadetphia Ledger Walter S, Johnston “Ir our combination is iMegal,”” sald the cap!- = tallst, “I suppose we will have to change it.” wae ke” Gusts naw nce "| Guaranty Trust Co. of New York RING up sour grocer and ask for a box of Cham- Mutual Life Bullding, Nassau, Corner Cedar Street. pagne wafers and some Cook's Jinpertal Extra’ Dry BRANCH OFFICES: 35 Lombard Street, London, F. Champagne and Sbangtat, China, j Manila, Philippine Islands; Hong Kong. Exxie: No, she isn't going to marry Claude, Fiscal Agents of the United States Government at Manila, Philippine Islands, and Hong Kong, China, after all Depository of the Governmen’ ilippi TE wun; thay ofler zone: manean: auoes Capital, $2,000,000 __ Surplas, $5,000,000 Sugar and Steel."—Chicago Daily News INTEREST ALLOWED ON DEPOSITS SUBJECT TO CHEQUE OR ON CERTIFICATE. ie eslaSSE Be Acts as Trustee for Corporations, Firms and Individuals: and as Guardian, Executor and. Administrator: Takes entire charge of Keal and Versonal Estates: carefully selected securities ed for investment aid the walking delegate, pausing to : TRAVELERS’ LETTERS OF CREDIT AVAILABLE IN ALL PARTS OF THE W listen 16. the music of the goldes: ‘harps lege 2 AND COMMERCIAL LETTERS OF CREDIT ISSUED. NE WORLD, want to know if those musicians bave union cards.” SEES On Cee —Chicago Evening Post. DRAFTS on all parts of Great pritain, France, Germany, China and Philippines 180! T and SOLD, A TROUBLED feeling and the blues can generally be % euAN EEE ares J my WALTER G. OAKMAN, President. GEORGE R. TURNBULL, 24 Vice-President, traced to ludigestion. Chase It away with Abbot's, the HENRY A. MURRAY. 3d Vice-President, JON GAULT, Manager Foreign Department, Original Angostura Bittera, At droggists WA. C. EDWARDS, Treasnrer F.C. HERBARD. Secretary. F.C. HARRIMAN, Assistant Treasurer, R. C. NEWTON, Trust omcer, l DIRECTons: traction you'll have to take gas, and that's fifty George P. Baker, . Harriman, Adnan Iselin, Jr, Walter G. Oakman, conte extra” August Belmont, .G. Haven, James N. Jarvie. Norman B. Ream, fs ‘ - ss oe ‘i George S. Bowdoin. dwin Hawley, Augustus D. Jutiliard, Henry H. Rogers Oh aid the farmer. “I guess the old Frederic Cromwell, R. Somers Hayes, Richard_A. Mecurdy, Mek. Twomb way'll be best; never mind no gas. Walter R. Guilette, Charies R. Henderson, Levi P. Morton, Fredenck W. Vi you're a bray Harry Payne Waltney. Ont It ain't me that’s got the tooth ; M's my London Committee: ARTHUR J. FRASER, Chatrman; DONALD C. HALDEMA: wife.""—Philadelphia Ledger. “Yes,” sald the dentist, “to Insure painless ex- comicbooks.com