Life, 1904-01-28 · page 18 of 22
Life — January 28, 1904 — page 18: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **a corporate financial statement** for the Manhattan Life Insurance Company (1904), not a political cartoon. The bulk of the page presents the company's assets, liabilities, receipts, and disbursements—essentially a detailed annual report showing $69.9 million in total payments to policyholders. The page includes several **humorous anecdotes and jokes** in the left margin (typical of *Life* magazine's format), featuring brief comedic exchanges about everyday topics: a man bragging about attending the 1904 St. Louis exposition, jokes about names and possessions, and Southern hospitality humor. These are gentle, apolitical jokes reflecting early-1900s American life. The **advertisements** dominate the lower half: Dr. Siegert's Angostura Bitters and H.B. Kirk & Co.'s Old Crow Rye whiskey. These ads use typical period marketing language, claiming superiority and authenticity. There are no political cartoons or caricatures on this page—it's a financial disclosure with light entertainment and commercial advertising, representing *Life*'s dual purpose as both satirical magazine and business journal.
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LIFE- ANNUAL STATEMENT OF THE MANHATTAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY | | NEW YORK. | HENRY B. STOKES, - President. ing to do with all | ‘ly. | a = Sant: mn to my friends in Total Payments to Policyholders Since Organization and Amount Now Held St. Lou I'm going to the exposition next year.— For Their Benefit Chicago Daily News | IF YOU ARE LOOKING $69,987,665.99 erved without orden's Brand Evaporated RECEIPTS IN 1903. it is & perfect took tor teteat For Premiums.......... : ; For Interest and Rents, =< OUR FOOLISH: (ONTEMPORAR Prien! those pre | DISBURSEMENTS IN 1903. $3,32 1,506.70 For claims by death, and matured endowments $1,437, 67 Return to Policyholders (dividends, annuities and surrendered policies) “351 5 Total Payments to Policyholders $1,788,896.42 1 goston Taxes, Commissions and all other expenses 110341630.15 The deal hotel of America for permanent ant yrs ‘aa ASSETS JANUARY Isr, 1904. $2,823,520;57 United States and other Bonds and Stocks owned by Company $3,662,406.90 tal Bonds and Mortgages, first lien. 5,801,410.00 Loans on St s and Bonds. . 630,849.04 ' Real Estate owned by Compat at 5,522,982.71 whatever it fx, let ita Loans and Liens on Policies in for 1,374,316.83 t { starvation.—Philadelphia Cash in Bank and on hand 270,040.15 Le Net Deferred Premiums and Premiums in Course of Coll ‘ 267,185.71 | Interest due and accrued, and all other assets...............4- 278, °033.73 ys are to be found tn great numbers o: 7 veriin Game Preserves, on the penios LIABILITIES. 11 807:225:07 ni, and visiting sportsmen are having great | Policy Reserve (as Computed by New York Insurance Department) ad 15,825,508.00 ‘0 section of Virginia ts 80 ric tus magniticent | All other liabilities 2,286. 38 $15,927,794.38 Surplus $1,879,430.69 ¢ her Christmas. ‘We, the undersigned, a Committee elected by the Board of Directors of the Manhattan Life Insurance | Company to examine the accounts of the Company, hereby certify that we have carefully examined ia detail the assets of the Company, and that they are correctly shown in the foregoing statement. The | liabilities shown include the reserve on policies in force as calculated and certified to by the New York ree? But how did Jack get it?" Insurance Department. "Maste got How did she ring - ttustrated’ 3 WALTER C. STOKES, SIMEON FORD. } his wateh."—Ilustrated Bits | \ , | EDWARD S. RAPALLO, E. V. 2. LANE, f Committee. Sovra rox Hosrrratiry ; Manor, Asheville. na, 18 the best Inn South, GROWTH IN LAST FIVE YEARS. dE. SSWEANS eatd We palioaio tielauaKy GAIN IN SURPLUS, $326,522 GAIN IN INSURANCE WRITTEN, $7,263,842 waiter, “how did you ever come by a name like GAIN IN ASSETS, $2,268,499 GAIN IM INSURANCE IN FORCE, $15,475,542 - i GAIN IN INCOME, $766,537 I was born in Chicago. Reckon yer Chicago sne¢ sah !"—Yonkers _ ar, ONLY FRESHLY MADE Cocktails Have the Correct Flavor, but they must contain that most delightful of all aromatic tonics, the genuine imported y,0r some iss Edward Penfleld’s C dar of St doby Alfred BB: Cornhill, Boston One of the cleverest thin jon do not want ett in| ngs of the season. Tiny tell me Skinnem ts out for all there 1 tn i | Dr. Siegerts RS tte'—einctnnatt CommercialsPribun ANGOSTURA Bites: A delicious flavoring for lemonade, lemon ice, soda i see ‘eTS aan ngs ries are made water, sherry and all liquors. glad when Cook’s Imperial Extra Dry Champagne \s use THE BEST. APPETIZER FLaturicn: T suppose you are pretty familiar Sote aga” NEW YORK, N.Y, Unnan Yes; I know every inch of the ad- | verti nts.—Chicago Daily News WE CLAIM Is BEST— THAT O L D Cc RO W RY E BECAUSE iis chun al Onttnal secon bitten lis It is sold straight. It brings the distiller far more price genuine Abbott's will revolutionize the aystem. |} H. B. KIRK than any other made in the United States. : | It is hand made, sour mash, and has the best reputation. & CO., N. Y. Our Scotch Whiskies are true Glenlivets ; are sold straight. Notiine bores an ignorant mind lke a work cae The Souvenir is old. The Bonnie Brier Bush is very old, of art.—Schoolmaster. i} comicbooks.com