Life, 1905-01-26 · page 17 of 22
Life — January 26, 1905 — page 17: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily a **financial statement and advertising page**, not a political cartoon page. The main content is the 54th Annual Statement of The Manhattan Life Insurance Company (1905), detailing $72.7 million in total payments to policyholders and detailed financial assets/liabilities. The surrounding advertisements include: - **Club Cocktails** (liquor brand) - **Sozodont Liquid** (a toothpaste/dentifrice claiming to cure canker sores) - **Hamburg American Line** (cruise ship tours to Mediterranean and Western U.S.) - **President Suspenders** (clothing) There is **no political satire or cartoon visible**. The only illustration appears to be a decorative maritime scene with the cruise line ad. This is typical of Life magazine's format: financial/corporate announcements interspersed with period consumer product advertisements. The page reflects early 1900s commercial interests and medical product claims (like Sozodont's alleged cancer cure) that would be heavily regulated today.
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ce of the d be *LIFE- $4th ANNUAL STATEMENT OF THE MANHATTAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY NEW YORK, HENRY B. STOKES, - President. Total Payments to Policyholders Since Organization and Amount Now Held For Their Benefit $72,707,681.72 RECEIPTS IN 1904 For Premiums. $2,559,061.76 For Interest, Rent: other Receipts. 998,854.76 $3,557,916.52 DISBURSEMENTS IN 1904 For claims by death, and matured endowments. . 1,356,877.75 Return to Policyholders (dividends, annuities and surrendered policies) ___ 487,680.98 Total Payments to Policyholders. . $1,844,558.73 Taxes, Commissions and all other expenses. 1,053,450.63 $2,898,009.36 ASSETS JANUARY Isr, 1905. United States and other Bonds and Stocks owned by Company $3,655,135.00 Bonds and Mortgages, first Hen (Fire Ins. $5,452,414.) . 6,129,810.00 Loans on Bonds and Stocks . 515,074.16 Real Estate owned by Company. . . 5,874,925.00 Loans and Liens on Policies in force.. 1,516,565.02 Cash in Bank and on hand.... 405,012.46 Net Deferred Premiums and Premiums in Course of Collection 315,358.86 Interest due and accrued, and all other assets........... 270,801.57 ~"$18,682,682.07 LIABILITIES. Policy Reserve (as Computed by New York Insurance Department) 16,375,020.00 All other liabilities. 143,590.98 FUND TO PROVIDE FOR POSSIBLE DEPRECIATION IN ASSETS 200,000.00 CONTINGENT RESERVE FUND. ......----eeeeeereeeeees 1,964,071.09 $18,682,682.07 ‘We, the undersigned, a Cominittes 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 tn di sseta of the Company, and that they are correctly shown in the foregoin, statement. T! ies ahown include the reserve on policies in force as calculated and certifi te ty the Ne: surance Department. WALTER C. STOKES, EDWARD S. RAPALLO, GAIN IN INSURANCE IN FORCE, GAIN IN INCOME, GAIN IN INSURANCE WRITTEN, GAIN IN ASSETS, GAIN IN CONTINGENT RESERVE FUND. SIMEON FORD, ALFRED KITT. f COMM = —________ Personally Conducted Tours to CALIFORNIA, Two Special Cruises to}] |, COLORADO, the Mediterranean | UTAH, “] By the Twin-Screw Cruising Steamer | “Prinzessin Victoria Luise” ORECON, i see’ Naptes aii | and MEXICO rdinia, sic, Gibraltar: inboa, Oports, Dover and Ham: . Where can the tourist of on0 ‘sock a der Lines ‘ther ingiort book giving details of these other cruises, HAMBURG AMERICAN LINE 37 BROADWAY, NEW YORK | Agencies in all Principal Cities Xow, York Central Lines, of enclore a iwe-cent for a copy of “America’s Winter Resorta’ Station, New York. New York Central 0 Georse Will move in February, March and May. For, xartlculars, inauire of ticket agents of the stamp He aniclx. General Pawenger ‘agent Grand Genta and won over the superiority of CLUB COCKTAILS over guesswork or other brands. You can prove their excellence without betting, though. Try a bottle. Insist upon getting CLUB COCKTAILS —the original bot- tled brand. They’re far superior to guesswork kind—you want the best—well, insist on getting CLUB. Always ready. Just strain through cracked ice and serve. Manhattan, Martini, Vermouth, Whis- key, Holland Gin, Tom Gin and York. G. F.HEUBLEIN & BRO., Sole Proprietors | Hartford New York London PRESIDENT Suspenders od As They Feel. As They Look. narantend. Satisfaction, $1.00 & new pair or your mone} ‘At your dealers, or mailed posthaid. EDOARTON MEW. CO., Box 82x Shirley, Masa. CANKER SORES Obstinate been relieved after three or four applica- cases of Cancrum Oris have tions of SOZODONT LIQUID | |A complete cure has been effected within a |week from three applications a day. It is a wonderful dentifrice. Nothing to equal it. IT CLEANSES, HEALS, PRESERVES. 3 FORMS: LIQUID, POWDER, PASTE. comicbooks.com