Life, 1908-01-30 · page 17 of 22
Life — January 30, 1908 — page 17: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertising page** with minimal editorial content. The cartoons are product endorsements rather than political satire: **Cook's Champagne ad** (top left): Shows a gentleman offering champagne to a woman, with the slogan "I want what I want when I want it." This reflects early-1900s consumer culture messaging—marketing luxury goods by appealing to personal desire and immediacy. **P.B. Ale ad** (lower left): A jovial mascot promotes beer with "Oh be Jolly!"—typical period advertising equating alcohol consumption with good cheer. **Baker Electric Vehicles ad** (top right): Showcases an electric automobile, reflecting the era's early automotive enthusiasm and the temporary popularity of electric cars before gasoline engines dominated. The remaining content includes advertisements for **Life's Prints** (art reproductions), **Burpee Seeds**, and a **Manhattan Life Insurance Company financial statement**. There is **no political satire** on this page—it's purely commercial advertising typical of early-1900s magazine content.
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Keto de ht. Whe t mente. cats, be CHAMPAGNE Jy what I want.” Nore better at ary price. popels give more speed and greater mile- age than any other electric made. Their handsome designs—elegance of appointments and aristocratic appearance give the Baker Electrics a distinction and individuality which denote superiority and refinement. The complete line of Baker Electric Coupes, Broughams, Victorias, Landau- lets, Surreys, Runabouts, etc., including || the interesting Baker Electric Roadster which is something new in electrics, are fully illustrated and described in’ our 1908 catalogue, which will be sent to any address, upon request. The Baker Motor Vehicle Co. 35 W. 80th Street, Cleveland, Ohio. ence ws kely tobe the ces ng to te P. B. ALE “Oh be Jolly!” If you know a, good ale when you taste it. you'll be glad to taste the best ale when you know it. It's PB. Taste it. A. G. Van Nostrand Bunker Hill Breweries Boftos, Mass. The 1908 CATALOGUE. OF Life’s Prints Reproducing in carefully printed minia- tures, 163 of LIFE'S latest and best pictures by Hutt, Clay, Read, Balfour Ker, Blashfield, Gibson, Gilbert, Budd, Flagg, Bayard Jones, Squires, Broughton, Jacobs, Stewart, Hanna, Grant, Phillips, and others. LIFE’S PRINTS provide an inexpensive but not cheap form of mural decoration. They are embellish- ments for any home, the most costly or the simplest. The new catalogue will be sent to any address on receipt of ten cents, by LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY Seventeen West Thirty-first Street NEW YORK “Seeds that Grow” are the Best Seeds that can be Grown. We do the testing—You run no risk! If you garden either for pleasure or profit you should study ‘The Leading American Seed Catalog." A postal card will bring you a copy by return mail. W. ATLEE BURPEE @ CO., Seed Growers, Philadelphia, Penna. 57th ANNUAL STATEMENT OF THE MANHATTAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY HENRY B. NEW YORK STOKES, PRESIDENT Total Payments to Policyholders Since Organization Plus Amount Now Held for Their Benefit $79,450,445.71 Apaitren Asser Bonds and Stocks owned by Company. Bonds and Mortgages, first lien (I Loans on Bonds... Real Estate owned by Loans and Liens on Polici Cash in Bank and on hand. Net Deferred Premiums and Premiums in Course of Coll Interest and Rents due and accrued. Policy Reserve (as computed by New All other liabilities CONTINGENT RESERVE FUND JANUARY 1st, 1908. «$3,028,679. 21 + 8,233,860.00 550,000.00 §,311,100.00 2,399,831. 73 208,965 .68 182,417-25 __ 250,042.24 $20,165,796.11 Liabiuities York Insurance Department) $18,167,665 .00 143,086.40 1,855,044-71 $20,165,796. 11 THIS COMPANY IS ONE OF THE STRONGEST INCREASE IN ASSETS STANDARD POLICY CONDITIONS INCREASE IN CONTINGENT RESERVE FUND LOWEST PARTICIPATING RATES CONSISTENT WITH SAFETY comicbooks.com