Life, 1911-01-26 · page 7 of 44
Life — January 26, 1911 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising and financial reporting**, not political satire. The top half contains The Manhattan Life Insurance Company's 60th annual statement (1911), listing assets, liabilities, and payments to policyholders totaling $87.5 million. Below the insurance data is a philosophical piece titled "To All Who Are In Doubt" about accepting life's disappointments, followed by advertisements for **Maillard's Cocoa** and **Ventriloquism** lessons. The bottom half advertises cruise vacations—West Indies, Jamaica, and around-the-world voyages via the Hamburg-American Line. There is **no political cartoon or satire** on this page. It's a standard early-20th-century magazine layout mixing editorial content with commercial advertisements typical of *Life* magazine during this period.
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CrP RAD- BRIDGE. registered et Pat otica Leven wasnactone OrTAWA UR PLAYING CARDS ng tacks tend Pons cara ch rah ) egret of price. ‘Rend for Catalog & CO., 144 Peart 8t., New York To All Who Are In Doubt (Concluded from page 198) after all. Some men, no doubt, are op- pressed by dreams all their life. They obey dreams, they cringe before dreams, they even go so far as to deceive their dreams. But in some better moment they long for realities. It is in these moments that you should remit five mental dollars to Gee. Ime. Mit. Fear not. instant of concentration; It will cost you only an almost any ———— {VANILLA ,| | CHOCOLATE || Whether used for “esting or drinking,» the superionty of Maillard’ Cho colate is instant- y recognized. i xceedingly | | sees object will do, from a brass kettle to the luminous proboscis of an erring friend. All money refunded at any time if not sttisfied. Long time loans made at a moderate rate of interest, without se- curity. You will begin to realize dimly at the end of a week or so that some- thing has entered into your life. Things will go easier. You will wake up in the middle of the night, even when there is a burglar in the room, smiling to your- self, and will learn in time to say to such a visitor: “Go it, old man. You ~~ 60th ANNUAL STATEMENT OF THE MANHATTAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPAN NEW YORK HENRY B. STOKES . President Total Payments to Policy Holders Since Organization Plus Amount Now Held for Their Benefit . $87,581,798.13 ADMITTED ASSETS JANUARY 1, 1911 Bonds and Stocks owned by Company Bonds and Mortgages, Cs lien (Fire Ins. on same $7, 241,450) Real Estate owned by Company. . sis Loans and Liens on Policies in Force. Cash in Bank and on hand... St Deferred Premiums and Premiums in course of collection. Interest and Rents duc and accrued, and all other assets. .... $3,631,413.00, 3'030,123.60) 5:817.959-0088 225,570.91 164,547.10) LIABILITIES Policy Reserve (as computed by the New York Insurance Depar ) All other liabilit AMOUNT TO PROVIDE FOR ANY POSSIBLE DEPRECIATION OR OTHER LIABILITY. AMOUNT HELD, SUBJECT TO CONTINGENCIES, FOR SURVIVORSHIP DIVIDEND POLICIES see -$1,647,534- os} $2,305,829.32]] CONTINGENT RESERVE FUND 658,295.39 314,011.81 f $21,563,460.23 |) Total Insurance in Force $68,432,975.00 Paid Policy Holders During 1910 $2,306,347,.67 Total Assets $21,663,460.23 Excess Assets Over Liabilities ($2,305, 306,829.42 Inquisitive ? The new maid seemed eminently sat- can't hurt me. i look down upon you from the second harmonic plane, with a certain amusement to think that you, too, are groping about among unreali. ties. Any kind of good mental money ac- isfactory, but the mistress of the house thought a few words of advice would be just as well. “And remember,” she concluded, “ that I expect you to be very reticent about what you hear when you VENTRILOQUISM eet pene fig | St- Louls, San Francisco Man ot Boy ‘Send <yrct. 0.4. SMITH, Rowe 1609 23 Migelow cepted. It must represent a real effort are waiting at table.” “Certainly, at concentration, but you can send it madam, certainly,” replied the treasure. from anywhere; from an acro- But then her face lit up with an inno- plane or the bottom of a subwa: ze cent curiosity. “ May I ask, madam, if Think of Gee. Ime. Mit. (He there will be much to be reticent inows:) about ?"—Argonaut, WEST INDIES — The Spanish Main, Panama Canal and Bermuda By tho new twin-screw 8.8, * MOLTKE "(12 £0) tons), largest steamer going to the ~est Indies this winter, Leaving New York February 2th, 1911, for cruises of 3 days duration, And March ath for & Bprio Cruise ‘of 16 days’ duration. Placed visited: “Havana (Cuba), San Juan (Porto Iino), Kingston (Jamalcaly jon (Panama Canal. La Guayra (Veneztcla), Puerto Capella, Port of Spain (trinidad) jn Brea Pott, Briage™ wa (Garbadoes), Fortde Prance Qhartiaique)’St: Pieri St, Thotaas ed eee a eee JAMAICA Tz,Cartbbcan and, the Panama Canal. By tho superb ** PRINZ and other steamers of the Atlas Service of the Hemburg-Ameri sailing Weelely to Cuba. Jamnaica, Haytl, Panama, south and Central kenctons Cette days" duration, fneludts i rect service to Cubaby theluxurioustwinscrew, . Largest steam shipin the Cuban trade.” Also by the 8.8, WALTAL" and LLECHANY? "ca ing only second- ass passengers in cabin ten-day tour including 8" hotel accommodat! 8) Sulghital Bee Tip. Auiple tins for aehtecstag. ” ations, $108. ‘Abort AROUND THE WORLD (ir no crutnes heaving New Pee TONE cei) jeavin November lat, 1911, for Madeira, Gibraltar, Naples, Port Said, Sues: BaabeyrOos ree rem) Iombo, Calcutta (Diamond Harbor), Hangoda, Singapore, hatavia, Masi ove: Kong, Naganakl, Kobe, Yokohama, Hfonoluitiand Sau Francisco, tnd from San Franeleco (second erules) Febru 912, in reversed order of the first Duration 0-day, $680 upward, focluding all’ necessary ashore. "Send for further particulars. HAMBURG - AMERICAN LINE 41-45 Broadway, New York Boston, Philadelphia, Se Pittsburg, Chicago, —_ comicbooks.com