NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
The Joun Hancock Mutual Lire Insurance GomPANY 
Incorporated 1862 under the rigid laws of [lassachusetts. 
SPEAKING OF LIFE INSURANCE! 
Every agent for every company will tell you that the company that he represents is the best. That 
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When you get down to cold figures and actual results as shown on this page, you may form your own 
conclusions and send for STROPLE, the man that represents the JOHN HANCOCK in this district. 
The JOHN HANCOCK increased its insurance in force about three times as much as its nearest 
rival during the year 1904, as shown by Insurance Commissioner’s report. 
RECORD FOR TWENTY YEARS—1885-1905 
OF THE 
John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company wisétskrs 
The following table shows the progress and relative condition of the Company’s business for the past twenty 
years, being taken from the report of the- Insurance Commissioner of Massachusetts : 
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Year Income Outgo Assets Liabilities | Surplus Ins. in force 
1885 | $806,318 $704,440 | $2,747,497 | $2,494,932 | $252,565) $21,466,371 
1886 | 984,567 852,705 | 2,875,581 | 2,616,410 259,171} 26,784,420 
1887 1,197,979 | 1,011,934 | 3,070,649 | 2,831,361 239,288 32,936,204 
1888 | 1,480,163 | 1,243,544 | 3,317,224 | 3,044,414 272,810} 39,311,096 
18g9 | 1,799,543 | 1,535,946 | 3,548,080 | - 3,265,017 283,063} 45,879,657 
1890 | 2,180,022 | 1,780,033 | 3,967,910 | 3,626,104 341,806 55,803,940 
1891 2,572,368 | 2,179,470 | 4,381,591 4,038,311 343,280, 65,108,734 
1892 | 3,144,613 | 2,484,597 | 5,061,651 | 4,632,627 429,024| 78,138,546 
1893 | 3,747,183 | 3,069,684 | 5,788,917 | 5,303,856 485,061| - 88,961,727 
1894| 4,192,784 | 8,318,588 | 6,673,255 | 6,116,745 556,510) 102,149,180 
1895 | 5,006,132 | 4,063,416 | 7,664,909 | 7,058,809 606,100] 120,955,471 
1896 | 5,627,025 | 4,521,198 | 8,814,124 | 8,169,956 644,168] 135,095,272 
1897 | 6,240,282 | 4,706,502 | 10,482,330 | 9,580,612 901,718] 150,613,389 
1898 | 7,043,159 | 5,214,289 | 12,495,946 | 11,160,519 | 1,335,427) 167,138,344 
1899 | 7,843,143 | 5,889,977 | 14,491,826 | 12,918,761 | 1,573,065] 192,573,498 
1900 | 8 986,736 | 6,780,472 | 16,889,953 | 15,012,619 | 1,877,334) 221,032,536 
1901 | 10,212,255 | 7,564,723 | 19,688,832 | 17,397,755 | 2,291,077| 250,218,289 
1902 | 11,993,193 | 8,549,088 | 23,217,728 | 20,466,810 | 2,750,918) 288,358,118 
1903 | 13,572,734 | 9,591,329 | 27,133,640 | 24,124,581 | 3,009,059) 319,674,386 
1904 | 14,941,657 | 10,644,247 | 31,707,626 | 28,268,598 | 3,439,028] 356,173,163 
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The first Dividend on Five-Year Dividend plan paid Septem- Guaranteed Paid-up Value, Fifth Year........ $218.00 
ber, 1901, on Policy No. 45969, for $1000 on 20-Payment Life plan, Above Dividend added ..-....+..+-+-+-seeeee 90.00 
taken out in September, 1896, at age 30, with Annual Payment of Participating Paid-up Insurance for Life. : $308.00 
Thirty-one Dollars and Forty Cents ($31.40), was Thirty-two : : ; A 4 . 
Dollars and Ten Cents ($32.10). Lhe insured would receive a paid-up policy of $308 for life, 
This policy-holder had the option of purchasing additional in- which would participate in dividends. 
surance with the above dividend of $32.10, and, if accepted, the 
same would have added Ninety Dollars ($90) to the original amount 
of his policy. 
ACTUAL COST OF POLICY FOR FIVE YEARS. 
You will also find below on this page the date of organization 
of the five (5) principal companies of the State of Massachusetts, 
and the amount of insurance in force in each one the year ending 
December 31, 1904. 
Five Annual Premiums ($31.40 each)..........$157.00 Year 
Meduect above DAvVId CHG «wed. ects sees tee os 32.10 Con Nous Inc.1835 Ins.in force Dec. 31,’04.$155,182,074 
Net Payments paid byinsured..........«. $124.90 . 2. 4 1845 4 > 107,294,332 
Deduct guaranteed Cash Value which Company ; 3. pi 1851 ‘ ‘ eal ele 
will pay, if desired, on surrender of policy... 74.18 ny 4. bs 1851 “ % Periph 
Net Cost of Insurance for Five Years..... $50.72 John Hancock No.6 hea S06 
Or, $10.14 per annum for $1000 Insurance. Note above that the JOHN HANCOCK is 27 years younger 
If this policy-holder had not wished to keep up the Insurance, than its oldest rival, but still has over twice as much insurance in 
and not accepted above cash settlement, he would (without any force. WHY? Just form your own conclusions and send for 
furthur payment) be insured for the following amount, viz. : STROPLE, 
For further particulars regarding Life Insurance, address 
GEO. BE. B. STROPLE, 
P. O. Box 175, GLOUCESTER, MASS. 
