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**The Main Cartoon:** The cartoon depicts a Frenchman ("Monsieur France," identified as a champagne agent from Rheims-Epernay) attempting to sell wine to Uncle Sam (the U.S. personified). France is a traveling salesman making a pitch; Uncle Sam, sitting relaxed, declines by saying Americans prefer "Great Western" wine—a domestic American brand. The joke satirizes American protectionism and commercial preference for domestic goods over imports, even when European products (especially French wine) were traditionally more prestigious. It's advertising content (for Pleasant Valley Wine Co.) disguised as humor, essentially joking that even Uncle Sam now prefers American wine. **Supporting Context:** The page is primarily advertisements with scattered short humorous anecdotes about boarding-house life and traveling salesmen. The remaining cartoons address mundane topics: landlady detecting a boarder's marital status, drummers (salesmen) debating whether a tie is crocheted or silk.

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y ) Monsieur France (agent from Rheims, Epernay)—" Good morning Uncle Sam. Vell, how many boxes can I put you down for?” Sorry, Mr. France: but my people are using “Great Western’ I like it myself—and then'you know it is surpris- UNcLE Sam now—they say it is excellent. ingly reasonable.” PLEASANT VALLEY WINE CO. RHEIMS, N. Y Landlady—*That new boarder needn't try to make me think he is a bachelor. He's either married or a widower.” Millings — you tell?” Landlady— “He always turns his Spare Moments. Drummer (in a near- by hotel, to friend) —'*I see you are getting to be quite a dude, wearing a black crocheted tie.” The other drummer — *But this isn't a black crocheted tie." Bets on the question are forth with made and drum- mer number two an- nounces triumphantly that it is a black-silk tie.” First drummer— “That's what I sai a black crow shade tie. —Berkshire News. YOUR RAZOR will get dull and your strop fail to sharpen it. A “clean shave "is then impossible, and you are liable torcut your face. Here is just what you want. In metal box, containing coarse and fine. Enough to last years, Can be used on Barbers’ “Swings” as well as on all other strops. Every “shaver” knows the Torrey Strops. It is this dressing that has made them famous. To be had from dealers, or direct from factory. Price, 25 cents, post-paid. Send for Catalogue J. Tells How to Sharpen a Razor. J. R. TORREY & 6O., Worcester, Mass. RAZORS, STROPS, HONES, ETC. ENNSYLVANIA TOURS! TO THE COLDEN CATE, Affording a visit of THREE WEEKS in CGA LIFORNIA. THE TOURISTS TRAVEL BY A Superbly Appointed Train Of Pullman Vestibule Drawing-Room, Sleeping, Smokit and Library, Dining and Observation Cafe—an exact Counterpart of the Pennsylvania Limited. FEBRUARY 7, |891. Dates of Starting, HAREH Se 8. APRIL 14, 1891. Santa Barbara, ‘ side, Pasadena, Monterey, and San Hamilton), {rom New York.’ Philadelphia, Baltimore, and “$975.00 FOR THE FIRST, SECOND, AND THIRD, AND 8300.00 FOR THE FOURTH. TOURIST AGENT AND CHAPERON ACCOMPANY THE PARTY. For itinerary containing {ull information address GEO. W. BOYD, Assistant General Passenger Agent, Philadelphia, Pa, CHAS. E. PUGH, R. WOOD, General Manager, Gen'l Passenger Agent, Was he insured? is a question we ask almost as nat- urally after a man’s death, as after a fire ; because it is coming to be recognized as much a matter of business rudence to insure one’s life as it is to insure against Recs by fire... There are many good business men fa the world, and it might be a matter of wonder where they all insured their lives did not the annual reports of the companies call attention to the immense business done by some of them. Here is the New York Life, for ex- ample, whose report appears in another column, with an annual income of thirty-two million dollars, with as- sets to the amount of one hundred and fifteen millions, and carrying over five hundred and sixty-nine millions of insurance on its books. It paid over thirteen millions to policy-holders in 1890, and wrote a hundred and fifty- nine millions of new insurance. ‘This company carries about fifteen per cent. of all the insurance in force in ‘American companies, and does about nineteen per cent. of the new business.” Its success is the result of supe- rior management, and is well deserved, H. H. BABCOCK CO. Carriage Builders. Established 1845, Factory— Watertown, N.Y. Warerooms—406, 408, 410, 412 Broome Street. FINE CARRIAGES OF EVERY DESCRIPTION, FOR TOWN on COUNTRY. Victorias, Cabriolets, Rockaways, Surreys, Phectons, Depot Wagons, Road Wagons, Buckboards. Novelties in Natural Wood and Paint, » Pony Wagons, and Buckboards. Pony W. L. DOUGLAS $3 SHOE cent Eiagn. $55.00 Genuine Hand-sewed, 94.00 Wandseowed, Welt, a fine cal Sto un. 9.50 Goodyear Welt is thevtandard dress Soe, at Mr. Figg —I{ 1 hear you swearing again I'll tan you till you can’t see.” Zommy—'* But you swear sometimes.” Mr. Figg—'‘ I've got some excuse, and you have not. You are not the unhappy father of a thirteen-year-old boy who car ask more questions than a civil-service commission.” —/ndianapolis Journal, THE SUK LITTLE TAILORS. DRESS COAT AND VEST $ I 5 To Order in Clay's Diagonals, THESE GOODS ARE SOFT FINISHED AND WON'T GLOSS. SPRING OVERCOATS $ | 8 To Order in Melton, Kerseys and all the Latest Shades. A FULL LINE OF SAMPLES WITH EASY SELF-MEASUREMENT GUIDE SENT ON APPLI- CATION FREE OF CHARGE. Our Goods Will Stand Expert Inspection. JACOBS BROS., 229 BROADWAY, opposite Post-Office, 152 and 154 BOWERY, cor. Broome Street, NEW YORK CITY. 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