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This page is primarily **advertising**, with minimal editorial cartoon content. The main items are: **Notable Advertisements:** - **Williams' Shaving Soap** (large right-side ad): Emphasizes that their soap won't dry or irritate facial skin—a competitive claim suggesting rival products caused irritation. The elaborate cloud imagery suggests luxury. - **Hunter Baltimore Rye**: Whiskey advertisement claiming largest sales due to quality. - **Leslie's Illustrated Weekly**: Newspaper promotion ($1 for family subscription). - **Opium/Morphine cure**: Patent medicine ad claiming to cure drug habits—reflecting era-specific medical practices and addiction treatment claims. - **Lackawanna Railroad**: Coal/transportation company advertisement. **Editorial Content:** "The Man Who Laughed" is a sentimental poem about laughter passed through generations—typical of Judge's mix of humor and moralizing verse. The page reflects early 20th-century consumer culture, medical quackery, and advertising strategies targeting family readers. There are **no significant political cartoons or satirical commentary** visible.

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A Good Thing Good things are always bought freely, and Baltimore Rye has the largest sale because the people know the Best Whiskey when they taste it. It is the best be- cause it is THE MAN WHO LAUGHED. ne ago, far, far away, man did dwell (The mother of my grandmother Was young, and knew him well), ‘A man who roared so rare a laugh, Of rich and jocund tone, That others laughed to hear him laugh, ‘Who had not laughed alone, ‘The mother of my grandmother (My grandam used to say), Would laugh, remembering his laugh, Until her dying day, ‘The mother of my mother, too, Till her last year was spent, Would shake her ample sides at thought ‘Of so much merriment. ‘Twas thus my mother caught the mood Of bygone days, and she With blithesome pleasure spoke of it ‘And passed it on to me. And I, when life was rather rough, Have thought of him and smiled, The story of whose ancient mirth Shall hearten up my child. Not learned, but wise—he faced his lot ‘And laughed away its ill ; Nor life itself nor death itself ‘That sturdy laugh could still, Williams’ Shaving Soap Oh, blest be he whose ringing laugh Goes echoing through the years, With brave delight of humble hopes ‘And hearty scorn of fears ! Mrs, George Archibald in the Augusta Herald, Pure, Old, Mellow and never disappoints. Downes—'* 1 tell you Brown is a most de- lightful fellow when you get him in a reminis- cent mood.” Uppers—* Um-m, Downe: that way ? “7 Uppers—"* Well, I found him in that sort of mood once. le recalled a ten-dollar loan he had made me."—Catholic Standard and Times, 5 Y his picture taken with a " MORPHINE and LAUDANUM | cigar between his fingers, it does not indicate habits cured by OPACURA that it is a good cigar.—Arkansaw Thomas Cat, it lorsed and used by ms skcians. A TRIAL, TREATMEN Sullicent to convince you It WiteL, CURR! sent PREE, with book of testimonials (sealed). OPA SPECIALTY CO., Dept. U. Chicago. ‘CENTS make 25 PER Sold at all Picst-Class Cafes and by Jobers, WM. LANAHAN & SON, Baltimore, Md. Think so?" Yes; didn't you ever find him OAPS that dry on the face are not properly prepared, and cause smarting, itching and dangerous irritations. Williams’ Soaps are pre- pared by the only firm in the world making an exclusive specialty of shaving soaps, and repre- sent the skill and experience of over Go years devoted to the diffi- cult problem of making a perfect soap for shaving. Wittiams’ Soaps sold everywhere, but sent by mail if your dealer docs not supply you. ‘Willlams’ Shaving Stick, asc. Yankee Shaving Soap (Round or square Tablet), 10c. Luxury Shaving Tablet, asc. Swiss Violet Shaving Cream, goc. Williams’ Shaving Soap (Barbers"), Ground cakes, 11b., 4oc. Exquisite also for toilet. Trial Tablet for ac. Stamp. HIS is j HE an Yesdea Paris THE J. B. WILLIAMS CO., Glastonbury, Conn. dresden sytney SPOOre ys es P.O. Box, Dept. J TA MAR ESSN ESTEE Seer =e POSUEESTIEMIG | DEAFMESS fowns, Csiuwnurdt,” Wisc: \q. BELGIAN HARES. TTATTUR NSIT ARES «(IC COLLARS CUFFS & SHIRTS ‘ sooo ect. | TMAT AUPE IAEA | eR | occa ese Freight paid. New terms free. Great American Tea Co., and bett CANAJOHARIE RABBITRY, | ie SONOHE 7 Wa. Clark Arkell, Secy., CANAJOHARIE, N. ¥. A GREATEST FOR THE F A MI L Y je NEWSPAPER Leslie's Illustrated Weekly It tells the story of contemporaneous events and illustrates it with the most artistic pictures. Its correspondents aud writers cover every important fleld the world over, Lackawanna Railroad Boand Votames vs ar RORMEINSBET er J aDae. MVORTC ANTVOR IC Every copy of Jupce for 1899 in I AND ra Vananen two volumes, substantially bound in mn cloth, with gilt edging, express pre- paid anywhere in the United States, for $9. Send orders promptly. ESLIE’S WEEKLY is a paper to keep on the library table, and to read and re-read, and to file away for useful reference. It is read by more families of culture and refinement among the masses than any other paper of its classin the world. It is the greatest, best, most attractive and cheapest of all American educators. Its special features are worth your time and money. They include Jasper's Weekly Hints to Money-Makers, answering, without charge, questions regarding Stock and Bond Investments ; Hermit’s Life Insurance Suggestions, answer- ing, without charge, questions concerning Life Insurance. Send One Dollar to the publishers’ address below and Leslie's will be mailed to you regularly each week for a period of four months. Les.ie’s WEEKLY HO Fifth Avenue FAST TIME BETWEEN NEW YORK & ST.LOUIS Jadge Publishing Co., jecpin 110 Fifth Avenac, NEW YORK. NEW YORK comicbooks.com