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This page is primarily **advertisements and light verse**, not political satire. The main content is a humorous poem titled "The Politeness of Mr. Johnson" about a working-class man (Bill Johnson) who courteously helps a lady slip on an orange peel, then apologizes profusely for swearing at the mess—while she, oddly, thanks him for cursing. It's a gentle joke playing on social conventions: Johnson's crude language is presented as oddly polite by the lady's standards, inverting expectations about what constitutes "politeness." The page includes period advertisements for Hunter Baltimore Rye whiskey, Columbia electric automobiles (emphasizing a 40-mile battery range), Truth's poker paintings, and Palliser's American Architecture book. A small sidebar joke contrasts "politeness" with detectives' use of "After you"—implying detectives aren't actually polite. **The satire is minimal and social rather than political**, mocking genteel pretense about manners rather than addressing contemporary events or figures.

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THE POLITENESS OF MR. JOHNSON. Bill Johnson ain't no dandy, He ain't no joy to sight; But I'll say this for William— That he is most polite. Bill Johnson saw a lady Slip on an orange-peel, And felt the same compassion That every gent should feel. Bill Johnson ran to catch her And save her from the fall. She had eggs in a basket ; ‘They scattered—that was all. Bill Johnson helped the lady Once more upon her feet. “Oh, thank you!" said the lady In tones serene and sweet. Bill Johnson saw his clothing ; Tle saw the lady's, too. Excuse me,” murmured W But I must cuss a few." Bill Johnson swore most fearful. ‘The lady did not stir; But when he paused she gurgled. “OM, THANK YOU—THANK YOU, SIR!” Josh Wink, in the Baltimore American, iam, Hunter Baltimore Rye The American Gentleman's Whiskey Never Sold Till 10 Years Old Bold at all Arst-class cafés and by jobbers, WM. LANAHAN . Baltimore, Md. It isn’t politeness that makes a detective ex- emplify the expression, “After you."—Pdila- delphia Bulletin, 2 9) Only on the PRESIDENT Suspender has the 1 ra fan not rust, Price te, or by mall. SRS EDUATTON MPC. Co., ios 272, shirley, Mase Truth’s Famous Poker Pictures in Colors. 7 Inadequate idea of TRUTH'S fainous poker pletures, The lthograpbed ne rie coloring of the origtoal palotings and are hardly to be diatio. r, 21x18 tocbes 1 dveach ts ‘vecome so popala: ny of the a bachelor's dea complete BOWERY. nt as often as they SOUTH. {timay bring forth fi A CALL IN ARIZONA, ‘Where too many aces epoll the pot A DEAL IN WASDINGTO ‘One that fs not politieal, A SHOW-DOWN LN THE 400, Tiue-bloods playing for blue ebtps. per set of six, as above, $2.00, Sent, postage pald, in strong protecting qual nerve, Gasolene AUTOMOBILES In Sixth Year of Successful Service. Electric Improved Electric Models with Battery Radius of Forty Miles on One Charge Mark XIX—Columble Surrey. for Prompt Delivery. Prospective owners of # % # Automobiles cannot afford « to_purchase before seeing * Columbia Automobiles * + at the revised price list. % v Mlastrated 1901 Catalog and Price List on Request. ELECTRIC VEHICLE COMPANY, 100 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, A $5.00 BOOK FOR $1.00. ‘The Latest and Best Publication on Modern Artistlo Dwellings and ‘Other Buildings of Low Cost. Pattiser’s AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE; Or, Every Man a Complete Builder. BE YOUR OWN ARCHITECT, ‘This book will save you huodreds of dollars if you are thinking aboat bullding a house. You are thinking of building a house you ought to buy the new pook Palliser's American “Architecture : or, Every Man are Complete Builder, prepared by Palliser, Palliser & Co the well- Kgown Architects, ‘There is not a builder or any one intending to bulld or otherwise interested that can afford to be without it. Itis a practical work and exerypody buysiit.” The best cheapest and most popular book eret issued on Building, . Nearly four hundred drawings. A $5 book ia size and style, but we have determined to make it meet the popu demand, to suit the times, $0 that it can be easily reached by all. “This book contains 104 pages 1x14 inches in size, and consists of large oxta plate pages, giviog plans, elevations, perspective Views: descriptions, ownerst names, actual cost ef Const action, Ro guess work, ind instructions How to Build 70 Cotages, Villas, Double Houses, Brick Block Houses, suitable for city ‘and costing from $300 to $6,%003 tables, School House, Town Hall, Churches, and other public buildlogs.togetbet with specifications, form of contract, anda large amount of ialormation on the erectioa of buildings, selection of site, employment of architects. It is worth $5 to any one, it in paper cover by m [postpaid, on receipt of $1 j bow Frretoeh, $2. It you ever intend to build get this book ‘and study it, before you commence. ‘This should be our first step toward building & house, so as to ascertain! kind of a house you wantand Sd out how much it is going to cost Before koing ahead, < ere is not one person in hundred that builds & house Dat that wishes, after it is too late, that hehad made some different arrangements on planning the interior, and would give many dollars to have had it otherwise, Dutit is too - ‘Also there is not one ia a woes dred but that will tell y his house is costing a great deal more than i. calculated jt would. ‘The reason of this is he s build, without proper consideration : his only foundation is the money he has to build with aod large y Imagiastions: Patou the use he has hs bulldog enclosed his imaginations ‘vanish apd his 59067 with them. ‘The value of this work to builders cannot ‘be ‘as they are called on to build every day in the week. ‘There is not a builder in the country who can afford to neglect this book. Remit by Express or Po-tal Money Order. Address All Orders to JUDGE CO., 110 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK, ated, as it contains designs for just such houses comicbooks.com