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This page is primarily **advertising and humor columns**, not political satire. The content includes: **Humor Pieces**: Short, unrelated jokes about domestic life, miscommunication, and social awkwardness—typical early-20th-century light humor. Examples include a dyspeptic customer confused about lime-water versus lime-juice, and a nervous man afraid to propose by telephone. **Advertisements**: The page features several product ads (Packer's Tar Soap, Glenn's Sulphur Soap, Sohmer Pianos, Miller Brews beer, James Scarlett tailors) mixed throughout—standard for Judge magazine's revenue model. **Verse**: A short poem titled "The Woman and the Rib" makes a mild biblical joke comparing woman's creation from Adam's rib to whales' ribs used in corset-making. **Testimonial**: A longer piece about Grape-Nuts cereal improving digestion after years of railroad work. None of this content carries significant political meaning or social commentary—it's simply entertainment and commercial content typical of period magazines.

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Dyspeptic customer— Have you any lime-water 2?” Drug-store boy (rummaging among the shelves and producing bottle)— Yes, sir. Here it is.” Dyspeptic customer (looking at label) —« But this isn’t lime-water at all, It's lime-juice.” Drug-store boy—“ Yes, sir. It's the same thing in a more concentrated form. Some people prefer it that way."—Chica- go Tribune. Braces the nerves, builds up the blood. strengthens every way — Abbot's Angostura | Bitters “Of course,” said the husband who ie a specialty of manufacturing ex- “the truth is bound to leak out soone time. Yes,” rejoined the other half of the matrimonial. combine ; lined to believe that it lea long ago."—Chicago News. iss Knox—1'm told your husband, under the influence of the wine at that dinner the other night, declared he had ‘married beauty and brains. Mrs. Bridey —* Well, well! nice !" Miss Knox—“ Nice? Aren't you ing to investigate? Evidently he's a bigs must."—Philadelphia Press. Systematic Shampooing with Packers Tar Soap Pure as the Pines means healthy hair and scalp and prevents premature baldness ‘The Packer Mfg. Co., New York. Miss Snappe— Why don't you pro- pose to her by telephone, then ?” Mr. Hoamley Timmid—* Maybe she wouldn't know who I was ?” Miss Snappe—* Exactly ; that. might help your chances."—Philadelphia Pub- lic Ledger. To Prevent Loss of Hair Shampoo the hair once a_week with Glenn's Sulphur Soap. The sulphur is absorbed by the hair and revives the hair roots. nn's Sulphur Soap is a specific for parasitic scalp and skin diseases and cures dandruff. Refuse all substitutes for Glenn’s Sulphur Soap Beat that th de cheng opm foro. bo THe Gait Sater ton Coe its Pelton - HIS Hair and Whisker Dye, Hack or Bro THE “SOHMER” HEADS THE LIST OF THE HIGHEST GRADE PIANOS SOHMER PIANOS Johmer Building, Sth Ave, cor 21d Bt. ‘Only saleeroom ptleaue Sew How) ‘THE WOMAN AND THE RIB, Adam gave his rib ‘To make woman's shape ; (Thus the story 's writ, There is no escape !) Many an arctic whale, Witless of the blame, Also gives his rib For to make the same. I sorrow not for man— He gets his riblet back ; But for the poor old whale, Alack, my friends, alack ! —New Orleans Times-Democrat. Mrs. Dearborn—«1 hear she has been mixed up in a dozen divorce scandals.” Mrs. Wabash— She must be a gradu- ate of one of these co-respondent schools.” —Vonkers Statesman, ut_to what do you wish to convert us?" asked the native. "To the use of the goods we have for * replied the advance-agent of civili- zation.— Chicago Post. ‘TURNOVER TIME WHEN NATURE HINTS ABOUT THE FOOD. When there's no relish to any food and all that one eats doesn’t seem to do any, good, then is the time to make a turn- over in the diet, for that's nature's way of dropping a hint that the food isn’t the kind required. “ For a number of years I followed rail- road work, much of it being office work of a trying nature. Mealtimes were our busiest, and eating too much and too quickly of food such as is commonly served in hotels and restaurants, these together with the sedentary habits were not long in giving me dyspepsia and stomach trou- ble which reduced my weight from two hundred and five to one hundred and sixty pounds. “ There was little relish in any food and none of it seemed to do me any good. It seemed the more I ate the poorer I got, and was always hungry before another meal, no matter how much I had eaten, “Then I commenced a fair trial of Grape-Nuts and was surprised how a small saucer of it would carry me along, strong and with satisfied appetite, until the next meal, with no sensations of hun- ger, weakness or distress as before, “Thave been following ‘this diet now for several months, and my improvement has been so great all the others in my family have taken up the use of Grape- Nuts with complete satisfaction and much improvement in health and brain power. “American people undoubtedly eat hurriedly, have lots of worry, thus hin- dering digestion, and therefore need a food that is predigested and concentrated in nourishment.” Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Look in each package for the famous little book, * The Road to Wellville.” Don’t trust to luck and recklessly order “a bottle of ale’ but emphasize the fact that you must have Evans’ Ale which is the ONLY ale that is always in proper condition to drink, free from dregs, germs and dead yeast cells. Any dealer anywhere. “Here is another example of faulty English,” said the teacher of the class in thetoric, “In this essay you have written * Her sight broke upon a landscape of e trancing loveliness.” How could any one’s sight * break upon ' the landscape ?” “She might have dropped her eyes,” timidly ventured the young woman who had written the essay.— Chicago Tribune. The Sohmer Pianos are recommended to the public for their power, purity, richness and quality of tone, and are considered the most lurable and reliable pianos ever made, Colors are like horses ; Oft it is the plan, What you think a fast one Proves an also ran. New York Times. Stephen—* \'m off for a game of golf this afternoon.” Sara— Well, I want you to enjoy life, Stephen ; but if you had one iota of real missionary spirit you'd stay right here at home and cut the grass."—J/ndianapolis Journal. Mrs, Burker—' Sarah Miller had the assurance to look me right in the face and tell me I was looking horrid !" Mrs. Slyder—" You ought to have told her you didn't mind such reflections as that."— Boston Transcript. “No. I'll not give you a chance to throw me over,” said young Snipkins. “You are too slow to make a monkey of me.” “Too late, you mean,” she answered in |a tone softer than butter in August.— Chicago News. First imp—*That shade doesn’t seem to be so very unhappy.” Second imp—"No. He has given it out that he is merely here for sociological purposes." —New York Sun, Bystander—" That man seems to be a good customer.” Bookseller—" No, he isn’t. I never yet have sold him a book that I wanted to sell him; he buys only the books he wants himself."— Cincinnati Commercial Trib- une. Bacon —" There was a christening down at the professor's house last night.” bert— A christening? Why, what are you talking about ?” * The professor named a new Youkers Statesman, He— Did you see the pleased expres- sion on her face when I told her she didn’t look any older than her daughter ?” She—" No; Iwas looking at the ex- pression on her daughter's face."—Detrott Free Press. Why “THE WE Brews BEST” Milwaukee Beer Because they purchaso the best materials obtain- able in the world's market. Because they employ the most capable and skilled masters in the art of brewing. Because their plant is fitted out with all the latest improvements and machinery known to the brewing world. Because of their unexcelled method of cleanliness their beer is noted for its absolute purity. Fifty Years of Experience. Why not secure a sample and have your physician pass on the quality We invite comparison, know that because we want you to Brews i Milwaukee Beer MILLER BREWING CO., Milwaukeo, U.S.A. Their courtship had lasted two years. «I suppose,” he ventured timidly, « that if I were to ask you to marry me you would promise to be a sister to me.” “Well, I should say not!" she replied with some spirit. You can’t get out of this with anything short of marriage.”"— Cleveland Leader. James Scarlett § Co. soo Cailors... 391 Fifth Avenue, New York Celepbone, 2988 Madison CHICAGO AND WEST—LAKE SHORE LIMITE)X—The New York Central. comicbooks.com