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This is primarily a **holiday/anniversary advertising and promotional page** rather than political satire. The page announces Judge/Leslie's Weekly's "Golden Anniversary Number" combined with a Christmas issue (December 14th). The small cartoons present are light social humor: 1. **"The Blessedness of Receiving"**: A child responds to Sunday school teaching about giving being blessed by noting his family became wealthy when his father became a "receiver" (likely a bankruptcy trustee or court-appointed financial receiver)—satirizing how some profited from financial mismanagement. 2. **"Safe From the Agent"**: An insurance joke about an investigator (appears to reference the famous Armstrong insurance investigation) being spared insurance agent visits. 3. **"Cat" dialogue**: Women's vanity humor about a convex mirror. The bulk of the page advertises the magazine's contents, including Civil War artwork by Joseph Becker, cowboy illustrations by Charles M. Russell, and articles on journalism history. The page promises a facsimile reprint of Leslie's Weekly's first issue from 1855.

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‘THE BLESSEDNESS OF RECEIVING. Don't you know, Bobbie,” said the Sunday-school teacher, “that the Bible says it is more blessed to give than to receive ¢” “Mebby it is,” replied Bobbie, « but we couldn't afford to keep an automobile and live in a house with marble steps till pa had been a receiver for a month or two."— Chicago Record-Herald. The Supreme After-Dinner Cordial Golden Anniversary Number LESLIE’S WEEKLY Combined with Christmas Number Thursday, December 14th SAFE FROM THE AGENT. Church— That man Hughes, who is conducting the insurance investigation, is a lucky man.” Gotham—" Why so?” Church—* He won't be bothered with insurance agents calling at his office and telling him the advantages of insuring in their companies for a long time."— Yon- hers Statesman. The Golden Anniversary Number of Leslie’s Weekly will contain: A full-page drawing by Joseph Becker (the veteran war correspondent and artist of Leslie's Weekly during the Civil War), of the special train bearing the presents to the * Boys in Blue" in front of Richmond. A Christmas Dinner on the Plains,” drawn by the famous cowboy Charles M. Russell. Double-page. colors by B. Corey Kilvert, “ Tacir First and Only “Your honor,” said the attorney, «this man’s insanity takes the form of a belief LIQUEUR EAGLETTE An especially fine American product, ace knowledged by connoisseurs to be unequalled here or abroad. As a delicious aid tu diges- tion, and a cordial of delightful flavor, it is without a rival. A fitting finale toany feast. EAGLE LIQUEUR DISTILLERIES that every one wants to rob him. He won't allow even me, his counsel, to ap- proach him. ‘+ Maybe he’s not so crazy after all,” murmured the court, in a judicial whis- per.—Chicago Fournal, “Upset by a Snowedrift—Laughable Incident of a Christmas Ride,” drawn by D. C. Hutchise “What Baby Wanted, and What He Got,” cartoon by Hy Mayer. “Catland's Santa Claus About To Make a Christmas Eve Trip,” drawn by Louis Wain, a famous English artist. “ Fifty Years of the World's Progress,” wy Gilson Willets. How Frank Leslie Started the First Mlustrated Weekly,” by Har- Quimby. “American Journalism's Most Wonderful Half Century," by Charles Rheinstrom Bro: etumatt, U.S. A. M. Harvey. “An Artist's Interesting Recollections of Leslie's Weekly,” by Joseph Becker. “Mrs. Puffer’'s Freak Dinner," Christmas story, by J. L. Harbour. “Mary Virginia's Christmas Playmate,” by Maud Harmon Keed. “Christmas Up-to-Date,” poem by Jane Fraser. And many other interesting features, making it the BEST OF THE HOLIDAY PUBLICATIONS Contains an exact copy, fac-sémile, of the first issue of Lestie's Weekty, December 14th, 1855. Everybody will want to keep this Rare and Unique Souvenir MOTHING ELSE LIKE ST 1M EXISTENCE AN ADVANTAGE. | e “When you are wandering about among these magnificent autumn woods and immemorial rocks, do you not often wish that you were a savage—a rude, untutored child of nature ?” | “Indeed I do. Then 1 wouldn't be | stick all over the scenery.”—C/ Leader, caTt Miss Angles— While 1 was shopping |to-day [happened to stop in front of one HOLIDAY RATES SOUTH. Southern Railway will sell tickets at reduc a] rates. For information call address New York offices, 271 and 1185 Broadway. Jof those convex mirrors at Bargen & — }Co's. It was laughable; it made my CALIFORNIA—SUNSET LIMITED ANNEX figure look so ridiculous.” | Al | “diss Sperts.—"* Are you sure, dear, that | Via PLR. R., Southern, A. &W.P., Woof A, | it wasn't just an ordinary mirror.”—Cath- L& ervice December 9. Leaves | ofic Standard. |New Y y rection at | aan New Orleans with Southern Pscific for the! A certain Princeton professor noted for Pacific Coast. Dining-car service and ob-erva- | his absent-mindedness entered a New tion car New York offices, 271 and 1185/ York barber-shop the other day to have | Broadway. his hair cut. Taking a seat in the chait he remarked, rubbing his hanus, ~ As it lis quite chilly in this room perhaps I had better keep my hat on while you use the shears. RELIEF IN PROSPECT. Bring on your air-ships! Hurry up ! Let railroads be demolished, They are not any use to me— The pass has been abolished. —New Vors Sun. Bugs and Animals that Talk and published, wl accompanying verses, in a charming little Salied ™ TIME IGNORED “Bugville Life” va Where more dermoant —the most welcome and sare te Christmas than meets the car."” gift you can =} fanpiNmen It comtains sty Si pages " 4 the netompanyi This picture, handhomely printed in embon= pp @yle ca heavy coated paper, natural color, in a ‘warm black halftone tigt, with wide margin, suitable to frame, pame-parout of mount, sie 12 1-217, set wpon mccot of price, ty cent. Addie Picture Department, Judes Company, 225 Feuth Aveave, New Yeek. Christmas Number EXAMINATION of this issue, dated December 16th, will show that every promise made in ad- |vance was carried out to the letter. In addition to the colored cartoons and the timely letterpress, it carried lincidentally fifteen pages of cash advertising. Any of jour advertising friends who may have missed this num- ‘ber may have a specimen copy on request. fala] | JUDGE COMPANY, 225 Fourth Ave., New York City. Cally for We will send“ Bugvlle Life” to any address m the United Seates upon receipt of price twenty. actness We will sead “ Dugville Life,” together with five Story Pictures for Little Ones, a.cunted on ata, beaey beard forte fgets to han Upon receipt of pce, hity cents For foreign orders, add ten cents for extra ‘cod erevone: PAadress Picture Department, Judge Company, 225 Fourth Aveoue, New York. comicbooks.com