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This page contains mostly **short humor pieces and advertisements** rather than political cartoons. The humor items are light social satire: - **"Translations"** mocks awkward English translations of French author Guy de Maupassant, poking fun at pretentious literary culture - **"The Sporting Constable"** satirizes a corrupt small-town police officer who accepts a bribe disguised as a bet - **"The Doctor"** jokes about a physician's illogical advice - Other brief pieces mock everyday absurdities (beach economics, office theft rationalization, pet care) The **dominant content is advertising**: A large Schlitz beer advertisement emphasizes that brown bottles protect beer from light damage, and promotes their "million barrels a year" output as proof of superiority. Below that is a resort advertisement for Hotel Kaaterskill in the Catskill Mountains. The page reflects early 20th-century American humor—genteel, focused on minor social pretensions and everyday ironies rather than sharp political commentary. The advertisements suggest this was a magazine read by middle-class Americans.

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Translations. Phrases out of a translation, called English, of Guy de Maupassant's tales: Their lips met longly. This lady delighted the eye, the ear, the palate. Between her smile her teeth showed, false, but beautiful. The mental anchylosis fell by. I thought it another barrier between my love. Ata door on the floor above, gently, with two fingers, she tapped, opened it, moved back, and, as he entered, silently chind him, closed it.—Independent. The Sporting Constable.—‘‘ Waal,”” said the constable, after some parley with Jinks, ‘I reckon I know speed when I see speed, and, by glory! I'll bet ye five dollars ye was goin’ faster’n the law allows.’” “I'll bet you five I wasn’t,”’ said Jinks. ‘‘And there’s the money.’’ He paid the constable five dollars and resumed his journey. “They is suthin’ in this sporti after all,’ chuckled the constab! folded up the bill and placed it in his pocket.—Harper’s Weekly. THE DOCTOR: PRESENCE OF MIND. Doctor—* Well, how are you to-day ? Patient—"" No better. doctor."” Doctor—* H'm, I think you would better leave off taking those pills I ordered you "” Patient —"" | have n't taken any of them yet."? Doctor—"* For goodness sake, then, take them." —Pele Mele. Beach Gossip. What are the wild waves saying? Maybe that I can't afford The thirty a week I am paying For board. —Louisville Courier-Journal. Making It Square.—Boss—‘‘There’s ten dollars gone from my cash drawer, Johnny. You and I were the only peo- ple who had the keys to that drawer.’” Office-boy—'‘ Well, spose we each pay five dollars and say no more about it?’’ —Philadelphia Bulletin. Crafty.—‘‘What does the veterinary surgeon next door advise for your pet lap dog’s sickness?” “He forbids my playing the piano.’ —Fliegende Blaetter. Mothers will find Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup the best remedy for their children. 25¢. a bottle. In answering advertisements please mention JUDGE. It will be appreciated. Th Many Americans prefer beer in a light bottle. Most brewers follow the course of least resistance. ~ Light starts decay even in pure beer. Dark glass gives protection against light. r Schlitz is sold in brown bottles, to protect its purity from the brewery to your glass. The first Schlitz was brewed in a hut over 60 years ago. Now our agencies dot the earth. Our output | exceeds a million barrels a year. ( If you knew what we know about beer, you ; would say, “Schlitz—Schlitz in Brown Bottles.” Order a case from your dealer today. See that crown or cork is branded “‘Schlitz.”” e Beer mice That Made Milwaukee Famous Hotel Kaaterskill In the Catskill Mountains Elevation 3,000 Feet THE REJUVENATION OF THIS FAMOUS RESORT For the first time this resort has been leased to a New York hotel man, Mr. Louis Frenkel, for 14 years proprietor of the Hotel Albert. ‘The hotel has been renovated and put in first-class condition. Climate and location unequaled in either Europe or America. Up-to-date Garage, Boating, Fishing, Golf, Tennis. Excellent accommodations for Conven- tions. Assembly rooms seating 1,000 persons. Symphony Orchestra. Special attractions and inducements for the younger set. HARRISON S. DOWNS, Manager. comicbooks.com