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This page is primarily **advertising and satirical definitions**, not political cartoons. The main content is "The New Dictionary" by Professor Wilberforce Jenkins—a humorous lexicon offering cynical redefinitions of common words. Examples: "Ancestry" as an "underground passage to distinction" (mocking inherited privilege), "Authorship" as a "leaky craft" facing criticism, and "Avarice" leading to "financial stability" (ironic social commentary). Below this runs "The Doctor's Wife," a **Grape-Nuts cereal advertisement** featuring testimonial from a trained nurse praising the product's health benefits. The page also contains **classified ads** for various products (Evans' Ale, Mothersill's seasickness remedy, fish lures, whisky) and "Stories the Want Ads Tell"—humorous descriptions of items for sale. The satire targets **American social pretension, financial dishonesty, and materialism** through clever wordplay rather than visual caricature. There are no identifiable political figures—it's social satire aimed at middle-class readers.
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The New Dictionary. Compiled by Professor Wilberforce Jenkins, R. F. D. LIMONY—A golden device designed to hold forgotten love in perennial remembrance. Advice—The only free commodity the neral run of people refuse to take. Ancestry—An underground passage to distinction which enables many men and women to achieve positions they could not win on the level. Applause—The after-clap of a thun- dering achievement. Angels—Imaginary creatures wearing imaginary wings and possessed of imag- inary virtues. Angling—A fishy pursuit in which our most carefully laid plans end in a mess. Aristocracy—A large body of dry peo- ple completely surrounded by water, tinguished from their fellow-mortals by the achievements of forbears who never heard of them. Arms—Weapons which men bear in times of war, and women bare in times of peace. Art—A theory of beauty which leads its followers to paint the lily and in other ways improve on nature. The Doctor’s Wife AGREES WITH HIM ABOUT FOOD. A trained nurse says: ‘In the prac- tice of my profession I have found so many points in favor of Grape-Nuts food that I unhesitatingly recommend it to all my patients. “It is delicate and pleasing to the palate (an essential in food for the sick) and can be adapted to all ages, being softened with milk or cream for babies or the aged when deficiency of teeth renders mastication impossible. For fever patients or those on liquid diet I find Grape-Nuts and albumin water very nourishing and refreshing. This recipe is my own idea and is made as follows: Soak a teaspoonful of Grape-Nuts ina glass of water for an hour, strain and serve with the beaten white of an egg and a spoonful of fruit juice or flavor- ing. . This affords a great deal of nour- ishment that even the weakest stomach can assimilate without any distress. ly husband is a physician and he uses Grape-Nuts himself and orders it many times for his patients. “Personally I regard a dish of Grape- Nuts with fresh or stewed fruit as the ideal breakfast for anyone—well or sick.’ Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. In any case of stomach trouble, nerv- ous prostration or brain fag, a 10 days’ trial of Grape-Nuts will work wonders toward nourishing and rebuilding, and in this way ending the trouble. ‘‘There’s a reason’’ and triai proves. Look in packages for the famous little book, ‘*The Road to Wellville.”” Ever read the above letter? A new one appears from time to time. They are genuine, true, and full of human interest. Astronomy—The science of the stars, much affected by students of the Great White Way. See Gastronomy. Author—A pen-holder engaged in the business of mixing ink and words into a concoction, by the use of which large quantities of waste paper may be sold at a profit. Authorship—A leaky craft in which sailors on the sea of letters brave the blasts of criticism in the hope of ulti- mately reaching the Bay of Immortality. Autumn—One of the four seasons in ich the billing for the summer's coo- ing begins. Avarice—A human weakness which leads on to financial stability. Auction—A method of sale in which two persons desiring the same thing give fictitious value to secondhand objects. Ambition—An eager and inordinate desire on the part of a round peg to get into a square hole. Apparel—A means of disguise en- abling a man who owes his tailor more than he can pay to get immediate credit with another. Absence—A relief to propinquity, de- signed to lend enchantment to the view, and effective in bringing widely sepa- rated natures closer together. Age—A species of longevity in which wisdom appears when it is too late to be of any use. John Kendsich Banes Stories the Want Ads Tell. Wanted—Family automobile in good condition. Speed not a requisite. H. A. Bugg, Box 5. (One week later.) Wanted—To trade four-passenger ma- chine for fast runabout. H. A. Bugg, Box 5. (The third week.) Wanted—To exchange speedy runabout for racer. H. A. Bugg, Box 5. (The fourth week.) Wanted—Car capable of fifty miles an hour. Have slower car and some cash. H. A. Bugg, Box 5. (The fifth week.) Wanted—Will exchange residence prop- erty and speedy car for machine capa- ble of developing over mile a minute. H, A. Bugg, Box 5. (The sixth week.) Wanted—Will exchange fast motor car, slightly damaged, for professional services of first-class surgeon. H. A. Bugg, Box 5. —Denald A. Kahn. Tempus fugit very fast when you are expecting a time note to be presented. for Red. Eyelids, No Try Murine Eye Remed: Weak, Watery Eyes and Granulat Smarting—Just Eye Comfort. ‘Order a Supply of Evans’ Ale For that Outing whether sailing, camping, tramping, hunting, fishing, golfing, motoring or loafing. Dealers or C. H. EVANS & SONS, Hudson, N. Y. Bellappy8 Well While Iraveling Trainsick OTHERSILL Mower: ractically all the Great Lakes and New Yok “gicketinip’ Companies rusning ‘south end many Transatlantic lines Three years ago Mr. Mothersill_ ga remedy on the Engli-h Channel, Irish Sea and the and received unqualified endorsement from lead- papers and such people as Bishop Taylor Smith, Lord Northcliff, and hosts of doctors, tankers and professions! ra from personages of international renown: people we all know — together with much v: ble informstion are contained in an attractive booklet, which will be sent free upon receipt of your name and address. Mothersill’s is guaranteed not to cortain cocaine, morphii opium, chloral, or any coal-tar products, Se box is suffi- cient for twenty-four hours, $1.00 box for a Transatlantic voyage. Your druggist keeps Mothersill’s or will obtain it for you from his wholesaler. If you have any trouble getting the genuine, send direct to the Mothersill Remedy Co., 354 Sel Bis., Detroit, Mich. Also at 19 St. Bride St., Montreal, New York, Paris, Milan, Hamburg. REVENTED STOPPED personal demonstra- Better than Scotch Better than Irish, G « W Canadian Whisky Distilled by Gooderham & Worts, Limited, Toronto, Canada Better than Bourton Better than Rye like hongry wolves and keep you busy if. alter thea with my woudcrtal fleb-lariag bale MAGIC-FISH-LURE. Bost fish bait ever Invented, Youcatch a big Hiring of flab whip the gtber fellows are Waite tog for a bite. py Sey faranteed. Write for Free Spoken and special offer of one ped tobelp introduce rte REGORY, Dept M, Bt. 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