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This page contains primarily **anecdotal humor** rather than political cartoons. The "Amusing Stories" section presents three lighthearted tales about well-known early-1900s figures: 1. **Fritzi Scheff's Baggage**: A joke about the opera singer arriving with excessive luggage—her trunks vastly outnumber expectations, prompting Peter Dunne's quip that everything belongs to her "except...that oyster barrel." 2. **Chancellor Brown's Circus Story**: A meta-joke where the university chancellor compares a banquet to a child's first circus, suggesting church pales by comparison. 3. **Secretary Knox's Malaria Joke**: A topical pun where Secretary of State Philander Knox supposedly quipped that whiskey now treats malaria while Peruvian bark treats "the Peruvians"—likely referencing American interventionism in Peru. The page is **mostly advertisements** (Hunter Rye, Hotel Earlington, Delaware & Hudson Railway). The humor relies on contemporary celebrity recognition and wordplay rather than satirical commentary. Modern readers would need familiarity with these figures and early-1900s social contexts to fully appreciate the jokes.

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town, ming; > pres Amusing Stories of Well-known Persons. Fritzi Scheff’s Baggage. pee summer before Fritzi Scheff be- came Mrs. John Fox, Jr., she made around of visits at the country houses of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Nelson Page, Mr. snd Mrs. Charles Dana Gibson and other literary and artistic friends of her dis- tinguished fiance. The day she was due at the quiet Massachusetts town of Marion, Richard Harding Davis and Peter Dunne drove to the station to re- ceive her, Attached to their wagon was asmall cart for the prima donna’s lug- gage. When the train pulled in, Mr. Davis assisted Miss Scheff to alight, while Mr. Dunne saw to the removal of ber trunk When the train had gone, the novelist and war correspondent went around the platform, only to find ‘*Mr. Dooley’’ standing in a sea of trunks and gazing in whimsical despair at the light trap he and Davis had thought would serve. “And which,’’ said Mr. Davis, in debonair ignorance, ‘tare Miss Scheff’s?"’ “Everything,”’ said Mr. Dunne, ‘tex- eept, I think, that oyster barrel over there.’” How He Liked It. On one occasion, when Dr. Elmer Ells- worth Brown, the new chancellorof New York University, was called upon to respond to a toast at a banquet, he com- pared the evening with the dull and drab nights he was forced to spend poring over his books. ‘*It makes me think of the little son of a friend of mine,"’ said Chancellor Brown. ‘‘One summer he was taken to the circus for the first time by his doting father. When he returned, round-eyed and all but apoplectic] with delight, his mother asked him how he liked the circus. ‘Mother,’ said my friend's little boy, ‘if you once go to the circus with me, you'll never want to fool away time on church again. Times Have Changed. Everything seems to change these days. Even the old axioms are revised. Dr. William Bayard Hale is responsible for this revision. At least he was the one who sprang the wheeze on Secretary Knox: “Itused to be whiskey and Peruvian bark for malaria,’’ he explained. ‘*Now itis whiskey for malaria and Percvvian bark for the Peruvians."’ Sede ahs Se aloe oa seed cdont cdostesteatostortectesdocfoatoae tanmoweR Se te a PEPELELEE EEE OE ES eb REEL EE EEE EEE EEE EOE SeSeseoes. HOTEL EARLINGTON FIRE-PROOF) 27th Street, West of Broadway NEW YORK EUROPEAN PLAN RATES $1.00 Single. $2.00 Parlor, Bedroom and Bath Within Five Minutes of Shopping and Theatre Districts. Absolute Quiet at Night LARGE SAMPLE ROOMS NEW MANAGEMENT E. W. WARFIELD, MANAGER | Free—This Beautiful Book —about America’s most charming vacation coun- try: Lake Champlain, Lake George, and the Adi- rondacks. A short history of the scenes where were fought so many battles in Indian and Revolutionary times. Also—a tuap aud 10 excellent photograph repro- ductions viviaty picturing the exceptional attractions of this wonderful mountain and lake country for summer sports, or healthful rest. Many resorts, all reached by the D. & H. Co.'s rail and steamer lines. If you want to know about vacation places really worth while visiting—write for ‘‘The Gate of the Country"'—4c. postage. DELAWARE & HUDSON, A. A. HEARD, G. P. A., Albany, N. Y. ES aA SEO ENA AMAA A ANSAAAAA % The World-Wide Fame of HUNTER BALTIMORE RYE Is founded upon its superior Excellence its Ripe Richness and Rare flavor firet-cl cafes and jebbers. WA LANAFIAN & SON? Baltes Aid Advertising of Advertising—A Series of Talks—27 wa, Speaking of Shoes. ‘3 bre shoes with the little pelisin the form of a buzz ted in the story of its origin. iy per were among the first to Sold ata low price ly after their introducti the price of leather nt soaring. This condition hit competition hard. yy shoes ing fv re cheapened hoes that prove. recalls the buzz saw and the windew demonstra tion, where soles were tried and merit was established. le-mark is a symbol of the maker's responsi- «the fact that the arked has proved its merit on the buzz saw a discriminating public. Buy goods bearing established advertised trade-marks, ‘They are your safeguard. lita Wife Picture Offer wuitaite for framlog, will te soot, postage 4 vend me a picture wuitable for In answering advertisements please mention JUDGE. It will be appreciated. comicbooks.com