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This page is primarily **advertising and light humor content**, not political satire. It contains: **Left side:** An ad for "The Bugville Book," a children's illustrated story collection about insect characters, priced at 10 cents. **Center:** A "Stories with Smiles" section featuring four short humorous anecdotes: - A newlywed woman seeking her father's forgiveness (and money) - A grocer ambiguously selling mushrooms that "may be" toadstools - A Scottish woman heckling her minister for running out of sermon notes - A slum child naively asking a farmer's wife why she removes the chicken's "clothes" **Right side:** Advertisements for "Inlay Enamel" monogrammed watch cases and Burlington watches. **No political content is present.** This is a typical early 20th-century magazine page mixing consumer advertising with family-friendly jokes aimed at general entertainment. The humor relies on wordplay, misunderstandings, and gentle social observation rather than satire.

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Do you know a little baby just like this? Its jolly little laugh is always sweet to hear. The Bugville Book is the very thing for it. Make this baby happy with a copy. There are over 70 pages of the Ad- ventures of the In- habitants of Bug- ville—an endless source of entertain- ment. Even grown- ups will like it. We'll send this to you for just 10c. Judge 225 Fifth Ave., New York Do You Like to Draw? _JmuTs ALL WE WANT TO be. ve will eet give you any of tree stall It you anew + | Sopre feeTieetr ated oo Neen Cos Price Li Dept. R, G21 Broadway, 8 Stoties with Smifes Love's Young Dream.—The ‘newly mar- ried young woman rushed into her fa- ther’s presence and threw herself on her knees before him. “Oh, papa!"’ she sobbed. ‘‘I have come for your forgiveness and blessing! It was wrong and undutiful of me, but I loved Richard so that I just had to elope with him. But I couldn’t be happy till I had been reconciled with you, so here I am at your feet."” “Well, well," growled the old man, much affected in spite of himself, ‘‘I sup- pose I'll have to. But you are alone! Where is—er—Richard?”’ “‘He’s just outside, papa, dear, with the cabman. And now that you have for- given us, please lend us enough to pay the horrid brute, so that he’ll go away. You see, we had only enough money for the license and the minister. '""— Pittsburgh Gazette-Times. Cautious Storekeeper.—‘‘I see you have mushrooms,’ she said, as she stopped in front of a grocery. “Yes'm, they are said to be mush- rooms,’’ was the reply of the grocer. “But aren’t they?” “I'm not going to say, madam. They may be or may not.’’ “Oh, I see! You think they may be toadstools “They may be.’” “And would kill those who ate them?”’ “Exactly.” “*I remember to have read that a score or more of people in New York ate toad- stool and died.’” “I read the same thing, madam.” “*And so—so’’—— “So there they are. If they are real mushrooms, you get a bargain at the price asked; if they are toadstools, your heirs can’t get a cent out of me, for everything is in my wife’s name.’’ The woman said she would take two beets and a carrot and let it go at that. —Baltimore American, She Knew Why.—An old Scotch lady was told that her minister used notes. She disbelieved it. Said one, ‘*Go into the gallery and see.’” She did so and saw the written sermon. After the luckless preacher had concluded his reading on the last page, he said, “But I will not enlarge.” The old woman cried out from her lofty position, ‘‘Ye canna, ye canna, for your paper’s give oot!’’ Wanted To Know.—A little slum child we enjoying his first glimpse of pastoral life. The setting sun was gilding the grass and roses of the old-fashioned garden, and on a little stool he sat beside the farmer's wife, who was plucking a chicken. He watched the operation gravely for some time. Then he spoke: “Do yer take off their clothes every night, lady ?’"— Youth's Companion. Just Out! “Inlay Enamel” Monograms The latest ides in watch cases. Superbly beauti- ful, Your own monogram in handsome enam- el design, (many colors to choose from) inlaid in the superd gold strata case. The newest thing — Sust conceived and offered di- rect to you. Read Below Our Special Offer You may get the superb Burlington Special at the rock-bottom Wig —the same price that even ‘WHOLES. jeweler must pay. Yo may secure one of these superb timepieces watch of the very latest model, the popular new, thin design, adjusted to the ‘second, positions, temperature and isochronism—19 jewels—at the rock-bottom Price oe same price even the wholesaler must pay. Your Choice of Scores of Cases Open face or hunting ca capes: ladies’ or men's sizea, ‘These can be had in the newest Kens: Bk ai rams, mond te Lode, Franch 4 ‘Art and Dragon Designs, Inlay ‘namet $2: 50 ‘aMonth at the Rock-Bottom Price ‘$2.50 a month for thi: The easiest payments at rock-bottom price. assure us that everybody will ‘quickly accept this introductory direct offer, we allow cash or easy payments, as you prefer. Seat on Approval We chip the watch prepaid. You risk nothing 3, Raslately nothing —you pay nothing—not one cent, unless ou want the offer after see- Ineand thoroughly Inspect. ing the watch. Write for FREE Catalog forthe free book, it Sattal he lnalde Torta aboot Tasch peinen, nod expla UNCLE SAM IS BEST EMPLOYER; pay is high and sure; hours short; places permanent; promotions regular; vaca- tions with bey; thousands of vacancies; all kinds t work everywhere; 2; no pull needed: common ficient. Special money back guar. rou write today for booklet Bell. Beatlon iris mek crt eiind te, sidan tre foil or back ountings. “About £-20th the ‘marvelous ayathetic Jcet E°6.D. subject to examination, Writs day for our ¢- ee ‘Remon Jeweky Co., 626 Washington Are., St.| ee Sct only ts 1¢ karat In answering advertisements please mention JUDGE. It will be appreciated. comicbooks.com