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This is primarily an **advertising and humor page** from an early 1900s satirical magazine, not a political cartoon page. The main content includes: **"Tailings" humor column**: A series of brief anecdotes mocking silent people and foolish bargains—typical early 20th-century light humor about character types. **Large advertisement**: "The Big League" baseball correspondence course featuring famous pitchers (Christy Mathewson, Walter Johnson, "Doc" White) offering lessons by mail. This reflects the era's enthusiasm for mail-order education and professional baseball. **Other ads**: Hotel Arlington and Hotel Grenoble (NYC lodging), Landon School (cartooning lessons), Arithstyle (calculating machine), and "Song Poems Wanted" (a common hustle targeting amateur poets). **No significant political satire** is visible on this page. The humor is domestic and self-directed rather than satirizing public figures or events. This appears to be a filler page emphasizing commercial opportunities and gentle character humor typical of Judge's lighter content.

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Tailings ‘An Artist in Silence—J. Pierpont Mor- gan was always a silent man, and he wont sometimes champion the silent word John Bates, an upholsterer,’? so the story began, “‘was renowned for his sile People who had been his cust tomers for a generation had, many of them, never heard a word from him ex- cept‘Good-morning. Fivedollars. Thank you. Good-day.’ Old John, in fact, cul- tivated si ago genius cultivates his rt. “A patron one day said to John, «*What’s the best kind of mattress?’ «+Hair,’ was the reply. “The patron, some twenty years later, had occasion to buy another mattress, and again he asked, “*What’s the best kind, John?’ ‘Cotton." ‘Cotton!’ the patron cried. ‘Why, you told me twenty years ago that hair. was the best!” “The old man gave a quaint sigh. ““Talking has always been my ruin,’ he said.""—Exchange. Was So Considerate—The only unoccu- pied room in the hotel—one with a p vate bath, in connection with it—was given to the stranger from Kansas. The next morning the clerk was approached by the guest when the latter was ready to check out. “Well, did you have a good night's rest?” the clerk asked. “No, I didn't,’’ replied the Kansan, “The room was all right, and the bed was pretty good; but I couldn't sleep very much, for I was afraid some one would want to take a bath, and the only door to it was through my room.’’—Pittsburg!/: Chronicle-Telegrap'. Knew His Own Value—A farmer, in great need of extra hands at haying time, finally asked Si Warren, who was ac- counted the town fool, if he could help him out. x “What'll ye pay?" asked Si. “T'll pay what you're worth,” an- swered the farmer. Si scratched h ees a minute, then unced decisively, Il be darned it I'll work for that!"’ erybody’s Magazine. Homespun Homilies Gabe Toots sez: I say dad blame the home where each morning breakfast time is like going through a sad ceremony. About the funniest thing in the world is that we get our inspirations from the fellers loafing around watching the flow- ers grow, hearing the birdies sing and setting the babbling brooks to music. Somehow, stylish husbands ain't just what you'd call the best brand of hus- bands, The world is divided between them as can do it in one chance and them as wants acouple o’ chances. About the only title the horse doctor gets is just plain ‘*Doc.’’ According to the records, about eight Percent. of the couples getting married ought to have fussed and drifted apart in the courtship.—St. Louis Republic. 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