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This page is primarily **advertising** with one notable humor piece: "Passing the Mustard—Being Pleasant," a poem series about maintaining courtesy in irritating situations. The poem satirizes urban etiquette through four scenarios: enduring repeated requests to close doors, yielding subway seats, having someone sit on your hat, and losing money while facing a broken umbrella. Each verse ironically praises "the fellow worth while"—the person who remains pleasant despite minor social indignities. The humor lies in its **deflation of everyday annoyances** presented as character tests. During this early-1910s period, this reflects middle-class concerns about urban crowding, public transportation friction, and maintaining composure amid modern inconveniences. The accompanying **cartoon (top center)** appears to illustrate the poem's theme with figures in a crowded situation, though specific details are unclear in reproduction. The rest of the page consists of product advertisements (Evans' Ale, garter purses, foot powder, bunion relief, art prints) typical of Judge magazine's revenue model. One small satirical note mocks an Illinois inventor's fire escape ladder—criticizing its impracticality for tenants behind on rent.

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Write for “Needed Inventions” and “ How to Get Your Patent and Your Money.” Randolph & Co, Patent Attorneys. Dept. 129, Washington, D. C. ROMEIKE’S Press Cutting Bureau will send you all newspaper clip- pings which may appear about you, your friends, or any subject on which youmay want to be “up to date." Every newspaper and peri- odical of importance in the United States and Europe is searched. ‘Terms, $5.00 for 100 notices. HENRY ROMEIKE, 106-110 Seventh Ave., N. Y. the Mustard Being Pleasant It is easy enough to be pleasant, As you may have heard before; But the fellow worth while Is the man who can smile When they never ‘‘Please Shut the Door.’’ —Baltimore Sun. It is easy enough to be pleasant When everything’s going sweet; But the fellow worth while Stands up in the aisle, Saying, ‘‘Lady, please take my seat."’ —Los Angeles Express. It is easy enough to be pleasant. How often we've listened to that! But the fellow worth while Is the one who can smile At ‘‘Beg pardon, I sat on your hat!’’ —Youngstown Telegram. It is easy enough to be pleasant When spring is on time like a clock; But that fellow’s the cheese Who can smile at a freeze That comes after his ulster’s in hock. Caution—Redd—This paper says that an Illinois inventor’s metal ladder fire escape, which can be unreeled from a window as a person descends, is provided with guides to prevent it swaying dan- gerously from side to side. Greene—To make it safer, it might be provided with suitable handles, so it could be promptly conveyed from a lodger’s room when he is considerably behind in his weekly payments.—Yonkers States- man. The Call of the City—‘‘ With telephones and automobiles,’’ said the economist, “the farmer will soon be entirely inde- pendent of the city.”” “‘Never,’’ replied Mrs. Corntossel. “We'll always have to be going to town —unless they discover some way of send- ing moving pictures by mail.’’—Wash- ington Star. A skeleton, which is computed to be 150,000 years old, has been discovered by a German professor. From the posi- tion in which it was found, it is conjec- tured that the man was drowned, and the police will no doubt take the matter up, and the relatives will, if possible, be com- municated with.— Punch. Her First Visit—Mrs. Youngbride—I'd like some fish, please. What are these in the barrel? Clerk—Salt mackerel, ma’am. Mrs. Youngbride—Are they quite fresh? —Boston Transcript. Thoughtful — Grannie— Why should I take another chair, Gerald? Don’t you think I’m comfortable here? Gerald—Yes, gran'’ma; but I’m afraid my little kitten isn’t—she’s there, too.— London Opinion. 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