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This page contains **humorous short stories** ("Stories with Smiles") rather than political cartoons. The jokes reflect early 20th-century social attitudes: 1. **"Paid for the Blind"**: A tradesman collects money for the blind but uses it to buy a canopy for his shop—a joke about charitable hypocrisy. 2. **"Bright Salesman"**: A high school boy replaces an experienced jeweler's clerk and sells plain rings marked at 18¢ for their full marked price, foolishly thinking he's made a good sale. The humor mocks youth inexperience and employer satisfaction with cheap labor. 3. **"One from Mother"**: A child, trying on hats, tells her mother she looks like her now—implying the mother is homely. The joke plays on children's unfiltered honesty. 4. **"His Unsteady Night"**: A girl admits meeting a man regularly, revealing infidelity. The humor comes from the casual admission. The page is **primarily advertising** for the "Studio of Pictorial Art, Inc.," offering mail-order art instruction.

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Stories with Smiles Blind—A tradesman in a bes in ee a box outside his shop one ay, “For the Blind."” A few ‘xs afterward the box disappeared. weit inal What's happened to your box ‘blind’?”” he was asked. , ae I got enough money,”’ he replied. «jnd,"” pointing upward to the new can- ind that sheltered his shop window, sbi the blind. Not bad, is it?”— London Answers. Bright Salesman — The depression in pasiness caused a local jeweler to discharge his experienced man, replacing him with a high-school graduate—a youth just out of school. He appeared very anxious to jeara, and the proprietor at the end of the frst week was much pleased with results. (One day the merchant was obliged to be away from the store, and upon his return “Well, Frank, did you sell anything while I was out?"? “Yes, sir; I sold five plain band rings.’’ “Fine, my boy!'’ said the jeweler en- thusiastically. ‘‘We'll make an A1 sales- man out of you one of these days. You got the regular price for them, of course?"’ “Oh, yes, sir. The price on the inside was 18¢., and the man took all that was left, sir,""—Harper’s Magazine. SSOP PRT BS FE ES One from Mother—A Chicago matron of great beauty called one day upon a friend, bringing with her her ten-year-old daugh- ry, You can’t sell ter, who promises to be as handsome as her The callers were shown into a room where your drawings the friend had been receiving a milliner, and many hats were scattered about. Dur- ing the conversation the ten-year-old amused unless they are herself by trying these on. She was par- . ticalarly pleased by the effect of the last || 5 technically correct one. Turning to her mother, she said, “Mother, I look just like you now, don't 12° . i i “Sh!"* cautioned the mother, with up- i and you can only acquire this technique under skilful ri be vdin, dear."’— } ~ guidance, ae = In comic art particularly, the clever caricature depends is Unsteady Night—A woman of East : i vl i Ove Hundred and Eleventh Street is touting eS altogether on a Proper understanding of what to emphasize apeare girl ae 8 real humorist and asks & and what to omit, and this knowledge can only be had a place for one of her bright bits in this - = al | i i i i colamin, So here tis: : through snstrncton. You cannot become a skilled artist The gir had a caller the other night—a | 5 without instruction any more than you could be a finished girl caller—who worked for a family far- . ician and play only by ear. Men are born wi - ther down the street. And the woman of . WA - must : ae f if : = ets Le the house overheard this conversation—it v. ius, but art is the practical and skilful application of bie 7 Cerca = sual natural ability. We send you this instruction by mail and 2 joe out with y i ad i 5, : me with you instnight,” ac your individual training comes under the personal direction of Mr. Grant E. Hamilton, cused the caller, The other girl admitted it. an artist of international reputation. This school has been established eleven years and paced eer now, ain't be? has developed many first-class illustrators who are now earning good incomes from their ian he is—that is, on Thursday art. “Aw, [seen him with you on Saturday i Only a limited number of students will be taken, so write at once. Send five nights, too!’* two-cent stamps for handsome booklet and reply. Yes; but he ain’t never steady on Sat- i urday nights.""—Cleveland Plain Dealer. ROS Pee? 25 2 Studio of Pictorial Art, Inc. the husband, producing his purse, ‘‘here is i fifty dollars I won playing cards in the || ae prckitg-room last night. You may have * 112 East 19th Street, New York it to buy that dress you wanted.’* Reluctantly the conscientious wife took Money; then said, with an expression Her Conscience—'‘Here, my dear," said comicbooks.com