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This page mixes short humorous pieces with a major AT&T advertisement disguised as editorial content. **The Cartoons/Humor Pieces:** Several brief jokes satirize everyday American life circa 1910s: a dog that only behaves on Sundays (implying the family eats better then), a misanthrope observing women cry performatively, a college student lecturing a maid about her "attitude" (she indignantly refuses the condescension), and complaints about people reluctantly accepting invitations to sing. **The Main Advertisement:** The large illustrated piece "The Man in the Multitude" presents the transcontinental telephone as revolutionary infrastructure that democratically connects any individual to any other across America—emphasizing that the Bell System unified the nation. The accompanying illustration shows a man speaking into a telephone with crowds visible below, literally visualizing the idea that one voice can reach millions. **The Context:** This represents early-20th-century corporate messaging celebrating technological progress and American interconnectedness, presented as public service rather than commercial self-interest.

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The Awakening {DAY is done, in Mapleview. and shades of night have “fell,” fe to go out on the porch and meditate a spell dates ‘are out—and so at times is our electric Fight: The Jack fight. . tp doe McCorckle’s parlor, some great singer war bles yet, . ; tod cleaner still from Jones's comes that Lucia Sextette, . he choirs practicing, no doubt; for on the evening ar her voices from the church near by proclaim “Sweet Hour of Prayer.” How ued that pianola sounds! It must be cousin Bills: Inplays those dance tunes pretty slick, and gets in all the frills! . The Social’s at Masonic Hall; the west-bound freight cs “t00-00-001," Aed to and fro with merry din, the autos hoot and scoot. ; The movies have a phonograph that’s playing rag- time things; ‘The Main Street stores are lighted too, down where the Glee Club sings. Of course we're in the suburbs yet; but ‘tisn’t just nor right To way that life is dull, with something doing every sight! —Corinne Rockwell Swain. on pup bewails his chain; a brace of felines The Reason “This dog of ours,” said Mrs. Jones to the Sabbath dinner guest, ‘‘is a most pe- caliar animal, he runs away y often and says for days—but he always comes home en Sunday.” “Why is that? Why does he choose Sunday to return?” asked the guest. “T really don’t know,” smiled Mrs. Jones, tenderly stroking the dog’s sleek brown head. “Some strange canine intuition, I suppose.” “Canine nuthin’,” sniffed little Johnny Jones. “I ’spect he knows that Sunday’s the on’y day we have a decent meal.” His Observation “I have noticed,” mordaciously stated Grout P. Smith, the deservedly unpopular nisanthrope, “that about half of the time when women cry it is not because they want to but because they think they ought to.” She Wasn't That Kind of a Girl A young college student, full of new wis- dom, was discussing a topic with a maid recently arrived in his home. “L held your attitude once,” said the student after a short pause. “My attitude!” exclaimed the maid, and, drawing herself up to her full height, in- Gignantly added, “You did not!” The Worst of It “The worst of coaxing people to sing,” sid Gaunt N. Grimm, “is that they usually Feld to the earnest solicitation of their fiends and accept the nomination.” Unnecessary Exertion. Pullman Porter—Next stop is yo’ station, sh. Shall I brush yo" off now? Morton Morose— No; it is not necessary. When the train stops T'll step off. \y, \B\ S 5, n ee sysi8 ogg cots The Man in the Multitude That the human voice may be transmitted across our continent by telephone is the marvel of this age of wonders. Yet the full significance of the achievement is not realized if it is considered strictly as a coast-to-coast connection. The Transcontinental Line not only bridges the country from east to west, but, by having finally overcome the | great barrier of distance, it has re- moved the last limitation of telephone communication between all the people | of the nation. This means that the voice can be sent not only from New York to San Francisco, but from anywhere to any- where—even from any one to any one —in the United States. Wherever you are, it is possible to reach any one of our hundred million population. You can single out from this vast throng any par- ticular individual with whom you desire to speak. To bring this about, the Bell System has spent years and millions, extending its lines everywhere, antici- ting the ultimate triumph. It has Fed the foresight and the courage to unite this great country, community by community, into one telephone neighborhood. With success achieved by the Trans- continental Line, the established Bell highways make you, wherever you are, the near neighbor of your farthest-away fellow citizen. AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY AND ASSOCIATED COMPANIES One Policy One System Universal Service My $3.00 Exerciser Reduced to $ ] Le Until further notice I will send one complete MUSCLE BUILDER OUTFIT * i to any reader of Junce upon receipt of $1.00—just one-third the ree- ular price. will also include a complete -building course of Buil instructions containing 24 selected exercises. The Muscle will meet the requirements of any person—weak or strong—man, woman or child. Can be used to exercise any muscle in the body. A CHEST EXPANDER ALSO each outfit, I will give an extra handle, without charge, by he Muse ‘ie Builder can instantly be converted into a most Chest Expander to be used for developing the chest and lungs, Take advantage of this opportunity while it lasts. Send your order to-day. PROF. ANTHONY BARKER Studio 9, 110 W. 42d St., New York City