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This page is primarily a commercial advertisement for "Famous Characters of History," a 20-volume book set published by Hugo. The central image shows a woman in period costume seated among bookshelves, appearing to represent a historical character. The "Was She Guilty?" headline refers to an unidentified historical or fictional female figure—possibly Marie Antoinette or similar controversial royal woman—used as sensational marketing copy. The advertisement emphasizes the books cover dramatic historical narratives with "thrill and fascination of romance" rather than dry facts. The "Partial List of Characters" includes figures like Alexander the Great and Queen Elizabeth. This is commercial publishing promotion, not political satire. Judge magazine, while satirical by nature, devoted considerable space to paid advertisements like this one.

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| H i WAS SHE GUILTY ? EE A beautiful queen, young, impulsive, generous and brave- lace of fabulous pri n diamond neck- e—was she the innocent victim of a vulgar plot hatched in the brain of a dissolute woman and a discredited courtier, or was she a party to the conspiracy for the poss: as insignificant as a pin-prick. ion of the bauble? A populace inflamed with hate and crying for bread sealed its verdict in her blood and that of the fairest and the bravest of France. Thrones have tottered and dynasties have crumbled into the dust of oblivion through c: Fate selects strange agencies in working out her designs, and nowhere is this more ises_ relatively evident than in the marvelous stories told in the twenty volumes of the new edition of FAMOUS CHARACTERS OF HISTORY You will search in vain in history or fiction for a parallel to these pulsing life stories of men and women around whom story revolves. Is it any wonder that the appetite of the reading public de- mands edition after edition—that no home or school library is considered complete without these wonderful books ? PARTIAL LIST OF CHARACTERS Eee? One a Wonderful Personality Alexander the Great 11, Mary of Scots William the Conqueror 12. Henry Cyrus the Great rs 14. Solis Caesar ne 1S. Nero Peter the Great 16 Cleopatra Genghis Khan 17. Darigs the Great Meraaado Cortex 18 it Marie Antoinette 19. Queen Elizabeth Romulas 20, Alfred the Great are the men and women nto made history of thes as guide or warning, is the most tage rien the ages, AD DISCOUNT OF 507% BY SENDING $1 NOW ‘The original pablishers’ price was $30.00, price on this superb New Edition is $15.00—but we can not promise to bold the price long at this figure—and the number of orders that will come to us in the next two or three weeks promises « speedy exhaustion of our available stock, so there will be a d Bach volume 0x5){ laches, Rich, cloth a pice sure to read and hans Hugo Free for jast the little while they last. Money Bach If Not Satisfied. But You Must Send Coupoa Now Fill Out and Send Coupon Attached to Your Letterhead ubseri Wot Brusswkk Midge New York City. Send me the 20 os top volumes of “Famous Characters of History” and the @ volume Hugo, as per your offer. Faclosed find $1.00 Grst payment. [will keep the books and remit 8 after thelr receipt. Otherwise, I will, within 5 days, ask for instructions for their return, at your expense, my $1.00 to be refunded on their receipt. ct you are just starting, of are putting the zt hice collection of books, you can’t afford to neglect this opportunity You never saw such value for the money 20 beautifully bound gold top books filled from cover to cover with t comedy—with the loves and hates of men and women whom to know isa necessary part of an all-round 4 education. NEVER AGAIN SUCH A BARGAIN OUR GREAT INTRODUCTORY OFFER If You Are Prompt HUGO GIVEN 6 VOLUMES English Cloth—Red and Gold Send Coupon Today and Understand Why This Offer Has Been Acclaimed the Most Rem able Ever Made—Why It Has Taken the Reading Public By Storm—Why It Is Necessary To Act Quickly To Take Advantage of It. We not only send you the 20 volumes of Famous Characters at half price, but a 6 volume Imported red and gold set of Hugo—without costing you a cent. You get 26 volumes, including the deathless romances of Victor Hugo—Les Misérables, Notre- Dame, Toilers of the Sea, N’ hree, The Laugh- ing Man (each volume 614x414 inches, printed on Bible paper in large, clear type)—but only while the imported Hugo lasts! Don’t put it off and be disappointed—but SEND COUPON TODAY. 2600 Years of History—But History with All the Thrill and Fascination of Romance Instead of a dry history of the world giving a jumble of facts, dates and figures, ich of these 20 volumes is a complete life story—an enthralling romance, an entertaining novel in every sense except that it is true. We follow the fortunes of Caesar as he extends the boundaries of Rome to in- clude all the known parts of the earth, and we are with him on the fatal ides of March. We sce how the beauty of a woman—Cleopatra—wrecked the life of Antony, and turned aside the tide of Rome's destiny and therefore that of the world. ; History in the form of Biography is our great instructor. The lives of famous characters are the beacons that will guide us safely on the voyage of life, though the sea of time we navigate is full of perils. But it is not an unknown sea. It has been traversed for ages, and there is not 4 sunken rock or treacherous shoal which is not marked by the wreck of those who have preceded us. ar ES comicbooks.com