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This page is primarily **advertising and light fiction**, not political satire. The advertisements dominate the left side (mineral water, whiskey, cedar chest, gems, glue), while the right contains promotional copy for educational materials. The three short pieces are: 1. **"'Tis Often Thus"** — A romantic poem by W.Y. Sheppard about a man kissing a sleeping woman in a hammock, then confessing the theft of a kiss after their wedding. The "joke" relies on early-20th-century courtship conventions where such boldness was transgressive but ultimately forgiven. 2. **Boy Scouts of America** — Earnest promotional text praising the newly-federally-incorporated Boy Scouts for developing citizenship and manhood in American youth. 3. **"Innocence"** — A brief joke implying a husband was the stenographer's one employer who *didn't* kiss her, suggesting his fidelity or her lack of attractiveness to him. None contains political commentary. This appears to be a general-interest issue mixing humor, uplift, and advertising for a middle-class audience.

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100 Designs How hapoy and grateful the woman «vattey GEMS [repeated ) Are being worn by the wealthiest peopte everywhere Stand acid and Bre di 14K, solid gold, regular diamond mountings you can see and wear them Delars you buy them. Wiilefor big lutratedcatabg and Free Trial Ofer WHITE VALLEY GEM CO., S19 Welsin Bide, tadianaye VALLEY GEM CO., 819 Walsio Bldg, Indianapolis, Indiana gear ‘Wil sead you you thes tye, —by express—charges prepaid, 80 EDA GLUE loc | USE FOR PAPER WORK | ‘Tis Often Thus HER hammock Phyllis lay, I Where the shade was cool and deep, And a glance revealed to me She was fast—quite fast asleep. To the ground her book had dropped, Downward one bare, white arm swung, While the other carelessly Out above her head was flung. There was to her wealth of hair Just a bit of disarray, And her cheeks were faintly flushed In a most bewitching way. Gently rose and fell her breast As each soft breath came and went, And her face seemed doubly fair Now it looked so innocent. Long I'd loved her silently, Filled with wooers’ fears of old; But as she lay sleeping there Suddenly my love grew bold. Down I bent and on her lips Passionately pressed a kiss— Oh, the ecstasy of Oh, the courage rousing bliss! When a moment later she Woke with just a little start, It gave me the strength to speak All that was within my heart. Yet my theft I dared not tell Till a wedded year'd gone by; Then she laughed delicious!, “What, asleep that day?—not I!” —W. Y. Sheppard. Boy Scouts of America THE Federal incorporation of the Boy Scouts of America signifies and protects a movement that may have a profound influence upon the growing manhood of the country. This organization exerts a great power in the preparation of boys for citizenship, for it is intended not only to conserve and develop physically, but to supple- ment modern educational facilities and inculcate and put in practice the best ideas that relate to true manhood. The boy scout learns to do things for himself, to assist others in emergencies, to exercise courage, self-reliance and kindred virtues, and to make himself a valuable asset to the community in all circumstances. He learns how to keep physically strong, mentally alert, and morally straight. There are now more than 200,000 boy scouts throughout the country, and the number is steadily increasing. It is to be hoped that the organization may include every boy fitted to become a member, for eventually it will mean much in every aspect of active life. Innocence Wife—Miss Sweetthynge, your for- mer stenographer, tells me every man she ever worked for, except one, kissed her frequently. Husband—I wonder which one of her employers that could have been! IF YOU DID NOT GO TO COLLEGE If you feel handicapped by the lack of educational ade vantages which others have enjoyed, —if you want to substitute knowledge for ignorance, —if you want to know in- stead of guess, —if you want to carry out your aims in life intelligently and efficiently, benefiting by the experience of those who have gone before you, —if you want to broaden your mental grasp and under- stand the vital things of to-day, —you should read the Li- brary of Universal History. This remarkable library of 10 volumes is not a “ high-brow”’ his- tory appealing only to scholars. It is a fascinating story of man and everything man has done from the earliest times to the present. It tells how he lived in every age, what he thought about morals, govern- ment and religion, describes his manners and customs, and shows how he waged war and cultivated the arts of peace. At the same time there is no fact in any other history not found in these ten volumes— and told in a more interesting way. It embraces a history of the whole world for 6,000 years—not a history of merely a part ora period as given by other historians. An unusual offer is being made by the Brunswick Subscription Com- pany, 418 Brunswick Bldg., 225-5th Avenue, New York. By sending at once you can get the complete set of the Library of Universal History at a discount of nearly 50% from the publishers’ price, on small monthly payments, delivery charges prepaid. As the number of sets offered o2 these terms is limited, no time should be lost in writing for ful information. (Advertisement.)