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This page is primarily **advertising**, not satire or political commentary. The headline "Don't Be a Man With a Hoe" references the famous 1899 painting/poem criticizing agricultural labor, but ironically uses it to *encourage* self-improvement rather than social reform. The advertisement promotes "The Library of the World's Greatest Scientists" — a multi-volume book set featuring Darwin, Spencer, Huxley, Tyndall, and Lombroso. The pitch argues that studying science represents progress beyond manual labor ("don't be a slacker"), positioning intellectual self-cultivation as the path to success. The accompanying image shows manual labor only to contrast it with the aspirational message: embrace scientific knowledge rather than remain a mere farm worker. This reflects early-20th-century progressive ideology celebrating expertise and education as vehicles for upward mobility.
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Don’t Be a Man With a Hoe —A LITTLE HIRED MAN—“BROTHER TO THE OX’’—ALL YOUR LIFE! Stop grubbing with your little hoe long enough to look around upon the great world about you. In this land of equal opportunity, prove your right to stand on an equality with the highest by choosing now the only path that will lead you to real success and that broad outlook on life without which the material rewards of success are mere dross—start today to cultivate your brain by scientific reading, by study, by daily association with great scientific minds. ‘This is a scientific age—business, agriculture, war, are all conducted along scientific lines— by the successful. In proportion as his brain is cultivated just so far is man removed from the ox and the ass In this, the most portentous pe riod in the World's history, your country needs its be t brains. Don’t be a “slacker"—a conscript; be a volunteer—a grenadier—a leader ii army of modem progr Lay up for yourself an intellectual asset against age and the time of adversity whi moth nor rust can corrupt, nor thieves break in and steal. Are you still thinking in terms of the dle -The miasmas of ignorance and supersti- tion were dispelled over fifty years ago through efforts of Darwin and his fellow scientists the stories of whose wonderful discoveries are told in— The Library of the World’s Greatest Scientists DARWIN—SPENCER—HUXLEY—TYNDALL—LOMBROSO Books That Agitated Society | Prof. Lombroso’s Book on Criminology with a Revolutionary Ferment As an illustration of the wide scope of cre is the volume on ‘The Female Offe Thewe great scientists studied life from every anale . Lombroso. No more startling revela A Handsome New Edition at Less Than | [hy,"i bly you strc ns prt ‘mysteries to an appreci- Half Price -ON IMMEDIATE ORDERS’ ation of its potentialities, Nowwit ding x No other books are so replet a price & ured world in this book. ‘The Social EF in. We find references to it in the m : the earliest civilizations. ‘The descend y appeared bel tine you h entertainme ver neW | Tezebel and Messalina are to be found 38 inches x 5'% inct - ; Stratum of society. ‘The lair of “The Scarlet Wo- is a rich, dark ey, f of Species is as sconderful | man” js located in almost every community. No jd paneled backs, tio m t. Where formerly there was ch: therefore is complete that does silk headb } theon uted a revelation of | not take into acc : ms influence, and t 1 white paper | © a laws. correct measures necessary to combat that influence i } Prof. Lombroso’s work made an epoch in criminolos because of the wide scope and systematic charact of his researches, Th volumes are printed on a pure salf tone which Sent NOW brings you the en- A Wonderful Bargain | Titles of These Inspiring Volumes tire 7 volumes, charges _pre- paid. YOU TAKE NO RISK. jy, ccssming alt the rit and « manufacturing, | VO THE OMIGIN OF SPECIES cre Money back if not ied. 4 le to make a very f contract. with a By CHARLES DARWIN D. Appleton & Co., the publishers of these c Vol. 11, THE ORIGIN OF SPECIE: Afrinities OF ORGANIC BEINGS, C7 CHARTES DARWIN orks of Darwin, Spencet, Husley, Tyndall and | Vol. 1, EXPRESSION OF THE cemonons iw MEN aie thes Ge a CARLES DARWIN Hut the Vol. we TaN Femace. OFFENDER: THE CRIMINAL TYPE IN WOMEN, PRICE MUST BE ADVANCED ren spore SL PROM, SAESAR LOMBROSO LY ILLUSTRATED Vet. ™ PLACE IN NATURE “ a ly THOMAS H. HUXLEY ene on Shben Vol. VI. SOCIAL STATICS OR ORD Tnacnr seenctn ol. VIN. FRAGMENTS OF SCIENCE AND LI ¥ ELECTRICIT y JOHN TYNDALL UILLUSTRATED)” Occupation comicbooks.c@nim