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This page contains a collection of brief humorous anecdotes rather than a political cartoon. The title "Passing the Mustard" appears to be the section heading for these jokes. The humor spans domestic, social, and wartime themes typical of 1917 America: - **Military references**: One joke mocks a Colonel's vanity about rank; another involves a Boston woman claiming a pension for "fighting" with her husband during "the war"—likely satirizing pension fraud concerns during WWI. - **Social satire**: Jokes target wealthy capitalists who claim self-made status (Grabcoin), romantic courtship etiquette, and salary expectations among the working class. - **Wordplay**: Several rely on puns and double meanings ("mail boat" misidentified as a ship, "flighty" advice-seeking). The page also contains period advertisements for the Manhattan Square Hotel and a diamonds-on-credit business, plus a Red Cross subscription appeal—reflecting 1917 wartime concerns.

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