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This page is primarily **advertising and historical content**, not political satire. The main feature is "Wedgwood Old Blue Historical Plates," displaying three decorative porcelain plates with scenic designs (The Return of the Mayflower, The White House Washington, and Harvard College Gate). The upper portion contains brief personal notices—a doctor responding to criticism about anti-fat remedies, and someone thanking friends for support during a trial. These appear to be reader submissions rather than satirical content. The bottom half is dominated by a large advertisement for **Vigoral**, a stomach tonic made by Armour & Company in Chicago, promising relief for "weak stomachs" and marketed through fountains, restaurants, and drugstores. There is **no discernible political cartoon** on this page.

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“Doctor, your anti-fat remedies are doing me went on, will be remembered with emotion and thing on earth, and your beauty bafles the skill of a great deal of good. I'm losing flesh right alon, gratitude—Mrs. Lysander Appleton.""—Lebanon, ™&0 and subdues his ferocious nature,” and I got But, seems to me, your charges are ruinously Bigh.” jue, Patriot. her."—New York Tribune. “That's part of the treatment.""—Sporting Times. “Hox. Doc” Brows, of Morgansfeld. Ky., who “Ot Harvard College might then bave been said represents bis district in the State Legislature, 1s what Sir Walter Mildmay, the founder of Emman- “Cand of THANKS: I wish to thank the dear one of Kentucky's unique characters, To illus- uel College, said to Queen Elizabeth, ‘I have set an friends who so kindly sustained me in my hour of trate a polnt in a recent speech he gave the follow- acorn which, when It becomes an oak, God alone trial at a recent commencement, when my daughter, ing account cf his courtship: “Take my advice knows what will be the fruit thereof,’ {s the in- Junedelle, broke down and forgot the lines of her and never give a woman anything she can’t eat. scription at the back of the Harvard College plate oration, Their kindness in fanning me, passing and never make love to her out of an ink bottle. in the historical series engraved for Jones, Mc- the salts, ete., In those dark moments of despair Why, when I courted my wife, I just grabbed bold Duffee & Stratton Co., which includes “Yale and until my daughter remembered where she was and of her and I sald, ‘Sallie, you are the swectest the old college fence,” and others. Wedgwood “OLD BLUE Historical HARVARD COLLECE GATE. Harvard College was founded in 166, and was named for THE aah ne as cu Rev. Jobn Harvard of Charlestown, a Mastor of Arta of Em- ing n far \t the glimmering sail of a on} College. eer rere took er hen Nmmerine " jariog redieot Wasbiagtco’s terse, 1793. ‘Of Harvard College might then have been said what Sir Distant, dat still in sight, and sinking below the horizoa.”” Oude ee Walter Mildmay, tho founder of Emmanuel College, said to ‘Tho Voartehip of Miles Standish. —Longfellow. Restoration completed Qoeea Elisabetb.” Therecet ax soora abion when 1s becomes an pan, nows what will bot. truic thereot.’ ‘The abore cuts represent some of the € sabjects of Wodgwood's old blue souvenir plates (9 inch’. The subjects are Roston Town House. Old Boston Theatre, corner Federal and Frank= 43. The Capitol, Washington, D. C. ‘The Boston Tea Party. lin Streets, 1704, " Arlington. the Home of Martha Custts, Boston in 1768, Old Brick Church, Boston, 1713. Bunker Hill Monument, Reaton Common and State House, 1836, Old South Church. ‘Tea Party met here. The Library of Congress, 1807. The Battle on Lexington Comm Old North Church, Salem Street, Boston, Home of Ralph Waldo Emerson, ‘The Birthp ace of Longfeliow, Portland, Me. Old State House, East End, Boston, The Old North Bridge, Concord, Mass, ‘The Capitol, Washiagton. D.'C. . Public Library, ioston, The Hirthnlace of Whittier. Faneuil Hail, Cradte of Liberty, 1742. State House, Boston. Falls, Green Dragon Tavern, Headquarters of Revolu- State Street and Old State House, Boston, ‘ge and the Old Yale Fence. tion 30. Signing of the Declaration of Independence, 52. Park Street Church. Boston. adence Hall, Phitadelphia, 1893. Trinity Church, Copley Square, Boston, ‘The Old Corner Dookstore, Boston. hn Hancock House, Hoston, Washington, Crossing the Delaware, la and John Alden. Chapel, Hoston. 3 Washington's Headquarters, Newburg. N. f b Drive, on the Hudson, ‘Tavern, 1746. Site of Adams House, BA The Wayside Inn, Sudbury, Mass... 1683. ‘Onto. Longtellow's Early Home, Portland, 33. ‘The Washington Elm, Cambridge, Mass. of James Ru Landing of the Pilgrim: The Spirit of 76, “Yankee Doodle.” Adjacent Lean-to Houses, Quincy, Mass, 37 The House of the Seven Gables, Salem, Mass, : of Independence Hall, Philadelphia. The Mayflower in Plymouth Harbor. . The Return of the Mayflower. cw House, Germantown, Philadelphia. Mount Vernon, 39. The Mirth of the American Flag, P rx’ Hall, ‘Philadelphla, Old Feather Store, Boston. 40. Langtellow's House, Cambridge, Mass., 1843, Harvard College Gate. The Old Meeting House, Hingham, Mass, 41. Piigrim + Monticelio, Home of Thomas Jefferson, Old Sun Tavern, Faneuil Hall Square, 42 The White House, Washington These pictures bave besa prodaced from enerartogs after etchings and palotings (at the famous pottery of Josiah Wedawood & Bons, Stoflordsbire) of tmportant subjects connected with American history” The decoration is Under (ne giizo Lod therefore indelible, In selecting a dozen or more for taole uae. order by numbers from the booklet of balf-tone cuts of the seF es woich will be sent tree on request. The price ia se doliare pF OF fity centseach. 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