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This page is entirely **advertising**, not satirical cartoons. It promotes luxury travel and resort destinations for wealthy Americans. The ads feature: 1. **Prinzessin Victoria Luise** – A German cruise ship offering 25-day West Indies tours for $6/day (all-inclusive), run by Hamburg-American Line 2. **Raymond & Whitcomb** – A tour company advertising trips to California, Mexico, the Orient, Italy, Egypt, and the Holy Land 3. **Pinehurst, North Carolina** – A exclusive resort with golf, shooting preserve, and fine hotels 4. **Hotel Chamberlin** – An Atlantic Coast resort at Old Point Comfort offering golf, sailing, and shooting The underlying appeal across all ads is **leisure travel for the affluent**. These destinations and prices represent Gilded Age luxury tourism, when such extended vacations and ocean cruises were accessible only to the wealthy. There is no satire or political commentary visible on this page.

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“PRINZESSIN VICTORIA LUISE” A FLOATING HOME with all comforts and conven- iences, has been built to accom- modate those who desire to make the tour of the West Indies. The steamer is 450 feet long, 47 feet wide and 30 feet deep, and is equipped with very large state- rooms, with lower berths only, and many other conveniences unknown on other steamers. There is a gymnasium on board; a dark-room, and a well- stocked library. These Cruises touch all the principal ports,— as will be seen by examining the itinerary. It is safe to say that nothing so attractive has ever before been offered to the traveling public as these three West Indies Cruises. FOR ONLY S$ Per Day AND UPWARD Including Berth and Meals Yeeueks 25 DAYS sue West Indies The itineraries include: Naasauy St. Thomas, san Juan (Porto Ricy), Fort de France, St. Plerre (Martinique). Mt. Pelee Bridgetown (Barbados), Port of > La Brea Polat (Trinidad), Wayra (inland trip to Caracas), Puerto Cabello (Venezuela), Cus Facoa, Kingston (Jamaxa), San tlaco, Havana Nassau, (N. P.)) Mamilltou (Bermuda), New York. You can leave JANUARY 9, FEB. RUARY 6, or MARCH 8 (the latter may also be joined at Nassau or Havana, returns New York day before Easter) by the Prinzessin Victoria Luise Duration 25-28 days—cost $1soand $200 up. Number limited to 200. Also cruises to the Orient and ‘Around the World. Send for Illustrated Booklets A No. 1. ee HAMBURG-AMERICAN = LINE 35-37 Broadway, New York 159 Randolph St., Chicago 1229 Walnut St., Philadelphia Raymond & Whitcomb’s TOURS AND TICKETS EVERYWHERE CALIFORNIA AND MEXICO. cial vestibuled trains, with sleeping, dining, ry and observation cars, affording every comfort and luxury in travel, ‘Through ears to California without change, Dec. 16 and frequently thereafter. Either one way, round-trip tickets, or tickets includ- ing every traveling and hotel expen ORIENTAL LANDS. Leaving New York January Sth and 30th, there will be di httul tours of three months to Italy, Egypt, the Holy Land, Turkey and Greece. The arrangements throughout are first-class and the itinerary carefully arranged that ample time may be given atall points of interest. ITALY; SICILY and SOUTHERN EURO PE. A most interesting tour of 82 days, leaving New York April 9th. A combination of this with the Oriental Lands Tour forms a grand round of trave' of five months. OTHER TOURS o Porto Rico, Florida, Cuba, Washington, Hawaii, Japan, Around the World, ete. Cireulars on application, RAYMOND & WHITCOMB CO. New York, Boston, 25 Union Square, 306 Washington Street, Pittsburg, 518 Farmers’ Bank Bldg. Philadelphia, 1005 Chestnut Street, Chicago, 232 Soath Clark Street. PINEHURST The Healthiest and Most PERFECT RESORT Inthe South (FOUNDED BY JAMES W. TUFTS) Four Splendid Hotels Fifty Cottages: Two Colf Courses Tennis Courts 25,000-Acre Shooting Preserve. Fine livery, equipped with sad die horses, horseback riding being one of the attractive features of Pineburst, Consamptives are absolutely excluded. Through Pullman sercice. One night out from New York, Boston and Cincinnati via Seaboard Air Line or Southern Ratlway. Send for pamphlet, “Pineburst ” or “The Game at Pinehurst,” of both, PINEHURST GENERAL OFFICE, Pinehurst, N.C. A GAME PRESERVE oF 10,000 ACRES Quail Turkeys Ducks Rabbits Brant Squirrels 2 BEST SHOOTING EAST OF THE ROCKIES HOTEL CHAMBERLIN OLD POINT COMFORT THE MOST MAGNIFICENT RESORT ON THE ATLANTIC COAST Golf Shooting Tennis Sailing OPEN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, BOOKLETS rAce GEO. F, ADAMS, Mgr. Fortress Monroe, Va. Hampton Roads the Rendezvous of the Atlantic Squadron & Fortress Monroe the Largest Fortification in the United States oth arms of the Sern 1d Point Comfort Wrgin'a comicbooks.com