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This page is primarily **advertising and humor anecdotes** rather than political cartooning. The main content includes three brief humorous stories: a Jefferson anecdote about actor Joseph Jefferson and a drunk property man named Bagley who heckles him during a performance of *Rip Van Winkle*; "The Pot o' Pent," a Scottish dialect joke about a neighbor's death delivered with comedic miscommunication; and "Faithful Dog's Death Watch," about a dog guarding its master's corpse. The surrounding advertisements promote products typical of the era: Welch's Grape Juice, Cailler's Swiss Milk Chocolate, Sozodont toothpaste, Knox Hats, and Jaeger Sanitary Underwear. There is **no political satire** on this page. Instead, it reflects early 20th-century Life magazine's format: genteel humor for middle-class readers interspersed with consumer product ads. The anecdotes emphasize propriety, class distinctions, and sentimental domesticity—values the magazine's audience would recognize.

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SESS Bi ” P A Jefferson Anecdote. Pretty . leece JEFF ERSON once told a friend that during his long stage career he had never been associated with any one showing Land en undue familiarity with him save one individual, 2 man named Bagley, who some years ago was NDn ra property man in the comedian’s company. ; address on a postcard, This Bagley annoyed Mr. Jefferson very and we'll mail you a free c= Use Welch's much by his somewhat offensive manners, but sample gle. of Callers Grape Punch owing to the valuable services rendered by Genuine Swiss 2 the OO, ‘Thanksgiving Day I late for eating—the most Welch's Grape Juico makes a do him, Mr. Jefferson had always been loath to delicious you ever tasted. rue i * iielous light refreshment for ‘Serve clear or take measures more severe than a reprimand Swiss Milk Chocolates Bi ally the familiarity y ma are superior because they 1 ut finally the ene of ee property man are made solely of cocoa increased to an extent impossible to endure, so 4 beans, pure sugar and un- find this beverage unequal. he was summarily discharged. This dismissal | [§] skimmed Swiss Milk—equalled by no Begates°2 Rear drogass or occurred just before the opening of Mr, Jefter- | |} other milk in the world. rek S rene son's engagement one year in Baltimore. | Cailler’s Chocolate is the best of bottle bj ee P yea aca 7 } them all. The factory is located in the - That night Bagley got exceedingly drunk. heart of the finest Swiss pasturage district, ‘Weten grape Juice Co. 4 o Paying his way into the theatre, he repaired to | |] and the milk obtained there is what gives ¥ A a the gallery, there to sce his old employer enact to Cailler's its unrivaled smoothness, rich- p Rip Van Winkle. ness and palatability. TY . . iar Genuine Swiss Milk Chocolate The angry Gretchen had just driven poor, Seller otra for drtaking fe equally destitute Rip from the cottage, when Rip turns, | jf dolictous, All good dealers sell 1 and, with a word of pathos, asks: “Den I haf| [ij J. H. FREYMANN no interest in der house?” The theatre was Generat Agent for the United States deathly still, the audience half in tears, when 861 Broadway New York we ] nvestme nts. Bagley’s cracked voice was heard in response: ltcels “Only eighty per cent, Joe, old boy; only GRAPE JUICE. ap We Offer a eighty per cent.”—Harper’s Weekly. if = selected lit uf HIGH | | Patronize American industries. GRADE BONDS and guar- The Pot o’ Pent. | Weara anteed STOCKS paying from 3% : 3 | to 5%. The securities are ‘| ACLAR ” recounted this story in oc Head {or med a lecture on Scottish humor: | N mocret, ate delivery: In a dull Scottish village, on a dull morning, Lists and full particulars upon application, one neighbor called at another’s house. He} |} Red mond & Co was met at the door by his friend’s wife, and 1e day— *3 the conversation which ensued was thus: | Carries BANKERS. “Cauld?” jocity of 507 Chestnut St., 4{ Wall Street, 2 | the creation par excellence of the can be ENIEADELRAIA-_ NEWLY ORK Gaun tae be weety (rainy), 'm thinkin." | |) nation. rok any arm “Ay.” Agencies in all the principal cities in the world. Colt’s “Is John in?” | EXAMINEYOUR DENTIFRICE || 2.25: sn “Can I see him?” Acid and grit, deadliest enemies : _— “But a winted tae see him, ce i \- se of the teeth, abound in cheap den “Ay, but ye canna see him. John's deid.” ace tifrices. Fine perfumes do not make “Deid?” practical fine dentifrices. Your teeth deserve Ay. “ Po to make better of you than to be offered up a jouddens “Rapid changes of temperature, es- rh as a ‘Ay. pecially with increased hamidity and ; sacrifice to your pocketbook. “Verra sudden?” raw winds, are always dangerous, To i“ ” overcome them man conserves the beat of ‘Ay, very sudden, his body with woolen underclothes." “Did he say ything a a ’ green —New York Herald Editorial. id he say onything aboot a pot o' green Now Licoeed Weolone’aroy odinitediyrs pent afore he deid? ves from the Scrap- class by themselves, With this truly Sani- book of a Scottish Exile, tary Underwear to your skin you will have the best protection possible against any and Z | all changes of weather, You will alto enjoy Faithful Dog’s Death Watch. ‘a sense of bodily comfort and vigor unknown before, Booklets and Samples Free. is of proven value. Sixty years is a pretty good test. No acid, no [' was a dog’s bark which drew the atten- tion of a gentleman to the dead body of Grit in Sozedont. The Liquid pene- ]} puncan Davie, farmer, Woodhall, Dumfries. | Dr. Jaeger 38. F. 8, Co's Own Stores: trates the little crevices and purifies ]} shire, yesterday. | New York: !139 Broadwas, "5 dows them; the Powder gives a bright ae ch rope: with fhe animal neaise’ Bake dayton oe 3 . to look over his stock, and while doing so he | ‘Phil jestnut Bt. ind pr : . 1 B2 Btate Bt. Wast and polished surface. was taken ill and died, with only the faithful Come oom Agente tn Alt . dog as witness. Principal Cities, 3 FORMS: LIQUID, POWDER, PASTE. The dog guarded the body of his dead master for hours.—London Express. candi-