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This page is primarily **advertising and editorial content** rather than political satire. The main cartoon depicts two silhouetted figures at a chess table, accompanying a dialogue about a wife who speaks multiple languages (English, French, New Thought, and Henry James). The humor is gentle domestic satire about intellectual pretension—the husband's bewilderment at his wife's affected linguistic abilities. The page otherwise contains financial services advertisements (Redmond & Co., Wassermann Brothers, Morton Trust Company) and product ads (carriages, bitters). The "Yankee Inventiveness" text discusses a tourist's experience in Rome with a centuries-old burning taper. Overall, this reflects early 20th-century middle-class magazine content mixing light humor with commercial interests.

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“ES RS EX: HIPPODROME) BL ock OF SIXTH AVE., 43D TO 44TH ST. Management THOMPSON & DUNDY. TWICE DAILY AT 2 AND 8 O'CLOCK. ‘A Yankee Circus on Mars”’ (All New Arenic Performers.) AND. “The Raiders.” rapidly. Prices asc. to $1.00, Box and Loge 3: 1,500 unreserved seats in the family ce on 44th Sty 25¢. BOX OFFICE OPE Letters of Credit For Travelers Available In all parts of the world, Issued by REDMOND «CO. BANKERS 41 WALL STREET, NEW YORK so7 CHESTNUT ST., PHILADELPHIA SO ALM. The most satisfactory method to carry funds while traveling. Descriptive pamphiet on request REDMOND & CO.’S Letters of Credit are obtainable through Banks and Bankers generally. WASSERMANN BROTHERS BANKERS AND BROKERS 42 Broadway, New York New York Stock Exchange bers of 1 New York Coffee Exchange Chicago Board of Trade BRANCH OFFICES: \stor Court (Waldorf-Astoria Hotel.) ‘orner 46th St, and Sth Ave, e, West End, N. J., during Sammer MORTON TRUST COMPANY 38 NASSAU STREET, NEW YORK Capital - - - $2,000,000 Surplus and Undivided Profits, $6,000,000 OFFICERS: Levi P, Morton, President. James K. Corblére, Vice-Pres, T : Pree HLM. Francis, Secretary. Charles A. Conant, Treasurer. Counsel: ELIHU ROOT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE : Levi P. Morton G, G. Haven Thomas F. Ryan James N. Jarvie Charles Hl. Allen Fithu Root ‘Edward J. Berwind Jacob Il. Sebi Harry Payne Whitney Yankee Inventiveness. | IS a little Massachusetts town lives a man | who for two causes enjoys deathless local | fame. For one thing, he is the only native of the place who has been to Europe; and he, | moreover, performed while there the ensuing » which the neighbors. still To Our Contributors recount. with hless admiration : While in the New Englander was shown a certain shrine before which burned ary taper, | t taper,” explained the guide in ma- | chine-built. English, “that taper he has burned before this shrine seven hundred years. He a Never he has been extin Rome LIFE will pay at the rate of miraculous taper | five cents a word for | guish, For seven long century that taper has | miraculously burn before our shrine and not | you call—‘put out.” The Yankee viewed the miracle candle in si Then, leaning slowly forward, he extinguished the flame with one mighty “puff.” Turning with a triumphant chuckle to the scandalized and speechless guide, he clever short stories, preferably 2,500 words length, accepted for publica- once has he been—what not over in lence for a full minute. tion in LIFE, payment on acceptance. ounced nly | Wa'al, it’s aout naow!"—Lippincott’s Mag- | te Any kind of a story, so long as it is interesting, will be considered. RAvsor: Your wife speaks several lan- guages, doesn’t she? Suyxe: Four— English, French, New Thought and Henry James.—Chicago Tribune. All manuscripts should be return accompanied by a stamped envelope and be addressed to The Editor of LIFE, 17 West Thirty-first Street, New York. FOR SALE—MISSOURI FARMS 1,200 acres, fine combiaation grain and stock farm, highly improved, tolendid location, also smaller farms in sizes to suit. Write for State map, illustrated booklet and weather report : seat free. BAZEL J. MEEK, - - - SAVE ONE THIRD By Buying of the Makers We are actual manufacturers—not_a commission hose, ‘Wecan and do save our customers one third on retall prices by selling direct to user and cutting out all dealers’ profit, ‘All our goods carry our guarantee. Our free fMlustrated cata fogue shows « greater assortment of carriages and harness than any dealer can show you. Bend for it. THE COLUMBUS CARRIAGE AND HARNESS COMPANY, COLUMBUS, OHIO. ABBOTT'S ANGOSTURA Bings : WMAT DO YOU THINK OF THIS MEREDITH IDEA OF MARKIAGES FOR TEN YEARS ? 7 Bangs: DOES \ MAN GET ANY COMMUTATION FOR coop CONDUCT ? Make the best eocktadl. A delightfad aromatic for all wine, spinit an beverages. A tables poo of sherry oF sweetened meals, affords relief an Important to see that it is Abboti’s. comicbooks.com