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This page is primarily **advertisements and humor pieces** rather than political satire. The main content includes: **"Schoolboy English"** (center): A humorous column excerpting students' exam answers about historical figures. Examples include a student confusing Queen Elizabeth's appearance with her marital status, and hilariously mischaracterizing Lord Alfred Tennyson's poem "The Idle King" as his "gratest poim." The satire targets schoolboy logic and careless exam responses—gentle mockery of educational mishaps rather than political commentary. **Remaining content**: Product advertisements (dental cream, pianos, champagne, hotels) with no satirical intent. The page contains **no political cartoons or caricatures**. It's a typical Life magazine "Life" section mixing light social humor with commercial advertisements from the early 20th century.

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“EV ENESe TRY Schoolboy English. ’ © life of a school teacher is not without specimens of “associated ideas” drawn forth Anti-Septic from the schoolboy mind during the tortures of examination: “Queen Elizabeth was never Créme Dentifrice married. She was so fond of dresses she was Put up in collapsible Tubes | never scen withont one, and she was beautiful Tooth Powder and clever, with a red! head and. freckles.” Put up in Cans convenient for Tourists hus proxisions 2 OF nd_swere butter, vablixir Balm Clarendon was so shattered through grief that : he died quite a young man before he had time And you will be assured) |i, grow old.” “Lord Alfred Tennyson was a absolute cleantiness celebrated poet, and he wrote a lot of beautiful of the Teeth, poims with long hair, and studid so much that FE atthe tata bene” USE: he used to say to his mother, ‘Call me early, dear.’ His gratest poim is called ‘The Idle King’ He was made a lord, but he was a good man ard wate many oads."—Taller DOES a considerate host serve guesswork drinks to his guests P Of course not. CLUB COCKTAILS are pre- ferred because of their uniformly high quality, and readiness at all dimes theyire made from choic- oH -Pi. est old liquors, blended in ex- The Cecilian Player. Piano The Safest Summ quisite proportions and aged to In high-grade upright piano with the mechanism of the fa- Ross's ROVAL PASI GER ALE. perfection. Just strain through sou Cecilian Plano-Player buit inidethe car 1 pea, cea statcnto Denver, Coloradospringe, cracked ice. CLUB is the original alts Bite whieh con be eed or cvery ember of voor or Pucblo, via Pennsylvania allroad, brand-specify the name to get fagers, of, by inserting a roll of perforated music, can be On account of the Grand Aerie, Fraternal Order of — the genuine. Bihyed by means of te Coco eechanien: Eagles, on August 14 to 24, the meeting of the Ameri- Seven kinds — Manhattan, Martini, og ese eet can Osteopathic Association on August 1 to 19, and Girmouthy Wy baker, Holland Gin, Tom ‘We build the aides tarurnean Bach tha ‘plane aad the the meet ¢ National Association of Local Fire i player attachment—in our owa factory at Detroit We || Insurance Agents on August 16to 18, at Denver, Col, G, F, HEUBLEIN & BRO., Sole Proprietors Hartford New York London Its tone is sweet and lasting. Its construction is first-class [now that in the Cecikan Piano we are offering you an in- pectesl 0 ie men row that jn the Ceciian Piano we are offering you at n> J] the Pennsylvania Railroad Company will sell round want you to know this. trip tickets from all points on its line to Denver, Colo ‘We want you to examine and try the Cecilian Piano for rado Springs, or Pueblo, August 11, 12, and 13, good if you will write us we will send you full par- returning to reach original starting point not later ‘five you the name of the dealer who handles it [I | ane 1° re eh snk: BOI: s in your viclacty, wha, will be plaseed. to axploia a yea 40 than August 28, at greatly reduced rates. For specific YY points of ‘sapetior merit. information concerning extension of final limit, routes, The price is $600. rates, and stop-over privileges, consult nearest ticket Farrand Organ Company, Dept. L. agent. Loodon, Eng. © DETROIT, MICH Paris, France h Hammerless Shotgun, with a oves with age, There The Adirondacks’ Most Favored Resort hase? Hf we real a HN day, we should spend Hotel Ampersand -four hours thus: One hour digging | Ja woodehuck froma wall, two hours worrying | a bone, half an hour begging “the folks” to and COTTAGES take us downtown, and the rest of the tim sleeping on a mat in the cool doorway.—Home on Lower Saranac Lake and Abroad. | A AY \ most delightful lake and mountain resort. [f| ROSS'S ROYAL BELFAST GINGER ALE. In the Arctic Regions. Opened June 24th * QP ahoy!” “On board the brig!” : . Pettect Golf Linke, Piling, Rowing, “What ship is that?” a : Briarcliff Manor, New York Bathing, Tédnis aid Dancing. Su- “The relief sent to the relict of the relief Beno’ Mista, ‘Pout, telegraph sent to the relief of the relief sent to the relief] BRIARCLIFF ; atithie -Fatt expedition which cleared in telephone, offices in hotel. f the Hamm-Fatt expedition whic! cee eid 1807."—Lonisville Courier-Journal LODGE .. Now Open BOOKLET, ‘Phone 1 H10 is that fellow in the © box who G. S. MOULTON, Manager, se lauphi ee Briarcliff Realty information at Home Office, Briarcliff , ° emcee laughing so heartily?” Manor, or at New York Store, WINDSOR ARCADE, Ampersand, N. Y. ‘That's the author of the opera Fifth Avenue and 46th Street, by appointment. “Rather bad taste.” DAVID B, PLUMER, General Manager, “Not at all. He never heard that comedian’s Briarcliff Manor, N. Y. jokes before.”"—Cleveland Leader. N. Y. Office, 289 Fourth Avenue. comicbooks.com