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This page contains several satirical pieces mocking early 20th-century social pretensions: **"Her Sacrifice"** (main story with illustration): A theatrical manager rejects a wealthy society woman seeking an acting role, doubting her emotional depth. She responds by dramatically cataloging extreme cosmetic procedures—cuticle removal, paraffin injections, artificial eyelashes sewn through eyelids, scalp surgery for eyebrows—claiming she's suffered for her beauty. The satire targets both the artificiality of wealthy women's beauty standards and their self-pitying claims of "sacrifice" compared to ordinary women's genuine hardships. **"Unavoidable"** (brief joke): An automobile chauffeur explains his predecessor is hospitalized, suggesting careless or reckless driving by the employer. **"Dissension"**: Humor about marital conflict—a wife becoming a Christian Scientist while her husband joins the Chorus Girls' Union (implying infidelity). **"Opportunity Knocks"** (illustration): A cartoon showing proper dinner etiquette rules about not stepping over the table. The page satirizes vanity, class pretension, and modern social anxieties among the wealthy.

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