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This page contains two distinct sections: **Left side ("He Got Too Many"):** A short satirical story about George Gould, a railroad magnate, visiting a concert. The joke turns on class assumptions: when a manager asks Gould to fetch cigars, Gould complies—then returns with an enormous, expensive handful. The humor mocks both Gould's excessive wealth and the manager's presumption in ordering around someone of his station. **Right side:** Advertising dominates, including Kelly-Springfield Tire and M&M Portable Houses. These are straightforward commercial pitches typical of early 20th-century magazines. The page reflects Life's standard format: satirical social commentary addressing the wealthy elite, paired with period advertising. The Gould anecdote exemplifies Life's interest in mocking conspicuous consumption and social pretension.

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ee Faby: He Got Too Many. EORGE GOULD is most ticular about and discriminating in’ w le smokes, s to the notion of one Newark man ideas failed to hitch with Mr. Gould's. ‘oad man visited a machine shop there a new device which he ght of installing on his lines. After his rip through the factory, he felt in his pocket frac He had none, and the manager of the concern, much chagrined, discovered that he, too, had none. “We'll send right out and get some, though,” 1 right,” said Mr. Gould, handing a $2 bill ‘9 the man summoned by the manager, “go get cigars.” knew it was George Gould, and had as of the importance of the visitor, but ately was not himself a smoker. He returned with a great double handful of cigars, hich he passed silently to Mr. Ge Why—wh: 's all thi sputtered Mr. Gould, inspecting the label, which bore the same of a highly advertised brand of “five-cent The workman tried to explain that. these were as good as any he knew, but was hustled i h them. There were forty-two cigars, sal count.— York Tribune. D‘ RING the recent American tour of Emile Mors, the automobile expert of France, here was a parade in New York. [. Mors, at the time of the parade’s passage, on Fifth Avenue, Secing the great throngs nd hearing the loud, gay music, he cided that he would like to have a look at © procession, and accordingly he plunged to the deep crowd and tried to work his way ace of vantage. carer the front he got the more evi- ce he found of the police. The police, in vi ing here, here, now uttering loud threats, now king, amid intense excitement, an a a3 Keep back! Keep back! Keep back!” was Se continuous ery. M. Mors could hardly see the parade for the police, and on account of the ¢: ment that y caused he could not keep his mind on it Turning somewhat impatiently to a can on his left he said: “Why, saire the crowd being kept back so airy forcibly?” So as to give the police full chance to sce Se procession,” the man answered.—New Or- ons State, “TDIDN'T see you at our cuchre the other | ”’ said the bachelor. " replied the young benedict, “as far as thre goes with me now, I consider ‘Home’ bower.” all right while hearts are trump, but se if clubs should turn up it would be the ‘left bower.’"—Philadelphia Press. The Kelly- Springfield Tire It isn’t the name on the tire that makes the tire good. It is the tire that makes thename good. A trade- mark is valuable only because of what it represents. People ask for Kelly-Springfield Tires because the experience of the greatest number of users and builders of vehicles has shown that the Kelly-Spring- field Tire is the best. It stays on, and wears both better and longer. Send tor our booklet, « Rubber Tired.” Consolidated Rubber Tire Company 39 Pine St., New York Akron, Ohio M @ M PORTABLE HOUSES Summor Cottages Automobile Houses Children’s Play Houses Hunters’ Cabins Photograph Galleries, Etc. Made by automatle machincry where the wood grows, Retter built and better looking than you can have constructed at and at much les«cost. Wind and water tight, Art&tic in design. Constructed on the Catt Syxtem. (Panels interchangeable. ) Houses shipped completo in every detail. Can be erected and ready for occupancy from 6 to 24 hours after arrival at destination, according to size of house. NO NAILS, NO STRIKES, NO CARPENTERS. NO WORRY. Everything Mt, Anyone can erect them, WE PAY THE PREIGHT, Write today for catalogue. Tell us what you want and we will give you a delivered price at once, MERSHON & MORLEY COMPANY 900 BROADWAY SAGINAW, MICH. comicbooks.com