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This page is primarily **advertisements** interspersed with brief satirical anecdotes typical of Life magazine's humor format. The ads promote consumer products: tobacco (Surbrug's Arcadia), toothpaste (Sozodont), Scottish ale (Muir's), perfume and grooming products (Ed. Pinaud's), and soap (Reuter's). The textual humor includes four short jokes: 1. **"Ruskin's Bull"**: References critic John Ruskin's complaint that modern buildings lack durability compared to ancient structures—social commentary on Victorian-era construction quality. 2. **"Northern Economy"**: A Yorkshire innkeeper rudely wakes a guest at dawn, claiming the traveler must vacate so the landlord can wash his tablecloth—satirizing rural stinginess and poor hospitality. 3. **"Inexcusable"**: A wife embarrasses her husband by asking furniture salesmen the difference between a hassock and ottoman—gentle satire on female ignorance of domestic terminology. 4. **"A Truthful Reply"**: A New Yorker admits voting "in fear and trembling"—dark humor about American democratic anxiety. These anecdotes represent Life's characteristic light social satire targeting middle-class pretension and behavior.

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EERE «No one who smokes URBRUG'S ‘ ARCADIA ; MIXTURE | could ever attempt to describe fi its delights.” Why? The Tobaccos are all aged; thoroughly seasoned, | | Age improves flavor; adds mildness pre- | vents biting. In the blending, seven countries, from Latakia to America, are called upon. Made since 1876, Surbrug’s “Arcadia” is in a class by itself —nothing so rich in flavor — so exhila- rating in Senile. A mild stimulant. The Delight, The Pleasure when it dawns on you will be lasting. AT YOUR DEALER'S. THE SURBRUG IRBRUG CO., New York -0., New York City | TOOTH | SOZODONT € It will not tarnish gold work nor scratch the | enamel. A perfect dentifrice—the one for you. Ask your d dentist. Muir’ s In the stoneware bottle—just the same today as it was when your great-grandfather drank it—a good ale then as now. Bottled only at the brewery in Edinburgh for 125 years, Sold everywhere. ACKER, MERRALL & CONDIT CO., POWDER Scotch Ale. Sote Agents Ruskin’s Bull. HE late Ellis Yarnall, of Philadelp! a brilliant talke and a subtle literary critic. Hence he had many iricnds—among them, in the past, were Poe, Longfellow, Emerson, Matthew Arnold and John Ruskin At the Union League one afternoon Mr nall repeated a bull he had once heard Ruskin make. | “In his impassioned way,” said Mr. Yarnall. | “Ruskin was railing ur cheap and tawdry and flimsy modern buildings, comparing them with the beautiful and massive buildings of the past, **Modern ildings won't endure!’ he cried will you find one modern building t] as long as the ancient ones? | Philadelphia Bulletin. A nameless—was suddenly aroused carly in the morning by loud knocking at his door and! shouts of “Time to get traveler, disgusted at being disturbed so early, replied that he had no intention of getting up at that hoy Mine host, however, entered the room it at excitement, saying: “You must get up, sir Y Ny” must.” On being asked his reason for this inopportune intru- sion, he replied, “Lor’ bless you, sir, why, it’s | | time to get breakfast ready on my best table cloth, Northern Economy. | | TRAVELER i in Yorkshire spending the night at a small inn—which shall be . sir.” The sleepy 1 re: Inexcusable. Mr. UPJOHN: What is the trouble be- | tween you and Mrs. Hi ? | s. Exctew: There is able. We aon go shopping together any that is all. She mortified me beyond measure tae other morning, when we were at a funiture |store, by a: nif he be kind enoug her the difference between a hassock and an ottoman.—Chicago Tribune. the s wou T! = postal departments say Chicago is siten and horribly misspelled by foreign- | ers, It is the word has been spelled in 189 Here are some of the most azo, Japjago, Hipaho, Jagiga Hizago, Chachicho and Shicahbzdo.—New York Tribune. AOU a say both his lens were shot off!” “How did he ever get -home,—seven miles y, he said the shrieks of the wounded | made his flesh creep so that he got home in| very short time.”—Harvard Lampoon. A Truthful Reply. OW did you vote?” friend. “In fear and trembling,” answered the can- did New Yorker—IVashiugton Star. asked the inquisitive PERFUME CAU DE QUININE HAIR TONIC ELIXIR DENTI- FRICE ED. PINAUD'S Perfume, the ex- quisite, the fashionable. ED. PINAUD'S Eau de Qui- nine Hair Tonic, the most famous toilet preparation in the world— makes the hair more beautiful, more lustrous, cleanses the scalp of dandruff. Used and endorsed the world over by people of good breeding and refinement. ED. PINAUD'S Elixir Dentifrice the most perfect preparation for whitening and preserving the teeth. ED. PINAUD'S Eas de Quisise FREE Tes en tis cba pn ee = INAUD'S exgointe perfume for Sve SRarand the lamas BLINIR DENTIERICE, tek five tines. Send Ic. to pay portage and packing. WRITE TO-DAY: ED. PINAUD'S American Offices ED. PINAUD Bldg., Room 112, New York City A cake of Reuter's Soap will outlast’ two cakes of ordinary soap because there is more soap in it to last. ‘Send a two cent stamp for a trial cake BARCLAY & COMPANY 4 Stone St., New York comicbooks.com