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This is primarily an **advertising page** from Life magazine, with several short humorous anecdotes in the right column. The main advertisements include Nestor Cigarettes (featuring Egyptian imagery with camels and robed figures), a "Mexico-St. Louis Special" train service, and various consumer products (Abbott's Bitters, Brighton garters, Old Crow Whiskey). The brief stories use **ethnic humor common to the era**: - "According to Signs" presents an Irishman (Pat) misunderstanding the golf term "fore" as "foive," playing on Irish dialect and the stereotype of Irish immigrants unfamiliar with upper-class sports. - "The Music Stool" features Irish characters (Patrick and Kathleen Mulhooly) in a domestic comedy about misusing a music stool mechanism. - "Query" depicts a Black preacher attempting to convince a congregant named Mose to attend church, with Mose's sardonic response mocking the premise that people attend to help others. These represent **period-typical stereotypical humor** targeting Irish immigrants and African Americans—attitudes normalized in early 20th-century American publications but considered offensive today.

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Q5ets. : Per Package of 10 NESTOR (Nestor Gianaclis, Cairo and Boston.) CIGARETTES The Pioneer and Leader of all Also in tins of so and 100. All Clubs, Hotels and dealers throughout the world. Ifunprocurable writes, Nestor Gianaclis Co, BUSTOS, MASS, T “Mex-i-co! My darkeyed Mex-i-co! Those wno have made the trip are singing also the praises of the new semi-weekly~ through vestibuled modern train, the “Mexico-St. Louis Special” VIA THE IRON MOUNTAIN ROUTE, TEXAS & PACIFIC RAILWAY, INTERNATIONAL & GREAT NORTHERN RAILROAD (LAREDO GATEWAY), AND THE NATIONAL LINES OF MEXICO The train leaves St. Louis at 9.00 a.m. Tuesdays and Fridays, arriving City of Mexico at 8.30 p. m. Thursdays and Sundays—a 60-hour run. Compartment, Observation and Standard Drawing Room Sleeping Cars and Dining Car. Call on LOCAL AGENT, or address H. C. TOWNSEND, General Passenger and Ticket Agent, ST. LOUIS, MO. theals. affords relief sietion. BITTERS —teyonintioses atti foto's, Flat Clasp Garter for solid comfort. The newest shades and designs of one piece, silk web, not mercerized cotton. All metal parts nickeled, cannot rust. 25 cents a pair, all dealers or by mail. PIONEER SUSPENDER CO., 718 Market 8, Philadelphia Makers of Proneer Suspenders. According to Signs. N Irishman was walking along a road be- side a golf links when he was suddenly struck between the shoulders by a golf ball The force of the blow almost knocked him down. When he recovered he observed a golfer running toward him “Are you hurt?” asked the player. “Why didn’t you get out of the way?” “An’ why should T get out of the wa lasked Pat. “I didn’t know there were any as sassins round here.” “But I called ‘fore,'” said the player, “and when I say ‘fore,’ that is a sign for you to get out of the way.” “Oh, it is, is it?” said Pat. “Well, thin, whin I say ‘foive,’ it is a sign that you are going to get hit on the nose. ‘Foive."—New York | World. The Music Stool. ATRICK MULHOOLY’'S daughter was within a few weeks of her twenty-first birthday, and her proud father decided that he would buy her a music stool, one of those that can be lowered or raised by twisting the seat round. A few hours after he had brought his purchase home his wife discovered him with his coat off and great beads of perspira tion on his brow diligently screwing the seat up and down. “Arrah, Pat,” said she, “whet ve ye got there t's a little present for thleen,” he ex | plained between his gasps. ‘¢ know she has ‘a liking for music. Sorra a bit of good 1) will be to her at all, at all, Shure I've been winding the blissid ng up for the last two hours and niver a tune has it played ss The Tatler. Query. IEPRE STATIVE JOHN SHARP WILLIAMS tells of the difficulties encountered by a darky preacher in Missis- n endeavoring to ‘snatch a brand he burning” in the shape of one Mosc r, who steadfastly refused to attend divine service Ihe preacher's arguments were met by a dis couraging silence on the part of Mose. Finally the latter condescended to speak to the extent asking a question. “Wot are we all healt for?” he growled, morosely. “We is heah to help odders, Moses sponded the old clergyman, a kindly smil iMuminating his dusky features. “Ef dat’s so,” added Moses, with a mali ciously triumphant grin, “wot is de odders he for ?"—Harper's Weekly. A®! RAIGIIT life is the shortest distance between honesty and honor.—Saturday Evening Post YOUNGER'S SCOTCH ALE is 2 wholesome, nourish- ing beverage. Best for building up.—4de. 1 OLD CROW RYE redo WHISKEY sore sorrtens new’ vorx.