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This page contains satirical commentary and period advertisements from an early 20th-century *Life* magazine issue. The cartoon section "Our Foolish Contemporaries" mocks everyday absurdities through brief anecdotes: a debate between commerce and literature (suggesting writing is financially worthless), a wife's illogical response to her husband's banking problems, and a lengthy rural dialogue where a taciturn Southern farmer provides minimal responses to Northern travelers' questions—satirizing regional stereotypes and rural reticence. Other sections lampoon bureaucratic "red tape" in government and a confused congressional stenographer. The page is dominated by **period advertisements** for luxury goods: Trimble Whiskey, Cerebos Salt (claiming nutritive phosphates), Boss crackers, Lake Erie steamship travel, and the Battle Creek Sanitarium promoting a health regimen. The satirical humor relies on recognizing contemporary frustrations (commercial vs. artistic value, government inefficiency, regional cultural differences) that would resonate with educated readers of the era. The advertisements reflect Progressive-era health consciousness and leisure travel marketing.

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Sze, OUR FOOLISHa “SS ONTEMPORARYE ‘ OSE A COMMERCE AND LITERATURE “Do you think that a commercial carcer is to be compared to 4 the high-browed and melancholy youth. “in business you can write your ¢ of paper no bigger th and ie th thousands of dollars. In literatur of paper without making it worth so cents." —IWas postal can ington * Magra, we'll have to give up that summer trip. My account | at the bank is already overdrawn.” “Oh. John, you are such a d financier! Why didn’t you p account ina bank that had plenty of money ?"—Chicago Tribune. wretch Sovri ror Hosprratrry: The M Carolina, is the best inn South —Bookl not, Asheville, North VERY RED TAPE ontlis ago the President appointed a committee to 1¢ business methods of each ton, with a view to ridi ting | ed tape ways of d a thermometer from one sid very good rea ing T readily con. € cent .¢ nail and, cost jast fifty ery and three for New Waverty Hore ARKANSAS. Hracrt ano Rest; Hovse. Hor Sraixes. axp Ba IuusteateD Booxter HAD NOT REACHED THE LIMIT Two genth Kentucky not long ago. bo They had been driving encountering a pin in a cheari had fallen, the t facat circle, to lank man, whose garments leaned against a tree and ht of ac Il. The hogs lay where th le grazed round and round in and one lea were the color of the claybank ket time ro Wonder if he can speak?” said one trave “Try him.” said his compar ‘The two approached the man, whose yellowish eyes regarded them without apparent curiosity How do you do?" said the Northerner. marked the Southerner languidly Yeasant country.” Fur them thet likes it.” “Lived here all your life? ‘The Southerner spat pensively Jo the other Howdy?” “Otp Sate Pexca, Bostoa, Mass.” Delicious—Try it. S S Pierce Co, IT WAS HIS JOB One day last winter Representative Cushman man passed wh sented to “This is the man,” said Cushman, conf written more stupi ‘The man from Washing which appeared to hin ed silence good-nat at in open-mou took 1 “Perhaps I should gent is one of Harper's Weekly. observatic . “that this official stenographers of the House Hotel Vendome, Boston The ideal hotel of America for permanent and transient guests NO WONDER HE WEPT dressing a po is bearers a touch away a not unmanl; al gathering the other day a speaker gave | “I miss," he said, brushing “T miss many of the old faces 1 used London Globe | ownen Y ou do drink, To Our Guests: “You are very welcome to our house; It must appear in other ways than words.” rim iskey Green Label. AT ALL FIRST-CLASS DEALERS SOLE rRorRinrors ‘WHITE, HENTZ & CO. yw York —Shakespeare e. ESTABLISHED “ The Salt of Kings The King of Saits” Natural foods contain phosphates which nourish the bones, nerves and brain and are largely removed from modern food during its preparation for the table. MT 1 supplies the nutritive ingredients which are lacking in cooked foods. Sold by all good grocers A sample tin may be had ing to so Ferry Strect, New York. > ° Will YOU Try| the Battle Creek Life for 30 Days? || Will You Eat the Foods and Live the Life Our Experts Recommend? Do You Really Want to be Per- Sfectly Well? ‘Tell us then if you are ailing, or if in good health that you wish to remain so. Let us send you our book. The bome. It is very interesting. fe it recommends you can live in your own You ought to read about it. Nowhere else are so many specialists studying this one thing alone—how to get well and how to stay well No organization anywhere bas been so successful. None other is so near the truth, And the basis of all this is right food—right living—keeping the stomach right. Al this we explain in our book. Explain clearly— logically—interestingly, so that you may understand. Isn't it worth the mere effort of writing us eimply to know? Won't you ask for our book to-day? Address Ghe Battle Creek Sanitarium Co., Ltd. Dept A. 191, Battle Creek, Mich. Across Lake Erie BETWEEN TWILIGHT AND DAWN The D. & B. Line Steamers leave Detroit weekdays at 6:00 p. m., Sundays at 4:00 p.m. (central time) and from Buffalo daily at 8:30 . im (eastern time) reaching their destination fhe vest morning. Direct connections with carly morning trains. Superior service and lowest rates between eastern and western f) states. Rail Tickets Available on Steamers All classes of tickets sold reading via Michl- gan Ceotral, Wabash and Grand Trunk rail- ways betweeo Detroit and Buffalo in either direction will be accepted for transportation on D. & B. Line Steamers, Send two cent stamp for illustrated pam- phlet No. 27. Address, Dept. C, Detrolt, Mich. Detroit & Boffalo Steamboat Co. comicbooks.com