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This page is primarily **advertising and filler content** rather than political satire. The main elements are: 1. **Smith & Wesson revolver ad** (top right): Emphasizes the "hammerless" safety feature—a selling point distinguishing their revolvers from competitors. The text assures buyers the gun cannot accidentally discharge. 2. **"Mixed Metaphors" section** (center left): A short humor piece showing public figures using contradictory or nonsensical language—a lighthearted jab at politicians and speakers who speak carelessly. 3. **Product advertisements**: Knox Hat, Jones Speedometer, and Graygood Hydraulic Shock Absorber fill the remaining space. The page reflects early 20th-century concerns: gun safety, automotive accessories, and gentle mockery of political speech. No specific political figure or event is targeted—it's general-purpose satirical humor.

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THE BADGE OF PERFECTION No M Punctures, Kim Cutting, coming Of, or ‘Explosions. AIRLESS: FAWKES “usc TIRE =te only safe Green them all. Not a solid tire yet longer—not a pneumatic but des as easy. Thousands in we ad demeed increasing enormously. Try a set TE. FREE. Write for free Fawkes booklet on “Tire Troubles” containing scores of convine- ingtestimonials. Milwaukee Rubber Works Co. (39 MacMillan Ave. vay, Wis, SMITH @_ WESSON “HAMMERLESS” SAFETY Is the Only Real Safety “ALL sMITH & WESSON Revolvers have this Monogram trade-mark stamped on the frame. None others are genuine. Our new booklet, model in detail and gives an expe Published, Sent free upon request. Address Dept. A. The Revolver,” illustrates and describes each rt's instruction for target Shooting. The most interesting and instructive revolver catalogue With the SMITH & WESSON revolver you will elint- inate every possibility of accidental discharge. There is no hammer to slip from the hand while cocking— no hammer to be left cocked or to catch on clothing or other objects. YOU cannot even pull the trigger acci- dentally. You must press the safety lever in the back of the handle in a natural way at the same time you pull the trigger. If you do not do this, you cannot explode the cartridge. When you realize that there has never been one single accident reported from over 300,000 SMITH & WES- SON Safety revolvers that have been sold, you will appreciate that it is the saf- est revolver for you to use. SMITH & WESSON, 42 Stockbridge Street. Springfield, Mass. Pacific Coast Branch, 2330 Alameda Avenue, Alameda, Cal. Mixed Metaphors MINISTER said to his congregation: “Brethren, the muddy pool of politics was the rock on which I split.” Anorator is credited with a peroration in which he spoke of ‘‘all ranks, from the queen sitting on her throne to the cottager sitting on his cottage.” “My client acted boldly,” said the counselor. “He saw the storm brewing in the distance, but he was not dismayed. He took the bull by the horns, and had him indicted for perjury.” A Hindoo journalist, commenting on a politi- cal disturbance, said: ‘We cannot, from a distance, realize the intensity of the crisis, but it is a certain thing that many crowned heads must be trembling in their shoes.” An old negro woman whose needs were sup- plied by friends never failed to express her grati- tude in original language: “You is powerful de grabe an’ de oder a cryin’ out, ‘Lawd, how long, how long?’ ” No one could imagine what a speaker meant when he said: “ Biddy, diddy,” and then stopped, and after a moment of confusion said: ‘Diddy, biddy,” and then, with scarlet face and coldly perspiring brow, gasped out: ‘Diddy, hiddy, biddy doo?” Then he had to sit down and rest awhile before he could say: “Did he bid adieu?” good to a pore ole ’oman like me, wid one foot in —Christian Register. The winning of the peed indicator re- ility contest it England was not a strenuous effort of any specially con- structed instrument The Jones Speedometer entered in this con- - test wasselected from STOCK by the committee of judges. (Any Jones fer would have perfor tas credii abiy a4 the Gold Medal instrument. more Jones Specdometers in use to-day than all other makes combined. Alter deliberating upon the respective merits of gach iestrument and notingall the points laid down the regulations for consideration, the judges brreplced the entries in the following ORDER 1 Jones (Gold Medal). 2 Elliott (Sdver Medal). 3Cowey Ind. 4 Gratze. 5 Vulcan. 6 Cowey Rec. 7 Warner Auto-Meter. —the distinctive part of dfess in all ages and nations. That is why gentlemen have always been so particular about their hats, Whether you spend the Winter in New York, Paris or Cairo you will find the KNOX HAT quietly asserting its supremacy in good taste and high quality—a quality as fixed as the price. Knox agents are showing the Fall and Winter styles in Men's and Women's Hats in all the principal Gities of the United States. GRAYGOOD HYDRAULIC . Double-Acting y SHOCK ABSORBER ‘Formerly tho “AMERICAN") Manafact: the shows section and how the absorber is attached. “A” te oll chamber shore: 4 below" B. ant "BY" ts piston head. “O" is piston rod, Se Write To-day For Free Booklet giving in fall the principle, construction, and ice of the only real shock absorber lor automobiles—the one that absorbs all shocks, does not stiffen the springs, and when once adjusted needs no readjustment. Demonstrated, sold, and applied by auto dealers and garages or by GRAHAM & GOODMAN 50 West 93d Street, New York Reliable Agents Wanted, Sole Mirs. comicbooks.com -