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This page is primarily **advertising**, not satire or political commentary. It contains three commercial advertisements: 1. **Meriden Company Silversmiths** (top left) — announcing holiday hours in New York 2. **Kelly-Springfield Tires** (center) — featuring a horse-drawn carriage to emphasize the tire's reliability and longevity ("from the day of the first Kelly-Springfield up to the present time") 3. **Lea & Perrins' Sauce** and **Alvord's Old Virginia Corn Relish** (bottom) — food product ads The only non-advertising content is a brief essay on "Wit" (left column), discussing how wit differs from other forms of cleverness. There is no political cartoon or satirical content visible on this page. It represents typical early 20th-century *Life* magazine advertising and editorial material.

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‘on: en me sell- sher ‘Meriden Company Silversmiths International Silver Co., Successor announce that they will be open even- ings until Christmas | 218 Fifth Avenue Cor. 26th Street (Madison Square) New York Entrance also on 26th St. near Broadway Wit it is the most victorious thing known to man. No one who possesses it can be ly put down. You may prove him to be an erable sack-bibber, a liar, a coward, along ih other things which the language of the bethans expressed more frankly than does as F ina kind of triumph, and his accusers are than half-ashamed of their attack. In all lets of controversy with the pen, wit is almost ecessary as charity to the Christian; if a speak with the tongue of men and of angels, have not wit, it would be better for him to eld his peace. It was the possession of this gift the gods which made the difference 'twixt ion of all the other poets, his contem- s. The best thing the others could do was tide their time, and hope they might live long gh to get even with the critics in some other , as Wordsworth did by his “prefaces,” }}*%c, in truth, made an adequate revenge of its et. But Byron, who knew how well he was. fed, could retort at once with “The English Wns and Scotch Review avy pleasantries of the’ ened a cad. Of course, there are controver- *swhich are not of literature; and the far wittier Don Juan” itself could not disarm the resent- atof England’s ten-pound householders. But Pek in another connection of Heine’s account of of the Kritik der praktischen Vernunjt written purely and simply to keep 2mpe (Kant’s man-servant, the immutable 227e) up to his duties. At once Kant’s trea- “fills prostrate; not the fire of a hundred dia- ‘cans could have so instantaneous an effect: n Carlyle. “Respect all ” Murger and all the scribblers. of S guartier have not dealt so heavy a blow at "zesshood—with which, after all, Carlyle was P tokerably close agreement on many points. For, vere is this drawback to victorious wit reat, like a bomb, it often * than the maker intended, and does not a 'S explode at the most opportune moment. Westminster Gazette. The story of a great tire, like the biography of a great genius, is briefly told. All you need know about Kelly-Springfield is the definite promise of service that goes with them —a promise that has been kept from the day of the first Kelly-Springfield up to the present time. This promixe is covered in alittle hooklet called “Rubber Tired,” and Is sent free to drivers. Consolidated Rubber Tire Company 39 Pine Street, New York Temote”? ( rite — Your Palate Will Be Surprised ‘no matter how much it has been indulged, for no other condiment tunes ike this eelgh. It ie made different and it tells in the taste, |Advctivescanact convey the zest ef this deichul combination ofthe famous #0, ossey Gente: man* Sugar Com and other piquant ingredients equally as choice, Profesional cooks ‘use For Meats, hot or cold, Fish, Game, Oysters, Salads, Sandwiches, and with Lettuce or Cu- Lea & Perrins’ cumbers it is unequaled in its blended flavor _Ti old family recipe ts ong of the cholcest secrets of “Southera o Sauce eu See theta ote annie pegiretat THE ORIGINAL WORCESTERSHIRE madmmarrone te Aine becauseno other season- idtastol chen kenervy Sout P on eaney a ing has the same fine, sugeentions for serag ‘hare 0 3 ‘shes Duneeels Soni: city sho tells Alvord Oid Virgiata Corm Relish, rick lavi . John Duncan's Soa: h flavor ‘Agts., N.Y. THE tRoQuoTS LOIS, CANNING, COMPANY, ONARGA, ILLINOIS comicbooks.com