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This page combines satirical commentary with period advertising. The left side features "Our Foolish Contemporaries"—a humor column showcasing amusing letters and anecdotes. Notable pieces include a deflationary response to prior criticism of mothers-in-law, a joke about Honduran military casualties, and witty exchanges about unexpected life lessons (a child mistaking poison ivy for the forbidden fruit in Eden). The right side is dominated by a full-page **Nestor Cigarettes advertisement**, claiming the brand appeals to "cultivated taste" and is smoked by "the best judges of cigarettes all over the world." The ad emphasizes exclusivity and sophistication—a common advertising strategy of this era. Below appears an advertisement for "The Keeley Cure," a medical treatment for "Liquor and Drug Using" offered at various institutes nationwide—reflecting early 20th-century attitudes toward addiction as a treatable medical condition. The page reflects pre-regulation advertising that made direct health and quality claims without scientific substantiation, alongside satirical content poking fun at contemporary manners and mishaps.

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Fes OUR FOOLISH (ONTEMPORARIE THE REAL MOTHER.IN-LAW ‘To tHe Eorror or THe Sir—Let us all thank “Widow of Albany for his kk ‘ ‘of the mother-in-law. My mother-in-law—the m of a faithful and devoted wife, the grandmother of the n who have blessed our lives and are to-day our ch the best women, one of the that ever come isto my life. I loved her as my own mother, and I believe she loved me as her own child. She gave happiness to my home and to all who lived in it, The ry of her gentle ways, her overwhelming love 1 of Is to my happiness to-day. Why should I n all her ith all that beautiful word implies? And the same ies to “father,” who was one of the best father-in-law ver lived. Let us hear less heartless ism of the mother-in-law. God bless her. N-IN- Law New York, March 18. —From the New York Sun. Hrrrarrer, unless we otherwise specify, the losses mentioned in our Honduran reports will concern generals only. If any privates are killed we'll mention it, —Bufalo News, Kenilworth Inn, Biltmore, N.C. Always open. Most superbly finished hotel south of New York EXPERIENCE. It was Sunday afternoon, and the infant-class teacher was with the beauties of the Garden he said, “there was one thing in Eve might not touch.” vidently had some previous knowledge of beautiful gardens; “it was poison-ivy.” Harper's Monthly AS AMUSING story is told of a Scottish minister who arrived at the kirk without the manuscript of his sermon. He could not preach without it, but it lay in his manse a mile away when the time had come for 10 be solved by giving out the r1oth Psalm. While the con- off to his manse for the sermon galloped. al celerity galloped back. When he were still at it, and he asked the clerk, with some trepidation, how they were getting on. "Oh, sir,” was the answer, “they've got to the end of the eighty-fourth verse, an" they're just cheepin’ like wee mice.""—Bellman Hotel Vendame, Boston All the attractions of hotel life, with the comforts and privacy of home. THE WAY IT OFTEN GOES “The old man was one in a thousan “Yes. His three sons are all ciphers.""—Broadway, Ax actor without funds managed in some way to get a second. class ticket o of steamers running between Seattle and Francisco. ‘The voyage between these two points consumed the better part of three days, and in view of the fact that his finances: were at a low cbb, he solved the question i ray: The first day out he slept all day to keep from eating, to keep from sleeping. Th culture exercises. On the third day he could not st e second day he nger, and went down in the dining-room and ordered the eal on beard the boat. While eating this meal he could see in his mind's eye a picture of pastile cisco, After finishing his meal he said to the waiter much do Lowe you?" “Nothing,” replied the waiter; “your meals were included in your ticket.” Argonaut, ‘Tur Sovrn rox Hosrrrautty: The Manor, Asheville, North Carolina, is the best inn South — Booklet. LOOKING AHEAD SOME ‘The Earl of Buchan was to the end of his life, although eccen- tric, a great social favo a terrible old flirt.” On leaving a room he would take leave of the prettiest young lady with old-fashioned courtesy, and say: “Good: by, my dear; and pray remember that Margaret. Countess of Buchan, is not immortal."—Human Life ILLUSTRATION Tommy: Pa, what is a come-down? Pa: Hanging on a strap riding home from the auto show.— Broadway, | | SSS <Hf] Men who like Nestor Cigarettes like them so much more than do men who like other kinds of cigarettes. A man may be an indiscriminate smoker of a great many kinds of cigarettes, but no man who smokes the “NESTOR” really likes any other kind. It is a cigarette which appeals to a cultivated taste. The best judges of cigarettes all over the world smoke Nestors. 25 cents for 10— $1.25 for tin of 50 NESTOR GIANACLIS CO. for Liquor and Drug Using A scientific remedy which has been skilfully and successfully administered by medical specialists for the past twenty-seven years. At the following Keeley Institutes : St. Louls, Mo, White Plains, N.Y. Pittsburg, Pa ‘809 Locust St Cal aza6 Find Ave. Providence, Rte Richmond. tnd, Lexinton, Mass. Omas. Net + Portland, ite. Cor. Cass and asth Sts. Phi Grand Rapids, Mich. North Conway, Ne Ht. $12 N. Broa ‘265 So. College Ave. Buffalo, N.Y: Harrisbirg, Pas comicbooks.com