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This page contains three short humorous anecdotes rather than political cartoons: 1. **"Pat Was Not Glad"**: A joke about an Irish soldier (Pat) who returns home from military service severely weakened. His friend is shocked by his poor appearance, but Pat misinterprets the concern as surprise he's returned at all—missing the point entirely. It's gentle ethnic humor typical of the era. 2. **"An Oath's Value"**: A legal anecdote about an ignorant witness in an Alabama trial who reveals he was bribed ($6) to testify falsely, then claims this sum represents the "correct value of an oath." It satirizes corruption and ignorance in the judicial system. 3. **"An Unpleasant Office"**: A hotel humor piece where a bell-boy has repeatedly failed to wake a deaf guest for his train, but succeeded in waking everyone else on the floor with his loud knocking. The page is primarily **advertising**: Iver Johnson revolvers dominate the right side, with additional ads for cigarettes, hand jackets, travel, and patent medicines. This reflects Life's business model as a satirical publication funded heavily by commercial advertisements.

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Pat Was Not Glad FINE, a soldier ue serving his country Hammer the Hammer faithfully for some time became greatly re- S- ccight, owing to exposure and scanty until he was so weak he could hardly stand. ; Z : In stirring times like these a ently, he got leave of absence to go home 4 . revolver is ¢- good thingsto: have and recuperate. He arrived at his home station x about the house—in fact it’s well sking very badly. Just as he stepped off the : to have one near no matter where one of his old friends rushed up to him and you are, oe a safeone and a sure one. The Ler r pn oF, is pe Johnson Safety Automatic Revolver is the most Well, well: Hati Lem eladito see. youre: back liable revolver made to-day. Rightly proportioned, beautif from the front. ~ ble revel! He to-day. | portion i Pat looked worried and replied: “Begorra, I ly finished; a gentleman's pistol for pocket, desk, oF bureau, knew I was getting thin, but I nivver thought you Our Free Booklet, **Shots,”’ tells more in detail why the Iver could see that much.”—Ladies’ Home Journal. Johnson has outstripped competitors in public favor. Our handsome catalogue goes with it, showing details of construction. An Oath’s Value ss Iver Johnson Safety Iver Johnson Safety RENCE S. DARROW, the well-known Hammer Revolver Hammerless Revolver essayist, discussi r grinch barrel, nickel-plated finish, | 3-inch barrel, recent ‘Oo ‘ and essayist, discussing the Haywood 32 rim-fire cartridge, 32 $6 0 32 or 38 center-fire cart- $1.0 trial, in which he played so prominent a part, said or 38 center-firecartridge Pi Fidge wwe we ee a the other day: : Sold by Hardware and Sporting Goods dealers everywhere, or sent prepaid on 00 e of the evidence in that trial was so trans- ACCIDENTAL of price if dealer will not supply. Look Sor owl's head on grip and our name on barrel, ently false that it reminds me of a case that DISCHARGE IVER JOHNSON'S ARMS & CYCLE WORKS, 186 River St., Fitchburg, Mass. pa ore: $9 Cham came off in Alabama a few years back. IMPOSSIBLE BSlevinchtoct.pibckean Cs, 71 Market. Lendontinerr it Mincine LaseB.C, “One of the witnesses in this case was an ex- Maters of Iver Johnsen Single Barrel Shotgues and Iver Jobason Truss Bridge Bicycles tremely ignorant man. As his testimony progressed ignorance became so shockingly evident that the judge, looking sternly down on him, said: ] “Took here, sir, are you acquainted with the V E R fo) K | so | value of an oath?’ “The witness answered anxiously : SAFETY AUTOMATIC REVOLVER “«Jedge, Thope Iam. ‘That thar lawyer on yer left hand gimme six dollars to sw’ar agin the other side. That's the correck value of an oath, ain’t it, | jedge?’”—Green Bag. An Unpleasant Office T task assigned to the bell-boy at a small New England hotel was no sinecure, and he realized it, for the old gentleman who had requested that he | FAMOUS CIGARETTES be wakened for an early breakfast was extremely deaf don’t know what I'll do about the man in Number Forty-one, that wanted to go off on the E. : dl. th B 4 seven o'clock train,” the bell-boy announced, reeminen y e Ves breathlessly, to the proprietress. “Haven't you waked him up yet?” demanded that brisk person. “I've waked him three times,” said the boy, ikily, “but he hasn’t heard me yet. Everybody else has, though, on that floor, I know, because they've all hollered to me to stop battering on their doors.”—Youth’s Companion. His Fighting List IKE sat busily engaged in copying the names of the male population of the immediate ; : vicinity. His good wife, noting the apparent in-| WVEBBER’S Send us your songs and_instrumen- dustry of her lord, asked what he was doing. | BAND J : c KET Ss tal pieces Ie iespaten, We arranges “Begorra, an’ it’s wroitin’ the names o° the min Se ere rere ead publish aval phwat Oi kin lick, so Oi am!” he exclaimed. the manuscripts, Write us to-day. A few minutes later the woman put on her shawl Bs Yt Fan ifct VICTOR KREMER, 216 Marine Bldg., CHICAGO, ILL. and went to Pat O'Leary's humble home, where she | tasaraesle's seat errr informed Pat that she saw his name was on the list. | S=tuterand Cardigan, fo" isen A ph ; x ‘all prices’ Catalogue free. ’ ry Without waiting to don his coat, O'Leary sallied | Gen. wether: Rw ta, Detrtty Mir Two Weeks’ Rest and 1 Recreation ist the beautiful istands o in search of Mike, who was found still engaged THE KIRKWOOD Nassau, Cuba, Porto Rico “ Moike,” said Pat, in a tone that sounded like the ; thunders of heaven, “they say as how yez air makin’ on Camden Heights and Bermuda a lisht oF the felleys yez kin lick an’ thot me name’s CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA Moe Nee ri atjuneneys February seed Misreke on it.” For booklet and particulars apply “An! so 'tis,” retorted Mike. An Ideal Winter Climate HAMBURG-AMERICAN LINE “But, rist yer sowl,” exclaimed Pat, shaking his T. EDMUND KRUMBHOLZ Bere Ser Doon, Fanaa raes Sena Slane Re Yreeeeee, fist close to Mike's proboscis, “yez can’t do it!” ist = in O'll scratch yer name off,” said ui | | cocktail. Gel! fecbly, and he continued adding to the list— 5 Pome tor if re, finden Democratic Telegram. otraherry. gc aweriened water ter Seals afer ation QURAT BEAR ePaiNa ‘WATER Se | mportant to seo that It Is Abbott’s, (te purity bas made ft famoos.”