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This is primarily an **advertising page** from Life magazine, with several small humorous anecdotes interspersed among advertisements. The page contains no political cartoons. Instead, it features vintage ads for Chiclets gum, Havoline Oil, Liqueur Pères Chartreux (liquor), and other products typical of early 1900s marketing. The small jokes scattered throughout are domestic humor pieces common to the era: - "She Was Too Quick" plays on romantic mishaps - "Summer Board" jokes about a farm landlord charging extra for dialect-speak, reflecting class attitudes - "A Never Failing Supply" uses marital humor (wife ignoring husband) - Other brief anecdotes rely on wordplay and social observations These are lightweight, genteel pieces reflecting Edwardian-era magazine humor—no significant political or social satire. The page primarily serves as a revenue vehicle through advertising, with filler humor to make it entertaining.

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EERE othe YY DELIGHTFUL Dainty “Ge Covered Gandy Coated Chewing Gum Particula Seas after Dinner BETTER—STRONGER More lasting in flavor than any other. A try—a test—Good-bye to the rest! Sold in S¢10tand 25¢ packets frank fi Fleer & Company Inc. PBiladelphia, USA and GorontaCan, URW FOOLISH CONTEMPO ARIES core New Lamps for Old “When all of the jokes are written And all of the stories are told, What shall we do?’’ sighed Pessimist, As tears from his eyelids rolled “What shall we do?" grinned Optimist “Just what we've done before. We'll change them around a little bit And grind them out once more’ —Chicago Daily Socialist, She Was Too Quick There were three at the little table in the café, a lady and two men uddenly the electric lights went out, and the , quickly and noiselessly, drew back. An instant later there was the smack of a com. pound kiss. As the electric lights went up each nm was seen smiling complaisantly. I thought I heard a kiss,? said the lady, “but nobody kissed me.’” Then the men suddenly glared at each other flushed and looked painfully sheepish — Summer Board I'm an author, you understand, spending my vacation on a farm to get local color. How uch will board be?" Ten per week,"’ replied the farmer, “and $2 extra if, we're expected to talk dialect.’— Kansas City Journal. $ $ i s $ $ $ § $ is $ $ $ 5 s $ $ $ § ry Pd A Never Failing Supply The fond husband was seeing his wife off with the children for their vacation in the country. As she got into the train, he said, “ But, my dear, won't you take some fiction to read?” “Oh, nol’? she responded sweetly, depend upon your letters from home.” Tattler. “T shall '—London Valuable Information A: I used a word in speaking to my wife which offended her sorely a week ago. She has not spoken a syllable to me sinc B: Would you mind telling me what it was?— Fliegende Blactter. “Tuat boy of yours whistles the Widow " waltz very correctly” “Oh, he's a wonder. He remembers every tune he ever hears.”’ “Gee! He'll maki composer some day ‘Merry fortune as a comic opera Cleveland Leader. 5 5 5 5 5 § 5 5 5 5 Liqueur Peres Chartreux ‘The original and genuize Chartreuse has alwa: een and still is made by tho Carthusiaa Monks Pores Chartreuz), who, singe thelr expulsion ‘rom France, have been’ located at Se Peart though tho old labels and tn Originated by the Monks havo been adju SEF Reactor Gousts ‘ot this country to be st the exclusive property of the Monk their worid owned product 1s nowadays known as ‘Liqueur Péres Chartreux.” at bas tery hl ‘Wine Merchants, Grocers, Fotela Ontte, 'é Co., 45 Broadway, New York, N. Bole Agents for United States, SEF THE KING OF SERVIA Thea uo soake King Peter Karervorgertich, ‘Honestly I do not karadamebitch, Of my soma marie fe, It a twia of gold dust ‘And plays ‘RAD-BRIDGE” and don't karttpalmatich."* Respectability Max O'Rell was once staying with a friend at Edinburgh. Starting for a walk on Sunday, he took up his walking stick. “Do you mind taking an umbrella?" asked his conscientious host. “It looks more respectable.""—Dem. Telegram. GREAT BEAR SPRING WATER “It's purity has made it famous” 4 PALABRA BABA AOREOROAOREORGM: UnGhishicnisnienenendienenent | fenenienenene? PERCREREDENERS For Lubrication MAW OILIINIE —F Havoline Oils are the ony oils which possess lubricating body and at the same time are highly filtered. 2 proof of this statement we invite a com- parison between Haroline and any other brand of oil made. uworise fy Write for 1909 Catalogue aud Price List. HAVOLINE OIL COMPANY Executive Offices: 77 Broad St Retail Store: 1906 Broadway, N. Y. Chicago: 40 Dearborn St. Bostoa: 749 Boylston St. Pacific Coast Agent St, Loais: 4630 Olive St. W. Pe Puller & Co, Life in the Suburbs sighed the suburban man. who had just moved in, “at my place I hail the pretest little garden that ever bloomed until my bor's chickens scratched the roots up’ “And did you kick? ’? asked his new acquaint- ance. “You bet! a mincemeat of his chickens.’ “What then?”? “Why, the next I knew, he hs cht a ferocious bulldog to watch for my Tom" “Him. And did that end the trouble? “Oh, no! 1 borrowed a wolf from an animal trainer to kill the bulldog.”* “War to the knife, eh? chapter in the bitter feud “There was none I heard that he was.about to purchase a tiger to kill my wolf. as I couldn't afford the price of an elephant to kill his tiger I thought it best 10 move. change. What was the next sh-like Inn of Asheville, Quick in Wit as in War coming from across the water ick wit of a German attaché assy who was good story concerns the q the London ¢ I yet scen Major du Maurier’s play. “An Englishman's Home.’’ As soon as this drama was presented, and especially since it has been made accessible as a book, the public has been keen to know how the Germans view a satire which makes the English volunteer army a laugh- able failure in the face of a German enemy “Have you seen ‘An Englishman's Hom the attaché was asked; to which he replied: “I he other evening; it may have been called ‘An lishman’s Home,” but it might just as well have been called ‘What Every German Knows.’ ’—Horper’s Literary Gossip. Bruancuirr Maxon, BRIARCLIFF LODGE A Resort Hotel of High Quality Open from May Ist to December Ist with superior accommoda- tions for three hundred guests. Apartments decorated and furnished under exclusive orders for lease engagement. DAVID B. PLUMER, Manager Represented at 5% East 46th St.. New York, "Phone S278-S8th. comicbooks.com