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This page mixes literary satire with advertising. The "Rhymed Book Reviews" section mocks an anonymous novel called "The Inner Shrine," critiquing both its melodramatic plot (woman wrongly slandered, banker rescues her) and its "rather shady" moral standard. The reviewer, Arthur Guiterman, notes the author's anonymity itself suggests shame—"Which proves that she's a perfect lady." Below that, an essay questions what "liberal education" means, sarcastically suggesting educated people become burdensome and hard to "get rid of"—poking fun at pretentious intellectualism. The main content is a **Haynes automobile advertisement** claiming to offer a $2,000 "established" car at cheap-car prices. It targets conservative buyers wanting proven quality without experimentation. A cartoon titled "Carpenters on a Strike" (lower left) shows two working-class men; the caption jokes they "insist on having their nails manicured"—sarcastic commentary on labor demands. The page reflects early 1910s American attitudes: skepticism toward "artistic" anonymous literature, anti-intellectual humor, and marketing automobiles as status symbols for the cautious middle class.

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Rhymed Book Reviews “The Inner Shrine” (Anonymous.—Harper & Bros.) , though rather prone to flirt, Was still so pure that none could doybt her, 1 Marquis whom she'd hurt ented naughty tales about her. husband through his own thick head scharged a bullet in a duel; ne was forced to earn her bread . Gotham, which was very cruel. et a Banker six feet hig 9 smiled upon her very sweetly. ! the Marquis’ ready lie pset the marriage quite completely. length the Marquis felt Remorse, Xcvealed the truth, confessed the slander. Banker wed Diane, of course The Marquis died of too much candor is good, the plot is lame, The moral standard’s rather shady; vuthor does not sign his name,— Which proves that she’s a perfect lady Arthur Guiterman, No, Thank You! What is a liberal education? ‘Would you know © if you saw it?) What would you do with it ou had it around? Would you treat it kindly, three square meals a day and board and ind feel that it was worth while to en- tin it permanently? © are not so sure about a liberal education © were, As time goes on we confess to a suspicion of its We have an idea that iberal education might be underhanded in its While outwardly smiling and pleasant, ve an uneasy feeling that if it once got led we might have a hard time to get rid of it. Sw would this be altogether desirable? No er how alluring a liberal education m matter how profitable and seemin any one that he would otives. resting, can say A Remarkable Car for $2,000 ‘OR the first time the automobile market offers you a car of established reputation at a price so near the price of cheap, un- tried cars, that you cannot afford to “econo- mize’—you cannot afford to buy a car you will want to trade off in another year for a more satisfactory car. Real economy — and perfect automobile satis- faction, for either the man who has never hada car or the man who has had many—is found in this big 1910 sensation —the new Haynes Model 19 for $2,0¢ other automobile with reputation and c acter approaching this new Haynes Model has ever been sold at under $3,000. It is the first time the manufacturer of an lacknowledged standard automobile has ever offered the public a thoroughly high-class car | at anywhere near the price asked for cars that are more or less of an experiment and that are made to sell in big quantities. This new Haynes is for the man who is through experimenting (or who wants to avoid it) and who is ready to pay a moderate price | for a car of proven quality. It is built for the hundreds of conservative, long-headed buyers who want a car that they know will give perfect satisfaction — that will be an economical car to run—a simple car to handle—a car built to stand up under the usage that breaks down the cheap car— and a car that can be used with pride in the company of the highest priced automobiles. Whether you buy this car or not, you owe to yourself to investigate it. A Haynes at $2,000 is certainly too good a proposition to ignore if you are on the market for avy dind of a car. Mail coupon below and we will send book- ing full details of this superb car, and will advise you where you can secure a demon- stration. ur Model 19 and ad- n should 1 desir Please forwa ature on vise where I can have a demon: Haynes Automobile Company 118 Main Street Kokomo, Ind. hanging around best. of companions are tiresome circumstances, no matter how much they know. You learn their little mean ways. You reach the limits of their under- standing. You know all their jokes. Now, if this is true of people, why isn’t it true of a liberal education? We believe that if it was settled upon us permanently there would come a time when we should want to throw it out of the window, or kick it downstairs. care have it permanent- ly? The under some to Makes the best cocktail. easing aromatic for all wine, spirit and sod: werages.. A. delightful tonic and invigor: ator. At wine merchants’ and druggists’, Important to see that it 1s Abbott's. In the first place, there is a certain amount of superiority about a liberal education. It has no particular prejudices. We have never known anyone without prejudices to be permanently in- teresting. Then again it is too impersonal. It is so broad-minded as to be above all gossip, everything that is petty. And as for ourselves, give us a sprinkling of petty things. We like gossip ourselves and a certain comfortable amount of ignorance and misinformation. We like friendly doings with all sorts of unimpor- tant things, and a reckless waste of time. We have thought this thing all over, as much as we can with our limited means, and we are not going to give up five fect to President Eliot's books. We are going to use this space to store crabapple jelly in. comicbooks.com