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This page is primarily **advertisements and humorous filler content** rather than political cartoons. The main satirical piece is "Little Prescriptions à la Metchnikoff," mocking the Russian surgeon Ilya Metchnikoff's theories about aging. Metchnikoff proposed removing the large intestine to extend life; this section parodies his pseudoscientific claims with absurd "prescriptions"—amputating limbs to prevent golf obsession, extracting teeth to prevent toothaches, decapitation to prevent baldness. The humor relies on exaggerating medical pseudoscience into obvious ridicule. The remainder consists of period advertisements: Maillard's cocoa and chocolate, Calvert's tooth powder, Hartshorn shade rollers, and wedding cake boxes. A brief item titled "Making It Plain" humorously republishes poorly-written Norwegian fire-escape instructions from *Punch* magazine. No identifiable political figures or current events are referenced. The satire targets only general medical quackery.

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pulls jl Jed Sixty Years The Favorite Maillard’s Breakiast Cocoa. Its world-wide reputation rests on: (1) Purity and selection of the finest beans; (2) Superiority and uniformity of make; (3) The ease of prep- aration; (4) Smoothness and delicacy of flavor unsurpassed, and (5) Its strengthen- ing qualities and great digestibility. For sixty years its reputation has steadily grown. Maillard’s Vanilla Chocolate. Those who appre- ciate the true Vanilla bean flavor — and who does net? — will find this absolutely delicious AT ALL LEADING GROCERS The charming Luncheon Restaurant is a delightful Hace in which y enjoy their afternoon tea from 3 106. Fifth Avenue, Corner 35th Street CHOCOLATES, BONBONS, FRENCH BONBONNIERES Making It Plain The following simple and explicit directions are posted up in-a hotel on the Nordfjord The fire escape! Direction for use The one end of the rope is to be fixed at the hook in the window frame, the other is to turn out of the window. The plaited snotter, which is fixed at the log of wood, is to be put under your arms, whereupon you may safely let your- self slide down. You may regulate the hurry by keeping the rope under the log. If more persons are to be saved, you have to pull up the contrary end of the rope, fix this at the hook, and go on till nobody is left.—Punch Seat anywhere and guaranteed. Old Enzlith recipe we have used 38 Tenth, daridies Gicen birthday cakes heat tay (agvated DOK: Jct’ chows styles nnd prices, ‘Write fort Pat. 1871 REBBOLI SONS CO., 449 Main St, Worcester, Mass. Little Prescriptions a la Metchnikoff Dr. Metchnikoff, the distinguished Russian sur- xeon, states that the removal of the large intes- tine will ward off old age. Inspired by the tre- mendous value of this discovery our scissors editor has gone into investigating on his own ac- count, with the following results, all of which are absolutely guaranteed : The amputation in infancy of both legs of a ale child will keep him fron rom his nurse while she is talking to her cousin, policeman, and getting lost ‘© cure a man of an insane devotion to the game of golf the most effective method is to cut off his arms at the elbow joint. This has never been known to f child whose teeth are pulled the moment they appear will not suffer in after years from the toothache. The Metchnikoff method of warding off old age is considered by some persons to be a trifle drastic. A cup full of arsenic mixed with paris green will have the same efiect if taken inter- ally three times a day before meals. Decapitation between the ages of 10 and 15, though a somewhat heroic measure, will prevent the hair from falling out, and thereby enable you to avoid premature baldness To cure a dog of barking slight ope consists of Ty all that section of him that rests be tween th of his ears and the point of junc- ture between his body and his tail. The operation is effective in keeping cats from quar reling, An excellent cure for wing hunger will be found in three portions of rare beefsteak, two pounds of mashed potatoes, four helpings of suet puddin bit taken whenever you feel t The surest prevention of tailor taken in frequent doses.—Ne night only a ation is necessa Tt back a chicken-ha Mr. Ant: Now, 1 WONDER WHICH 18 THE MAIN ROAD OVER THIS HILL, ca Wisdom. ss As your teeth are wanted to last—for time to come— begin at once their daily antiseptic cleansing with Calvert's Carbolic Tooth Powder. Trice from 1scts, Sample and booklet from Park & Tiltord, 927 Broadway, New York, lakers ? F.C. Calvert & Co., Manchester, England. ‘Depot 349 Dorchester Street West, Montreal. | Your best negatives deserve, and your poorer negatives need :— VELOX Velox is the only paper that is made with sole reference to the requirements of the amateur. The best develop- ers and finishers of amateur work use Velox exclusively because it is the only paper that works properly with neg- atives made under the harsh conditions of lighting that the amateur almost invariably encounters. Don’t permit anybody to insult your negatives with an inferior substitute. U your developer and finisher doesn't use Velox, write us; we will teli zou of one who does, NEPERA DIVISION, Eastman Kodak Co. ROCHESTER, N. Y. Great Scheme Great Cxsar, old man,” exclaimed the gus- ner, as he opened the door and found his ‘riend’s house brilliantly illuminated at noonday. * West does this mean? Why are all these blankets over the windows and why is the gas burning in the daytime?” “Sh!'" whispered Guyer, cautiously, scheme of mine.”’ “What kind of a scheme?” “Why, my wife is in the country her I remain home every night and read got to get rid of some gas somehow so it go on the bill at the end of the month.”’—iVosp, it's a HARTSHORN SHADE ROLLERS Bear the script name of Stewart Hartshorn on label. Get “Improved,” no tacks required. Wood Rollers Tin Rollers comicbooks.com