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This page is primarily **advertisements and fiction serialization** rather than political satire. The main content includes: 1. **"Love's Victory" story continuation** — a romantic narrative where a character resolves a love triangle by impersonating a chauffeur to win back a woman's affection. The conclusion suggests he's successfully deceiving her. 2. **"The Golden State Limited" railroad advertisement** — promoting luxurious train travel to California via Rock Island Lines, emphasizing sunshine and leisure activities as escape from harsh winters. 3. **A brief anecdote about General O.O. Howard** (Civil War figure) converting soldiers to Christianity, ending with a teamster's practical objection: if converted, who will drive the mules? This is gentle humor about religious zeal versus practical concerns. 4. **Liqueur Pères Chartreux advertisement** — promoting the genuine liqueur made by Carthusian monks. **Context for modern readers:** The deception ending in "Love's Victory" would be presented as romantically clever rather than problematic. The California ad appeals to leisure travel as status. The General Howard anecdote reflects period attitudes about religion and working-class practicality.

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lions oF Roses are Love’s Victory (Continued from page 810) “No more! What do you think I am conducting—a Spooks’ Intelligence Office?” And she slammed the door in our faces. Polter and I exchanged with each other and we parted the best of friends “Good-by,”” said Tibbs sadly. “I ought to have known better, anyway. She wouldn’t have had me back on any ieee Good-by,"’ said Polter. “I’m going on a prolonged spree and see if I can't forget it.” They passed out of sight. I stood there irresolutely for a moment and then did the only thing that was possible under the circumstances. I stole a the rear of the house to the garage up the chauffeur and, in consideration of a payment in spot cash, changed places with him. I am now happy and contented, but I sometimes wonder whether she suspects me. TLL. M. looming now in Cal rforniia perererererenenumununune There are no chilling blasts, no icy pavements, no blinding snow storms. Three days of happiness on The Golden State Limited ! via Rock Island Lines and you may revel in the balmy sunshine of California amid a riot of fragrant blossoms. The going is not a journey, it’s a joy, if you use the Q=: ceromony “Golden State Limited.” exists in California : . for healthful out- Every detail of perfect service by the route of lowest | door life; golfing, rid- altitude. Daily from Chicago to Los Angeles, Santa ing, boating and the Barbara and San Francisco. Annex car from St. Louis. tug and struggle of fish worth fighting for. Other good trains every day from Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City, Omaha and Memphis, with choice of routes. Our new beautifully illustrated book on California, free on request, will give you a world of helpful detail. JOHN SEBASTIAN, Passenger Traffic Manager, 1822 La Salle Station, Chicago, Il. Rock [sland-frisco Lines Whew the late O. O. Howard was a other boys. I suppose it’s the ri brigadier-general in the Civil War, so thing, too, but I don't see how I can earnest was he in his religious efforts manage it.” that in a short time he had converted The man shook his head mournfully. every man in the brigade, all but one “Why, my good man,"" said the gen- hardened old teamster. Going to his eral, “I see no difficulty in the way of it, commander one day this man said if you will just surrender your own will earnestly: and ask for guidance.’’ “General Howard, I'm lonesome. “That's just it, general,’’ responded Every man in the camp has been con- the would-be convert. “If I'm con- verted except me. I'd like mighty well verted, who in blazes is goin’ to drive to be a Christian, just to be in with the them mules? '’--Tribune. Liqueur Peres Chartreux ‘The original and genuine Chartreuse has alway Bocca ett fa tendo by the Carthusian Monks Pores Chartreuz), rho, since thelr, expulsion re been at ala and Suthoush the old iabels and ign Bra by the lonka hare been adjudged by fhe Federal Courts of this country to bo sti BB exclusive broperty oft the Monks, their world Tenowned nowadays known as “Liqueur plrce Chartreux At Arst-clas Wine Merchants, Grocers, Hots Cafés, ‘Baer & Broadway, New York, N.Y. Bole Ageats for Ualted States. SORNEAOAEAEACABCACAEREAEOA: SOTA GAGE STS TREND? OABONGABOBA DG SAGSAGT GANGA: comicbooks.com