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This page is primarily **advertising** for Victor Victrola phonographs, featuring an operatic performer (Gadski) promoting the device's sound quality. The ad emphasizes that Victor Records are sold on the 28th of each month. The left column contains reader letters debating **vaccination and public health**. One correspondent criticizes Life's use of cartoons mocking vaccination efforts, arguing it undermines genuine public health concerns during a smallpox epidemic in Wakefield, Massachusetts. Another defends criticism of a physician's chloroform use in a criminal case, referencing Patrick Cronin's murder trial. The page primarily addresses **medical/scientific credibility** and public trust in health authorities—the satire challenges whether Life should mock health interventions during genuine disease crises.

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WHAT the dog said—"Never has she smiled spoken. Never has she talked out loud. Bu im, my nose is broken—Two's com- vany. but three’s a crowd.” This quaint little aster group, will be. sent prepaid for. $2. RGaresss for circular No. t, flub-State Sales Co., P.O. Box 1758, Boston, Mass. From Our Readers (Continued from page 427) and the public dispensation of misin- n regarding the above subjects. t is obvious that you do these things—namely, to teach by cartoon and printed word the general public to dis- believe the value of vaccination and vivisection—either through ignorance and a lack of appreciation of the harm you do, or you do them for a bad purpose, such as to make people think you are smart and funny. J have twice before this invited you to consult books and men for your en- lightenment I again do this and cite to you the Board of Health of Wakefield, Mass., in which town there is now an epidemic of smallpox. You will find that with the exception of two or three patients the unfortunate victims are French people from Canada, where vaccination is sel- dom done. If you persist in being dishonest in printed word and cartoon regarding one or two subjects, the public (including myself) is likely to disbelieve you even when you attempt to champion a worthy cause. Remember the boy that many times called wolf when there was no wolf. Very truly yours, Exe C. Nortox. Norwoop, Mass., February 9, 1910. Drak Lire Inotice in Lire a reference to Patrick, the condemned murderer. Now, you seem to like crusading, so why don’t you take up that case and see if you can find asy well credited physician who will swear that there can be any evidence after the fact that chloroform did or did Fot cause death. As I understand it, he vas convicted largely on the testimony of experts (?) in reference to such ef- fect of chloroform If Lam right I venture to say that in $0 much as he was convicted on such testimony he was wronged. He may or ™ay not be a murderer, but I doubt if it ¥as ever proven. Even if guilty of that : HI st a And be sure to hear the ictrola To get best results, use only Victor Needles on Victor Records. New Victor Records are on sale at all dealers on the 28th of each month, NUS MASTERS ¥ Resources and Opportunities Fen is more doing in the West to-day in the way of progress and development than in any section of the United States. If you are interested and want further information about Pportunities and resources of a vast new empire, use the coupon. As I Ter Pactic Madina Company, Portland, Oregon. Find enclosed 2 ‘unities in the Wee Name. ly “te Address. cents, for which please send me three recent numbers containing articles about resources and murder he ought not to be condemned on testimony whch, used as a precedent, might in the future condemn an abso- lutely innocent man nay not be right about the legal conditions and as the facts about chloro- form can be obtained from better men than I, Iam doing that obnoxious thing, signing myself Anon. Bostox, February 18, 1910. comicbooks.com