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This page is primarily **advertising mixed with light humor**, typical of early 20th-century *Life* magazine. The main feature is a lengthy ad for **Dioxogen**, a disinfectant/antiseptic product marketed for household hygiene. The ad uses medical authority and claims about "germ life" to sell the product—reflecting era-specific anxieties about invisible infectious disease. The humor pieces are brief anecdotes: - **"What Did the Claim Agent Do?"** satirizes railroad companies' penny-pinching. A Minnesota farmer's cow is killed by a train; the claim agent argues the farmer is technically a "trespasser" on railroad property and offers the farmer a pittance ($2), which the poor farmer accepts—mocking corporate exploitation of rural workers. - **"Playing Safe"** is bawdy humor about kissing and germs. - **"Said Something"** involves a seasick couple and their healthy child aboard a ship. The other ads seek an artist and promote Hunter Baltimore Rye whiskey as a "tonic" for fatigue—reflecting Prohibition-era marketing strategies euphemizing alcohol as medicine.

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——_. What Did the Claim Agent Do? Up in Minnesota Mr. Olsen had a cow killed by a railroad train. In @ue sca- son the claim agent for the railroad called. “We understand, of course, that the Never Be Without Dioxogen A bottle of Dioxogen always in your home means frofection against infection and infec- tious diseases and may save the members of your family many a serious and painful expe- rience. Dioxogen cleanliness is the applica- tion in the home of those practices which have made modern hospital success, You can see and feel Dioxogen work. It bubbles and foams wherever it finds harmful germ life or infectious matter. Dioxogen is a most useful and efficient toilet article as well as the safest deceased was a very docile and valuable animal,’ said the claim agent in his most persuasive claim-agentlemanly manner, “and we sympathize with you and your family in your loss. But, Mr. Olsen, you must remember this: Your cow had no business being on our tracks. Those tracks are our private property and when she invaded them she became a tres- passer. Technically speaking, you, as her owner, became a trespasser also. But we have no desire to carry the is- sue into court and possibly give you trouble. Now then, what would you re- gard as a fair settlement between you and the railroad company?’ “Vell,” said Mr. Olsen slowly, “ Ay bane poor Swede farmer, but Ay shall give you two dollars.” verybody’s Magazine. and surest antiseptic and germicide. It promotes good health and good looks through the medium of rea/ hygienic cleanliness, Dioxegen is made exclusively for personal, toilet and hygienic Motner: Oh, Effie! What has hap- use. It should not be compared with ordinary ‘‘per- pened to your doll? oxide” so commonly used for bleaching hair, etc. Evrie: The doctor says it’s nervous Divxogen is pleasant to use, is free from any bitter taste breakdown. He prescribed mucilage. or objectionable odor, is always safe, always efficient. —St. Louis Republic It has a hundred uses in every home. A Convincing Introductory Offer ee a) Ask for Dioxogen dy name; you can buy it from nine out of ten drug dealers: it is sold in three sizes, small (5% oz.) 25c, medium (10% oz.) 50c, and large (20 02.) 75c. You will find Dioxogen the most convincing article you ever used and we will gladly send free, upon request. a two ounce introduc: tory bottle (costing us nearly 20c. including postage). Buy Dioxogen or write for the trial bottle today—now, You will never again be without it, The Oakland Chemical Co., 93 Front St., New York, N. Y. Soe ae Playing Safe There was a youth in our town—his name my memory slips—who feared he'd kissed some microbes from off his sweet- heart's lips. When he found what he had done, with all his might and main, he rushed back the following night and kissed ‘em on again. —Chicago Daily News. WANTED AT ONCE > ARTIST who can do highest cass FIGURE WORK One who can show ability to draw snappy figures, full of life and action. or style or character and “human nature"—as re- uited, , Only top-notchers need apply. Write immediately to T. W. MITCHELL, care of Manager, Printers’ Ink, 12 | West 31st St., and arrange for interview. 1 Said Something On board an ocean liner were a lady and gentleman, accompanied by their young hopeful, aged six, and as is usually the case the parents were very. sick, while little Willie was the wellest thing on board. One day the parents were lying in their steamer chairs hoping that they would die, and little Willie was playing about the deck. Willie did something of which his mother did not approve, so she said to her husband, “ John, please speak to Wil- lie.’ The husband with the little strength left in his wasted form, looked at his son and heir and feebly muttered: “ How'dy do, Willie.""—The Lyceumite, Caronl Bitters—Sample with patent dasher sent on re- ceipt of 2sc. Best tonic and cocktail bitters. Oct. C. Blache & Co.. 78 Broad St., New York, G en'l Dist Brivcet: An’ did th’ docthor say yer had any pronounced dis'ase? Pat: Shure an’ he did; but, begorrah, i couldn’t pronounce it! —Judge’s Library. DO YOU NEED A TONIC? ARE YOU WEARY, WORN' OR WASTED? HUNTER BALTIMORE RYE IS A PERFECTLY PURE TONICAL STIMULANT Ht frst-class cafes and by Jobers AHAN & SON, Baltimore. comicbooks.com