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This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire. It contains three distinct ads: 1. **"Choice" poem** (left): A philosophical verse accompanying ads for a **Motorette** (an auxiliary motorette engine for cars, priced at $385) 2. **Sanitol Tooth Powder** (center): The main ad features a smiling person applying tooth powder, emphasizing cleanliness and freshness. The copy stresses it's a "competent tooth cleanser" used by "well-bred people." 3. **Vasoline and Indian Refining Company** (bottom right): Advertisement for lubricating oil for automobiles. The page reflects early 20th-century consumer culture—promoting personal hygiene products, automotive accessories, and industrial lubricants to an upwardly mobile readership. No political cartoons or social satire are present.

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Choice 1 yould not wise nor wealthy be, i ask not much of fame; I care not that was left to me No high and noble name; I crave not power, no, not I, Nor pride, which hath its fall; In fact, my longings do not lie Along these lines at all! I'd play no superficial part To gain mankind's applause Ii ] might be in mind and heart Exempt from nature’s laws, So that no fault could c’er be found In my perfected ways And men the whole great world around Would name me but to praise. -” You would not run a big yacht without an auxiliary launch. You should not run a big motor car without an auxiliary Motorette. OTORETTE Guaranteed for one year—Price $385 The big ocean-goimg yacht best suits your pur- Powe on the high seas. You wouldn't use it for Rosing around in harbors or for short distances. Use a big motor car when you want the chauffeur todrive, and when several members of the family are going along. For driving around town, out to the golf club, etc., where there are only’ two passengers, and sored is limited, use a Motorette. pide Motorette is just as well designed as the ig car, Part for part, it is made by the same men and of the same material that goes into the best-known big American cars. Except for excessive speed it eable (25 miles per hour maximum). It is and as well built as a $6,000 auto- '& motor car unquestionably has advan- the Motorette under certain conditions, ‘verse is equally true under other condi- for a catalog. It gives specifications in (ook up your local Motorette dealer. If < know his name, ask us. C. W. Kelsey Mfg. Co. gan Street, Hartford, Conn., U.S.A. Up in tne morning. The bath—the rub down and then—the crowning joy of all. A dash of Sanitol Tooth Powder on the brush—a good brushing and you’re refreshed for the day. Teeth glistening—mouth as fresh and clean and pure as the breath of early morn. Clean, White Teeth. ‘Not only Is it a nice, clean habit to keep your mouth andteeth pureand clean, bat you've got to consider the hygienic aspect and be sure that teeth and mouth are kept free fromacidity and germ life— harmful bacteria, They are the active ‘enemies to your health and to the sovnd~ ness of your teeth that can’t be disposed of by any ordinary dentifrice, Sanitol Tooth Powder does more than polish the teeth, Itneutratizes acidity and does for the mouth and teeth what a good throat spray does for a bad throat. It destroys the germ life—the bacteria of disease and decay. Whitens—purifies—preserves, is so clean tasting—so mouth refresh- ing and such a thoroughly competent tooth cleanser that wherever you find particular people — (well-bred peo- ple), people who demand the most efficient toilet necessities—you will find Sanitol enthusiasts. Sold Everywhere The Sanitol Chemical Laboratory Co., St. Louis, Mo. So could I choose whate’er I would From all of life’s estate, I'd make'my choice—I'm sure I should— Without a moment's wait. I'd choose that lot which no mishap Could prove a hollow sham— I'd choose to be the sort of chap My mother thinks I am! —Chicago News, How did you vote? Mrs. Hupson: Well, I wanted to vote both ways, so I paired myself. —Harper’s Bazar. 963 Lubricate—Burn cleanly Leave no carbon deposit ALL GARAGES—ALL DEALERS Write jor Booktet “The Common Sense of Automobile Lubrication” INDIAN REFINING COMPANY INCOKPORATED First Nationa? Bank Building, Cincinnati, Ohio William Street. New York City uller & Co., San Francisco, Cal., Agents comicbooks.com