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This page is primarily **advertising and educational content** rather than political satire. The dominant feature is a large advertisement for the **Angelus piano** by Wilcox & White Company. The ad emphasizes the piano's mechanical innovations—the phrasing lever, graduating melodant, melody button, sustaining pedal, and diaphragm pneumatics—claiming these features enable "personal expression" and artistic performance beyond mere "mechanical value." The left column contains a grammar lesson on **plural and singular nouns** (discussing plurals like "ox/oxen," "goose/geese," "mouse/mice"). Below are small advertisements including one for **Old Overholt Rye whiskey** and other commercial products. The silhouetted figures at the top appear to be contemplative listeners, reinforcing the Angelus advertisement's emphasis on emotional, artistic piano performance.

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Crouch 2) Fitzgerald | E I : [| 154 Fifth Avenue | N.W. Cor, 20th St, | roadway 723 Sixth Avenue, N.Y. crtand Below Forty-Second , Bags and Cases Plural and Singular Well begin with a box, and the plural is boxes, Bet the plura! of ox should be oxen, not Then one fowl is goose, but two are called Ye the plural of mouse should never be mc nd a lone mouse or a whole wt the plural of house is houses, not hice VW the plural of man is always called ans my © plural of pan be called pe The cow in the plural may be cows or f repeated is never called | of vow is vows, not vine, kof a foot and you show , would a pair be . and a whole set are t the plural of booth be esterday~ nd To-da Wo—1911 y NS es a the pes andthe praent V7 Old Overholt Rye tame old smack—th 1- fancit had in tho Puritan days of te fast Distilled and Bottled in bond by A. OVERHOLT & CO. a | ‘Che Spirit of the Angelus Only those works which have the power to stir the emo- tions—to penetrate into the soul-feelings of all who see or hear—are deemed worthy to bear the title “masterpiece.” Execution and technique, however perfect, have only mechanical value unless every measure or note is idealized by wholly human expression. Thus ™ ANGELUS is a masterpiece, not because of its perfect workman- ship alone, but because of all player-pianos it is the only one that gives the power of personal expression in every note and chord. THE PHRASING LEVER “fords instantaneous and positive control of every delicate variation of tempo, enabling you to obtain the artistic effects of the skilled pianist. THE GRADUATING MELODANT emphasizes the If the singular’s this and the plural is these, Should the plural of kiss be nicknamed keese? Then one may be that, and three would be those, . Yet hat in the plural would never be hose, And the plural of cat is cats, not cose. We speak of a brother and also of brethren, meiody notes of the composition while subordinating the accom- paniment—both to any varying degree. ‘THE MELODY BUTTONS permit gradual variation of tone volume, THE SUSTAINING PEDAL DEVICE gives the vibrant tones of the pen strings. THE DIAPHRAGM PNEUMATICS duplicate the Fesilient touch of the human fingers. THE ARTISTYLE MUSIC ROLLS with their single expression line indicate the correct use of all these unparalleled Angelus expres- sion features, Our egent in your city will gladly demonstrate the unlimited musical possibilities of the ANGELUS end quote you liberal terms ot payment, with or without the exchange of your present piano. KnckeAngubes, EmaninAvastes, A Brana and Cohion necune tn Copeedo, the GoarlayAngelus and Angelus Plane. THE WILCOX & WHITE COMPANY Business established 1877 _ MERIDEN, CONN. Regent House Regent Street. London But though we say mother we never say methren. Then masculine pronouns are he, his, and him, But imagine the feminine, she, shis, and So the Englich, I think, you all will agree, Is the most wonderful language you ever did see. —Penny Pictorial. comicbooks.com