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Life — October 26, 1911 — page 36: Life, 1911-10-26

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This page is primarily **advertising and humor columns**, not political cartoons. The content includes: **Humor Pieces:** - "Perfect Understanding": A sentimental anecdote about an iceman who, remembering his own childhood, allows a boy to sit on ice rather than scold him - "Stranger Than Fiction": Brief joke about a doctor signing a death certificate - Three short jokes about politics, social class, and marital life **Advertisements:** The page features large ads for Feltoid casters/furniture tips, U-Ahl-No mints and chewing gum, Southern Pacific steamships, and Allen's Foot-Ease. **No clear political satire:** While one piece mentions a "rising politician" discussing town sentiment, it's merely a joke setup, not partisan commentary. The page reflects early 20th-century magazine format: mixing light humor with commercial content aimed at middle-class readers interested in home furnishings and travel.

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Perfect Understanding When the iceman came out of No. 37 ting on one of Ere!" he roared, Git he found a small bo his blocks of ice. * “wot are yer a-sitting on that for? off of it!” The small boy raised a tear- face. “Was you ever a boy? queried faintly. “Of course I was!” man.“ But——" “And did you never play cut in the youngster. “Of course I did!” sn man. “Now then you— An’ when you got home did yer fa- ther take a stick an’!—" ‘A lump rose in the iceman’s throat. “ Sit where you are, my little man,” he gulped; “I understand.” —London Telegraph. ined he fumed the ice- truant?” d the ice- Stranger Than Fiction That's a smart thing I've said the doctor to his assistant. “What's that, doctor?” “T have put my signature in the col- umn ‘cause of death’ in this death cer- tificate."—Tit-Bits. done,” Senator (just returned from Wash- ington): Mr. Ecler, what is the senti- ment of the people of your town con- cerning Ristxe Poustictan (sternly interrupt- enator, we don’t deal in senti- ment in our town; we deal in f, a, x, fac’s!—Chicago Tribune, ing): Keep Your Floors Beautiful and Unscored, and Your Rugs New and by! using “FELTOID” CASTERS and TIPS You pay $40 to $400 for your hardwood floors, and $25 to $25,000 for your wiser and the greatest possible economy to Invest a few dolla present furniture with “FELTOIDS" (not buying new furniture rugs,—ien't ite more in equipping yee under any conditios less “FELTOID" equipped) and thereby Insure your floors and rugs from damage destruction, Furniture “PELTOID" equipped may be dragged ovei rugs, and tiling without even “FELTOID" Wheels serves cushion rug prot E! wear indefinitely. ratching the floors or injuring the covering, € made of an indestructible, resilient substance wise ds absolute for ey lentless hard-whee! It you oaly koew bow far superior they are to unshod chair 7] you woald The BURNS & BASSICK CO., you, Insist o@ the Geauloe with ind table legs, and the old-fashlooed re Your dealer will sapply rery wheel and tip for your protectin Sole Manufacturers, Dept. F, Bridgeport, Cos, There is a refreshing charm and Soldonly in delicacy of flavor found in Weve hs bulk. ‘U-AldeeNO- ‘AFTER DINNER MINT- which no other confection possesses, If not at your dealer's send toc fora box. Wealso manufacture -U-ALL:-NO MINT CHEWING GUM- Send 5 cents for a package. MANUFACTURING CO, OF AMERICA 461 N. 12th St., Philadelphia Invigorating, Restful Healthgiving Trip 10,600 Ton Magnificent Southern Pacific Steamships New York-New Orleans Suites, Staterooms, Baths Promenade Decks Excellent Cuisine On Round we $40 Ts $70 Your Choice of Rail One Way Send for descriptive books L. H. Nutting, G.P. A. 1188 or 366 or 1 Broadway, New York 7! Couldn't Classify Her First Vittace Cruswoman: What sort of a person is this new Mrs, Hart? Seconp Vittace Cruswoman: Well, the ladies can’t just make out whether she’s a nobody flying high, or a some- body lying low.—Lippincott’s. A part of the mail is now being trans- ported by freight. This will enable the magazines to overtake their date lines. —St. Louis Globe-Democrat. In a Pinch, usc ALLENS FOOT-EASE, Then He Felt Safe They stood on the curb at the busiest corner on Chestnut Street. He wore 2 wrinkled tow linen affair that generally advertises a traveler in a day coach and on his hat was the thick dust of another country. Add ragged gray whiskers and you have the fellow whose picture in the comic papers is labeled “Si” His wife was with him, very much so, for they held each other hand in hand with a tight clutch. They were waiting for the tide of traffic to thin out enough to let them across. But every time they at- tempted it a trolley car seemed to bear down on them. Several times they were stampeded back to the curb, and they be- came convinced that the motormen were trying to mangle them under the wheels. Suddenly the hawklike cye of the farmer discerned a chance. Tugging at his wife, he said: “Come on, Sairy; here's a motorman ain't lookin’."—Philadelphia Star. Caront Bitters—One (1) pony glass before meals. Bot Tonic and Appetizer. No home without it, ‘Oct.C. Blache & Co., 78 Broad St., N. Y., Gen'l Distr t hardwood fon) are nolse-proo! | c = comicbooks-com