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This page is primarily **advertisements and filler content** rather than satirical cartoons. The main ad features the **Peerless Motor Car** (1912), a luxury automobile marketed on comfort and reliability—targeting wealthy buyers seeking both physical ease and peace of mind. The detailed copy emphasizes springs, upholstery, and mechanical trustworthiness. The left column contains a serious essay, "The Ages of Animals," discussing animal lifespans (whales, elephants, tortoises, etc.)—educational filler typical of Life's content. At bottom, "Modern Version" presents a satirical **poem about a wise man** who avoids three things: wind, April sunshine, and women's faithfulness. This uses an old Robert Southey quote to gently mock male skepticism about romance—mild social satire. The remaining ads promote Jergens soap, Londonderry mineral water, and other consumer goods. **No political content or caricatures are present**—this is a standard commercial magazine page mixing advertising with light entertainment and educational pieces.

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In this soap we have caught the fragrance of real violets Send 2c in stamps for a Sample Cake today Axprew Jercexs Co., Derr. X. Cixcir Complete enjoyment of motoring The Ages of Animals depends upon two things: oa ete hh nein eet Physical comfort afforded by resilient eT, eke but smooth-acting springs, luxurious fe ioe ew When Alaander th upholstery and rich appointments. Reni ee ciel er een ecate Mental restfulness that comes from confidence in the capability of the car and the trustworthiness of its mechanism, and the ease of control gallantly for the defeated king, named which assures safety. AAT eT I a Ty ccc pt him Ajax, dedicated him to the sun, placed upon him a metal band with the inscription, “ Alexander, the son of Jupi- ter, dedicated Ajax to the sun.” The elephant was found, alive, three hundred ty years later. average age of cats is fifteen : of squirrels seven or eight years; seven; a bear rarely exceeds twenty years: a wolf, twenty; a fox, fourteen to sixteen. Lions are compara- tively long-lived, instances having been recorded where they reached the age of seventy years. Pigs have been known to live to the age of twenty years, and horses to sixty, but the average age of the horse is twenty-five to thirty, Camels sometimes live to the age of 100, and stags are very long-lived, one having been taken by Charles VI. in the forest of Senlis which bore about its neck a collar on which was engraved, “ Caesar hoc mihi donavit.”. Whether or not this stag had actually lived since the days of one of the Caesars, it is impossible to say, but the evidence seems good. gles occasionally, and ravens fre- quently, reach the age of 100 years, and swans have been known to live 300 years. A tortoise has been known to live 107 years. Emmett Campbell Hall in Our Dumb Animals. (i A Dynamo Electric Lighting System for all lamps, and a Power-driven Tire-pump, increase the comfort and convenience of 1912 Peerless cars. The Peerless Motor Car Company Cleveland Ohio Makers also of Peerless Commercial Cars ATT Modern Version = y . i There was a man in our town And he was wondrous wise. He wandered around for a while, listened to a society conversation, to a j a Mineral Water “x business men’s confab, went to a play or > held its high place in the regard of the medical profession for almost a generation. two, and thereupon remarking that he sm all that can harm the system, containing only those elements that benefit had had enough, jumped into a bramble the table water of good health and vigor. A light, snappy quality thay ts is ¢: ns the appetite —a valuable aid to digestion —a delightlul blender. bathvond scratched ont Detmenisveyes vescent in three table sizes. Plain (still) in half-gallon bottles. ri F M1 you have difficulty in obtaining it locally, write Trea are three things a wise man usand we will see that you are supplied at once. : will not trust; the wind, the sunshine Londonderry Lithia Spring Water Co., Nashua, N. H. Peck of an April day, and woman's plighted faith—Robert Southey. Comicbooks.co