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This page is primarily **advertising and organizational reporting**, not political satire. The main elements are: **Left side:** A report from the New York Women's League for Animals detailing their horse welfare work—rescuing mistreated horses, distributing anti-slip shoes and fly-nets to poor drivers, and operating a rest farm. The statistics show they treated 7,235 animals in one year. **Center/Right:** A **Gillette Safety Razor advertisement** with an illustration of a grooming kit. The ad emphasizes convenience for travelers and businessmen—no stropping or honing required. **Bottom left:** An advertisement for *Punch* magazine, describing its reputation for "keen, clean humour, never coarse and never cruel." **Context for modern readers:** This reflects Progressive Era concern for animal welfare and worker conditions (poor drivers and their horses). The Gillette ad represents early 20th-century marketing of modern convenience products to mobile professionals. There is **no political cartoon or satirical humor** on this page—it's a straightforward mix of advocacy journalism and product advertising.

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Toilavels of Horses You may find interest in this extract from the report of the president of the New York Women’s League for Ani- mals: One member alone has had twenty- three horses returned to their stables in a month, besides causing arrests for cruelty. In the Bronx we have relieved the distressed animals on the steep hills by sanding and laying powdered stone in the roadway to give a foothold, and ly distributing chain shocs. Through the generosity of a member, more than fifty chest protectors for horses were made and given to poor drivers, Our energt members in the Bronx also took entire charge of the distribution of the four hundred fly-nets and summer bridles offered by the League to drivers unable to pay for them. ce the beginning of the cold weather the League has had the co-op- eration of the police in the distribution of the non-slipping chain shoes for horses, and many a poor animal has been kept from broken bones and other Combination Set—Consi sts of Triple Silver Plated Razor; Metal Box containing 12 double-edged Blades; Telescope i ¥ _ Pattern Badger Hair Shaving Brush; Stick Gillette Shaving Soap in Triple Silver Plated injuries by their use on the slippery Holder; Velved lined; Nickel Plated Case, $6.50 asphalt: pavements. _ ast summer the Council of the Uni- Mg : va posal of the League for a rest farm for horses, part of the estate which had we, 14 been given to them by Mrs. Howland. —— tala Rest Fam “for Horse ay Oh A man went around the world with this little case League went to sonie expense 10'put the tucked in the side of his grip. It insured hima clean velvet farm buildings in proper shape and now shave every day wherever he happened to be. No trouble to iil pack up. Nostropping, no honing. No waiting and no tips. Selling by thousands to travelers, motorists, sportsmen and businessmen. Worth while if you make only one short trip a year, and at home it affords all . The REPUTATION esy'to eat fons Sanitary metal ease damp proof and rust proot, $6.50 PUNCH’ Gillette Safety Razor For sale in forty thousand retail stores in every part of the habitable globe has been made by keen, clean humour, never coarse and never cruel. It is for this reason that “PUNCH” is acknow- ledged to be “The Fore- most Humorous Journal ” bas twenty stalls and four box-stalls 325 Lafayette street, which has b of the World. available. ” hough the farm was nit : Mienise for two yeara ‘and is the pio- ready until the middle of August, neer institution of its kind in the city. A Specimen Copy sent post free for 8 cents twenty-eight cases were sent there dur- During the past year we have treated ‘stamps ; or “Punch” is sent weekly for ing the summer, including three horses the following: one year, inclusive of “Almanack," for that had been rescued from starvation $4.40. Address: “Punch” Office, 10, Bouverie : rots elas ree because of the poverty of the owners. Dogs + S135 Cats . + 1419 Horses 639 Other animals ...... + 32 The rest and good food restored them a The only expense involved to the poor owner is the moderate cost of transpor- RAD - BRIDGE BRIDGE WHIST iii ee Total ...e.eeceeeee 7.235 ACCESSORIES iz : : oka So ae am ha cont Urge oar aay ‘wallet; 42 Forum Like The most important part of our work This is an increase 1,197 treat. Bot. ON HADCTIFFI AR Oe 144 Pent et, Nee York is the Free Dispensary for Animals at ments over 1910 445,