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This page consists primarily of **advertisements** rather than political content. The main cartoon—"Near-Sighted Fisherman"—is a simple visual joke about a fisherman who hasn't caught anything despite sitting for hours, unaware someone is fishing right behind him. The dominant content is a **Blue-jay Corn Plasters advertisement** warning against dangerous home treatment of corns (foot calluses) and promoting this commercial product instead. It claims to have "removed already fifty million corns." Secondary ads advertise Yellowstone National Park tourism, a Paris hotel, and the Northern Pacific Railway. The page also includes two brief humorous anecdotes: one about a clergyman caught plagiarizing other preachers' sermons, and another about a boy fishing on Sunday. These are mild social humor rather than satire. There is no significant political content on this page—it's a typical early 20th-century magazine mix of light entertainment and consumer advertising.

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Be Sensible With That Corn Don’t pare it. That merely removes the top layers. And that form of home surgery is danger- ous. A slip of the blade means infection. And that means blood poison, sometimes. A chemist has discovered a way to end corns. This discovery is embodied in our B & B wax—the heart of a Blue-jay plaster. Apply this little plaster and the pain ends at once. Then this B & B wax gently loosens A in the picture Is tho soft B & B wax. the corn In two days the whole corn, root and all, comes out. at No pain, no soreness. You completely forget the corn. There is no other way to do this. That is why Blue- jry is the only treatment used by folks who know, It has removed already fifty million corns. Let it deal with yours. It loosens the corp, keeps the by, gentl spiration action of at drag vend vs mum" MI — ist 1 an ide sands prison’ B protects the corn, stopping the pain at once. This « C wraps around the toe. It is narrowed to be comfortable, : the € D is rubber adhesive to fasten the plaster on. Lound: ed Fisherman: we, TALK ABOUT MARD LUCK. I'VE SAT HERE TWO MOUKS AND NOT EVEN A Ninnee! Blue-jay Corn Plasters Sold by Druggists—15c and 25Sc per package Sample Mailed Free. Also Blue-jay Bunion Plasters Visit Vellowatone National Park EX Season: June 15 to September 15 @ Geysers, cataracts, canyons, beasts, birds, fish—no’ place like itin the world. Go there this summer on way to Pacific Coast. ow Convention and Tourist Fares. Write quick for details, Enclose 6 cents for this beautiful book, easily worth $1.00. Special parties being organized. Jpin,the one from your section. rite today. A.M. CLELAND. G. P.A. Sut Northern; Pacific Ry ~ ELYSEE PALACE HOTEL Avenue des Champs Elysees, Paris Within shopping and theater district. Up-to-date, Prices moderate, Booklet INTERNATIONAL SLEEPING CAR CO. 281 Fifth Ave., N.Y. City A Dovetailer of Sermons The Rev. Dr. what is commonly termed “a popular preacher "; not, however, by drawing on his own stores, but by the knack which he pos- sessed of appropriating the thoughts and nage of other great divines, who had gone before him, to his own use, and, by a skilful splicing and dovetailing of pas- sages so as to make a whole. Fortunate- ly for him, those who composed his audience were not deeply skilled in pulpit lore, and with such he passed for a won- der of erudition. It happened, however, that the doctor was detected in his lit- erary larcenies. One Sunday a grave old gentleman seated himself close to the pulpit and listened with profound atten- tion. The doctor had scarcely finished his third sentence before the old gentle- man said, loud enough to be heard by those near him, “That's Sherlock.” The doctor frowned, but went on. He had not proceeded much further when his auditor broke out with, “That's Tillot- son.” The doctor bit his lips, and paused, but again went on, Ata third exclamation of “That's Blair,” the doc- tor lost all patience and, leaning over the pulpit, “Fellow,” he cried, “if you do not hold your tongue you shall be turned Without altering a muscle the old c, looking the doctor full in the face, * That's his own.” Lapy (to small boy who is fishing): I wonder what your father would say if he caught you fishing on Sunday? Boy: I don't know. You'd better ask him. That's him a little farther up the stream.—Lippincott’s. 1232 How to Recall Troupe’s Name The manager of a theatrical company playing a “one-night stand” in Texas was talking to the hotel proprictor rc garding the prospects for business and had been assured they were good. Then he asked, “What was the last show you had here?” The landlord thought for a moment, and turning to the clerk said “ Say ia the name on those Jsesit Thorotighbreds to ori and satisfy thirsty humanity — Sheboygan Mineral Water and Ginger Ale _A water, spuking delightfully relrhing call and a giger ale improved by ‘ee Delicious with agreeable zest, and tich it inthe the real ginger flavor. jin America leading Clubs, Cafes Sold by all gaineet Fail Grocers, Drus oa Shepoyeen Mi Mineral Water Co. | ge “The Chief of Them All izing | revoluy The t ol many other All th Lurop: You ance convin work have serted taken The si ens, fir seekin cities, comicbooks.com