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This page features two brief humorous anecdotes rather than political cartoons. "Ungrateful Brute" satirizes vegetarian ideology: a lady from the "United Society of Lady Vegetarians" is chased by a bull she's presumably never eaten. Escaping, she ironically complains the bull is "ungrateful"—the joke being her moral consistency toward animals goes unappreciated. It's gentle mockery of vegetarian earnestness. "Ethel's Climax" plays on strict Victorian child-rearing. A girl, trained to immediately report misbehavior, confesses breaking a brick—but reveals she pulverized it using her mother's watch. The humor relies on the child's innocent obedience creating an absurdly worse outcome than the original offense. Both are lightweight social humor typical of early 20th-century Life magazine, poking fun at contemporary trends (vegetarianism, rigid parenting) without serious political intent. The page is primarily advertisements for beauty products and household goods.

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Ungrateful Brute It was a very hot day and a picnic had been arranged by the United Society of Lady Vegetarians. They were comfortably seated, and waiting for the kettle to boil, when, hor- ror of horrors! a savage bull appeared on the scene. Immediately a wild rush was made for safety, while the raging creature pounded after one lady who, unfortunately, had a red parasol. By great good fortune she nipped over the stile before it could reach her. Then, regaining her breath, she turned round. “Oh, you ungrateful creature!" she exclaimed. “Here have I been a vege- tarian all my life. There’s gratitude for you!"—London Answers. A teaspoonful of Abbott's Bitters with your Grape Fruit | makes an ideal appetizing tonic. Sample of bitters by mail, 2gcts.instamps. C. W. Abbott & Co., Baltimore, Md Ethel’s Climax Little Ethel had been brought up with a firm hand and was always taught to re- port misdeeds promptly. 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