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This page is primarily **advertising rather than satire or political cartoon**. The dominant content is a full-page advertisement for the AutoStrop Safety Razor, positioned as a Christmas gift ("Give 'Him' $75 for $5"). The ad emphasizes the razor's mechanical self-stropping feature and includes testimonial language about its superiority. The left column contains an article titled "Addison on Doctors" discussing the medical profession's importance to society, referencing historical physicians and Sir William Temple. Below that is an Old Overholt Rye whiskey advertisement. Additional small advertisements appear for a Red Cedar Chest, Rad-Bridge playing cards, and other products. **No political satire or caricature is evident**—this is a standard commercial magazine page from the early 20th century showcasing period Christmas gift suggestions and lifestyle products.

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Moth Proof Red Cedar CHEST Sent on 15 Days’ ive and Useful FREE Tea fern Red Cedar Chest makes teal Xmas, biethday hone. Protects furs, woolens: 1 postpaid, F ki t. 18, Statesville, N.C. Addison on Doctors If we look into the profession of physic, we shall find a most formidable body of men, The sight of them is enough to make a man serious, for we may lay it down as a m: a nation abounds in physicians it grows thin of people. Sir William Temple is ; - a ° very much puzzled to find out a reason ‘é $ $ why the Northern Hive, as he i lve im or does not send out such prodigious skeih Domathe-ce phic AE Miectavs en Savas, aud loverran! the world” with I’ he’? doesn’t shave himself, his shaves cost him 15¢ each at Goths and Vandals, as it did formerly; the barber shop. bot had that excellent author observed The AutoStrop Safety Razor costs $5. ‘The package of 12 blades thee there were mo satudents in: physic which comes with it is guaranteed to give 500 shaves. ‘Therefore, among the subjects of Thor and Woden, if you give «thim’? an AutoStrop Safety Razor for Christmas you and that this science very much flour- ving «him’? 500 shaves, which, at 15¢ each, are worth ishes in the north at present, he might $75. And as you pay only $5 for the said 500 shaves, you are bave found a better solution for this actually giving him $75 for $5. diffculty than any of those he has made Every package of 12 AutoStrop blades is not only guaranteed to we of. This body of men in our own give 500 shaves, but 500 finest Head Barber shaves. There isn’t a peer ad begets Pree poian Head Barber in the world who wouldn’t guarantee to give you 500 y ae and cone on Head Barber shaves from 12 of Ais blades, because his expert strop- slay in chariots, and some on foot. If i i ihe iafantry do Jets exceution thas the ping not only sharpens the keenest edge possible, but keeps it sharp for scores of shaves. charioteers, it is because they cannot be tanied wo soon foto afl quariers of the ‘The AutoStrop Safety Razor is a mechanical Head Barber, which town, and despatch so much business in makes everyone able to strop as expertly as the Head Barber, and as speedily and easily, because both stropping and shaving are done awithout detaching blade. The AutoStrop Safety Razor consists of silver-plated, self-strop- ping razor, 12 blades, and strop in smart case, $5. Fancy com- bination gift sets, $6.50 to $25. Prices same in Canada and United States. Factories in both countries. Send for catalog. AUTOSTROP SAFETY RAZOR CO., 368 Fifth Ave., New York; Toronto, London STROPS Memory glorifies “old times” because we look ee back on youth. For this toast your sins should be filled Ola Overholt so short a time. Besi regular troops, there are stragglers, who, Rye without being duly listed and enrolled, gai #56100’ peste” do infinite mischief to those who are so unlucky as to fall into their hands. collections 2 Fragrant There are, besides the above-men- as “the rose of yester- | tioned, innumerable retainers to physic, day.” Distilled and bot- who for want of other patients, amuse tled in bond by themselves with the stifling of cats in an air-pump, cutting up dogs alive, or A. Overholt & Co. A . ‘ . impaling of insects upon the point of Pittsbursh, Pa. ele exe ant ve : a needle for microscopical observations ; besides those that are employed in the : nN AND VELOUR PLAYING CARDS a ee Hemsiten and “rug’* backs patented. Four colors each: red, gathering of weeds, and the chase of . . Gold edge. 3c. aleve every: i 5, ere or 8 feceipt of price. butterflies —The Spectator, Vol. 1. ise. Recoasnrien © orice. Send for Catalog Dept. L RADCLIFFE & CO.. 166 Peart 8t, New York 2229 Mellow as old re- comicbooks.com