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This page from *Life* magazine contains several short humorous pieces typical of early 20th-century American satire: **"Our Foolish Contemporaries"** section presents brief comedic anecdotes mocking social situations—a maid rejecting her employer's pleas to stay, a child disliking an aunt's physical affection, a singer closing her eyes while performing badly. **The main feature** advertises Rex Beach's novel *The Net*, describing it as a dramatic story combining romance, Sicilian Mafia revenge plots, and political corruption—typical adventure fiction of the era. **Other short jokes** mock workplace credit-taking (a theater manager attributing Shakespeare's work to a personal friend), a theological dark humor piece about a Scottish butler's master dying, and a rural economics joke about a small town raising fines to compensate for lowered speed limits. The page is primarily **entertainment and advertising**—books, patent medicine (Caront Bitters), a dating advice book (*The Lover's Baedeker*), and Kelly-Springfield Automobile Tires dominate the layout. The humor is gentle, domestic, and decidedly non-political.

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OLIS 2 m “Alas!” cried Mrs. Grey, “T've done all of the work myself, So why will you not stay?” Then Bridget up and made reply, Thus ending .the dispute “Indade, I'll let you know just why: The work's not done to suit!" —Lippincott’s. The Unpadded Pat Mother could not understand why Jimmy should openly declare he “couldn't bear” Great-Aunt Maria. “When she is always so nice to you,” reproached mother, “and always pats you on the head!” “Huh—with her knuckles!" scoffed Jimmy.—Youth’s Companion. Caront Bitters. The best by test. Send 25 cents for trial bottle with patent dasher—you'll not be disappointed. Oct. C. Blache & Co., 78 Broad St., New York, Gen'l Distrs. “Way docs Miss Schreecher close her eyes when she sings?” “Perhaps she has a tender heart.” “T don't quite understand.” “Maybe she can’t bear 10 sce how we suffer."—Birmingham Age-Herald. Have you ever been in love? Do you wish to be in love? Then you should know how! THE LOVER’S BAEDEKER By CAROLYN WELLS rm Nowadays By RK PX Be ar h ie “I'm going to leave, mum,” said the —— 1 Big, buoyant, bracing, this new story surges along through stormy seas of excitement to its final anchorage in the placid depths of love. Yes, love is here—the strong, passionate love of a man for his heart's desire. Revenge is here—the hot, reeking revenge of the Sicilian Mafia. Corruption is here—political corruption which leads to riot. And through all these scenes of violence and bloodshed there flows a steady stream of the gen- uine Rex Beach humor—the humor of brilliant phrase and ludicrous situation. Like his books of the lawless North, this new novel will quicken every heart that pumps red blood, and while in real life one does not care for overmuch slaugh- ter, yet in fiction the guns boom softly, and we remem- ber only the tenderness of the meetings of lovers as we close the book, Illustrated. Post 8vo, $1.30 net. Garper & Brothers . re = — . : ra Unlimited Credit He Had It In Him ‘ “You have left the name of the author __ “Children,” said the teacher, instruct- « off the programme,” the stage manager ing the class in composition, “you h ventured to suggest. should not attempt any flights of fancy; E “What's the author's name?” asked simply be yourselves and write what is in a the manager with the thick mustache and you. Do not imitate any other person's c the double chin. writings or draw inspiration from out- f “William Shakespeare.” side sources.” a ; s “Friend of yours, eh? All right, give As a result of this advice one bright a him all the credit there is. Put down Jad turned in the following: “We P on the programme, ‘ Words and music by William Shakespeare.’ —Washington Star. GREAT BEAN SPRING WATER 50 cents per case of 6 glaas stoppered bottles A Theological Probiem A doctor was attending a dangerous case where a Scotch butler was engaged On calling in the forenoon he said to Donald: “I hope your master’s tempera- ture is much lower to-day than it was last night.” “I'm no sae very sure aboot that,” re- plied the butler, “ for he dee'd this morn- ing.”"—Argonaut. A | makes should not attempt any flights of fancy, but write what is in us. In me there is my stommick, lungs, hart, liver, two apples, one piece of pie, one stick of lemon candy and my dinne —Newark Star. Rural Economics “T see you've lowered the speed limit and hoisted your fines,” said Winkletop ge after paying his fine. said the judge. “We found thet under the old they wasn’t enough vi-lations 0’ the law to make it wuth while."—Harper’s Weekly. spoonful of Abbott's appetizing toni Baltimore, Md. jitters with your Grape Fruit a Sample of bitters by mail agcts.in stamps. C. W, Abbott & C tells all the scercts of Arcady in humorous verse and prose and is procurable at any bookshop for $1.00, by mail, $7.08. Books for Christmas — FLA. Btokes Co., 443 Fourth Ave., New York City. Bend iilustrated catalog of new books. all kinds, of merit and beauty, send this coupon. Kelly-S pringfi Automobile Tires The longer you use Kelly-Springfield Tires the more you marvel at the mileage they give. You call it luck. We call it quality. KELLY-SPRINGFIELD TIRE COMPANY, eld 20 Vesey Street, New York Branch offices in New York. Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston, St. Louls, Detroit, Clactanatt, San Franciseo, Los Angeles, Buftalo, Balumore, Washington, Seattle, Cleveland, AUanta aad Akron, 0. Boss Rubber Co., Denver, Coio. Appel & Burwell Rubber & Tire Compaay, Dallas, Texas. Bering Tire & Rubber Co., Houston, Texas. ‘Todd Rubber Co., Now Haven, Conn. ‘The Hearn Tire & Rubber Co., Columbus, O. 2300 comicbooks.com