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This page combines a **poetic narrative** with **period advertising**. The main content is a humorous verse story by Arthur Guiterman (credited to Harper's Magazine) about a man named Gray who refuses to remove his hat indoors—a breach of etiquette that sparks such public uproar that Congress passes a law protecting hat-wearers' rights. The satire mocks both rigid social conventions and excessive government intervention, using absurdist escalation for comedy. The story frames hat-wearing as a civil liberties issue, paralleling real American constitutional debates about individual freedom. The punchline: Gray's defiance becomes so celebrated that removing one's hat becomes legally optional. The page is primarily filled with vintage advertisements (Prince Albert tobacco, Florida Water, garbage receptacles, Russian wolfhounds), typical of Life magazine's commercial content. These ads are historically interesting but not satirical themselves.

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“Where wouldst thou hang thy Hat?” scoffed they. Replied this Gallant, blithe and gay, faith, beneath my Chair!” They called the Watch with lusty Shout: The City Watch renowned, With Fire-lads, a sturdy Rout, And Train-bands, too, came bustling out, And all to tame the Stubborn Lout Which sternly held his Ground. “Give up the Hat,” now swelled the Cry, “As it is mect ye should!” Whereto this Gallant made Reply, “Come One, come All, this Hat shall fy From its firm Base as soon as I!” And there the Matter stood Until Our People, Arms in Hand, Uprose! Their wild Debates And Tumults moved our Statesmen bland To change the Code which rules the Land— The Constitution great and Grand Of These United States! Florida Water holds a privileged place upon every woman's dressing table. Its use is a constant and enduring delight. Refreshing be- yond compare when used inthe bath, itshouldnever be lacking in the home. Leading Druggists sell it. Accept no “Substitute! Sample sent on receipt Of six cents in stamps Lanman & Kemp 135 Water St., New York ingen ‘Underground Garbage Receiver <1) — No battered can from freezing. Opens with the foot. Closes itself. Clean and Sanitary yak Spiral T Truss Ribbed Ash Barrel a Outwears All Others. Great Strength without Weight. No Unsanitary Corrugations. Sold Direct From Factory. GUARANTEED. Circular Free. CH, STEPHENSON, Mir., 46 Farrar St., LYNN, MASS, RUSSIAN WOLFHOUNDS P. A. puts joy in jimmy pipes! That’s because it can't bite—Prince Albert gives you the rare privilege of smoking al! you want without a tongue sting! Let that put a dent in you—the man who loves his pipe and suffers from fire-brand tobaccos; and you, who gave up a pipe because it would not fit your taste. Get this, men, as it’s handed out, fair and square: P. A. is the one tobacco that's got everything any man who knows the de- light of a pipe ever dreamed of. It can't bite, because the bite’s removed by a patented process, That’s why millions of men fondly call P. A. the “joy smoke." No other tobacco can be like Prince Albert! | PRINCE ALBERT the national joy smoke Tastes more-ish every time you finish a jimmy pipe load—just kind of lingers with you, and first thing you do next is to fire up, again! Prince Albert tastes so good, and smells so good, and it’s so fresh and friendly-like, you just wonder how you ever did put in hours of misery with the old fire-brands! Millions of men know the joys of Prince Albert in a cigarette and in a pi, You never smoked a more delicious cigarette in your life. Reits eas} tei ak it's fresh and it's crimp cut. Puts the Indian sign on the old-fashioned dust-brands and fire-brands. P. A. in the tidy red tin From the Atlantic to the Pacific, from the north woods to the gulf—for y convenience—you can buy P. A. in the toppy red bag, Sc; in the tidy red tin, 10c; also in handsome pound and half- pound humidors. R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY, Winston: Selein N.C. They framed a Law, those Statesmen good, In Congress as they sat: “Hereafter be it understood That None that seeks an Inn for Food Need Check his Headpiece, Cap or Hood, Which is to say, his Hat.” The Hat-boy's Scowl, the Waiters’ Grin, And kept his Hat through Thick and Thin Upon that Famous Day! —Arthur Guiterman, Harper's Magazine. Xantnrere, after roundly scolding him, ended by throwing a pail of water over Socrates. “I told you Xanthippe would bring rain after thundering,” he re- marked. Then chant the Praise, with joyous Din, Of dauntless Master Gray, Which braved the Terrors of that Inn, 3 comicbooks.com