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This page is primarily **advertising**, not satire or political commentary. It features ads for: 1. **The Angelus Pioneer Player-Piano** — marketed as historically significant for American progress, with emphasis on its exclusive "phrasing lever" mechanism 2. **Evans' Stout** — a malt tonic claiming nutritional/medicinal benefits 3. **Allen's Foot-Ease** — an antiseptic powder for foot problems 4. **Dixon's Graphite Greases** — industrial lubricants The left side includes an illustration labeled "The Puritans: Pioneers of New England" with a colonial ship, establishing a nostalgic American heritage theme that the piano ad echoes. There's a brief fictional story snippet ("Scattered") about an Irish landowner, unrelated to any satire. This is a typical early 20th-century Life magazine page mixing commercial advertisements with light entertainment content.

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ChePURITANS PIONEERS 7 OFFICIAL REPORT UNITED ~ STATES CENSUS BUREAU | “In 1895, Messrs. Wilcox & White of Meriden, Conn., began manufacturing ‘an Interior attachment, apd in Febru- ary, 1897, bullt thelr first “Angelus,’ cabinet piano player. This instrument, the invention of E. H. White, may be regarded a8 the ploncer of the rartous similar attachments that hate since deen placed on the market.” “‘_ ™A NGELUS 7 Pioneer PLAYER-PIANO There is something more than historical significance in the statement of the U.S. Census Bureau proclaiming the Angelus the Pioneer Player - Piano. To be the first—the pioneers—is to lead the way, and the Angelus enjoys the same distinction of leadership teday that it had from the beginning. The only Player-Piano in the world equipped with the marvellous PHRASING LEVER (Patented) This exclusive Angelus device is as essential to the per- fect player as are the keys to the piano—the only device craig you to play msi that lows with and sniscae tion: a sensitive vibrating lever, immediately under your finger. that forms the connecting link between you and the plano, enabling the novice to play with spirit and dash, ‘Supplemented by the Melodant-—which gives distinctiveness to the Melody: the Sustaining Pedal device, the Graduated Accompanis ment and the Melody Buttons—the music of the whole world ean be played by anyone. Knabe-Angelus—Grand and Upright, the celebrated Knabe pineal Grand and Upright, the sweet-toned Angelus. 0 upright plano bullt expremly for the In Canada—The Gourlay-Angetus and Angelus Piano, Any of these instruments can be played by hand in the usual manner THE WILCOX & WHITE CO. Business Established 1877 | MERIDEN, CONN. 233 Regent Street, LONDON: Agencies All Over the World The Man who put the EEsin FEET Look for This Trade-Mark Picture on the Label Trade-Mark when buying ALLEN’S FOOT-EASE Scattered A member of the nobility—a large land owner in Ireland—paid a visit to his Irish estates. His visit was a pri- vate affair, and no one was cognizant of it but his own agent. On the first day after his arrival he hired a car to take him over his property. He was unac- companied, and, the journey being a 8The Antiseptic Powder to be shaken into the gances for Tender, Aching, Swollen Feet. The gstandard remedy for the feet for a Quarter Century. 30,000 testimonials. Sold everywhere, pe imple FREE, Address, ALLEN S. OLMSTED, Le Roy, N. Y. long one, he struck up a conversation with the driver as a means of passing time. “Who owns these estates?” he queried in a careless tone. “ Well, yer honor,” said the jarvey, “he’s a lord— 08 | | AN OLD FASHIONED __ MALT TONIC Evan out F very high nutritive value, feeds the blood, re- plenishes depleted nerve celis, builds flesh, restores Bormal, working power to fatigued muscles. A perfect liquid food readily assimilated. Order supply from your dealer. Splits or regular size. C. H. EVANS & SONS, ‘ivi: HUDSON, NX. Y. and he’s not ov much account: he gets all his moncy from the poor people here, and spends it with the big people in London, and we never hardly see him.” “Indeed,” said the gentleman, “and why Jo the people put up with such a man?” Faith, the id Paddy frankly, “I don't know.” “It's a wonder they don't shoot him,” said the nobleman. “It is,” was the somewhat laconic reply. “ Come now, Pat,” said the nobleman in an in- sinuating tone, “tell me really why don't they shoot him?” “ Well,” ventured the jarvey, “it's this way, yer honor— what's everybody's business is nobod: business, and that's the truth."—Re- printed from Harvey's “Irish Life and Humor,” by permission of the publishers, Messrs. J. B. Lippincott Company. AxistoTLe was asked, “ Why is love a love of the beautiful?” He answered, “That is the question of a blind man. of Graphite The pure product as mined,andcombined. in Dixon's Greases, is wonderfully soft, smooth and oily. Teddy Tetzlaff DIXON’S Graphite Greases have won the unsolicited praise of the “Speed Kings of Motordom."" ‘Teddy Tetzlaff, holder of the world’s record | for road racing, says: “I would rather pay $5 per pound for Dixon's Auto- mobile Lubricants than use acy other as a gift."” ‘Try DIXON'S GRAPHITE GREASE No. 677 in your ‘transmission and differeatial, Will make them ma quietly. Send name and model of car let, “‘Labricating © the Motor," No. 244-G fen ease) JOSEPH DIXON CRUCIBLE COMPANY ‘Established tn 1827 New Jersey comicbooks.com