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This page is primarily **advertising** interspersed with short literary excerpts. The advertisements include: - **Pyrene Fire Extinguisher** ("35 Seconds"): promoting a fire-suppression product - **Calox Oxygen Tooth Powder**: a dentifrice claiming to remove tartar and fight decay - **Cook's Champagne**: emphasizing quality and imported status The text sections are brief fictional excerpts, including "Why, Indeed?" (a humorous military anecdote about a soldier's duties) and "Drinking from Cover to Cover" (apparently serialized fiction involving whisky, wine, and social situations). **No political cartoons appear on this page.** The content reflects early 20th-century consumer culture and light entertainment rather than satire or political commentary.

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The Final Result T’S self-explanatory, This truth that War fulfils: The leaders get the glory, The people pay the bills. PRUDE is a garden of weeds carefully fenced in with barbed wire—on three sides. EXTINGUISHER SECONDS’ | BSicas ay the extinguishing agent that in 35 seconds throttled these crackling tongues of flames vigoroush devouring cotton waste, excel- sior and gasoline. It is only fair to assume its unfailing efficiency can protect your home from disaster, or your dearest possessions from possi- ble loss. Price, $7, £0. b. nearest shipping point Brass and Nickel-plated Pyrene Fire Extinguishers are the only one-quart fire extinguishers included in the lists of Ap- roved Fire Appliances issued by the National Board of Fire Underwriters. Write for Booklet PYRENE MANUFACTURING CO. 1358 Broadway, New York City Auscca — Haltimore Bette Dufale —Chirage Dagive Tesser Lewisritle Memphis North Otlabone City Patanem® Me Lists Sao Auteels York, Neb Pacific Coast Distributors: GORHAM ENGINEERING CO. ‘een Prascioos Len Ange Beat The dentifrice that does every- thing that any other dentifrice [ will do and a little more. Calox is tooth powder plus peroxide— two preparations in one, and be- sides removing tartar and discolor- ation from the teeth, it destroys the germs of decay, sweetens and invigorates all the tissues and de- odorizes the breath. Sample and Booklet free on request All Druggists, 25c. Ask for the Calor Tooth Brush, 35¢. _ McHESSON 8 ROBBIAS NEW YORK Drinking from Cover to Cover Page 10—With a little laugh, still not altogether natural, he moved to the spirit decanter and drank off half a wincglass- ful of neat whisky. Page 17—" There is one point,” he re- marked, filling his glass. Page 21—Wrayson turned to. the waiter and ordered a liqueur brandy. Page 25—" Heneage,” Mason sighed, “is always cynical after kummel.” Page 27—Heneage* * * was play- ing idly with his wincglass. Page 29—A gold-foiled bottle appeared. Page 46—" We'll have one whisky and soda.” Page 47—With a great effort, and an almost reckless resort to his host’s cham- pagne, * % & Page 63—" You must come in and have a whisky and soda,” she said to Wray- son. Page 64—Whisky and soda, wine and sandwiches were upon the sideboard: Page 64—"You want whisky and soda, of course—or do you prefer brandy?” Page 70—The baroness helped herself to whisky and soda. From “The Avenger,” by Phillips Oppenheim Tue freshman approached the post office stamp window, “How much postage will this re- quire?” he asked. “It is one of my manuscripts.” “Two cents an ounce,” smiled the clerk, “That's first class matter.” “Ob, thank youl "Punch Bowl. Why, Indeed? A certain captain had been lecturing his new recruits at same length on “ The Duties of a Soldicr ", At last he thought the time had come to find out just what he had accomplished. Casting his cye over the room, he fixed on Private Murphy as his first vic- tim. “Private Murphy,” he asked, “ why should a soldier be ready to die for his country?” The private scratched his head for a while; then an ingratiating smile flitted across his face. “Sure, captain,” he said, pleasantly, “you're quite right. Why should he? "—Youth’s Companion. What you wantis qual- ity. You don’t care what the price may be —large or small — if only your taste asa con- noisseur be pleased. That’s why connois- seurs insist on Champagme It has all the qualities that make for superiority —supreme purity; lasting liveliness; exquisite bou- quet; delightful flavor. It pays noduty to Uncle Sam —it pays no ocean freight; these items total the dif- ference in price between Cook’s and imported champagnes. comicbooks.com