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This page contains three brief satirical jokes typical of early 20th-century American humor magazines: 1. **"Liars"**: A society girl comforts her weeping friend who claims "all men are liars," arguing the generalization is too broad—a gentle joke about romantic disappointment and class pretense. 2. **"Aristocratic"**: A Kentucky colonel tells a well-known acquaintance he feels "rotten" in the morning, attributing it to his gentlemanly status rather than admitting hangovers—satire of Southern aristocratic affectation. 3. **"John Bull Abroad"**: An English tourist enters a French restaurant with homemade sandwiches, refusing to order food while demanding the band play—mocking English tourists' notorious rudeness and cultural insensitivity abroad. 4. **"Teacher's Theory"**: A teacher claims both hands work equally with practice; a student challenges him to put his left hand in his right trouser pocket—gentle mockery of impractical educational theory. The page is primarily **advertising** (Biltmore Hotel, Cascade Whisky), with humor content subordinate to commercial space.

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She found her dearest girl chum in tears, The situation was unexpected, being rather common and vulgar. But the pa- trician girl was sympathetic enough to inquire, just as any other gi r, what on earth is the mat- fen are all liars!” sobbed the broken-hearted one. “Oh, don’t say that!" protested the That's too broad a generaliza “Well, I suppose there are some good, honest fellows who are not, But all the really nice men ar —Cle and Plain Dealer, Anstocratic “How do you feel this morning?” asked Barnwell, meeting a well-known Kentucky colonel. “Rotten, sah. How would yo" expect HEAD? a gentleman to feel in the mornin’, sah?” was the reply.—Everybody's biy YOU EVER TRY TO STAND ON YOUK John Bull Abroad The Paris Liberté has discovered the most “nervy” of English tourists—al- ways a self-confident race. This man entered a well-known restaurant, accom- panied by two little girls, ordered a bottle of mineral water and three plates, and began to eat sandwiches: which -he had brought with him in his pockets. The manager, overcome by this’ out- rage, approached him,.and said, “T should like to inform you that this is not a—" “Who are you?” interrupted the Eng- lishman. “fam the manager,” was the reply. “Oh, you are the manager, are you? That is good. I was just going to send for you. Why isn’t the band playing?” —Youth's Companion, The Teacher's Theory Shattered “Children,” said the teacher to his pupils, “you should be able to do any- thing equally well with either hand. With a little practice you will find it just as easy to do anything with one hand as with the other.” s it?” inquired the urchin at the foot of the class. “Let's see you put your left hand in the right-hand pocket of your trous + Home Journal. United States, Great Britain, Canali and British v4 pablithed ever Perectone,. $8.00 2 yea inal pustage to foreiga countries ta the Postal Uni a year, Cimaln. €2 Cente. ’Sinyle curreat copies, 10 cents. hack sumiers, aker Owe months trom date of publication, eats. Ihsves prive to 1910 oct af print No comtridution wil! ne returned unless accompanied by stamped and addreszea entelspe AVE doct mot Gd steesf responsible f i momriturm of Wh tribution? ned trom booksellers In all the pe 3 Ofice, Rolls House, Breams Boi The text and sthurtrations 111 Suthampion Row, nt by subscribers of omy change of addr ly Ce 47 BILTMORE ty NEW YORK Mh) America’s Latest and Most Refined and New York's Centermost Hotel NOW OPEN Only hotel occupying an entire city block, Vanderbilt and Madison Avenues, 43rd and 44th Streets, adjoining Grand Central Terminal. 1000 ROOMS OPEN TO OUTSIDE AIR 950 WITH BATH ROOM RATES FROM $2.50 PER DAY Suites from 2 to 18 rooms for permanent occupancy Large and small Ball, Banquetand Dining Salons and Suites specially arranged for public or private functions. GUSTAV BAUMANN President JOHN McE. BOWMAN Vice-President CASCAD PURE WHISKY MELLOW AS | MOONLIGHT comicbooks.com