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This page is **primarily advertisements and literary content** rather than political satire. The main elements are: 1. **Advertisements**: JASCO Tank (auto/boat equipment), Portfolio Photography services, and Blue Peter Cigarettes with an Art Deco-style illustration of a fashionable woman and man. 2. **"Rhymed Reviews" section**: A poem by Frank L. Packard reviewing "The Miracle Man," a book about beggars in Padua who encounter religious healing. The verse tells how blind and lame beggars are cured by Saint Anthony's relics, then later encounter rogues posing as healers. 3. **Lilas de Rigaud advertisement**: Perfume from Paris. The cigarette ad's illustration reflects 1920s-era fashion and lifestyle marketing rather than political commentary. No political satire is evident on this page.

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Stop That Tank Trouble in Motor Boat and Auto with a “JASCO TANK” Made seamless and leakless of drawn steel, these tanks are a necessity to every owner who values safety and economy. They positively cannot leak, thus avoiding loss of gasolene and the serious danger of fire or explosion. Fine for extra storage. In all standard sizes at your dealer’s or direct JANNEY, STEINMETZ & CO. Portfolio Photography What would you not give fora picture of your son ordaughter or Some one equally dear toyou? De- ferred intentions often cause regrets. Photographic likenesses in the latest art portfolio mountings insuring permanent preservation are the specialty of Francesca Bostwick. Your time and convenience not intruded upon. Appointments for studio or home sittings by correspondence. Highest references. Francesca Bostwick 19 West 31st Street, New York. Rhymed Reviews The Miracle Man (By Frank L. Packard. George H. Doran Co.) N Padua, of ancient fame, Two beggars plied their occupation ; Since one was blind, the other lame, They formed a Trust or Combination. Through court and marketplace they went, The Lame upon the Blind Man's shoulders, And thus cajoled munificent Gratuities from sad beholders. Each June, around the quarter near To that wherein these beggars tar- ried, The hallowed, wonder-working hier Of good Saint Anthony was carried. And when through alley, street and square The bones were borne in high pro- cession, The wily beggars took good care To make a circumspect digression. But once the relies traveled by A different route, most indiscreetly ; And those poor beggars, coming nigh, Were cured!—and lost their graft completely. Now here we have a bunch of crooks, Their chief a practiced double-dealer ; 4 PETER My The one and only brand that so perfectly combines mild- ness with richness of flavor. 25 cents for ten; $2.50 a hundred. For sale at best dealers or sent direct post- 72 Beaver Street, N. Y. Gardens and Tender M. LILAS DE RIGAUD Lilas de Rigaud is unmista ably lilac, inimitable, exquisite, perfect—True to nature, full of the luring call of Spring. Lilas de Rigaud Extract, Toilet Water, Talcum Powder, Face Powder, Bath Salt, Sachet Powder and Cold Cream are ‘to be had in all high class toilet goods departments. Send 15 cents to Riker-Hegeman, 346 West Fourth Street, New York Ci for sample of Litas de Rigaud Ex: tract or Sachet, or of Rigaud's famous Mary Garden Perfume. RIGAUD 16 Rue de la Paix, Paris In one of Maine’s secluded nooks They found a grand old Mental Healer. The Sage was deaf and dumb and blind; So, having advertised his powers To flocking throngs, the rogues de- signed To grab the gifts that came in showers. But Fate ‘can play the queerest jokes! When these same rogues beheld the stately Old Mystic truly curing folks By faith alone, it moved them greatly. The Saint's benevolence, indeed, So wrought on them, that every grafter Reformed, and probably will lead A life of rectitude hereafter. Thus, like those beggars (whom I took From monkish lore of bygone ages), The scamps in Packard's thrilling book Have met their Saint—and lost their wages. Arthur Guiterman,