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This page is primarily **advertisements and filler content** rather than political satire. However, the opening humor piece "Arguing Women" does contain social commentary: **The joke**: A drunk man argues with friends about going home, reasoning that his wife will call him drunk either way—so he might as well stay out and "break the winders." He blames the "suffragette movement" for setting women to arguing. **The satire**: This reflects early-1900s anti-feminist sentiment. The humor assumes women are inherently argumentative and unreasonable, and conflates the women's suffrage movement with domestic nagging. The joke stereotypes both drunk men and demanding wives while dismissing suffragettes as a frivolous nuisance rather than addressing their actual political claims. **The other content** consists of travel advertisements (Delaware & Hudson railways), cigarette ads (Rameses), and a humorous anecdote about journalist Irvin Cobb, plus product advertisements. Nothing here constitutes political cartooning; the page is mostly commercial.

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1130 Arguing Women Sam's friends were reasoning with him patiently at the street corner. “Now, Sam, it's time you went ‘ome. That's the best place for you.” “It's this way,” argued the erring brother. “If I go ‘ome now, she'll say I'm drunk—if I don't go ‘ome she'll say I'm drunk. It's this ‘ere suffragette movement that's set ‘em arguing, I've a good mind to go ‘ome and break the winders."—Manchester Guardian, Pageantry of history Pageantry of nature They meet in the sum- mer paradise amon; the mountains lakes reached by the Delaware & Hudson Service July—Regatta and International Motor Boat Races on famous Lake George. August—Brilliant Saratoga season. Racing—health springs—gathering of noted personalities. September—Centenary celebration of battles of Lake Champlain and Plattsburg. Big military manceu- vres and historical pageants, 6th to 11th. These events take place in the beautiful out-ofdoor theatre of Northern New York—the unsur- passed resort region of the Adiron- dacks, Lakes George and Cham- plain, Lake Placid, Cooperstown and Au Sable Chasm. “Dand H" fast_through trains leave Grand Central Terminal, New York. Connection with Hudson River Boat Lines at Albany and Troy. A. A. HEARD, G. P. A. Albany, N. Y. N.Y. C. Information Bereas 1354 BROADWAY The Aristocrat of Cigarettes RAMESES Largest Selling 20c Cigarette Embargo IR THOMAS LIPTON is the owner of a yacht built to take tack the America’s cup. We under- stand that he has refused to let any married men be employed in the build- ing of this yacht, on the ground that married men cannot be trusted. Mar- ried men tell their wives secrets. If employed in building a yacht, they would tell their wives about its con- struction, This appears to be good reasoning on the part of Sir Thomas, who has undoubtedly had experience. We don’t believe that it will make any difference about the America’s cup, but we do believe that it will make a difference with his reputation among the fair sex. There are some things that men tell their wives. But they don't tell their wives everything. Sir Thomas should have set up in the immediate vicinity of his yacht a vaudeville show with real chorus girls, a gambling estab- lishment and a grog shop. Then he could have employed married men, be- cause none of them would have been willing to tell his wife where he had been, Wuen Irvin Cobb was rewrite man for the New York Evening World he left the office onc night, highly incensed, after a spat with Charles Chapin, the city editor. He returned the next morning, still ruffled, to find that Chapin was absent. “ Where's the old man?” he inquired. An assistant informed him that Chapin was ill. “Dear me!" said Cobb, much con- cerned, “I hope it's nothing trivial.” Everybody's, SEXOLOGY (Ultustrated) by William H. Walling, A.M, Mt. Duy raparts ina clear wholesome way, in one volu Knowledge « Young Stan Should Has Koowiedge a Young Husband Should Have. F Should Mave. Net Should Iimpart to Hs Soa edge a Mustard Should Have. ‘Shout Metal-to-metal contact in bear- ings is what eventually sends the finest cars to the scrap heap. DIXON’S Graphite Lubricants absolutely prevent wear in bear- ings. They cost more than plain grease, but their cost is a trifle compared with repairs. Equally good for motor boats. Write for the Dixon Lubricating Chart. The Joseph Dixon Crucible Co. JERSEY CITY, N. J. WANTED MOTION PICTURE, i ‘You can write them. We teach ml Free Beck A. M.P, Schools get I and him him amm of ni a pi alo sary,