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This page contains primarily **advertising** alongside lighter editorial content. The left column features "The Glorious West," a humorous poem by Carolyn Wells satirizing romanticized Western mythology—exaggerating cowboys as noble, quick-drawing heroes who rescue maidens and fight villains. It's gentle mockery of dime-novel Wild West tropes popular in early cinema. "Cesar Is Dead" is a brief tribute to King Edward VII's wire-haired terrier, noting the devoted dog's grief after the king's death and eventual recovery—a sentimental human-interest piece. The dominant content is a **Westinghouse Electric Systems advertisement** promoting automobile electrical components (starters, lighting, ignition) by listing affiliated car manufacturers. The Marion automobile photograph at top serves this promotional purpose. A secondary ad for "Basline Autoline" and "Mother Wasn't Worried" complete the page. There is no political satire here—this is primarily a magazine page balancing light entertainment with period automotive advertising.

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The Glorious West F all locations, I love best Our great and glorious golden West. The sort of life they live out there Keeps one out in the open air. I love to see the cowboys stride Orr pike and peak, Or else they ride A bucking broncho or mustang And join a fierce and fearsome gang. The cowboys all wear lovely suits, With sharp, spiked holsters on their boots, And buckskin lassos, trimmed with fringe. They're never known to blench or cringe, But to a foe they say, “Drop that!” pr And shoot him with their lariat. MARION AUTOMOBILE ON TOUR FROM INDIANA TO PACIFIC COAST The cowboys are so good and brave The lives of sweet young girls they save, And standing in their ranch's door They shoot marauders by the score. Are You the Owner of One And picking up his wounded pal of the Cars Listed Below? He lays him safe in the corral! Then there are thrilling scenes indeed, EN you have leamed the dependability of the Westinghouse Systems. You have When the Sombrero mounts his steed, the confidence that comes from a spinning start EVERY time you press the starter And ranges o'er his pronto claim button, You know how sure you feel of an ignition system that furnishes a hot spark To brand the cattle with their shame! for each cylinder EVERY time. Your readiness for a run on the darkest night comes Then he encounters in a den from your faith that the Westinghouse Electric lighted lamps will throw every object in A band of big bloodthirsty men, the road in brightest relief EVERY foot of the way. Who just ‘play cards and smoke and Your confidence in the systems is well placed and your expression of it to your friends crink, . who expect to own cars is a favor to them. They call them Coyotes, I think. . . But, anyway, they fight and rage Westinghouse Electric Systems Until they’re all pushed off the stage. Starting—Lighting—lIgnition Oh, all about the West I know; are the product of a corps of THOROUGH engineers backed by a THOROUGH I've seen the Moving-Picture Show. factory organization. The Systems have passed the severest tests these engineers could Carolyn Wells. give and they have passed the tests of the best automobile engineers in the business. Tell your friends to select their new car from this list. There is one for every purpose id Cesar Is Dead ane Oe IF, LA. T, *The Motor Car Mig. Co." Hern 1The Norwalk Motor Car reshot Motor Co. . King Edward VI, is dead. Many recall inane TTP Neeser at America TREN Car Co. 1" rick, ning We SW. H. Melatyre Co. Se Cxsar, the favorite dog of the late this famous little wire-haired fox terrier {Chandler Mate Gar ion Motor Car Go. that followed directly behind the coffin *Geo, W. Davis Meter Cas: Co; 1 Moreland Motor Truck Co. at the King’s funeral. Czsar had been, “Dereis Meter a .. - , fot yoars.cz tacet devoted frléad of the Starting, Lighting, and Ignition. tStarting and Lighting. $Lighting and Ignition. a Sold to automobile manufacturers only King and went with him everywhere. Full information sent on request The dog wore, attached to his collar, a Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company silver medal inscribed: “I Cesar, ting’ ihe King’s Dog” : a eee Automobile Equipment Department $ Main Office, East Pittsburgh, Pa. After the death of the King, Cxsar peeapighh Forty-fiv Lg iq er 2 lion incif iti¢ vas inconsolable and for several days Rerertves Ohcers caretee/teltere te: Preneitel: Cites refused all food. He recovered his 1Pullman Motor Car Co. Rich ; : spirits, after a time, and became as much Mother Wasn’t Worried attached to Queen Alexandria as he had “Not at all anxious, Just pinned my faith to that Ii a and it got ue home just lovely. sy uith to that little wire rope been to the King. Nothing like Basline Autowllne to get you home when your motor —The National Humane R won't. Bothlag like it to pull a ditched car into the road or a stalled e anon “ car to the top of a hill. Basline Autowline “The Little Steel Rope With The Big Pull” “Do you try to make home life pleas- sakes motoring morecertain. About 25 feet of pencil size, tough, f ? flexible Yellow Strand wire rope—a flat coil that goes under a ‘ant tor your son? cushion. Ask your supply dealer about it now—before you need “Yes,” replied Farmer Corntossel. it, Sold everywhere. Price, east of Rocky. Mountains, $395. “Put tee aighty Band to le up to the FREE: Fine illustrated Autowline circular. Write forit. ff Lear oe i tele ab Rese Ca } rcfined ways he insists on. I'm annoyi 800, Second Street, Si. Leste, Me, New York Oifien, T6C, Warren Street p him terrible because when I'm workin Mannfacturert of famous Yellow Strand Wire Rope around the barn I keep forgettin’ to refer to the hayloft as the mezzanine floor.” —Washington Star. comicbooks.com