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**"Two Girls Teeing Up"** (left column): A satirical dialogue between two women golfers discussing their complaints—the sand, gloves, rubber tees, temperament—in elaborate, self-absorbed detail. A stern male voice interrupts, pointing out ten people waiting behind them. The women then dismiss him as "horribly rude." The joke mocks upper-class women's obliviousness to their own inconsideration and their tendency to rationalize selfishness as sensitivity. **"The Autographic Kodaks"** (right): A product advertisement for Kodak cameras featuring a technical innovation allowing users to write dates and notes on negatives. The ad targets professionals (architects, engineers) and amateur photographers documenting family moments. **"National Duels"** (bottom): A brief satirical essay comparing warfare to individual dueling. The author argues that just as society has abandoned dueling as barbaric, nations should eventually abandon war over "honor." The piece criticizes nationalistic rhetoric justifying conflict.

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Two Girls Teeing Up syou go first.” “Oh, I wouldn’t think of it; you drive so well I just love to follow you.” “Now, don’t, please. If it was only true! Don’t you hate this horrid sand?” “Vile! And one can’t wear gloves.” “That’s the worst of it. Have you tried the rubber tees?” “Oh, yes; but somehow they make me fidgety.” “T know just what you mean. I often feel that way. I never can play my best when I have that fidgety feeling.” “Nor I. Sometimes I think it is a matter of temperament.” “No—it's just the way you feel.” “Do you think so? Oh, I suppose it is. Sometimes I cah play so much better than others.” “So can I. I feel just like it some- times.” “And then again, when there are horrid people in front of you——” “Don’t mention it. I——" Stern Voice: Excuse me, madam, would you mind driving off? There are ten people here—— “Oh, I beg your pardon. Cer- tainly. There! Wasn't that terrible! But, of course (whispering) what can one expect when anybody is so hor- ribly rude as that?” Immortal Words of a Prolific Contributor Y only regret is that I have but one Lire to be in each week. Garter ViadtSuip Holds Your Sock Smooth as Your Skin Men who dress well prefer the silk Boston Garter for - personal satisfaction GLORGE FROST CO., MAKERS, + At all Kodak Dealer's, The Autographic Kodaks You can now date and title your negatives, permanently, and almost instantly at the time you make them. OUCH aspring and a little door opens in the back of the Kodak; write with pencil or stylus on the red paper of the Autographic Film Cartridge; expose from 2 to 5 seconds; close door. When your negatives are developed a permanent photographic reproduction of the writing will appear on the intersections between the negatives. When the prints are made you can have this writing appear upon them or not, just as you choose. By turning the winding key slightly and advancing the paper the width of the slot you can have the writing appear on the picture itself if you wish. Any picture that is worth taking is worth a title and date. The places of interest you visit, the autographs of friends you photograph, interesting facts about the children, their age at the time the picture was made—all these things add to the value of a picture. Architects, Engineers and Contractors who make photographic records of their work can add greatly to the value of such records by adding notes and dates permanently on the negative. The careful amateur photographer can improve the quality of his work by noting, by means of the Autographic Kodak, the light con- ditions, stop and exposure for every negative. The greatest Photographic advance 1n twenty years. No. 3A Autographic Kodak, pictures 34% x 5% in., . $22.50 EASTMAN KODAK CO., ROCHESTER, N. Y., The Kedak City. National Duels AR is to nations what the duel is to individuals; but, of course, we cannot be WV expected to realize that all at once. It is much easier to see an individual than it is to see a nation, and so it is more difficult to inject intelligence into one’s talk about nations. If this were not so wars would have been abolished at the same time duels were abolished. They are going in the same direction as duels, but trailing far behind. Long since have we learned to laugh when certain classes of individuals talk about their “honor” and about avenging that honor with swords and pistols in formal array Pretty soon we shall learn to laugh when certain nations talk about their “honor” and about protecting it in the same way.