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This page is primarily a **table of contents for The November Scribner's Magazine**, not a satirical cartoon page. It advertises articles about World War I in Europe, including pieces by John Galsworthy on the war's spiritual implications and Richard Harding Davis describing German military efficiency in Brussels. On the left is a **rhymed book review** of "The Sorcerer's Stone" by Beatrice Grimshaw, a fantasy adventure tale involving characters like Flint and the Marky stealing a gem from underwater. The verse summary is humorous but not overtly political satire—it's simply a playful poetic synopsis of the plot. This appears to be a content advertisement rather than satirical editorial content.

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7 miei ial bad eo 699 Rhymed Reviews The November SCRIBNER The Sorcerer's Stone (By Beatrice Grimshaw. John C. Winston Co.) FI “TYAS Flint who. plotted, ‘crafty: | wise, | + Assisted by his friend, The Marky, | To steal a gem of monstrous size From Wizard Mo, a South Sea daly: Three Great Articles in this Number: fe (But you had best select your hearse Before you plan a like transgres- | e a ae ** ‘Thoughts on This War, by John Galsworthy. ae vic Gents poses. Does the war mark the end of Mystic Christianity? i sion.) . . When Mo was drowned, his brother, The Germans in Brussels, by Richard Harding 4 Hahei ie iiaiilee-werstsaepeail: Davis. A pen-picture of the tremendous energy and efficiency | cries seas cue. 62 san |of the German troops. | im, George the Greek for plunder a . i ae ‘The Trade Opportunities of the United States, by A.. i . 7 |Barton Hepburn, of the Chase National Bank. What the A ee eter wonack |United States can do to develop and increase its commerce in i sy otamced ‘eh |the present crisis. And Flint, who'd plunged low to |— seek ; ’ F a diamond, found and took Theodore Roosevelt Ss Down an Unknown River The way that gimrack misbehaved |into the Equatorial Forest. The thrilling story of the end of a In wooing Death could scarce be | hazardous journey through the rapids and escape from starvation ki For Ban attaer wagay eevea -|and disaster. Illustrated from photographs by Kermit Roosevelt and others. | Themselves from being baked and ee =— — ‘i {| eaten, Aerial Fox and Geese, by J. F. J. Archibald. The game t And when the pathess wills were played by the Austrian balloon corps and pursuing automobiles. Illus. Th: Paone, which needed blood to | - oo. i" ead = "Norway and the Norwegians from an American Point | Ne eenciase yank of View, by Price Collier. The life of the people, the social, | |political and economic aspects of this wonderful country. Who owned the fowl? A shrewd coquette ; She knew what food the bird bad "The Stadium and College Athletics, by Lawrence Perry. But Flint distrained her tuckless pet, | The great concrete football amphitheatres the colleges have built Whose sad demise abruptly followed. | and are building. The first complete account of these immense |structures. Illustrated. Regaining thus that gem of bale, For tons of gold the partners sold it. So read this sanguinary tale, - . 6 ” 6 And you'll be glad the author told it. Short Stories: The Adventurer, by Nelson Lloyd. The Ne- Arthur Guiterman, \cessity of Being Irish,” by Maurice Francis Egan. “Pa-Jim,” by | Wilbur Daniel teele. “Knives and Forks,” by L. Brooke. “IT seems : ay that the railroads —— ——— —— Ree aTT SS can't make a living.” Sebscriptions to Scribner's Magazis begin with ber. The subscriftion price is $3.00 a year. “T know it. They are almost as | Remittences by drah, express or postal money order, or in carvency if sent by registered mail. No. extra charte for | Canadian postage. For other countries in the postal anion single sabscriptions. $4.00. bad off as the majority of their pas- | sengers,”” CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS, NEW YORK comicbooks.com