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This page contains primarily **advertisements and satirical commentary** rather than political cartoons. The main satirical piece is "Sic 'Em, Walsh," criticizing Chairman Walsh (appears to be a government investigator) for neglecting to investigate the American Academy of Art and Sciences' alleged bid for Federal incorporation, while focusing elsewhere. It's a jab at selective oversight by authorities. Another brief satire jokes about German military threats: when someone warns "Germany will send an army over here," the response is "Well, we need one bad enough"—likely pre-WWI commentary on American military preparedness or internal conflict. The page is dominated by **period advertisements**: the "Magic Figure Mold" (a corset/body shaper), a combined pencil-calendar promotional item, and a "Course in Personal Efficiency" promising better income with less work. One brief item mocks "Me und Gott" (seemingly a reference to German arrogance or authority). Overall, this is a typical early-20th-century magazine mix of light satire and commercial promotion rather than hard-hitting political cartooning.

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Accent wae Reo an Ww nay partiontars and descriptive Free booklet ve Moll Sarmont Cmpany Columbus, Ohio Magic Fre S4E. a ton Street, Sic "Em, Walsh EPORT accuses the American Academy of Art and Sciences of seeking Federal incorporation. It has tried before, but hitherto the vigilance of the friends of democracy has foiled it. What is Chairman Walsh, vestigator, so busy with just now that he neglects to investigate this insidious concern? We know some of its the in- members. {LLL They need advertising as much as any lot of men in the country. Get after them, Inquisitor Walsh! HE first thing Germany will do will be to send an army over here.” “Well, we need one bad enough.” HICH is the silent partner in the firm of “Me und Gott"? 2 Unique Advertising Idea! Pencil and Annual Calendar Combined winner of good will from your customers and friends. Soni Nickel, 25c., Silver, $1.00 ea. Write for Circular. H. MARUI & CO., Dept. L, 54 Stone St., NEW YORK —.. HUMOR ma HEE SUNSHINE DEvELOr It. Send. four stamps for prospectus. Ay saan *Toulew “THE | FiAc? VL i WONT ZZ ZL Ye WSS SSS “UEEE: “The Effete West ELIABLE statisti icians and sociologists tell us that the West will not be able to crow over the East very much longer, if indeed, grim reality has not already reduced the West to our own effete level. They say that the West no longer possesses that freedom of spirit, that ruggedness of temperament and that spontaneity of action which it had when the slogan “ Westward the course of empire takes its way” was inspiring as well as true. The Western cities are getting to have just as many slums and just as many extremes of poverty and wealth and just as much snobbery as we have ever been able to boast of. It is a sad thing, perhaps, to think of the wild and woolly West becoming tame and having its hair cut and its trousers pressed, but facts are facts. We welcome you, Land of the Sunset, to the brotherhood of culture and unhappiness. SSG STIS = NSS com Where’s the Money: Coming F'rom? HE children,—the house—the butcher and the gas company—all need more, and more and more money. You can’t do any more work—and you can’t do any different work. What are you going todo? That’s your problem. Your answer is here. You can get more money—for less work. When a corporation wants to make more money without increasing its plant it calls in a great Efficiency Engineer—like Harr- ington Emerson. Now—you can do the same for yourself; for Harrington Emerson has applied the principles which he has already given to 200 corporations to you, as an individual in the Course in Personal Efficiency — 24 Lessons—With Charts—Records—Diagrams—Condensed—Clear— and rat and sucess you ought tohave, You won't work o “you'll work less, You are fall of unused energy. Cons country peopleand city people. The rapsdity of tee city man's life bewilders the country man, A day in New York is a terror. work and has more time tosell thatwork-a State offeialsaves But give him a year in the city and he will keep the pace 35 his State $3,000 on one job. wellas anyone. He will get ten times as mach out of himself— The Efficiency d Movement has swept the world because it has andhe won't be workis ne, any parser. ‘That's what Efficiency 0 Saw NO Way out a new,light to success, will do for you who are already in th ae twill attune you re prodtad eahe Sane agS POmeceEe TS uae wali new festeed aap aad Wings wil leap sive their time and their talents; but we in this count vith our where now they crawl, abounding wealth, have been prodigal with natural resources, sth mental resoceces, with dine. ‘Now we must Mop and These principles are not casaal ideas of Mr, Emerson's, They reorgas are the scientific principles he has developed in forty years of fie baa applied them in over 20 factories, rulroads ‘They are studied by other Eficency gland, France, Germany and them from Emerson. His big or- ‘Through this course already $000 men are on the way to, set shat they want in the quickest, shortest, easiest way. The ‘Treasurer of the biggest bond house in Northwest saves 3 every day—an author in New York does twice as moch iz ‘And above all, itis the individual who must reorganize him- self, because ‘it is he who is the basis of the trouble, Let ‘The Emerson Course teach you to conserve your brains, your time— for these are your capital— just as money and machinery are the capital of a factory. Tear to invest them right. There's more comiog to you out of life—Get it, Get the money Take the First Lesson Ph aeie Ratlerdertent a Without Charge iensnctanes, i Now—today—send this coupon. You can’t have last week’s minutes back—but you can still use next week's right. Send this coupon now. REVIEW OF REVIEWS COMPANY 30 Irving Place En, cairns who have learne: anization in New York—(he has 40 assistants) has taoght Efficiency to stee! mills and railroads, factories and publishers. It’s too big to explain—too new and too vital. Send the cou- pon for the first lesson free, Follow its instractions. Then Pi you feel your work easier and its results bigger—you can have the whole course. We have seen the tremendous eftects of this one lesson, Wehave belore us the letter rely free « e first lesson, SSSA M testit State latios Qu after Phile An quest so 0 fello track such 0. feller you | the A, atten! golf recor leadir Q. throf refillabl good w present the qua ST Philadel