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This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire. The dominant content is a Western Electric Inter-phone advertisement (an early internal home telephone system), which occupies the right half of the page. The advertisement uses a practical sales pitch: it promotes inter-phones as labor-saving devices that eliminate the need for servants to climb stairs or shout for maids. The illustrated images show bedroom and kitchen installations. The price is $15, positioning this as accessible domestic technology. The left side contains editorial content: an essay on "Creeds" (discussing religious/philosophical systems) and an unrelated ad for Old Saratoga Whiskey. There's also a small illustration labeled "The Race Is Not Always To the Swift," which appears to show a gentleman ensuring he has "first aid" available—a generic lifestyle reference rather than pointed satire. The page reflects early 20th-century concerns: household convenience, servant management, and technological modernization for the home.

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| politician wl Creeds CREED is an cfiici Which makes possible an entrance Heaven 1 The first creed was ho wanted a way to invented by a we Fn people on Sundays. It worked co well that politicia ing creeds ever have gone on ce. Every creed has sometl in it that is true. find out what this is. wlieved ina creed to find this out The game is to Many people have | ( Fall their lives tryi Ihave never steceeded. But that It’s so much easier to Inter-phone ! Old ways quickly give place to better methods. Nowadays to strain one’s voice by undignified loud calling to the maid is entirely roe But it de are labeled Made in unnecessary. So is the ccs TT icaven”. But the maker's name is tedious stair-climbing when Matrover |B) cijom, if ever. Mown on the handle, the maid can’t hear, = re used for various purpose t wars, assimilate countries, pro- How auch Sasier cand as will be architecture, stimulate the organ ee : return how indicative of a well- and keep the Brotherhood of becoming a permanent ty. If there were no ergeds the Brotherhood of Man idea might get to he a monopoly in restraint of differ- nees in faith. This would be so bad jor the business that all the creed ordered household to pick up the Inter-phone and quietly give directions! The maid can hear distinctly and you can hear her replies. factories would have to shut down, Children of seven, and even younger, would not be apprenticed to the creed Western Electric Inter-phones can be quickly and easily installed in any home—old ornew. The illustration shows Inter-phones installed in bedroom and kitchen. Such a set costs only $15, and can be purchased at your local electrical store or direct from us. Send us the $15 and we will ship the outfit by parcel post, together with full directions for installing. trade as now, thousands of creed- If you wish to know more about these great little step-savers, write for our illustrated booklet, ‘The Way of Convenience,”’ asking for booklet No. 23.4 K WESTERN ELECTRIC COMPANY Manufacturers of be 000,000 “Bell” Telephones Kaneas City, e Race Is Not Always To the Swift [iret Oblahoma City farsighted gentleman in’ the fore- 2 Pi Misaceosie ") Sah Lake City eat Les Angeles EQUIPMENT FOR EVERY ELECTRICAL NEED ground may be scattering his wear- ithals—but he’s made sure of having some fist aid’? at hand when he’s reached | | ground. hen makers would be thrown ont of em- ctnally degenerating into a para- ny want (IS ATALOgg ployment, and, in’ short, there would ite. his usefulness all gone ull : SiRA Fine he the devil to pay. Also, that per- ause there were ne more ¢ gentleman would he paid in That ought to he enough to make the ak sistent’ k WHISKEY full. He would become so prosperous. creed-makers wake up and order new ‘ that he would go off in the country parts and get an apprapriate tariff put and then make sure you get it. | somewhere and live hy himself in a on and advertise in all the best period- Nyowr dealer hasn’t Old Saratuga in stock. send us big house full of servants, and get icals. No doubt it will dollars and we will see that you get at once four fat and lazy and forget all about what warts, all charges paid. he should be doing for others. Think F's SHT and the world fights with oskam, Gerstley & Co., Philadelphia of it. A good man like that, who you, Build peace palaces and you has Leen working for others all his dwell in them alone. comichooks.coyy)