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This page contains primarily **advertisements and miscellaneous content** rather than coherent political satire. The main visual element is a **Remington UMC rifles advertisement** featuring a deer and hunting rifle, marketing big game rifles to sportsmen. The text includes several brief satirical pieces: "Hit 'Em Again" criticizes the **Rockefeller Abattoir** (animal slaughterhouse) as wasteful and questions its purpose beyond entertaining "worthless derelicts." This appears to reference Progressive Era concerns about animal cruelty and municipal institutions. A small dialogue joke between characters "Pat" and the "Bridget" column puns on mosquito control. The page also advertises **Evanss Depilatory**, a hair-removal powder marketed to women for underarm grooming. A brief piece titled "In Honor of McMick" describes a new building's cornerstone. Overall, this represents typical Life magazine content from the early 20th century: **mix of light satirical commentary on social institutions, fashion/beauty advertising, and humor columns** rather than focused political cartooning.

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— Hit "Em Again in Concerning unrestricted torture of ani mals The annual cost and prodigal waste in the upkeep of the Rockefeller Abat- , | toir must be enormous. There is in S terest. on the original investment of several millions; there are taxes, insur- ance, water rent, heating, lighting; there are payments to the numerous medical pensioners who depend upon it for sub- r sistence; there are salaries to. many subordinates; there is the wage to an industrious and mendacions press agent, gratuities to unscrupulous news and medical publications, occasiona to palliative letter writers; there are fees to. tramps and ragamuffins who bring stoler Is for mutilation ; there is the cost of implements of torture, and there is the persuasive fund required in various ways, besides the ‘incidentals.’ The aggregate probably reaches seven figures. And for what? To provide en- bs ban tertainment and amusement for a horde sai be of worthless derelicts who should be em- sod Say ployed in road making for the state. rem Though the Rockefeller Abattoir is or Ps the recognized headquarters for medical Veresia | degenerates, there is said to be, in West : ian Twenty-sixth Street, New York, a ‘joint’ AMAN often has to travel a long distance aed where criminals of lesser note are wont 4 ‘ nowadays to get a shot at big game. to congregate and indulge in bestiality. PTs There lelieved to be a similar dis- That fact alone should lead him to think deeply rep resort somewhere in Fiftieth before he selects his rifle and ammunition. rect. It is not Mr. Rockefeller's cus The Remington UMC Big Game Rifle (whether slide acting band tom to tolerate competition, He should hese rival abattoirs out of business.” orge O. Beach in The Open Door, repeater or the autoloading model) will take care of any game found on this continent. Handles easily — is as comfortable to carrv as to shoot—is free from delicate parts and complications. ; ra ue Here's aplece im th’ paper | There is not an arm today that approaches the Remington UMC Big llin’ how to get the best of mosquitos. G sage taaptiass : Pat: Shure, who the divil wants thim, ¢ Rifles in wide-spread and sound popularity. good or bad ?—Boston Transcript. In ammunition—if you are shooting a Remington UMC Rifle you will naturally shoot the Metallics by the same celebrated makers. If your arm is of any other make—the Remington UMC Metallics will give you results enough better to be distinctly worth while. All calibers and models for every kind of sporting arm in the world, Sold by Sporting Goods Dealers in Your Town THE REMINGTON ARMS UNION METALLIC CARTRIDGE CO., Inc. Largest Manufacturers of Firearms and Ammunition in tie World Woolworth Building Remington UMC of Canada, Ltd, Windsor, Ontario The favored frock for afternoon with sleeves of chiffon andamplearmholes is one more reason on Fashion’s list to use Gvanss Depilatory This powder, applied occasionally, will keep the underarm attractively smooth. (There's no safe way to remove superfluous hair once and for all.) 50c Complete with convenient outfit for applying At your own drug: or department-store. Money back for the asking. George B Evans 1108 Chestnut St Philadelphia Makers of * In Honor of McMick “A few minutes ago I seen him in front of MeMick’s new building over There’ 4 fine new Wilding of white kere ansihescorder rhle and Greek architecture in * Ledies” Homie Jon ern city. On the cornerstone is engraved . the date of the building's erection. Tt “Wovrp you consider Jasserby an was begun in 1900, but, following the optimist" usual custom, the date is in Roman “I'm sure he's one. capitals, this: MCMIN “ Quite positive, eh?” The other day one citizen approached “Yes. I've seen him follow another and asked him if he had seen crank to the links, hoping he w their common friend Danny that day. a chance to talk business with “1 sure did,” replied the second man —Birmingham Age-Herald. comicbooks.com