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This page is primarily **advertising and book reviews** with one satirical article continuation. The main content is "The Spirit of Non-Stop Flights," a humorous account of a drunken club member named Mr. Leary who attempts a reckless stunt—apparently jumping down stairs or off a landing while intoxicated. The satire mocks both the man's foolish bravery and the club members' enabling behavior. The text explicitly states liquor was "the most important factor in the success" of his "trip," suggesting the article satirizes how alcohol fuels dangerous masculine posturing and how social groups celebrate rather than discourage such behavior. The cartoon imagery (left side) shows a life-saving vest advertisement—the irony being that Mr. Leary clearly needed such protection but received only alcohol and applause instead. The remaining content consists of standard magazine features: a **"Books Received"** section listing newly published titles from 1920-1921, and various product advertisements (compasses, cigars, horse nails, automotive guides).

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Not Filled With Air YOU CANT SINK KAPO LIFE-SAVING WATER VEST, OCEAN WAISTCOAT, CANOE AND MOTOR-BOAT PILLOW Because eeflled with Kapo Ceibasilk. a few ounces of which, cts, will support the he three months. Dildren pect departn c re and see wonderful life-savers, or send to us for a complete the new, interest th ordinary pla Price of eard, Chart Paper, 16 x 18 in., containing layout, br playing, scoring, ete., 25. Get a board. (OCOMPANY, Box 1654, Washington, D.C. Books Received Small Things, by Margaret Deland. (D. Appleton & Co.) The Haunted Bookshop, by Christe per Morley. (Doubleday, Page & Co.) The Actor-Manager, by Leonard Mer- nck. (E, P, Dutton.) Roosevelt, His Life, Meaning and Mes- 49et, by Theodore Roosevelt. Edited by Wiliam Griffith. Four volumes. (The Crent Literature Publishing Company.) What Is America? by Edward Als- th Ross. (Century Company.) | Fifty Years of Europe, by Chas. Downer Hazen. (Henry Holt & Co.) The Un-Christian Jew, by Lawrence Sterner, (Published by the author.) Lawrence Lowell Taft. (Doubleday, Page Roosevelt, by Geo. Sylvester Viereck Jackson Press.) f} Poems, by James Griswold. (Scribner f) Press.) Out 0’ Luck, by J. Thorne Smith, Jr (Frederick A. Stokes Company.) i eg cid The Spirit of Non-Stop Flights (Continued from page 208) fatigued. Every step of the trip was a terrific struggle. The noble underwear salesman went to the Mulberry Hill Baths by motor from the Iderdown Club, He says he will be able to go home to-morrow One of Mr. Leary’s shoes is still stuck in the wall where he landed. Men are chopping it out, and expect to have the wall repaired by to-morrow evening, so that Mr. Leary can make another trip. The carpenter's bill will be sent to Mr. Leary by the president of the club in recognition of his feat One of the most important factors in the success of Mr. Leary’s trip was liquor. If he had not had liquor in him, he never would have made it. Immediately after landing = Mr. Leary said: Where am 1?) Lemme up.” The jar of the landing rendered Mr. Leary dizzy. His underbody was slightly damaged, and he complained of pin-wheels buzzing in his head The first inkling that the members of the club had of their brother-mem- ber’s attempt was when he loomed suddenly from the semi-darkness at the top of the stairs, and circled twice, if looking for a good landing. It wa Rokr lastrument Companics Rochester, N.V. “MADE AT KEY WEST— Points of Interest OU’LL know what they are—where they are— and all about them at the very time you pass them, if you use THE AUTOMOBILE & BLUE BOOK & The Standard Road Guide of America Drop in at the next book store, supply store, garage, or news- stand and examine acopy. Price $3.00 or sent postpaid on receipt of $3.15. The Automobile Blue Book VC =D New York Cl 0 San Franci: SHOEING YOUR HORSES— Needless trips to the blacksmith cause loss, Lost time of horses and men is your loss, Capewell nails hold where others fail. Cheap substitutes are used at yoor risk. Save time and money. Demand “The Capewell” Nail. Used for years by the best horseshoers in the country. THE CAPEWELL HORSE NAIL CO., Hartford, Conn. undecided by those watching him whether Mr. Leary would come over the balusters or would continue on down the stairs, Ultimately he landed with a crash on the open space close to the umbrella-stand Men rushed to the assistance of the daring man, and helped him to his feet Everyone drank to his health. Mr Leary’s spirit showed itself by his in- sisting on drinking to his own health It was deemed unwise to excite Mrs Leary; so telegrams were sent to her that her husband had been led away on business Rutherford Rennie. comicbooks.com