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This page is primarily **advertising** with several brief humorous anecdotes interspersed. The main content includes: **Advertisements**: Egyptian Deities cigarettes (30¢), Maple Grove Candies, Dr. Wernet's denture powder, and Bayer Aspirin dominate the layout. **Humor sections** ("Our Foolish Contemporaries"): - A story about an Italian immigrant workman so eager to please his American employer that he forgets about time - "The Modern Spirit": Children dismissing fear of ghosts with casual bravado - "Just in Time": A café waiter's pragmatic reuse of burnt toast - "The Tired Business Men": A joke about ticket speculators **Illustration**: A caricature of Arnold Bennett (English author/dramatist), labeled as drawn by *The World* (London newspaper). The page reflects early-20th-century attitudes: immigrant work ethic, children's precocious modernity, and cynicism about urban commerce. The advertising emphasizes "culture and refinement"—typical Life magazine appeals to middle-class readers.

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EGYPTIAN DEITIES “The Utmost in Cigarettes Plain End or Cork Tip People of culture and refinement invariably PREFER “Deities to any other cigarette There is a pathetic touch of humor about a little red-shirted Italian workman digging in a street ditch near the Hippodrome the other day. A policeman found him digging away at eight o'clock, after the red lanterns had been hung and all the other workmen had departed. The policeman called to him and he stopped digging and looked up. It was his second day in America and, being so anxious to make good with his employer he had forgotten all about time. From “ Bits of New York Life,” in Atlanta Constitution. Shasquros Wiesel Maple Grove Candies + Bt.dohnsbury, Vermont. THE purest flavor from |_ ‘Vermont's famous maple orchards comes to you in these new and delightful sweets. The delicate maple fla- | vor is blended with fresh cream, the finest chocolate and fresh nuts. Every piece is anew sen- sation, different and refreshing Neatly packed and delivered to you by insured parcel post. Get-Acquainted Pound Assortment of Maple Candies $1.60 Price lists of Candies, Maple | Sugar, Syrup and Maple Grove ‘Cream sent on request. BY MAIL ff With FALSE TEETH Dr. Wernet’s Powder KEEPS THEM TIGHT if your false teeth trouble, consult your dentist. For instant aid use Dr. Wernet's. Relieves _sore gums, sweetens the breath. At best Drug or Department Stores, 30c, Gc, $1.00 or write direct to Wernet Dental Mtg. Co., 124 Beckman St., N.Y. Unitarian Literature sent free. Address Mrs. Newman, WHAT IS UNITARIANIS! 406 Lexington St., Auburndale, Masa. The Modern Spirit Two little boys who prided themselves on their courage were sitting over the nursery fire and discussing apparitions. “ But,” said one very confidentially, “ shouldn't you really be in a most awful funk if you did see a ghost—a most evil-looking one, I mean?” “Good gracious, no!” was the boastful re- ply. “I should just say, carelessly, in a throaty voice, ‘Good evening, Devil, going strong? Wi ” —i.ondon Morning Post. Just in Time a small café and the customer heard this from the waiter: Don’t throw that toast into the alley, chef. I gotta customer for a club sand- wich.”"—Louisville Courier-Journal, ARNOLD BENNETT AS CARICATURED BY The World (London). The Tired Business Men “Just who are the tired business mea for whose benefit this entertainment was designed?” “You'll find them out on the sidewalk” answered the manager. “ They're the ticke: speculators."”—Washington Star. Then It’s Genuine Unless you see the name “Beyer” on tablets, you are not getting gen- uine Aspirin prescribed by phys cians for 24 years and proved safe by millions. Always say “Bayer.” pAspirin is the trade mark of Bayer Maso * facture of Monoaceticacidester of Salicylicadt comicbooks.com