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This page is primarily **advertising and book reviews**, not political satire. The main content consists of: 1. **Book Reviews** (top left): Brief notices of recent publications, including novels and biographies by authors like Archibald Marshall and Eden Phillpotts. 2. **Ward's Paradise Fruit Cake Advertisement** (center): A large, ornate ad promoting Christmas gift fruitcakes. The messaging emphasizes luxury ("Cake of the Gods"), quality ingredients imported from France, and convenient mail ordering—typical early 20th-century holiday advertising targeting affluent consumers. 3. **Pears Soap Ad** (right side): A silhouette advertisement claiming "The Aristocrat of fine Toilet Soaps" since 1789. 4. **Bellans Indigestion Relief Ad** (bottom left): A comedic product ad featuring capsules in water, using humor to sell digestive aid. 5. **Article excerpt** ("A Big Job and Many Workers"): Discusses post-WWI reconstruction efforts and the Unknown Soldier's burial—reflecting contemporary concerns about war's aftermath. The page reflects 1920s consumer culture and advertising conventions rather than political commentary.

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The Latest Books (Continued from page 20) has humor, good humor, running through it. Peter Binney, by Archibald Marshall (Dodd, Mead & Co.). This novel was first published twenty years ago in Eng- 'd. Those who love Mr. Marshall’s books—at _will wish to add this one to the others. by Eden Phillpotts (The Mac- A story of Constantinople year 1067, of which the author lares that this r read it Endoc millan Co.) during t himself attaches therefore nce.” Anybody can, ithout danger. Others by Rear-Admiral Bradley A. | P. Dutton & Co.). It seems a pity that \dmiral Fiske should not make a better by out of such fascinating mate- rial. It would be impossible to make a bad book out of the story of great inventions hecause bare recital of them is thrilling to those who are capable of being thrilled by the ative adventures of man. But why did the good Admiral skirt over so much of the human part?» Why did he not ist of how Whitney came to in- otton gin, and why did he omit \Ve wish that in writing his book he in Mr. Belasco to help him out. of Jean Henri Fabre, by_the ustin Fabre, translated by Ber- Il (Dodd, Mead & Co.). One of stand at the same time most ex- biographies we have read in mg day. There are superb pas- this book, but it is so incomplete onology and it has no index! Yet snificent. A book that will live r much of our present-day litera- tished. To know the works and cha great Frenchman and natural- have entered another world. Stories of American Inventions, by Inez N. McKee (Thomas Y. Crowell Co.). An- other look without an index. Loosely written, but extremely inspiring—a good asperatiny many sages i in the c it isn long ture h life of ist ist | there is an increasing number || “no historical value | Dispose of Your Christmas Wondes Now | Make It a Christmas Gift De Luxe WARD’S PARADISE feast, for your friends and relat “WARD'S,” it grade materials are Only the high Ward's Paradise used in making Fruit Cake. Luscious cher ported from France, Ha apples, choicest nuts of every kind, raisins, butter, eggs, sugar, milk and flour_—all perfectly blended and baked into the most delicious cake you ever tasted. This masterpiece of cake-making is put up as befits such a treasure. It apped in gl paper, and : y decorated paper and New York, N. Y. Newark, N Brooklyn, N. Y. Pittsburgh, FRUIT CAKE The Cake of the Gods Here is Christmas joy for everybody, for guests at your holiday es at a distance—for your family, Christmas comes but once a year and on that joyous o the world’s greatest bakers, make Paradise Fruit Cake —the last word in the art of cakemaking. sion Nothing to equal it for the Christ- mas dinner and an ideal gift for an indiy or family. Better than candy for the women folks and more appreciated by men than cigars. Net weight 5 Ibs. Measures more in diameter. sippi. Ri Elsewhere in the United ada $1 additional. At your deal- ex's of sent, parcel ‘post or express prepaid, on receipt of check or post office money-order. Send your orders to our w York office or, if more conven to our nearest bakery. * Over 100,000 Soup Last Year—Tury Must Be Goon Address Dept. WARD BAKING COMPANY Chicago, Ill. . Providence, R. I. d, O. “p Boston, Mass, Baltimore, Md. Columbus, O. American boys. ynificent Farce, and Other Diver- a Book Collector, (The Atlantic, Monthly Press). « book for you, if you love books! y printed, beautifully illustrated, ite of these—delightful reading. Remarkable Rog ston (lohn Lane Co.). some distinguished (and criminals. Sure Relief by, Charles King- The careers of extinguished ) Hot water * Sure Relief FOR INDIGESTION by A. Edward | SESE SD, Zz A Big Job and Many Workers HOEVER is working to salvage the world and reorganize the na- tions, and for other good and pressing objects of that nature, must be encour- aged to notice every day how much help he is getting. The burial of the Un- known Soldier is an example; the call- ing of the Conference is another; the cries from all over the country for the Conference to do something really help- | Somebody did the work | ful is another. to get all these movements going, and it was well done. The burial of the soldier brought k the memories of the war and revived interest in its pur- poses; the calling of the Conference was the expression of a great longing to alleviate the distress of mankind. Not only the people that want to be quit of wars are useful by their direct ef- forts, but a lot of people who scem to want to keep war up seem also to be useful indirectly, because their deliver- ances excite such a heat of dissent. Nobody has got to save the world all by himself. He is going to have a lot of help about it. The Aristocrat of Sine Toilet Soaps Since 1789 comicbooks.com