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This page is primarily **advertising and humor**, not political cartoons. The dominant content is a diamond sales advertisement from Jason Weiler & Sons (Boston), emphasizing direct mail purchasing at "importing prices"—a pitch leveraging the company's 43-year reputation to bypass traditional jewelers. Below this are three brief **humorous anecdotes**: 1. "Doubling Up"—a joke about children offering mother nothing for her birthday except themselves, leading to a math pun (three children become six when combined with the mother). 2. "Fees and Dues"—satire on university financial desperation, raising tuition when already at "five per cent of fraternity dues." 3. A quip about a movie actress disliking attention, comparing her to a speed limit. The remaining content includes literary excerpts (a Kentucky wedding story emphasizing unusual civility despite regional feuding) and magazine advertisements for Moquin vermouth and the Princess Hotel, Bermuda. **No significant political messaging or social satire is evident**—this reflects typical 1920s-era Life magazine content mixing consumer advertising with light comedic filler.

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30 “DIAMONDS! FROM JASON. WEILER & SONS For over 43 years the house of Jason Weiler & Sons, of Boston, has been one of the leading diamond importing concerns in America selling to jewelers. However, a large business is done direct by mail with customers at importing prices! Here are several diamond offers—direct to you by mail—which clearly demonstrate our posi- tion to name prices on diamonds that should surely interest any present or prospec- tive diamond purchaser. lcarat $145.00 ‘This one carat diamond is of good brilliancy. Mounted in tiffany style 14K solid gold. setting. Order this diamond, take it to any expert, make any comparisons you Money re- funded if it can be duplicated elsewhere for less than $200.00. Our phar " 2 ‘ice dit a handsome lace wor! Bejoursess 9149.00 — Sactern A few weights and prices of other diamond rings: 4 carat, $31.00 | 34 carat, $73.90 | 2 carats, $20.00 54 carat, 50.00 | 1}4carats,217.00 | 3 carats, 435.00 We refer you as to our reliability to any bank ‘or newspaper in Boston If desired, rings will be sent to any bank you may name or any Ex. press Co. with privilece of examination. Our ff diamond guarantee for full value for all time goes with every purchase. #f Write Today for This Valuable Catalozta FREE on “How to Buy Diamonds” ‘This book is beautifully ilhustrated. Tells how to judge, select and buy diamonds, Tells how they mine, cut and mar- ket diamonds. This book, showing weights, sizes. prices and qualities of a Million Dollars’ worth of Diamonds, is con- sidered an authority. Also write for our latest Jewelry, Watch and Silver Catalog—164 pages beautifully ilhustrated—mailed REE on request. CLIP COUPON—FILL IN AND MAIL NOW------ Jason Weiler & Sons 371 Washington St., Boston; Mass. Diamond Importers Since 1876 Foreign Agenci Amsterdam, London and Paris Please send FREE Diamond Catalog Diane Hag = $20.00 Perfectly cut diamond. ‘Mounted in all Platinum Ring. The ring is richly carved and pierced in Name «.+e+e Address .. Cit Doubling Up The three children came and stood in a row in front of their mother. “Mamma,” they asked, “what would you like for your birthday?” . “My dears, mamma wants nothing for her birthday but three good chil- dren. She would like that.” “But then, mamma,” cried the eldest, “we'd be six.”—Country Gentleman. Fees and Dues First University Trustee: The University is going on the rocks. We'll have. to raise the tuition. Seconp Ditto: Impossible! Why, it’s already five per cent. of the fra- ternity dues. —Northwestern Purple Parrot. THat movie actress who resents hav- ing people pay attention to her might try disguising herself as a speed limit. —Detroit Free Press. A Quiet Occasion “In my state,” says a Kentuckian, “fs a town so full of family feuds and quarrels that the account of any festi- vity is sure to contain items of any- thing but a peaceable nature. “A recent wedding presented such unusual features that it was spoken of with wonder by all the inhabiants. “TI never saw anything pass off so pretty and calm as Bud and Harriet’s wedding in all my days,’ said one of the invited guests a week after the wed- ding. ‘Why, there wasn’t a single casualty excepting Bill Thomas’s black eye, and. we got Henry .Morton off him without half trying, you know we did. There didn’t seem to be any what you might-call family feeling at that wedding, anyhow!’” —Harper’s. Preferences “Say,” rematked the little American girl to her English cousin, “which would you rather be—British or Amur- rican?” “Why, English,” was the prompt response. “Aw, g’wan,” she said, with a glance of disgust; “that’s just like you Britishers.” —London Morning Post. “T've heard she walks in her sleep.” “Fancy—and they with two automo- biles.” —Ideas (London). ‘HE mixer supreme for cocktails and highballs—the product of experience two generations making at Boi ounces” of pure from. each " bot this country. Also Itallan Style, bottle and a coy it refreshing bockiet— °F “ORIGINAL RECIPES" It's full of won i | erful secrets. aCouquig Restaurant & Wine Ce, ‘New York low CY 485 West Broadway Dealers Write Us. The Ideal Winter Resort PRINCESS HOTEL minute gained Yj la FOR MEN ONLY SHOE LACING HOOKS 2 LACING HOOKS CAN BE OBTAINED ON EX. CLUSIVE MODELS OF QUALITY FOOTWEAR. INSIST ON HAVING WHAT YOU WANT. J The most revealing study of American women ever written is “Forty-Five”_ Fan- nie Hurst’s first story since her return from Europe. in DECEMBER Osmopolitan at newsstands Her Answer Little Muriel had_ been corrected many times that day. Late in the after- noon her father brought home a friend of _his. : This man was at once taken with Muriel and, smiling at her, said: “Well, Muriel, I think I'll e to make up to you. You're a real charmer. Let's be sweethearts, you and I. What do you say, Muriel?” The last phrase, “What do you say?” to Muriel meant but one thing—a cer- tain answer to be given politely by her. Dutifully Muriel looked at the man. “Thank you,” she replied. —New York Sun A Literalist “Why do you avoid Flubdub?” “Weil, if you ask him how he is, he'll expect you to listen to the details.” —Louisville Courier-Journal. comicbooks.com