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This page is primarily **advertising and light humor** rather than political satire. The main cartoon shows a farmer operating farm equipment, with a caption about "a relation of mine" and "old sweetheart of my sister's." It's a gentle joke about rural courtship or family connections—the humor relies on recognizing the figure as a farmer, not identifying a specific person. The page includes ads for **Bell-Ans indigestion remedy**, **Forhan's toothpaste**, and the **Continental and Commercial Banks** of Chicago. A feature article titled "Why Not Relieve the Tension?" discusses farm labor hardships during harvest season, suggesting vacations as relief. The "Daily Crust for the Mill of Business" heading and banking content reflect this being a business-oriented publication page, circa early 20th century.

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25¢ ano 75¢ PACKAGES EVERYWHERE oy [aux our Sy 4) fee DEPARTMENT organization of 210 trained employes is nec- {4} essary to handlethe 7,000 pieces received and the 8,500 pieces sent by mail every day by the Con- tinental and Commercial Banks. These 15,500 envelopes average five enclosures each. The amounts received for credit reach 25 million dollars a day. The CONTINENTAL and COMMERCIAL BANKS CHICAGO Resources more than $50,000,000 DO YOU SEE FELLER ? SAY, LOOKING Sure Relief FOR INDIGESTION 6 BELLANS 6—= | Hot water 2 Sure Relief BELLANS for the MILL LIFE | oP BUSINESS vig Like daily grist for the mill of business is this flow of checks, | notes, drafts and other banking paper to and from all parts of the United States—through our | Mail Department. This is only one of many ways we are contributing to the perform- ance of American business, —local, national and international. “An extra measure Why Not Relieve the Tension? Tuere is little doubt that the un- usual labor in the fields during the harvest season, with its long days, short nights and intense heat, is a tax on the health of the farmer, while the toil of his wife, in feeding the hands, makes her old before her time. How much better it would be for them if they would adopt the ways of other workers and, when the ripe grain tells them the season of unbearable fatigue is beginning, would lock the house and barn, turn the stock out to pasture and go to the mountains or seashore for a month, They would come back refreshed by the rest and change and with an enlarged horizon. For the sake of congenial companionship on the trains and in the hotels it would be pleasant if all the farmers of a state or a number of states would knock off at the beginning of harvest. The only cost of this great boon for the farmers would be the food of the nation; but, according to the new way of looking at things, it is absurd | tifrices cannot | —the teed The Way We Celebrate He was evidently very happy As he toddled down the Avenue. In fact, he was on such good terms with the world That he deliberately caressed The first policeman he met. Can you imagine THAT? As might be expected, The burly patrolman’s dignity was offended. Taking out his notebook, he gruffly demanded : “Hey, where do you get that stuff?” As a witness, I thought it my duty To jot down the inebriate’s reply. Later I used this information. It was the genuine article— And quite reasonable, too! R.C. OB. Carp playing is likely to be an ex- pensive pastime for most of us. But for that matter, so is any game in which we hold hands. Watch your gums— bleeding a sign of trouble| EDICAL science knows how serious is the sign of bleeding gums. For it knows that tender and bleeding gums are the forerun- ners of Pyorrhea, that dread disease which afficts four out of five people over forty. If the disease is unchecked, the gum- line recedes, the teeth decay, loosen and fall out, or must be extracted to rid = the system of the Pyorthea poisons generated at their base — poisons which seep into the system and wreck the health. They cause rheu- matism, nervous disorders, anaemia, and many other ills. To avoid Pyorrhea, visit your dentist often for teeth and gum inspection, and use Forhan's For | the Gums. Forhan’s For the Gums. will prevent Pyorrhea—or check its progress—if used in time and used consistently. Ordinary den- jo this. Forhan’s firm and healthy P oy i gow tart using it today. IF gum- shrinkage has already set in, use Forhan’s according to directions and consult your dentist immediately for spe- cial treatment. 35c and 60c, in the United States and Canada. keeps the Formola of R. J. Forhan, D. D. 8. to let the mind dwell upon such a gross consideration when the higher life of the farmers and their wives is the alternative. Why not relieve the tension on the farms? McC. H. FOR THE GUMS comicbooks.com