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This page from *Life* magazine (a satirical publication, not the modern photo magazine) contains multiple sections of humor and advertising typical of the era. **Main Content:** The left side features an advertisement for **Selkirk Camp for Boys** in British Columbia—a wilderness experience offering canoeing, hunting, and outdoor activities for teenagers aged 14-19. **"Our Foolish Contemporaries"** section satirizes newspaper absurdities: - A humorous piece about an arrested man named "Abe Buzzard," mocking how this surname—though ridiculous—sounds more distinguished than famous names like Roosevelt or Jeffries - Jokes about college sailors and financial transactions - Miscellaneous short quips about everyday life **The Cartoon:** The right side shows a small cartoon captioned *"Not Guilty, Your Honor"*—depicting a well-dressed man claiming innocence while being arrested. The humor appears to target social hypocrisy or false respectability. The page is primarily **filler content and advertisements** rather than focused political satire. It reflects early 20th-century *Life*'s style: light social commentary mixed with product promotions.

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CAMP FOR BOYS In the Cariboo Range British Columbia, Canada a limited number of boys between the ages of fourteen and nineteen, of- fering for the firse time two months in the magnificent Selkirks in a spot recent- ly set aside by the Government as a big game refuge. From the Camp's log home, nestled along balsam firs at the head of Bear Lake, a series of lakes stretch away in a mighty horseshoe 152 miles in length, enclosing some r5co miles of virgin mountain land. In this wilderness roam undisturbed and mighty moose, the caribou, goat, bear, and beaver; and in its lakes and streams swim the Dolly Var- den, rainbow and speckled trout. The laughing of the great northern loon, and the swinging pinions of duck, geese and swan cut the clear air _ Camp program includes canoe trips of two weeks or more through lakes, where the boys will be in almost constant sight of big game; fly fishing, water sports, panning gold from mountain streams, woodcraft, and two-week pack train trips to mountain country, all carefully supervised by internationally known big game hunting guides. Unobtrusively,yet completely, the safety of the boys will be guarded’ in every way by the camp personnel. Tucoring if desired Sponsored and endorsed by Dr. ugh Cabot, Dr. Richard C. ty Dr. Vilhjalmur Stefannson, Dr. David Starr » Dr. W. We , Stewart Edward White. Registration closes June 20th. Terms $1s00 for eight weeks. Only highest type of boys wath excellent recommendations admitted. Bro- chure of the canip, reference and application blauks may be secured by addressing Randolph Viaw Nostrand, Seorctary, Selkirk Cop for Bays, 602 Nat. City Bank Bldg., Los Angeles. tt | Ls hi OUR FOOLISH CONTEMPO ARIES VEZ The Magic of a Name atch wzzard has been With this zand we ha According to a di: from Lan Pa, Mr. Abe arrested for chicke caster, tealing. Ke against Mr. E ern; what fascinates us is Abe Buzzard!" W One there ever a more rolls its rich har ics, its pungent dissonances under the it satisfies, and one does ni All in name we ary of it |. We believe this is ve ever heard, It verior to that name reported en given to a child at a Georgia George W Roosevelt James Jeffries Joe ker T. Admiral rson Moses Sherlock Holmes Obadiah Abraham York World. which was her Columbus Gans Dewey Hezekiah Lincoln Jones.—N In a Pinch, use ALLEN'’S FOOT-EASE | Midshipman Easy to Date The cruising college sailing from New York next October will be a the high seas for the greater part of eight months som: the less rugged One can hear scholars even now feebly pi “Stew and, 1 whole for the t serve me don't feel well enough econ of Greck and pleas Net one pag ange in my York Sur A Distinguished Clientele My son tells me that you have a him to run a bill here for three yea have therefore come...” “That's all right, Sir no hurry.” John, there I was saying—I have come to make me a suit ondon Evening New ic better than A Ww Abbott & Co, Baltimore. Md Joke Our Joke Editor) fy pianis Always taken no part madam, only from lower business. And Fr the st swallowing a sword-fish. London Daily Expr ENT of Lare’s t's Bitters. sample by | and the exhaustion, faintness, nau- sea and dizziness Caused by travel motion. Journey by Sea, Train, Car, Auto or Air in perfect comfort with Mothersill’s. 2 736. & $1.30 at Drug Stores or direct O Mores! passing strange w times do change! Once Mencken was a | he Rod yand Mr. B. Chicago What Is Man? Man has recently been descr indecent incident in the life of arned fr their sucee cs. Others owe their wives to their success,—/d. MEN OF BRAINS G IGARS MADE.AT KEY WEST-~— FOR comicbooks.com