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bound issue from March 4, 1903; Vol LIII, no. 1357. Lithographs address Teddy Roosevelt, the G.O.P, and trust legislation; War and international relations. Lithographs include "Taking His Medicine" (title page; shows President Teddy Roosevelt giving the Republican elephant labeled "G.O.P" a spoonful of "Trust Legislation Tonic." On the elephants abdomen, a sign labled "Reciprocity Plaster" is shown); "The New Dreibund" (shows shows Uncle Sam, John Bill, and William II [Emperor of Germany] huddling together next to a giant man labled "Mars", the god of war, who is seen sleeping on the ground)

Bride and groom walking across a field with a man carrying a shotgun. Church in the background; Tichnor Gloss; G16

bound issue from April 22, 1903; Vol LIII, no. 1364. Lithographs address the beginnings of the Balkan Wars and trouble in the region, including Russia's desire to access "warm waters" and France's desire to strengthen its position in the region; insurance policies and premiums. Lithographs include "The Allies" (title pages; shows a large Russian bear holding a smaller individual labeled "France;" the Russian bear is looking at a mountain with explosions emanating and smoke labeled "Balkan Trouble." The bear looks particularly happy while the French individual is trying to scramble away); "'Good' or 'Bad' Trust--in Which Class Does the Fire Insurance Trust Belong?" (shows a vignette with a group of directors; at the center of the vignette, the group is reviewing an "Annual Report of the Fire Proof Fire Insurance Co." The surrounding vignettes show the measures taken by various board members to fireproof his establishment, only to realize his premiums have doubled)