Judge, 1889-06-22 · page 11 of 16
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This page is primarily **advertising and humor filler** rather than political satire. The main content includes: **"Bought to Order"** — A brief joke about Pat, an Irish gardener, pestering a housemaid named Bridget. He's bought a suit specifically to court her, but she remains uninterested. The humor relies on Irish dialect stereotyping common to the era. **"Carl Pretzel's Philosophy"** — Ethnic humor featuring a German-accented character offering pseudo-philosophical observations about religion, seasons, and currency in broken English. This reflects period entertainment that mocked immigrant speech patterns. **Additional brief jokes** about banjo players, Egyptian tourism, and schoolteachers round out the page. The **bulk of the space** is devoted to product advertisements (Castoria, Packer's Tar Soap, cigars, mucilage, and notably, **Kodak cameras** with a warning about unauthorized competitors). The page demonstrates how Judge blended satirical content with entertainment and advertising—typical for magazines of this era. The humor is largely dependent on ethnic stereotyping now considered offensive.
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179 BOUGHT TO ORDER. LaDy oF THE HOUSE—"' Pat, you shouldn't be so persistent in pressing your suit with Bridget.” Pat (the gardener) —"' Divil a priss did she give me suit yit, mum, although I've been troying the last half-hour to do the same, an’ bought the suit fer th’ expriss pur- pose of courtin’ her, bedad.” CARL PRETZEL'S PHILOSOPHY. It vas religious brincibles dot gifs efery feller a col- lar-und-elbow holt on each odder. Dhere vasa vinter und summer in hooman life, der same like der measles und a picknics. Ven you repudiate der national currency der brine vill shtain efery color on der flag und gif efery shtar a head- ache in dheir shtomacks. Yoost When Baby was sick, wo gave her Castorta, When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria, When she became Misa, she clung to Castoria, ‘When she had Children, she gave them Castoria “T cannot play on the banjo, sir,” He said, with a blush of shame ; But braced right up and said, “* You bet T can guitar all the same. — Washington Critic. ‘The general assembly had perfect weather for its holiday recreation in the harbor, for which it was under obligations to the hospitality of Colonel Shepard.— 7he Tribune, Ladies are greatly benefited by the use of Angostura Bitters, the South American tonic of Dr. J. G. i. Sie- gert & Sons. Ask your druggist. Tam lying, Egypt, lying in my own peculiar way. L acquired the habit lately, but I do it every day Every morning to the river with my tackle I repai ‘To beguile the speckled troutlet from his deep, pellucid lair; In the evening, on returning, I describe my victim's size, And [am roaming, Egypt, roaming in a wilderness of —WNebraska State Journal. “DANDRUFF is the most frequent cause of prema- ture BALDNESS. ' “ITCHING is peace-de- stroying and exhausting to the vital powers, and breeds pro- fanity.”” SCRATCHING slike paying a debt with a note. : SHAMPOOING with PACKER’S TAR SOAP isa hygienic luxury, promoting a clear, smooth skin, healthful scalp, and vigorous hair. Invaluable for irritations of the skin BBcenta. Druggists. Sample ( cake), incident to summer. ro cents, stamps, a Vwom THE PACKER MFG. CO., 100 Falton St. Geoff Maria —"* how plural "ve lost both my collar-buttons, Maria.” jow singular!" Geoffrey —"* No, hang '"—Clothier and Furnisher, ‘The tired little schoolma‘am had been obliged to give up. She had to remain away from her duties and sum- mon a physician, ‘* Your liver is out of order,” sa he, gravely. ‘* Out of order !" she repeated, in a mechan- ical ‘tone. ‘* Stay after school for fifteen’ minutes and lose your recess for the remainder of the week, chant T Mrs. Winstow’s Sooritxe SvRur for Children Teething ; soothes the child, softens the gums, allays all pain, cures wind colic and diarrhaca, 25 cents a bottle. In one score before us we are told of a certain Mr. K’ckb’k'r, We should like to meet this gentleman, There is something so attractive about that name. Just pause over it fora moment: ‘*K'ckb'k'r.” What a field for a VolapOkian artist! What a chance for a Russian poet! Surely an apostrophe is due a name so laden with apostrophes. —Nere Haven Register. Try the H. H. S. (Londres Perfecto.) A Centleman’s Cigar. $7.50 per 100. Buy direct from the manufacture: Sample Box of 25 sent prepaid for $2. SACKER & WHITCOMB, 33 Central 81 THE NEW MODEL AIR-TICHT RUBBER TIP MUCILAGE. Pat'd {n U, 8., Can Gt. Britain, Europe, ust ‘Australia. i Cork! BETTER THAN EVER. Evaporation! For Sats Evenyworas. Spilling! The Kodak. A WARNING. AUTHORIZED parties are advertising a Camera which they claim is similar to the Kodak, loaded with our film, (We are the only manufacturers of continuous films in the world.) We warm the public that the said Camera is entirely unsuitable for using our films and we decline to be responsible for any failures resulting from its use, THERE IS ONLY ONE CAM that is sent out loaded with 100 Eastman’s films, and that is the Kodak. ‘The patents on the Kodak and film are all owned by us and infringers will be prosecuted. Send for Kodak Primer, free. THE EASTMAN DRY PLATE AND FILM CO., Rocuster, N.Y. Brancut OFFice, 115 Oxford St., London, THE CELEBRATED PIANOS Avo at present the Most Popular and Preferred by Leading Artists, Warerooms, 149, 151, 153, 155 East 14th St, N. ¥. SOHMER & CO., Pa., 1103 Chestnut Street; Cuicaco, Tht., 236 aN Feancisco, CaL., Union Club Building: Sr. Lovrs, Mo., 1522 Olive Street; Kansas Crry, Mo., 1123 Main St YOUMANS CELEBRATED HATS. Style and Quality Unequated. 180—719—1107 Broadway. NONE NICER comicbooks.com