Judge, 1894-08-11 · page 12 of 16
Judge — August 11, 1894 — page 12: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertisements and humorous filler content** typical of Judge magazine, with no significant political satire. The main content includes: **"Not What It Used to Be"** — A nostalgic poem about a man visiting his hometown and hearing repeated complaints that things aren't as good as they used to be. The irony: he realizes *people themselves* haven't changed, yet they blame external circumstances. This reflects common turn-of-century anxiety about modernization. **Scattered one-liners** satirize contemporary absurdities: baseball umpires as "martyrs for conscience," railroad legislation being "railroaded" through (pun on process), and men who boast about composure despite never facing real pressure. **Advertisements dominate:** Burlington Route trains, Primley's California Fruit Chewing Gum, Buffalo Bill's Wild West show, and dermatological treatments (tan/freckle removal). The page reflects early 1900s concerns—nostalgia for rural life, railroad expansion, entertainment venues—but contains no identifiable political figures or sustained satirical commentary.
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S.W. CORNER 39°" ST. cand IST Ave. If your Dealer does not keep them, Order DIRECT from us. Sunda ay is a good day for writing letters and Monday is a good day to forget to mail them, —New Orleans Picayune. Sutington Route BEST LINE CHICAGO AND ST LOUIS | CALIFORNIA SIX TRAINS DAILY Lawyer—""\t is true that my client called the plaintiff an ox ; but, considering the present high price of beef, I donot consider that a very great insult."—FViegende Bitter, Av Aunnose Panx, SoUTH BROOKLYN. Twice Daily, UFFALO BILL'S WILD WEST. All Summer. THE AUGUST NUMBER OF JUDGE'S LIBRARY is now out, and will be found to be superla- tively funny. Price 10 cents. ‘To be had of all newsdealers and train-boys. NOT WHAT IT USED TO BE. When I go home in summer-time, Down to the slow ol’ town Where father, mother, Nell an’ Jon Still kinder hang eroun’, 1 ask ‘em how they're gittin’ “long, How farmin’ is, an’ he, Father, he shakes his head an’ says, “"Tain't what it yuster be.” An‘ arter rovin’ roun’ the place With John, down through the lots An’ out eroun” the cider-mill minoeeh ‘it’s purty good, "t what it yuster be.” Sunday we go off to church, To hear the scripter read, An’ there I meet the village boys, Erlong with Deacon Stead, ** Seems good,” says I, “*to come to church ‘An’ hear salvation’s free ;” looks the young folks oer an’ sighs, Tain’t what it yuster be.” They ask how long I'm goi An’ what my jedgment is Erbout their comin’ inter town “Yo run a bizzernii An’ then [ tell ‘em word for word Jest what wuz tol’ to me, “ Thet tho’ it's better'n tis to hum, “Lain’t what it yuster be.” to stay, An’ so it is in ev'ry place, T hear the same ol plea Thet nuthin’ now is quite so good Ez what it yuster be. An’ out uy all these diffrunt things This thought comes hum to me, * Be we the same, who make each change, Ez what we yuster be?" —Boston Courier | Lawyers take, to ease the strain lor wearing work on wearied brai sromo-Seltzer. About the only martyrs for conscience's sake that we have in modern times are our base-ball umpires.— Dallas News. A growler is a man who would much rather sleep in a cyclone than in an ordinary draught. Galveston New Hereafter it will be improper to speak of hastily-enacted legislation as being ** railroad- ed" through.— Zroy Press. Nine times out of ten the man who boasts that he never loses his presence of mind never had any.—Philadelphia Record, Countryman (to dentist)—""T wouldn't pav nothin’ extra fer gas. Jest yank her out if it does hurt.” Dentixt—" You are plucky, st me see the tooth.” Countryman—" Oh, ‘tain't me that's got the toothache ; it's my wife She'll be here in'a minute."— The Waterbury. TAN and ; FRECKLES | REMOVED. ALSO Eczema, Pimples, Dandruff, CONsUL- TATION FREE. uperfluous Hair, Red Nose, J) Wrinkles, Black Heads, Birth Marks, Olly Skin. Kt rage ust fod a samnple of Woodbury Facial Soap for the Complexion. JOHN H. WOODBURY DERMATOLOGICAL INSTITUTE 121% Walnut Stre 125 W, 42am. et ii Winter Bt Boston, Mans, | Esiabilene he fool thinks he is a large assembly when you give him an audience.— Syracuse Courier Bua BOOKS..1sce sn FINDLER & WIBEL, 121 Nassau Street, New York. Moth Patches, Moles, Warts, All kinds kept in stock No other like it. Sold everywhere. Insist on PRITILEY’S. FREE BOOKS TO GUM BUYERS. Send five outside wrappers of cither California Fruit or Primley’s Pepsin Chewing Gum and 10 cents and we will send you Beatrice Harraden’s famous book, ‘Ships That Pa s in the Night.” List of 1,700 fine books sent free on application. “America Photographed.” in 20 parts; cach part contains 16 Deautiful pictures, 11x 13 Inches. Any single part sent for one wrapper and six cents. It sounds rather paradoxical for There is as little mercy in stabbing with a well man to speak of his invalid word as there is in doing it with a knife.— Ram's Horn, pera fe as his better half,—Boston Transcript. GREATER NEW YORK ILLUSTRATED. * The two superb double numbers of polls can now be had at all bool ‘elpt of 20 cents (10 cents each). Ad SRKELE WEEKLY COn Fal ted Week! or will bo nent por devoted to the great pald by the publishers jew York City. shers, 110 Fifth Avenue, comicbooks.com