Judge, 1901-03-30 · page 11 of 16
Judge — March 30, 1901 — page 11: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertisements and light humor snippets**, not political cartoons. The main narrative content is "Somebody's Baby," a humorous story about a vagabond asking a tidy matron for charity by claiming he "once was someone's baby." The joke: she beats him with a mop-stick, and he reflects that "if I'd stayed there any longer some one's baby would be sleeping" (dead). The page contains numerous **product advertisements** (Packer's Tar Soap, Whitman's Chocolates, Great Western Champagne, Evans' Ale, Williams Shaving Stick, Sohmer Pianos, National automobiles) interspersed with **brief aphoristic jokes** about middle-aged women dressing young, bachelors, and flattery. There is **no identifiable political satire or caricature**. The humor is gentle, domestic, and commercial—typical of Judge magazine's lighter content. The page reflects early 20th-century advertising aesthetics and conventional morality (charity-seeking vagabonds deserve mockery).
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SOMEBODY'S BABY. He had a sort of roughness, salebrosity, rugos- ity, kemptness, becrumpleness, nodos- Jot marked him as a tourist of the vagabond ion— \ stery of mankind, unsolved, unknown cquation. \ was seraggy, scabrous; was tufted snd fimbriated ; [1isexes were bleared and swollen, and in color were not mated, thes were threadbare, ragged, and with ‘were much congested, soil upon his countenance had long gone unmolested. While ie called upon a matron who was tidy, sys- tematic, And he told dramati Ile toxiched upon her duty to unfortunate hu- ty. And asked her kind assistance, her pity and vebanit tale of sorrow in a manner quite quoth he, ‘I always ask for alms humility, . It scems to be the custom to deny with unciv- ily. I may not be a beauty, and I'm not attractive, be; pledge my word of honor that I once was some one's baby.” ‘on seized the mop-stick that beside door was standing, blows with force, vehemence, upon aby ” soon were landing. ¢ hobo muttered softly, as he from the yard was creeping, “Lf 'd stayed there any longer some one’s baby would be sleeping.” —Buffalo Evening News. And CHAPPED SKIN is a winter plague easily avoided by the use of PACKER’S Tar Soap Med, Standard, Chicago. Apply a generous lather and dry without rinsing. ‘The Packer Mfg. Co., New York. Ste has a tooth for candy that is sure. pie shows it in away that's quite demure. Hi bet wisdom tooth you see, | That is asking you and me, For seother box of Whitman's good and ure. Whitman’s Chocolates and Confections everywhere... Ask for them. n'a Instantaneous Choc- 's perfect in flavor and quality, 8 and healthful. Made in: with boiling miik. SILPHEN P, WHITMAN & SON, | 386 Chestnut St Let us have a society for the prevention of middle-aged females dressing like girls. —Bril- tiant and impulsive people generally have black eyes. If they don't they are likely to get them. —Persons who reside in crystal villas should not cast syenite projectiles—or, in other words, mind your own business.—It's never too late to—marry.—A little flattery now and then is also relished by the worst of men.—The most singular thing about a bachelor is the fact that he is unmarried.— The Schoolmaster. Qut to dinner— Very tate— Hobe with headache, such ts fate. Ripane Tabules— Speedy cure— “Try them, comrade, they are sure.” The love of money is the root of much of our politics, —Cheerfulness is sunshine on the inside.—Some men are like a cat that has enough enthusiasm to run up a tree, but not enough cool-headed bravery to get down.— When one man calls another a fool we should think twice before we decide which one is" it.”” —It is a poor rule that won't work the way we wish it to.—It takes two to make a quarrel, but one can do much more than half of it.—Good Cheer. DR. SIEGERT'S Angostura Bitters excite the appetite and prepare the stomach for its work. A half wineglass before meals. Get SIEGERT'S. Ascum—"* What is this‘ writer's cramp’ that you newspaper fellows have so often?” Space- rite—""Why, it's being cramped for money. T've got itnow. 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Paxw Murvat Live, 921-3-5 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, “The grounds of our new country club,” said the enthusiastic suburbanite, ‘are ma; nificently situated. The scenery is lovely. On entering the grounds the first thing that strikes the ey “| know,” interrupted the city man. “A golf-ball."—PAiladelphia Press, ~BUROPEAN TOUR. Limited number of young ladies. Ensiand, Scotland prance, Germany, The Khine, Holland, Belgium and Switerlang. Address for prospectus, Mine Wel "The Sooriaga." Howard, Pa. THE RESORTER. CHAP WON, HE. Whenever you girls read a novel In which a love-story ‘s rehearsed, Why don’t you begin the first chapter, ‘And not read the last chapter first? sue, Our method is perfectly proper, For there, when the story is done, If the heroine loves her chap truly, We are certain to find the Chap. I. —Catholic Standard and Times, Dr. Hull's Cough Syrup prevents consump- tion." Onesfifth of ‘the deaths in cities 13 {rom con- sumption, caused by neglected colds. 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