Judge, 1901-08-17 · page 13 of 16
Judge — August 17, 1901 — page 13: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page primarily features **advertisements and light satirical humor** rather than political cartoons. **Main Content:** - **"The Mandarin in Exile"**: A romantic poem about a Chinese official longing for home and a lady he left behind—presented as exotic, melancholic literature typical of the era's fascination with Asian themes. - **"The Joys of Motoring"**: A brief cartoon joke about early automobiles, where a man repairs his car while his female companion hopes the task won't take long—poking fun at the inconveniences of newfangled motor vehicles. - **Satirical quips**: Short humorous observations on human nature (ambition, mistakes) and a joke about cigarette-smoking youth of both genders being considered either effeminate or too masculine—reflecting early 20th-century anxieties about gender norms. **Advertisements** dominate the layout: whiskey, mutoscopes (early coin-operated film viewers), farming publications, and medical treatments. The page reflects Judge's mix of sophisticated literary content, gentle social satire, and commercial appeals to middle-class readers.
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Good Judges pronounce 10 Year Old Hunter Baltimore Highest Standard of Excellence and the Best Whiskey in America. eafés and by jobbers. NAHAN & SON, Baltimore, Std. MAKE MONEY with MUTOSCOPES ONLY COIN-IN-THE-SLOT ‘MOVING-PICTURE MACHINE 3,000 SUBJECTS AVAILABLE FOR EXCHANGE, Exclusive Rights in Coole Territory. Write to American Matoseope & Biegraph Cony Dept. A, NEW YORK ITY. MANCHESTER, N. The Leading Family and Farm- ing Paper in New England, WILL MAKE THEM! ONLY ADVER- TISE INIT... ‘The John B. Clarke Co, Arthur E. Clarke, Publishers, Manager. ‘You wMl get more prompt attention and better service by mealoning Jubut when answering advertieementa, THE MANDARIN IN EXILE, (Chinese: Sixth Century.) T see the hall of jasper, ‘The marble wall and floor, And the tapestries of satin ‘At the windows and door, Beneath the lady's fingers Who plies her needle there Flowers bud and blow so lifelike ‘That odors scent the air. She sings a love-lorn ditty, ‘And, singing softly, grieves ; Nor longer broiders spring flowers, But withered autumn leaves, From the plum-tree in the garden ‘The last pale blossoms fall, And the shadows of the sparrows Have vanished from the wall. If L had your wings, ye swallows! I would Av afar no more, But back to the hall of jasper ‘And the lady at the door, She is waiting and calling to us; T hear her dying ery: Fly, swallows! Say Lam coming, ‘And command her not to die. —Transtated by Robert Mackay, in Literary Hopes are never realized where ambition is greater than strength. Fortify your system with Abbott's, the Original Angostura Bitters, At druggists and grocers. Most men make mistakes. It's the fellow who blunders that bothers us.— Tse School- master, you do drink, d a n 4 he rink Trim, \ en. * Here's to the boys, may they never be old men ; And to the old men, may they ever be Phila. & New York. ESTABLISHED 1793, Green Label. ‘AT ALL FIRST-CLASS DEALERS. “What an effeminate boy young Doodle is!" ** Yes; he’s always smoking cigarettes.” His cousin Mabel is quite the other extreme —very manish.” "Is that so?" ** Yes; she smokes cigarettes."—PAiladelphia Press, Assoclated Pelvic and Reflex Nervous diseases ‘cured to stay cured. t In China—Man’s Christianity to man makes master. Ol countless thousands mourn,—Tike Schoolmaste 125 Michigan Ave., Chicage THE JOYS OF MOTORING. No, this is not a dreadful accident. He is simply tightening a nut or something, and she is hoping he won't be much longer.— Punch, The “ZIM” Collection OF ORIGINAL WATER-COLOR REPRODUCTIONS OF SKETCHES BY « ZIM.” Price, $3.00 per Set of Eight Pictures. “Zim” has been characterized as the Mark Twain of etaretone His figures, while always broadly comic and sometimes grotesquely exaggerated, are nevertheless truly artistic caricatures of actual types, selected with fine humorous discrimination. ae The pictures in this collection were done specially for it, and have never been published in any other form, ‘The elaborate color-work, reproduced in fac-simile by the famous French process, shows ‘ Zim” in several of his happiest moods, Each individual figure of the set brings brightness and color to the wall, wherever it may be hung. The edition is limited to 2,000 sets. i The collection consists of eight of the very best examples of Mr. Zimmerman’s work, repro- duced in six colors by the original process, all handsomely mounted ready for immediate fram- ing. The size of each picture, exclusive of the mounting, is 11 x 14 inches. For decorative Purposes they cannot be sui 2 ; : The price of the “Zim” collection is $3.00 per set of eight pictures, or the pictures can be obtained singly at 50 cents each, JUDGE COMPANY, 110 Fifth Ave., New York. Borroughs —""My poor old uncle, Peter Roxsum, is very illyand likely to die. at any moment.” Newitt —"* Sorry, old_ man, but can't lend you a cent.”—Catholic Standard and Times, * Young Smiggins was so troubled about h debts that he joined a don't-worry club.” “Yes?” “And he found its membership made up chiefly of the men he owed."—Zrooklyn Life, ARE WORN BY CAREFUL DRESSERS as Ihave cheaper models for a quarter, ie7 PCHESTER SUSPENDER C0..5 Deenta 17 Crossing, Mass, " tar Aves, Rox comicbooks.com