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This is primarily an **advertising and puzzle page** from Judge magazine (1901). The main content is a "Puzzle Pictures" contest offering $250 in prizes for readers who can identify novels from illustrations. The puzzle explicitly states it's open to all readers, not just subscribers, and emphasizes the competition rewards correctness, neatness, and merit. The page contains numerous product advertisements (Bicycle Playing Cards, Martell's Brandy, Trimble Whiskey, blank books, clipping services) interspersed with **brief comedic exchanges**—short jokes about marriage for money, a man mistaking his reflection for another person, and a tramp with "writer's cramp" from listing job offers. These small jokes reflect typical early-1900s humor: social commentary on mercenary marriages, vanity, and irony about unemployment. The overall page design is typical of Judge's mixed editorial-advertising format, where satirical content supported the magazine's commercial operations.

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What was the cost per game?—when 6,175 games were played with one 2s-cent pack of Bicycle Playing Cards Letter from player who did this, and a colored reproduction of the cards he used, FREE, on request. Bicycle cards always wear well. Gold Medal, Buffalo, 1901 Grand Prix, Paris, 1900. Highest Award, Chicago, 183. A 120-page condensed Hovle mailed for 6 flap ends ot Bicycle boxes or five 2c. stamps. TheU.S. Playing Card Co.,. Dept. 26, Cincinnat!.0. «a Genuine Old Brandy made from Wine.” Medical Press (London), Aug. tte MARTELL'S THREE STAR a een ea BRANDY ee UMM SNE Seile at ALL BARS and RESTAURANTS. ‘anyone addicted to RS. MARY L. ‘Siow Po. Bex id, ‘ian oe pay fer all this, but I'm a cripple, mum” Dashaway—" Quilldriver seems to be a fellow of cxtiemes—one who writes! awful slush and sublime prose, and who is at the same time an idiot and a gen Cleverion—"Where did you get such an id \ Dashaway—" I've just been reading the | reviews of his latent booker Harper's Bazar aus “Did ne "No, he marti How is that? “She sued him for’ breach of promise | and got fifty thousand, so he patched things up and married her.""—Deiroit Free Press Smiley marry his wife for her her for his money.” “We have toasted places, toasted all kinds ¢ why not, just for loy: Drink one to our all names and all | ighted) —" Who stylish and fine- dof the room, Fweddy (slightly near- -aw—is that vewy looking man at the otha are looking at_ your| eflection in the mirror, Mr. Light- “Aw—you flattah me, Mrs. Phila. & New York. ESTABLISHED 1793. s “No: the mirror docs that, —Chicago Tribune. Green Label. ‘AT ALL FIRST-CLASS DEALERS. All kinds kept in stock. He who has made no mistakes has "= BLANK BOOKS arenes had no experience. It used to be a FINDLER & WInEL, mon error to defer taking life insurance. ce jt Nassau Street, New York. It isn’t now Paw BARKER oO. TROV.NY LINES LARS oes ARE THE BEST BUY THEM. HENRY LINDENMEVEE & SONs, PAPER WARFHOUSH, fand 34 Meeker Street, icektnan Streets Now ¥ “TL shall call mamma if you attempt to kiss me," she said softly - d and grew pale s out attending the sewing s the young lady hastened to cx: plain; ‘then she cast her eyes demurely down and waited. —Ohio State Fournal Poss Mereat I 5 Chest Pha “| ROMEIKE’S clippings which may apy Tramp—" I'd like ter do something to Ste Api ousckee per—" You What's the matter? Tramp—" Writer's cramp, mum. been keepin’ a list of all th offered me work, mum.” Weekly. don't look i Press | Carting, Bureau will send) you all newsjuper | Tv. people wot 2 York Vesey Ro First Contest ci) o SERIES JUDGES PUZZLE PICTURES GODDODOOODIT OOOO RE are six pictures, Each indi- es the name of a POPULAR, NOVEL OF 1901. We have $250 to give to the ten most successful of our readers who solve these six illustrations and eighteen (18) others, which have appeared in JUDGE dur- ing the past three weeks. This puzzle competition is not inaugurated for the purpose of securing subscriptions to JUDGE, neither is it confined to JUDGE'S subscribers; itis open to. everybody, whether he or she is a subscriber or not. The Puzzle De- partment is for the sole purpose of affording amusement and instructi to all of JUDC friends. The essential features which will be con- sidered by us in making the rewards, in conjunction with the correctness of the answers,will he the cele the general neatness with which the solutions are sent in to us. A Total of $250 YO EE PAID ‘TO TEN PEOPLE Ast Reward of Merit" READ THESE SONS CAREFULLY OTE. a be started in next week's JUDGE. Copyright, 1802, by Judge Company, Write the tutvon underneath each p e bottom th p ation of each picture can be giv . if in your opinion o« z 1 the remaining Be sure that you tully pee yD ‘Correct answers to the complete ser! 2 will ‘Pree oF PE RiDoe Printina CO., FIFTH AVENUE, New Yorn comicbooks.com