Judge, 1902-04-12 · page 15 of 16
Judge — April 12, 1902 — page 15: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertising and puzzle page** rather than political satire. The main content includes: **"The Ponger and the Pingstress"** — A light wordplay piece joking about the terminology of ping-pong players, playing on how "-er" and "-ess" suffixes create occupational names. It's whimsical humor, not political. **Advertisements** dominate the page, promoting Trimble Whiskey, Griffon Safety Razors, blank books, and barker furniture — typical period products. **Judge's Puzzle Pictures (Series 2)** — A puzzle contest offering $250 in prizes to readers who can identify six American states from illustrations. This was an interactive feature encouraging magazine engagement and presumably subscriptions. **Brief anecdotes** appear scattered throughout (the Crimsonbeak/Ajax dialogue), offering mild humor about everyday situations. The page lacks political cartoons or social satire typical of Judge magazine's reputation. It's primarily a revenue-generating mix of advertisements and reader-participation content from what appears to be a 1911 issue.
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THE PONGER AND THE PINGSTRESS. | YQU CAN'T CUT YOURSELF IF YOU TRY ’ ———— aT If a man who plays at ping pong is a ponger,”” le» Then a singer of a “singsong™ is a “songer”: ee ° If the “songer” is ‘Then the “ ponge And the man who be a“ wro If your cha ov Jo drink, dring Tr; a yned ¥ Timp ger. ming partner at the pingstress.”” Then an‘ operatic nighti stress”: ong she sings is s TE thy Is the game of ping pong “ pung”’* ss ’Voman And is the girl who lingers called a “ling- ai - stress”? London Matt The fairest work of the great Author ; The edition is large, and no man Should be without a copy.” 1 under the open sky and \ he matter. Jax?” questioned Achilles, who hap to be returning _=————t - 4 1 AX. 1 . you see that I'm In Morocco Case. The 19 eeetiime aged Pi e defying the | | 2Blages. . Phila. . a ¢ hanged!” answered .00. ya not artificially. Whiskey TSAR ISM ieaeed] [|| Achilles. with fine scorns. “That, ian heen y Green Label. : lightning: it's the last. speech of Till- osed ATALLFIRST-CLASS DEALERS UJ 7 to New York by wireless with Safety Shoulders ale y i Tie Thor “deal eompieisie Teaohed Naturally. Ajax folded himself into the i _ wivoh prevent Slade from sn't her ‘den’ completely furnishes All kinds kept in stock SMallest- possible compass and. sneaked passing beyond safety point. ae Pere BLANK BOOKS arenes ot Portail Oregonian \ Y Shaves closo as may be to tect aebund fy a heres still room| FINDLER & WIBEL, — | ae desired. Mo smarting after Mined to make it, Wok ooze betors uke [#21 Nassau Street, New York | lock , shaving. Booklet upon request. gets through.” —Chicago Post Vr. Crimsonbeak r neigh « s thinking of getting an a bile W! BARKER CO. TROY.NY. ‘rs. Crimsonbeak—" What makes you | "@pe ‘. coLl’curFS Mr. Crimsonbeak—* Why. | saw him to- 14 nt all geod stores . ARE THE BEST day pricing a volume entitled “First Aid| | _ oF matted Uy Mfrs. on recete of price. a BUY THEM, to the Injured.”"— Yonkers Statesman, | | Flem of A. L. SILBERSTEIN, 459 & 401 Broadway, N.Y. mber 7 7 a th 3ra mtest oo | Se conte JUDGES PUZZLE PICTURES [$2502° es SERIES 2 WILL BE PAID $30 rwor fy - — ; inty= Commarea / : ODD iia i i i, much SEEMSTRESS “ t man * gine PERE. are six pictures, Each ee \H) dicates the name ot a STATE, sake q We have $250 to yrive to the with ten most successtul of our aders, Th who solve these six illustrations and a shteen (18) others, six of which ap- ed in last week's iss: J uvelve which will appear in JUDGE during the next two weeks. ‘This puzzle competition is not inaugurated for the purpose of securing subscriptions to dee. neither is it contined to stiee subscribers; it is open to Lae everybody, whether he or she is. su seriber or not. ‘The Purzle Depart: av his ment is for the sole purpose of alford- ppose nd instruction to all nds. The essential features which will he considered by us in making the rewards, in con- junction with the correctness of the answers, will be the celerity and the general neatness with which the so- Tutions are sent in to us. 5 over ; thot mt A Total of $250 ye may TO BE PAID TO TEN PEOPLE 1st Reward of Merit * {ic " aa rn 340 READ THESE MIRECTIONS CAREFULLY proving you use cut out slicet holding it watil the fourth and last series of puzzl et gether in the upper left-hand corner,to the JUDGE No. tore yo" publ Cop vrixht, hy Judge Company PRESS OF FLESS & RIDGE PRINTING CO., FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK comicbooks.com