Judge, 1903-01-17 · page 11 of 16
Judge — January 17, 1903 — page 11: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising and filler content** typical of early 20th-century magazines, with minimal political satire. The main humorous piece is a domestic anecdote about a father using coded signals ("a.y.w." and "n.m.k."—"all you want" and "not much, kid") when serving dinner to a guest versus his own family. The joke satirizes **middle-class hypocrisy**: the host pretends generosity toward guests while secretly rationing food for his children, using a prearranged code with his wife to manage scarcity. This reflects **economic anxiety of the era**—struggling families maintaining appearances of prosperity. The remainder consists of contemporary advertisements: Evans' Ale, Mennen's talcum powder, life insurance, automobiles, and mineral water. Brief quoted witticisms mock florists' inflated prices and philosophical pretension. **No identifiable political figures or events appear.** The satire is purely social commentary on domestic economy and class performance.
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The tather of the large and expensive family had brought a guest home to dine with him, The dinner was in progress He kelped the guest liberally to every thing that was on the table, but before serving the members of the family he flanced at his wife, who made a slight and imperceptible signal to him, in ac- ce with some preconcerted code, worked in practice as herein set he said to the eldest) shall I help you to some more daughter, of the chicken—n, m,‘k “Just a little, please me of the mashed po' “Johnny, will you ha’ ‘1 n,m, k.?" me more of the mashed turnips—a If you please.” Though the host had repeated these letters hurriedly and in a lower tone, they had not escaped the attention of the guest. “Pardon me, Mr. Throgson,” he said, “put you have excited ‘my’ curiosity. May [ask what ‘a. y. w.’ and ‘n, m. k. $ spoke | up Johnny. thought everybody knowed that. “Them mean ‘all you want’ and ‘n= i "Chicago Trib- “r It is said that butter was unknown to the ancients, but it is hard to make patrons of cheap boarding-houses “be- lieve it—Chicago News. Time Has Worked Wonders in the Brewing Industry It ts not Like Americans to stand still; they must ‘ever strive to meet new conditions and new needs with new effort and renewed success ‘Take Tor Instance the potting of Evans’ ALE ts maker at the brewery, English brew- Be eta prodact 19 © luiders—that's not tbe Fevane” way—ani te resalt & that Fr Teaving all ‘others far behind — Besides, there’s a Price-difference worth serious study. ‘The nearest dealer will supply it, CM. EVANS & 80NS, Eatabilabed 1788, Hadson, N.Y. MENNEN’S BORATED TALCUM TOILET. POWDER for After Shaving. Analot that your barber Tollet Powder, Soy tts daeatey cons onraec itive rect tor Coapped banda, pateg st ait atin ofthe atin. Rew _Death does not tarry for accumulations. Not one in ten thousand, aside from life asurance, secures reasonable pro} ‘or his family. Life insurance is immedi- ate. It fills the bill. PENN MUTUAL. LIFE, | * 921-3-5 Chestnut St., Philadelphia fe |. WATERS sold In America to-day. "ARBONIC, ARTIFICIAL VICHY, SELTERS, CLUB SODA, Etc., also put up in bottles for out of wa delivery, and can be sent by freight * express to any part of the United | English . Orders to CARL H. SCHULTZ, M2 Madison Sq. 430-444 First Ave. N.Y. The florist raises every sort of nice Sweet-smelling flower and plant; Alas! alack! he's also raised the price, And that is why I can’t. —Philadelphia Press. Beryl—"Do the Smythes live within their income?” Sibyl—"They don't live within yet they couldn't live without it!"— Baltimore Herala ‘The Sohmer Piano is so honestly made that continuous severe use will not impair its splen- did qualities of tone and action. One of the worst things about falling into a hole is the number of people who gather on the bank to point out the routes you could have taken to avoid falling in.—Atchison Globe. “Of course, John is a thoroughly name.” . 1 don’t know.’ “Oh, but itis. The is not sounded at all. Press, h,' you'll notice, — Philadel phia In need of a tonic? Take Abbott's, the Original Angostura, the king of tonics. At grocers’ and druggists “Epictetus said all philosophy lies in two words, ‘restrain’ and ‘abst: 4 “Well, Epictetus may have had it figured out all right in his day, but in these times philosophy seems to be pretty fully expr in the two words, ‘gain’ and ‘retait '—Chicago Record-Herald, IT PAYS TO KNOW FACTS ANOUT COFFEE. When man takes properly selected food and drink Nature will most always assert herself and rebuild the structure properly “From my earliest remembrance T was a confirmed coffee-drinker,”” writes a gentleman from Marshallville, Ga., ‘taking two cups at nearly every meal.” While at college I became very nervous, dyspeptic, irritable, and unfit for study, and attributed it largely to coffee, but did not stop its use. “When I was married I found my wife was troubled. the same way, and we decided to try Postum Food Coffee. My wife made the Pos- tum according to directions, and we found it superb, We used it exclusively for the morn- ing beverage, and the taste of ordinary coffee became distasteful to both of us. “We have found a distinct gain in health. Any amount of Postum does not cause a feeling of either dyspepsia or nervousness, while the return to coffee even for one meat has disas- trous effects upon my nerves. My dyspepsia has entirely left me, and both my wife and self are well and strong, and feel that it is all due to the Postum.” Name given by Postum Com- pany, Battle Creek, Mich. It is easy to replace coflee with Postum, which has, when properly mad ous after-effects. “Yes, he always announces himself as a patron of art “In what way? “He manufactures picture cord.""— Cleveland Plain Deales “Ma, Johnny writes that he must have gnother five thousand. dollars. to finish “his college cours “My! I'm just beginnin’ to under- stand what folks mean by a ‘liberal’ education."—New York Evening World. a rich flavor | and the color of coffee, with none of its injuri- | Freddie—" What's dad?" Cobwigger— no winter. A place York Times, dover his chin Jeaned forward and said, Shall I go over the chin again?" No, thanks,’ investigatin, “GREAT WESTERN” SURPRISES THE PRINCE. Crown Prince of Siam, on bis trip 1 ‘States and fully explains itself: “His Royal expressed the wish that du the United States he shoul be, with American dishes and native wines. ping the dining car of his Selected was. the ‘Great Valley Wine Company. "His Royal Highness was pecially pleased with this champagne and announced. ‘surprise that such an excellent wine was {produced ia this country.” a winter resort, where there's The barber had about finished shaving the mar in the chair and, passing his replicd the customer, “T think | can remember York ‘The following is an extract received trom one of the sons who accompanied, His Royal Highness, the rough the United Highness, the Crown Prince of Siam, extended tour through as far as poss in equip- fal train the champagne Western’ of the Pleasant Parker— What's wrong? You secm worried.” Strecter—"T am. 1 wrote two notes, one to my broker asking him if he took me for a fool, and the other to Miss | Golding asking her if she would be mine. | While I was out somebody telephoned ry, and I don't know which of ‘em it was."—Chicago News. DIAMONDS, on credit A iis Write for particulars Dept. N. The Prudential | of America JOHN F. DRYDEN President Heme Office NEWARK, N. J. How Much of Your Income are you willing to set aside for the benefit of your family? Whether the amount be large or small The Prudentia provides. in Life Insurance, the best investment. Insurance Company THE PRUDENTIAL nas THE STRENGTH OF GIBRALTAR National Electric Vehicles Handsome, graceful, thoroughly depend- able. Bulli for reliable, everyday service ad giveit, Simplestin construction, sarely and “easily operated—the perfected auto- mobiles for business or pleasure. Wrtte for our (testrated Writ for ont ‘catalogue showing, ‘HATIONAL VERICLE 00, 908 2 22d St, Indlanapatia tnd. ord—" What from the disgrace of Crabshaw — ‘His York Times. dying rich?” son-in-law. saved old Rocksey —New UNoLL CurRS ARE THE BEST BUY THEM. \ \ * They tell me your son is a close sti dent.’ * He has to be. T don't —Cleveland Plain Dealer. but_a dollar a month spendin’ money ”” \ CADDEQUININS 4 Postayis int t ‘ a mint? KECPS Int sabe Li ROM DANDE te