Judge, 1903-04-11 · page 11 of 16
Judge — April 11, 1903 — page 11: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from Judge magazine is primarily a **collection of brief comic anecdotes and advertisements** rather than a single political cartoon. The humor reflects early 20th-century American life: **Notable Jokes:** - A conductor complains passengers demand straps, then complain when none exist—mocking inconsistent public behavior - A woman objects to poor neighbors' names appearing in a directory next to hers, despite their accomplishments - A man frustrated that his matchmaking efforts failed, timing the wedding announcement awkwardly **Context:** These vignettes satirize middle-class social anxieties (poverty proximity, social status), human contradiction, and romantic entanglements. The page is dominated by product advertisements (Packer's Tar Soap, Mennen's Powder, pianos, ale) typical of Judge's commercial model. The satire is genteel rather than political—humor for literate, prosperous readers concerned with manners and social propriety.
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“That mai conductor, what is the matter now?" vother day he made a big| kick because he had to hang on a strap, and now h find a strap."—Baltimore New In need of a tonic? Take Abbott's, the Orig- inal Angostura, the king of tonics, At grocers’ and druggists’, Tramp—'"'Is dis all cr cupful uv cold wate Kind lady—" Of course not. have as cupfuls Chicago Ne r kin gimme. S$. Ww get-there-ness it is in the Empire State and 20th Century class. The article are too numerous to mention separat put are all of a character and qualit well calculated to fill the average dis id the Guilford avenue | s growling because he can't You can have received The Four Track | for April, and it is not too much to y that in point of swiftness and general “You're. the Rivers The play that’s been run- ning so long at the : Ye , doesn’t draw worth “Lwant to ask you"—here she opened | on heading their advertisemi a copy of the book and pointed out an! turned away!’” jentry in it—"why you put these people, Brooks—" That's no lie! The crowds in? They live only a few doors from| have turned away from it ever since it me, and [ know all about them. I don't | opened." —Chicago Tribune. like to sce their name right next to mine. They're as poor as Job's turkey, and the| mother of the family writes for a living."| _ We have received from Messrs. Bowen, “T know she docs, ma'am. We put| Merrill & Co., Indianapolis, Indiana, your name in the book because she|“Under the Rose,” by Frederic. ked us to do it as a personal favor to| Isham, with illustrations by Howard her. She said you'd feel hurt if we|Chandier Christy. What didn't.” —Chicago Tribune \of Man.” by B Kente hese pea novels will be cagerly devoured by the | great army of people who read anything jand everything that comes along, from | Bulwer Lytton to the Duchess without being able to differentiate the gi iebodie (discouragedly)—"I__ did | the, mock turtle. hing in my power to'make those| From the same company we h two voung people see that they were not |ccived “The Filigree Ball.” a story fitted for cach other a Anna Katherine who is the a And when is the wedding knowles Doyleof dete Baltimore American. tive liter: blue | The Sohmer Piano is an an ornament to an nstrument that is criminating reader with the kind of joy i causes hair to sprout on the bal y in the senile. The pictures jo numerous and of the finest kind They will be sure to make themselve will the many verses and jo to Say nothing of the ocket Con- ‘Vest. of the editors. particulars apply to George H. Daniels, nd Central ‘station, New York city, New York Central. Wantanno--~ have all your life Duzno (after profou that [ can remember. What a memory you vou ever forget anything in d thought) —"* Not —Baltimore Ame Dun't show your bad taste, but insist on ing Cook's Imperial Extra Dry Champagne, of | heen a hou paitest vintage al “This, I suppose. the gun your carried through the re Most assuredly not,” haughtily re- ticd Cadleigh Rich. “That gun, but his man carried it for him, of Course." Philadelphia Press Packer’s Tar Soap is pure, mild, invigorating and antiseptic. It soothes while cleansing, and for more than a quarter of a century has been The Standard For the Hair and Skin ‘The Pactier Mfg. Co., 81-8 Fulton St., New York. Be UN OLLARG FFs ARE THE BEST BUY THEM. MENNEN’S BORATED TALCUM TOILET POWDER for After Shaving. Haslat that your barler ice Menaen’s Tedlet Powder sher he 3 visitor, you. Atte ‘of the st head, and youth to reassert its suprem- | are ‘or further «father | was his Klumsay (in the mazy haps you don't like my st Miss Sharpe much sameness about it Klumsa tow m Miss Shar pe— ‘S| my left foot one | delphia Press. waltz) —"’ Pe of dancing rather too you heard of this new food they are making out of chopped c but they needn't try touch it.” it isn't for us. 1 —Chicage Tribune. y L vary it? pose you tread on Barker—"How could we get along without street-cars?” Parker—* Oh, we could survive. The world waited ‘over. eighteen handred years for strect-cars.” "Te spilt it all over the! ., Barker—"That's so. | And, by je I've waited quite a lot for them my —Kansas City Journal. at_ink papa writes . is it, mother?” ever Mother | Little boy | Mother— boy: miny Mee | Customer eggs fresh? To be an ale-drinKker and not to drink (in grocery) bo: those “Yes, ma'am. ‘Tain't nce I Jaid ‘em in that box." —Chicago Record-Herald. ‘SMILES. GOOD CHEER AND GOOD FOOD Go To- GETHER. Improper feeding is the source of most |human ails. Sick’ people don’t laugh | much. It is the healthy and strong who | see the sunny side of everything. “Pur ientific food will correct most ailments and bring laughter and good cheer in place of sickness and gloom. |" ‘The wife of a physician of Dayton, O..| says: “Before | had finished the fir package of Grape-Nuts, which I got at| the urgent request of a friend of mine several months ago, I was astonished to| find I was less nervous over small mat- ters and worried less over large ones, laughed more readily and was at all times more calm and contented than T |had ever been in my life. I found also that the hollow places in my neck and shoulders were nlling out and that tonished me, as | had always been very thin, as women with starved nerves are apt to be, “After a time I discontinued the use of! Grape-Nuts fer two months and found the old symptoms return atonce. [went back to the use of the food again and feel well and strong. I can*increase my weight at will from five to ten pounds a If | month by using more or less of the food. Before I was married I was for five years a trained nurse and I have never in all my experience scen anything to act as quickly and favorably as this scientific food.’” Name given by Postum Co., Bat- | fi tle Creek, Mich. \ Ale is to admit one back number. What class are you in? self a Too young to do anything ; too old to| do anything. The time between is ver short. Capitalize it by a policy in the een and | in a while."—Phila- | PENN MUTUAL LIF! 921-3-5 Chestnut St., Philadelphia. be Newndenters, aaa | EASY MONEY Ses.eeaecctss Address Chas. Johnson, P.O.B. 897, Chicago | a smack of its own. The WHITE ROCK high ball has i Evans +1 suppose you'd like to be worth a million dol she suggested. “No, mum,” replied the tramp ‘ud be too much trouble lookin’ after the money. All I want is that some feller what's worth a million dollars shall pro- vide fer me.'—Chicago Post. “You mean old thing, now! You said you wouldn't tell Maude about me being engaged, and you went and did, so there!” “I didn't. do any such a thing! 1 didn’t tell her at all! [ just—t just sked her if she kne Baltimore The only silent woman ever known Reclines on Egypt's sultry sands alone: And the Egyptian thinks, AAs he interviews the Sphinx, He'd be happy if his wife were carved of stone.—four Track News. \ DIAMON ON CREDITS ISRO8, A c8: Paha tnteie Comfort Because of their construction PRESIDENT SUSPENDERS five most Comfort & Service Guarantced “All breaks made good’ “President” on buckle means “Cannot rust” 50c. and $1.00 Any shop or by mail prepaid ‘The C. A. Edgaston Mfg. Co. Box 272 K, Shirley Mass Send 6c, for Catalogue. THE “SOHMER” HEADS THE LIST OF THE HIGHEST GRADE PIANOS SOHMER PIANOS Sohmer Building, gay sign Sth Ave., cor 22d St. Yate ROMEIKE’S fr com clippings which may appear about You, Every newspaper and ervodica United States and Purope searched leo notices. "Henny Rowmnet, 110 Filth Ave Bureag will You will get more prompt attenti by mentioning Juve when answering “The New York Central Leads the World.”—Lesve's Weerty, comicbooks.com