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This page from the satirical magazine *Judge* contains several short joke items mocking contemporary social trends: **"Modern Authors"** satirizes commercialized writing—contrasting romanticized "starving artist" stereotypes (Goldsmith, Johnson) with contemporary authors who dine royally with wealthy publishers and ride "to oblivion / In carriages fine." The joke: modern writers have sold out, prioritizing commercial success over artistic integrity. **"Struck Out"** plays on Irish-American dialect humor (common in the era), where Casey's son isn't a coal-strike participant but a baseball player who's been "struck out" multiple times—a pun on labor strikes versus sports. The remaining items are brief domestic/professional humor snippets typical of *Judge*'s format. **Advertisements** dominate the page: Hunter Baltimore Rye whiskey, emphasizing "highest standard"; and Schlitz beer, claiming purity through deep well-water and hygiene practices—reflecting early 20th-century marketing around "scientific" cleanliness. The page is primarily **advertising-driven light humor**, representative of *Judge*'s blend of satire and commercial promotion.

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a New Boarder— What's the row up stairs ?" Landlady—* It's that professor of hyp- notism trying to get his wife's permis- sion to go out this evening,’ —Vew York Weekly. MODERN AUTHORS. No more in dim garrets Sharp hunger they feel, And write half a ream For the price of a meal. No Goldsmiths and Johnsons, They bend brain and back, A laureled immortal— A bookseller’s hack ! With publishers portly They royally dine, And ride to oblivion In carriages fine. —Allanta Constiuttion. Time’s Frvitlage Age matures, ripens, enriches and purifies, hence the superb quality of He—* What would you say if | were to ask you to become my wife ?* She—" Oh, 1 know well enough; 1 un er made my mind up about that long ago. But there'll be time enough to tell you . when you ask." Boston Transcript. Baltimore = The Highest Standard of the American Gentleman’s Whiskey Musician —"\ don't suppose you heard what I was playing last evening—you and | the others kept up such a chatter One of the chatterers— No ; butthen, I don’t suppose you heard what we were talking about; so I guess you lost more | than we did."—Boston Transcript. Spoart— You say he follows the race- horses. He looks prosperous. Nervitt— Yes, the race-horses keep | | } | Sold at all first-class cafes and by jobbers, WM. LANAHAN & SON, Baltimore, Mad. Spoart—* Book-maker ?” Nervitt— No; pawnbroker."—Phila- delphia Ledger. STRUCK OUT. Hocan—‘* Was it the coal shtrike your b'y was in, Casey?” Casey: ‘Twas not, Hogan.”* Hocan—" They were sayin’ he wint out on shtrikes four times an’ losht his job.” Casey—"' Thrue it is, Hogan. It’s a ball-player he is.” THE BEER THAT MADE MILWAUKEE The Water Used in Schlitz Beer comes from six wells bored to rock We are on the shore of Lake Michigan, yet we go into the earth to get water that is abso- lutely pure. And we go to Bohemia for hops, whenotherhopscostbuthalf. We spend fortunes on. clean- liness, We not only filter the beer, but we filter all the air that touches it, And we age the beer for months in refrigerating rooms, £0 it cannot cause biliousness, Then we sterilize each bottle, to kill every possible germ. Schlitz sales increased 132,916 barrels last year ‘That's a greater increase than of any other brewery in the world, and above are the reasons for it. Ash for the brewery bottling. La Montt— That new manag theatre made son La Moyne La Mont— Yes; he took that * keep | quiet” sign out of the peanut gallery and put it in the boxes occupied by the smart ; wus. | Blobbs— Sillicus is very proud of his lineage, isn’t he ?" | Stobbs—“Yes; he would rather have ancestors than make a name for himself.” —Philadelphia Record. | cs, she has a case of ¢ nerves.’” What's that 2” ‘ “Well, to be frank, it's the name we use when a wealthy patient 1s just plain cranky."— Chicago Post. “A physician declares, Willie, that peo- ple who sleep with their mouths shut live the longes “That is perhaps true, Sallie; and it may also be added that if they keep them shut while awake they will live comfortably."—Roller Monthly. . Watch for the Beautiful . uting Published 10 cents a copy. Judge Next Week comicbooks.com