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This page from *Judge* magazine contains primarily **short humor pieces and advertisements** rather than political cartoons. The satirical content consists of brief jokes targeting contemporary social absurdities: **Notable satirical pieces:** - A joke about Queen Elizabeth signing Mary Stuart's death warrant, mocking the era's obsession with autographs as fashionable collectibles - Commentary on the tedium of obligatory dinner invitations to boring relatives - A quip about Raleigh introducing tobacco, lamenting the commercial exploitation it would spawn **The humor reflects Gilded Age concerns:** social climbing, courtship conventions, class anxiety, and consumer culture. The jokes are genteel rather than biting—they mock social pretension and modern fads without targeting specific political figures or events. **The page is dominated by period advertisements** (Packer's Tar Soap, Evans Ale, Egyptian Deities cigarettes, Miller's beer), which were the magazine's revenue source and often themselves subjects of mild satire in the era's humor publications.

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Elizabeth had signed Mary Stuart's death-warrant. It is such a novelty,” she explained, “to give my autograph to a person who doesn’t want it." A Thus did the Scottish queen fail a victim to the all-prevailing fad.” ‘ew York Sun. “ [thought she was going to marry an English duke ?” “No. Her father found a Russian that he could get for half the New York Herald, ‘The name of Sohmer & Co. upon a piano is a guarantee of its excellence. “1 wish we could discourage those cousins of yours, the Blanks,” she said . wearily, The’ circumstances are such that we have to invite them to dinner about once in so often, and they never by any chance decline.” * Suppose,” he said thoughtfully ; « sup- pose you cook the dinner for them your- self the next time."— Chicago Post. Don't despair. Ill health flees when Abbott's, the Original Angostura Bitters, are used. “ Your climate can’t possibly beasdamp as ours.” “Think not 2” “No, indeed; why, our climate is so damp we never ‘raise anything but um- brellas.” “But ours is so damp we never think of raising umbrellas. They're always up."—Philadelphia Press. Raleigh had just introduced tobacco. "Stop!" they implored him.“ Think of the Christmas-present bargain cigars !” Sadly he saw the evil he had wrought, but he had already gone too far to retreat. —New York Sun. When your barber talks “Shampoo” specify Packers Tar Soap Pure as the Pines Antiseptic—Invigorating The Standard for the Hair. ‘The Packer Mig. Co., New York. « Really, didn’t you like Cholly ?" asked Miss Paraffine. “Like him should say not.” “Then why are you so pleasant to him?" “Thave to be. The idiot read-some- where that when a girl is cold and snubs a fellow it's a sure sign that she loves him."—/ndianapolis Sun. A Clear Complexion To clear the skin of pimples, moth patches and other defects, use Glenn's Sulphur Soap daily for toilet purposes. It’s the only fine toilet soap that contains enough pure sulphur to be a specific for skin diseases. EP aMREER cabfraliton 06s ib ation bestow echoed Miss Amber; “I 300. few York Hill's Hair and Whisker Dye, Black or Brown, tocta, “ Although I have granted you this in- said the pompous new office | holder, "+I don’t want people to think I'm in the habit of talking for publication.” “They won't,” replied the reporter, “when they see these remarks in print.” —Philadelphia Public Ledger. His wife— Why through all this rain ? | Himself—“ Well, you see, 1 couldn't get around it."—Chicago News. id you come home A man is never too old to learn, but sometimes he is too young to realize it. —Philadelphia Record, Popular clamor is going the rounds for the famous Extra Dry Champagne, Cook's Jm- perial. Try itt You will like it. First artist—“ Old Moneybags would not buy my pictures—wouldn’t even look at them.” Second artist— Never mind, old man. He was more considerate of your feelings than he was of mine.” First artist—» How is that ?" Second artist— Why, he refused to buy my pictures because he did look at them."—Zown and Country. ABOUT FEAR. OFTEN COMES FROM LACK OF RIGHT FOOD. Napoleon said that the best fed soldiers were his best soldiers, for fear and nerv- ousness come quickly when the stomach is not nourished. Nervous fear is a sure sign that the body is not supplied with the right food. A Connecticut lady says, * For many years I had been a sufferer from indiges- tion and heart trouble and in almost con- stant fear of sudden death, the most acute suffering possible. Dicting brought on weakness, emaciation, and nervous ex- haustion, and I was a complete wreck physically and almost a wreck mentally. “L tried many foods, but could not avoid the terrible nausea followed by vomiting that came after eating until I tried Grape-Nuts. This food agreed with my palate and stomach from the start. This was about a year ago. Steadily and surely.a change from sickness to health came, until now I have no symptoms of dyspepsia and can walk ten miles a day without being greatly fatigued. I have not taken a drop of medicine since I be- gan the use of Grape-Nuts, and people say I look many years younger than I really am, “ My poor old sick body has been made over, and I feel as though my head has been too. Life is worth living now, and I expect to enjoy it for many years to come if I can keep away from bad foods and have Grape-Nuts.” Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. There's a reason. Look in each package for a copy of the famous little book, » The Road to Well ville,” You may stand the bottle upside iown, Or lay it on.its side; Or shake it up, or shake it down, It stays the same inside. Twentieth Century Limited—éothrese— Simple, Elegant, Lwurious, Pure, Fragrant. ‘No better Turkish cigarette can be made. Cork tips or plain tips No. Ssize, 10for Scents. No. 1 size, 10for 3 cent Look for signature of S. ANARGYROS. “Sir! exclaimed the customer, who thought he had been overcharged, “have | you any sense of honor ?” “I'm sorry,” said the “druggist, from force of habit ; « but I have something iust as good."—Aaltimore News. The count— And has xe young lady a sufficient dot Her father— Say, count, understand it's me that’s got the dough, but I'll do |the fair thing by her. See ?"—Chicago | News. Is that an upright piano next door ?’ Buggins —" Give it up. All | know is that it’s a downright nuisance.”—Phila- delphia Record. Mr. Nervey—* Miss Roxley, I adore you. Will you not be my wife 2” Miss Roxley (haughtily)—" The idea of your proposing to a girl in my station ! You should know better.” Mr. Nervey—"1 do know better, but no richer."—Philadelphia Press. MILLER’S M RK HANGS HIGH MILLER BREWIN MILWAUKEE.U.S.A 1 GO. New York Central and Lake Shore, comicbooks.com