Judge, 1904-02-06 · page 12 of 16
Judge — February 6, 1904 — page 12: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **vintage advertising** (Slayden's Cocoa, Wilson Whiskey, Red Top Rye, Pears' Soap, Old Dominion Line steamships, and Milo Cigarettes) interspersed with short comic joke-pieces typical of early 20th-century Judge magazine. The **main cartoon** shows two men—an older, well-dressed gentleman and a working-class boy—captioned "WHY HE COULDN'T ACCOMMODATE." The joke about lending money during Lent plays on religious self-denial: the wealthy man jokes that depriving himself of "the greatest pleasures" means refusing to loan money (suggesting greed is his greatest pleasure). The **surrounding jokes** employ light satire: puns about a "space-writer," an overdosed grandfather acting like an infant, marital humor about handwriting, and trolley-car humor about charging heavy passengers by weight. The page reflects turn-of-the-century American attitudes toward wealth, gender roles, and immigrant/working-class speech patterns (the "Chimmie" dialect joke).
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Wright He's quite a well-known writer.” Penman —* Indeed! What does he write about Wright —"The sun and moon and stars.” Penman—"Oh, he’s a space-writer, is he ?"— Yonkers Statesman. A valuable adjunct to a happy meal. Coo!’s W | S$ 0 il Imperial Extra Dry Champagne. It is unex- celled in America and abroad. Agent—" Well, did the preparation I sold’ your grandfather make him seem younger?” Stubb— Yes; but we gave him an over- dose and ever since he has been crying | and playing with a rattle."—Chicago News. —Eighty-one years of The Sohmer Piano is the prime favorite for reputation made, i both concert and private use. artists for both concert and private use. and still bullding tt. + You know, Jessie, the good book says, «Love your neighbor,’ ” spoke the mother PURITY, QUALITY & FLAVOR to her little girl. « Yes, mamma, but that was written CANNOT BE EXCELLED AND THE PRICE IS before the days of flats."— Yonkers States- MWiyy MITHIN REACH OF ALL 9 man. si — NOT cer THe BE Citizen —« Here! stop fighting that little boy.” Chimmie—" W'ot, an’ me goil lookin’ Jout de window? She'd take me for a} | quitter."—Auste Inter Mountain. Yi es RED TOP RYE | IOD WHISK Its up to YOU FEROIMAND WESTHEIMER & 5 Charles—" My wife's handwriting is awful! Just look at that letter.” His friend—“ How do you manage to read it?” Charies—"1 don't. I just send the cheque."—Detroit Free Press. or was the first maker “Isn't it-hard to lose your daughter ?” “No; not this one. Tcould have mar-| of sticks of soap for ried her off a year ago. It is her older sister that’s hard to lose.” —/ouston Fost. Shaving. Sticks in 3 Eva—" What a lovely ring! Howdid] sizes; shaving cakes he come to propose so quickly 2” : : Edna—\ innocently remarked that] 1M 3 SIZES. diamonds were increasing in value daily.” Pears’ Soap established ove. 100 yearm, —Town and Country. BRASS BAND Instruments, Druma Uniforms. Lyoa A ilealy “Own-Make* lnstcuments are Rossa, Mascagnl, Catalog : 1000 Illustrations: itgives instructions for amateur bands, LYON & HEALY, 15 Adams St,Chicago. “Huh !" grumbled Mr, Skinnay, who | was being uncomfortably crowded by the WHY HE COULDN'T ACCOMMODATE. jolly-looking fat man in the trolle: FuirLy—"* Certainly, old boy, It would give me the‘ greatest of pleasure to loan you these cars should charge by weight.” || | ten—but "—— “Think so?" replied the fat man.| Harour—"' But what ?"" “Then they wouldn't think it worth while Furuy—" Why, during ‘Lent it is customary to deprive one’s self of the ‘ greatest where car. to stop for you."—Philadelphia Public| Pleasures.’ you know. eamers go. Ledger. Norfolk, Old Point Comfort, Richmond, Va., Washington, D. C. GET A LITTLE REST OVER SUNDAY. Tlokets and State cations at Pler ‘Telepboae 1580 Freakile HB. Waurex, J.J. Brown, Vace- President & T. M. GPA