Judge, 1904-04-16 · page 14 of 16
Judge — April 16, 1904 — page 14: what you’re looking at
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This page from *Judge* magazine contains primarily **advertisements and short humor items** rather than political cartoons. The humor pieces are brief, disconnected jokes: - A woman rushes to propose to a poor man after learning his aunt might leave him money - A man's dream trip to Japan gets published as a travel guide - Patients at a health spa with opposite goals (weight loss vs. gain) - A joke about a man claiming to be a chef, but all cooks leave his employ - An Irish immigrant (Patrick and Sandy) mishearing "macaw" as "McAugh" The advertisements promote **Gold Seal Champagne** (American-made, cheaper than imports), **Ball-Pointed Pens** for writing, and **Madame Du Barry's memoirs** (unabridged edition at half price). There's also a section on advertising as a career, promoting training for the "billion-dollar-a-year" advertising profession. **The satire is mild and domestic** — poking fun at social climbing, pretension, and misunderstandings rather than addressing political issues. This appears to be a typical turn-of-the-century humor/lifestyle magazine page.
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Ethel— Why were you in such a hurry about proposing to Jack Poorman 2” Maude—" Well, ‘you see I got a tip that his wealthy aunt, who is very sick, had remembered him in her will to the An American | erent of hall's million."—Chicago News. QHAMPAGNE — Knicker— Lucky fellow, Jones.” Bocker— Yes, He dreamed he aday in Japan, and now the publishers are bringing out his profusely illustrated study of the country."—ew York Sun. for Epicures. Special Dry—Brut. Sparkling wine from the pick of home vine- yards. Equals the French in delicacy of bouquet and flavor and costs only one-half. Why pay heavy import duties for foreign labels? GOLD SEAL is sold everywhere and is served at all first-clas: clubs, hotels and cafés, It is the favorite banquet champagne. URBANA WINE CO., URBANA, N.Y., Sole Makers. git there.—Four-Track News. Get strength of bone and muscle, purify the druggists. springs)—* What are you here for ?” Second patient— To flesh up a little. And you ?* First patient—“ To reduce my weight.” —San Francisco Bulletin, Algy—" Ya-as, Miss van Twiller, I am weally quite a chef.” Miss van Twiller. Impossible. Our cooks always leave."—Vew York Sun. ALE-POINTED PENS (H, HEWITT'S: PATENT.) table for writing in every positions glide over any paper; never scratch or spurt Made in England of the finest Sheffield rolled steel, BaLt-Powre pens are mere durabve, and are ahead of all others FOR EASY WRITING All men may be born equal, but the diffrunce begins mighty soon arterwards. —Four-Track News. ted tample box of 24 pons for 28 ots., and chovie| 4 pen to suit your hand. Having found one, stick t0 it ! POST KER FROM | M. BAINBRIDGE & CO., 09 Wuiiam SraceT, New York or any Stationery Store. They’s allus room at the top, but some! people don’t reckernize the top when they | system with Abbott's Angostura Bitters. All| First patient (at the fashionable | <& Kae sae Ss =a OKO Koad, v mo ONE OF THE MAC'S, Parrick—"' Phwat's th’ name av th’ bur-rd, Sandy?" ‘Sanpy—"" Macaw." Partricr—"' G'lang wid vez! A bur-rd wid a nose loike thot named McAugh? Rade th’ soign agin, Sandy.” The Real Madame Du Barry; Her Confessions and Memoirs, AT LESS Than HALF Price—The Only Unexpurgated and Unabridged Edition. tact a ocr temetry (oanmanied ath sae Into Pnatan) eigeg. || studying the requirements of each ROM Henry of Navarre to and (whose meen fn all monttily payuenta if Sonal me fe madeat once.) be =} "Theee few copies de lure edition, bound up to sell at $10.00 a volume. Hut a. binder’s error. the leather of. the fm April 16 Jcvex. ‘Some Startling Facts About That Twentieth Century Pro- fession— Advertising. Big. Salaries Paid—Bright Prospects for Beginners A billion a year! That sum, The New York 7) tells us, is spent in this country for advertisin: growing need for Qualified to do well. Many are vo Waking up to the Fact thatit’sa very remaners oe ive and uncrowde! pr Tinvite my pupils to ask wuestions with the assurance will be clearly Next fall and © there will surely be any number of good postions seeking competent ad- wrtiters, Begin mew and 1 have you ready for ove off em, Now, remember the demand ig not for thow sho ‘can string together a few high-sounding words, a0 «! have but a smattering of types. ‘The market is '. of that kind, “But storekeepers and manulacturers ¢ 1)" where are seeking really well-informed men and » sea to prepare and place, their bri Be ty well-trained men and women who know how the st ca be most profeably handled, Jn short, forthe otf advertising am graduating. Just a moment! Is that only ile brag—talk: | ¢ same character as that you've read perhaps many ss before? “Then let the Fecords prove the trath « statement by the successes my graduates have ur Iv made. ‘And this interesting and importan: Never Lost a Student because of dissatisfaction with its system of instr Hhas enrolled many who have experimented te court. ‘That's not because as an advertising man I» ter than all others—there are doubtless many m are abler than I. But my system is superior—s wase by it pupils are guaranteed personal 1 Tam conscientiously "and. cor id; becas Retiods thetr very simplicity and frankness parge fens. Bee lete sets only. nt price, and is taught as if he, or ‘preferred, provided application ‘Of course, by are from a limited numbered and beat thi lor NF ng by this announcement to enroll jst papi to take the placect those whe wil grages month. Do you wish to become a pupil? Write (0 m¢ and we'll about the terms. 1 ELMER HELMS, a Formerly ad-writer for John Wanamaker, 11 East 16th Street, Room 115, New Yor® comicbooks.com