Judge, 1904-05-07 · page 15 of 20
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This is primarily an **advertising page** with scattered short jokes and one cartoon illustration. The main cartoon depicts a classical scene: a woman (likely representing Hercules or a mythological figure) cleaning stables, with a young boy nearby. The accompanying joke plays on the Hercules legend—the woman is relieved she only had to clean stables rather than perform harder mythological tasks, suggesting she got "the easy end of the house-cleaning." The page is dominated by period advertisements for products like **Arcadia tobacco mixture, Trimble whiskey, Stayley's mixtures, tea, coffee, life insurance, and rye whiskey**. Several short humor pieces appear, including jokes about elopement, election-day bank closures, and temperance (the "Band of Hope" reference to a teetotaler organization). The jokes reflect early 20th-century American concerns: marriage, prohibition-era attitudes, and social respectability. The overall tone is lighthearted domestic humor typical of Judge's editorial approach.
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Arcadia MIXTURE. “When he was at school, Jimmy Moggridge smoked a cane-chair, and he has since said that from cane to ordi-| nary mixtures was not so noticeable as the change from mixtures to the JM. Barrie, ordinary Arcadia.” =f Purity &Flavor i) UNEXCELLED. ONLY STYLE CAN AND YOUR GROCER SELLS IT. “Oh, George!" exclaimed the fair young girl, as their carriage flew along, “there's a church just ahead of us. “But we can't be married there, plied the cloping lover. “Perhaps not; but may we not stop there a while and pray that we may not be overtaken ?"—Philudelphia Press. re- The life insurance dollar is the most effective one. It protects your family and your own old age better than any other, if invested with the PENN MUTUAL LIFE, 921-3-5 Chestnut St., Philadelphia. THE GREATAMERICAN Company OFFER 50c. TEAS (fs water ‘wards of Teas, Cof- We are selliog the REST SEW CROP allow you 20 per cent. off and pay all express charges, 40 that you may Roasted COVYRES, | chance to parcl Ooo 12,15, Ts and Z0e. 0 Ih: | goods at lese than cost. For full particulars und prompt attention, address, WR. COOK, care ot THE GREAT AMERICAN TEA C0. 31 & BB Vesey Street, P.O. Box 289, New York, and Liquor Mabit cured 1210 to 20 dare No ay till cured. Write DR. J. L. STEPHENS CO., Dept. 12, Lebanon, Ohic: HENRY LINDENMEYR & SONS Unsophisticated stranger —1 can see reasons why it is proper to close your saloons on election-day, but I can’t un- derstand why your banks close, too.” Native— It's perfectly simple. Elec- tions are carried either by the free use of whiskey or the free use of money. We shut off the supply of both. See ?"— Chicago Tribune. Mr. Short— Can | believe it—you will really marry me 2?” Miss Tall— Yes. own dresses, and, as we are both the same height, you will come real handy when I am ‘cutting and fitting."—Vew York Weekly. “That was a great sermon you preached this morning,” said the old deacon, «and it was well timed, too.” « Yes," rejoined the parson, with a deep sigh ; “I noticed that “Noticed what?” asked the puzzled deacon, “That several of the congregation looked at their watches frequently,” an- swered the good man, with another deep sigh.— Chicago News. Lalways make my! rs ed feast, Such as I lov store, a number more Green you de drink, dFing Tr; “This night I hold an old accustom- Whereto I have invil One more, most welcome, makes my Nbien ec many a guest, ind you among the Label. AT ALL FIRST-CLASS DEALERS. cae Band of Hope?” Tom—'* No, ‘m, if's not that; but hi Teacner—" Well, Tom, where are you going ?”” Tou—"' Please, ‘m, I'm going to the Band of Hope."* Teacher—"' And is little Willie going too? Or is he too young to belong to the e ain't a teetotaler!"" Punch. nectarized by PAPER WAREHOUSE Noa $2.24, and 86 Isleecker Street Branch Warebouse, 20 Keekman Street, New York ‘ALL KINDS OF PAPEH MADE TO ORDER Rye. “On Every Tongue.” A sweet breath from eun-Kissed fields of golden grainy rfect distillation; enriched, ripened an mellowed by oldage. Sold by I¢ading dealers everywhere. BERNHEIM DISTILLING CO. BROTHERHOOD CHAMPAGNE FLAVOR, | ee BOUQUET and Washinetcovile 8. Y. SPARKLE Hercules cheerfully cleaned out the stables. “1 was afraid," he explained, « that they would ask me to take the stove down.” With a happy smile, he considered 1 he had the easy end of the house-cieaning. York Sun. —Ne The Three Qualities in make it the wine for gentiemen. BROTHERHOOD WINE CO, 332 and 334 SPRING STREET NEW YORK CITY Fun tor the [iVitlions JUDGE'S LIBRARY MAGAZINE ‘Ten Cents a Copy SIS HOPKINS’ OWN BOOK Ten Cents a Copy JUDGE'S QUARTERLY Twenty-five Cents a Copy JOEL JARVIS'S JAY JOKES ‘Ten Cents a Copy Any of the above by mail {rom the pablishers on, receipt of price Address JUDGE, New York Press Cut ROMEIKE’S fv fs clippings which may appear about you, Louisville, Ky. ‘You will get more prompt attention and better serviq by mentioning June when answering advertisement Lirnoe! RAPHING AND PRINTING COMPANY, NEW YORK. comicbooks.com