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This page from *Judge* magazine (a satirical weekly) contains political advertising alongside humor content. **The Main Cartoon** ("A Terrible Climate") depicts Irish immigrants—identifiable by their dialect ("Great hivins, Pat!")—reacting to wind so strong it's blowing away their shanty. The humor relies on ethnic stereotyping common to the era, portraying working-class Irish as simple and excitable. **The Political Content** is the advertisement for *Campaign Judge* ($1.25), a Republican publication for the 1908 election. It explicitly markets itself as propaganda for "doubtful voters," using cartoons to reach the illiterate, and advocates for "Republican supremacy." **The Remaining Content** consists of humorous anecdotes and verse ("Life for Art") about struggling artists and a separate advertisement for *Zim's Quarterly*, a humor collection. The page reflects early 20th-century American humor standards: ethnic caricature, wordplay, and frank partisan political advocacy presented alongside entertainment.

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A TERRIBLE CLIMATE. Mrs. McCtancy (her first view of the trolley)—‘* Great hivins, Pat! look how th’ gale is runnin’ away wid thot little shanty!"* Mr. McCtancy—" Thot settles it! Oi lave to-morry fer County Sligo. Blamed if Oi'll shtay in a counthry phere th’ wind lows th’ loikes av thot!” LIFE FOR ART. The painter in his studio, Where buyers never come to buy, | Though he may hang his sketches low, Or switch around and hang ‘em high, Still smothers his discouraged sigh With one illusion from the heart Which lures him on again to try. “Heigho! I'm living for me art !” The footsore actor, stepping slow Along the rural railway tie, Reflecting on the one-night show Where audiences come to guy, Frowns dark at fate, inquiring why His lot was cast for such a part, Then speaks to the unheeding sky, “Ha, ha! I'm living for me art!” The pugilist, who's fashioned so He has to fight the minor fry, With now and then a mixed-ale go With some “past champ” who hap- pens nigh, He puts his dreams of fortune by, With crumbs ofsolace, rough, though tart, While bandaging a blackened eye. “Aw, fudge! I'm living fer me art! ENVOY. Comrades, when golden visions fly, And we're negiected in the mart, Blame not our imperfections. Fie ! We all are living for our art. —New York Globe. From August 10th to November 10th THE CAMPAIGN JUDGE FOR $1.25 It preaches Republicanism as no other periodical does, through forceful and timely cartoons, so that even those who cannot read may understand. It is the laughter-producing friend of everybody, and has dispelled more gloom than has any other publication. If you are in favor of Republican supremacy, see that the CAMPAIGN JUDGE is circulated wherever there are doubtful voters. Send $1.25 for the best three months of the campaign. JUDGE COMPANY 225 FOURTH AVENUE, NEW YORK Mr. Younghusband—" My wife and 1 always of one opinion. Quical friend— Hers, of course.” — New York Sun. “ Now is the time to lay in your coal !* is the peculiar way a sign in the window of a Brooklyn store reads. Less ambigu- | ous is the placard of a tailor on the same | block, who has a genius for advertising. | It says, “Pants, fifty cents a leg; if you buy two legs, the seat thrown in."—New York Times, “Dat kid," remarked the first. boy sneeringly, “goes to Sunday-school an’ likes it.” “How d'yer know?" demanded the other. “Cause he calls it *Sabbat'-school.” —Philadelphia Press. “Where can I get dinner?” asked the | weary passenger on the express train, | “Read the time-table,” growled. the man, “Don't you see it says, ‘Short for lunch *?" Yes, But I can't eat short stops."— Chicago News. Judge—" Did T understand you to say that the parties used high words 2” Witness—* Their voices were pitched rather high, but the words they used were extremely lo incinnati Enquirer. Sign-painter— | don't see any suitable vacant space on your walls. Where do you want the motto, ‘Terms Strictly sh,’ painted 2" | Barber-shop proprietor— On the ceil- ling, of course."—Chicago Tribune. ZIM’S QUARTERLY DRAWINGS A Or LL BY “ZIM” ..A BOOK FULL OF LAUGHS... % The most unique collection of FUN, WIT and HUMOR offered the public in recent years & READY EARLY IN AUGUST 25 Cents Postpaid te Order It To-Day JUDGE COMPANY 225 FOURTH AVENUE, .- comicbooks.com