Judge, 1904-09-10 · page 11 of 16
Judge — September 10, 1904 — page 11: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is mostly **advertising and comedic short jokes** rather than political cartoons. The page contains product ads (Evans Ale, Packer's Tar Soap, Sohmer Pianos, Optimo Cigars, Famabella Cigars, Prudential Insurance) interspersed with brief humorous anecdotes. The jokes satirize contemporary social foibles: a professor's pretentious grammar, senatorial corruption (a politician admitting votes are "purchased" but not "delivered"), a wealthy man's hope that railroad dividends provide vacation, and class dynamics (the vice-president's wife going unnoticed). One recurring theme mocks **affectation and hypocrisy**—pretentious speech, phony wealth, and social climbing. The "Building Food" section discusses infant nutrition, reflecting early 1900s concerns about child health. The page lacks prominent political figures or specific dated events—it's representative Judge content: light satire of American manners and mores rather than hard-hitting political commentary.
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“Open your mouth alittle wider, please,” said the dentis “My friend,” replied the professor, “I can't open my mouth any wider, But I can extend it vertically a little more, if lie (with emphasis) —" Yes, mam: mi professor's nerves worse than the use of| worm.” slipshod English.— Chicago Tribune, Digestion’s greatest aid—Abbott’s Angostura | ——————————_— hitters. A‘ nip” before and after every meal xsives appetite and helps digestion. Abbott's. Ic isn't the thing you do or say, It's all in the way you do oF say it; What would the egg amount to, pray If the hen got up on the perch to lay it?| —Chicago Record-Herald. “Do you think that elections are as est as they used to be?” No,” answered Senator Sorghum. * can't say Ido. A lot of people get paid ‘or votes nowadays and then don't deliver tie goods."— Washington Star. ‘The Sohmer Piano is the prime favorite for artists for both concert and private use. “A rich man’s money won't get him| into heaven.” “No; but if it were not for their money alot of them would be fired out of church.” —Cleveland Leader. “Do you think that music is of any practi al benefit in life 2” "answered Miss Cayenne, «judging from the photographs of eminent violinists, it must keep the hair from fall- ing out."— Washington Star. Systematic Shampooing with | Packers: Tar Soap Pure as the Pines means healthy hair and scalp and prevents premature baldness ‘The Packer Mig. Co., New York. “Lean't tell whether I'll get any vaca- tion this summer. I've been figuring on road accident lately.” “You mean you figured ‘in’ a railroad accident?” “No, ‘on,’ I've been figuring on that railroad stock of mine paying a dividend.” —Philadelphia Press. 40 Sizes, 102. to Be. each A-SANTAELLA 4 O02 Makers, TAMPA.Fla. id by Pirst Class Dealers Everywhere. Charlie—" Do you mean dad ?"—Chi. cago Post, About which letters, sometimes hundreds daily, have, for pantie, Geen sent broadcast. Money orders now, frontal the st inate co Didactic mamma—* Now, then, Char- lie, don't you admire my new silk dress?"| ble,” said Uncle Eben, “is generally a Humorous WORK ANo GncaT PacsioenT Maxen| president's Wi “FOR PEOPLE WHO LAUGH” Sermining how the i ail cls, ‘Actual cause «De man dat's allus lookin’ foh trou- -| mighty willin’ to turn it over to some one else when he runs across it."—Washing- Didactic mamma— And, Charlie, all] ton Star. you insist upon it.” For nothing jars the| the silk is provided for us by a poor Mrs. Senator Stuck —* Who's that -| quiet lady in gray whom nobody pays the slightest attention to ?” Mrs. Senator Upp—Why, 1 really don’t know, but I presume she is the vice- "—Houston Chronicle, {| ‘And what are you going to do when you ‘re a man 2” asked the visitor. “ L've been thinking,” replied the bright it doce nt f a cet copier ciouitoundseetfor| boy, “of, starting an’ elephant farm in Rosas tin foc Su at Francisco Ga | Virginia.” “He's quite bald, I understand.” “Almost, He has just two wisps of hair left.” “ Indeed 2" “Yes, and he calls one ‘the fool’ and the other ‘his mohey.’"—Philadelphia Ledger. BUILDING FOOD TO BRING THE BABIES AROUND. When a little human machine (or a |large one) goes wrong nothing is so im- portant as the selection of food which will always bring it around again. * My little baby boy, fifteen months old, had pneumonia, then ‘came brain tever, and no sooner had he got over these than | he began to cut teeth, and, being so w he was frequently thrown into. convul, si ys a Colorado mother. | T decided a change might help, so took | him to Kansas City for a visit. When we | got there he was so very weak when he would ery, he would sink away and seemed | like he would die. When I reached my sister's home she| 1 immediately that we must feed him | Srape-Nuts; and although I had never used the food, we got some, and for a few days gave him just the juice of Grape- Nuts and milk. He gotstronger so quickly we were soon feeding him the Grape- Nuts itself, and in a wonderfully short time he fattened right up and became strong and well. “That showed me something worth knowing, and when, later on, my I raised her on Grape-Nuts, and she is a strong healthy baby and has been. You will see from the little photograph I send you what a strong, chubby youngster the boy is now, but he didn't look anything like that before we found this nourishing food. Grape-Nuts nourished him back to strength when he was so weak he couldn't keep any other food on his stom- ach." Name given by Postum Co., Bat- tle Creek, Mich, All children can be built to a_more sturdy and healthy condition upon Grape- Nuts and cream. The food contains the elements nature demands from which to make the soft gray filling in the nerve centres and brain. A well-fed brain and strong, sturdy nerves absolutely insure a healthy body. Look in each package for the famous little book, * The Road to Wellville.” THE “SOHMER” HEADS THE LIST OF THE HIGHEST GRADE PIANOS SOHMER PIANOS Sohmer Building, ry miergom Sth Ave, cor. 22d St. York. “An elephant farm ?” “Certainly, Why not? They raise peanuts there." —Philadelphia Press. A Long drink A Steady drink An Altogether drink An Everywhere drink Your wife is improving with her bake ing, isn't shi 2 “Oh, yes.” “Her cakes and pies now are good enough to eat, eh ?" “Oh, no; but she’s getting so she can make them look good enough to eat."— Philadelphia Ledger. “ Mother thinks you'll make me a good wife,” said the girl's intended. «Indeed 2” replied the girl with the determined jaw.“ You tell your mother I'll make you a good husband."—Phila- delphia Ledger. ‘AMABE L. "HAVANA CIGARS . ARE THE pearecrion oF BUEN? 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