Judge, 1904-11-26 · page 12 of 16
Judge — November 26, 1904 — page 12: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, with one notable cartoon and a nostalgic poem. ## Main Content: **"Hard Times" Cartoon**: Shows a well-dressed man and woman on what appears to be a tenement fire escape or exterior stairs. The caption reads: "Paternfamilias—'Lucky beggar! He can always make both ends meet.'" This is satirical commentary on economic hardship—the joke being darkly ironic about someone who can "make both ends meet" during financially difficult times, likely suggesting lower-class struggles or marital financial tension. **"Harlem Ballade of Transit"**: A nostalgic poem lamenting the shift from slow horse-drawn streetcars to modern rapid transit (the elevated "L" train and subway). The poem contrasts modern speed with romanticized memories of slower, gentler transportation when courtship involved leisurely Sunday rides to Harlem. ## Advertisements: The page features liqueur, whiskey, and Leslie's Weekly subscription ads—typical early 1900s magazine content with no particular satirical intent. The page reflects **early-20th-century urban anxiety** about modernization and economic struggle.
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NO NO DINNER DINNER COMPLETE COMPLETE ‘WITHOUT WITHOUT . LIQUEUR PERES CHARTREUX —GREEN AND YELLOW— TWIS FAMOUS CORDIAL, NOW MADE AT TARRAGONA, SPAIN, WAS FOR CENTURIES DISTILLED BY THE CARTHUSIAN MONKS (PERES CHARTREUX) AT THE MONASTERY OF LA GRANDE CHARTREUSE, FRANCE, AND KNOWN THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AS CHARTREUSE; THE LABEL AND BOTTLE FORMERLY USED HAVE BEEN ABANDONED. ‘THE GENUINE ARTICLE WILL HENCEFORTH BE KNOWN ONLY AS LIQUEUR PERES CHARTREUX, DISTILLED BY THE SAME ORDER OF MONKS WHO HAVE SECURELY GUARDED THE SECRET OF ITS MANUFAC- TURE FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS AND WHO ALONE POSSESS A KNOWLEDGE OF THE ELEMENTS OF THIS DELICIOUS NECTAR, At first-class Wine Merchay Batjer & Co, So + Urged the lover forward in rain or shine ; A HARLEM BALLADE OF TRANSIT. | We now look down from the“ L” on high, | Or up from the subway’s depths below, As whirling onward we homeward fly, || A mile a minute's the pace we go. We've no fault to find; like a breeze to blow | Under the island, is fast and fine ; And yet there's a sigh for the long ago, In the good old days of the horse-car line. | The staid conductor was not so spry, And the driver never dressed up for show ; A carpet of straw,kept the flooring dry ‘Gainst all discomforts of rain or snow ; We left the city at six, or so, | And got to Harlem at half-past nine; | | For everything crept along sure’ and| slow | | In the good old days of the horse-car line. The maiden dwelt, in those days gone by, Afar where the Harlem’s waters flow ; And down in the city, with doleful sigh, On week-days languished her youthful beau. | But Sunday came—then Cupid & Co. He got there, tho’ jolts caused many a throe, | In the good old days of the horse-car line. L'ENVOL. | All these years I've watched Gothamgrow, And her future shines with a golden glow ; But life was rosy, for youth was mine In the good old daysof the horse-car line, —WNew York Sun. Mr. Crawfoot— Land's sake! Mandy, what be yeou doin’ with them oranges on the stove 2” Mrs. Crawfoot—" Burning them, Hiram. The papers say that burnt orange will be all the style on hats this fall."— Chicago News. WILSON WHISKEY THAT’S ALL! There’s Money in Leslie’s Weekly sccute WAR NEWS Our Own Correspondent on the Field FROM THE FAR EAST HARD TIMES. Parerramitias—" Lucky beggar! He can always make both ends meet.”” Jasper’s hints to money-makers will make and save money and alone are worth ten times the subscription price TOPICS OF THE TIMES FULLY ILLUSTRATED LESLIE’S WEEKLY $4 Per Year 225 FOURTH AVE. $1 For 3 Months NEW YORK The Oldest and Best... Fearless and Progressive BOTTLED IN BOND WHISKEY MUST BE AT LEAST FOUR YEARS OLD BOTTLED IN BOND AT THE DISTILLERY, BROAD FORD, PALU.S.A EVERY BOTTLE CONTAINS FULL MEASURE JUDGE COMPANY, 225 Fourth Ave., New York. <MAN—-LE FPDCHyZ comicbooks.com