Judge, 1905-07-08 · page 16 of 20
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This page is primarily **advertisements and table of contents** for Leslie's Weekly (July 6, 1905, Fourth of July issue), interspersed with ads for liqueur, soap, and patent medicines. The only substantive satirical content is **"Cinching Local Renown,"** which mocks a struggling writer's scheme to deceive his small-town postmistress into spreading false news that his manuscript was accepted. The writer sends a pre-written fake acceptance postcard, betting that the postmistress will gossip about it before delivery. The satire targets both the writer's pathetic desperation for literary credibility and the predictable small-town rumor mill. The remaining content includes advertisements for Pears' soap and various patent remedies, plus self-promotional copy about Judge's reach in barbershops—essentially trade advertising aimed at other advertisers, not social satire.
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LIQUEUR PERES CHARTREUX RARE PIQUANT FLAVOR This famous Cordial, known as Char- treuse, has for centuries been the pre- ferred after-dinner liqueur of Pollte Society. CINCHING LOCAL RENOWN. A man trom some obscure town in Cali- fornia whose effusions had been repeat- ay rejected, invented this delightfully ehious scheme for making his friends tefieve that at last he had found his way into thé magazines. In forwarding his manuscript he wrote to the editor thus : “Dear sir—This is a small place where I live, and whenever a story of mine Gomes back the whole village knows it. Now, I know you don’t want the in- closed manuscript, but I'm sending it along, just the same, together with a post- card, which I deg you to remail to me. The postmistress will read it, of course, and I need hot tell you that within three hours the news of what is on itwill be all over town. I will know when it conies that my manuscript is rejected, and you need never return it to mé. But pleitse mail the card to me and win my evetlast- ing gratitude.” The post-card had been carefully typé- written and self-addressed. It bore these wortls : “Dear sit—Your manusctipt ré- ceived, and accepted. Will write you fully regarding it as soon as possible. Is $100 a Satisfactory price? Yours truly, —— PubLisuinc Company.” Pears’ “Just soap,” is good enough for some, but most women insist on having Pears’. Ask sotne girl with a good complexion—why? Sold by the cake and In boxes. Facts for Men Who Shave, or Get Shaved, or Deal in Shavers’ Supplies GA recent critical investigation covering the entire country, made by two of the largest advertisers in America who manu- facture goods for shavers, showed that Judge was on file fn more than 75 per cent, of all the desirable barber-shops, G Judge is read and reread vatil there fs nothing left but the file, Gln the case of Advertiser No. 3, the renewal calls for just double the space on the last ordér (2,500 lines) Advertiser No. 2, who had never before ised Judge, placed an order for nearly Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00). A Word to the Wise Shaver or Shavee Should Be Sufficient If you Deal with Judge you will not be shaved a whet y / vou do drink, drink Trim bie» “ Oh, if regrets, however sweet, Must with the lapse of time decay, ‘Yet will, when thus in mizth you meet, Fill high to him that’s far away I” Contents of Leslie’s Weekly July 6th, 1905 FOURTH OF JULY NUMBER Ittustrations : Cover drawing in colors, by E. N. Marshall. Suggestive of the Fourth. “Fourth of July on the Farm.” A humorous drawing by Ben Wells. “Special Fourth of July Photo Contest,” An interesting group of pictures. “How a Big Gun Is Loaded and Fired on a War-vessel.” A page of photographs of a very important naval function. ««News Photo Prize Contest,” in which a variety of timely events are depicted. Letterpress : “Old Dad Risley’s Fourth,” by Morris Wade. A story full of life and interest. For Sale by all Newsdealers. “A Glimpse of a Curious Island,” by Nan Peacock. A readable narra- tive of a visit to Madeira. «‘The Home and the Househ presenting articles of special value to women. By Kate Upson Clark and Harriet Quimby. “Profit and Philanthropy in Un- usual Company,” by John Mathews. A readable account of a Mexican mining camp. “The World’s Largest Floating || Dry-dock” (with illustrations). De- scription of a huge floating dry- Jock which is to be towed from Maryland to the Philippines. ‘<Jasper's Hints to Money-makers” An able review of stock-market con- ditions which no investor or spccu- lator can afford to do without. Price, 10c. ALLEN S. OLMSTED WINS IN COURT, ‘The Foot-Ease Trade-Mark Sustained. Dafa, N.Y—The Supreme Court as granted es ipreme Court has, granted the genuine brought hers ‘who Oe Foor! oe mark ghia. In a Pinch, use ALLEN’S FOOT-EASE. BLOOD POISON FOR MORE THAN TWENTY YEARS we bare made she care of Blood, Poison 2 Took, oe Pelsoa Permanently Cu tin rented at home under se ‘We solicit the mt t you have exhausted the Sechods of ereatater ond sll pave sc fed pains Mucous Patches tn, Moat, pape Pimples, Ce part of the oly, Hak Hak or or tye iSineow woke lr pros of cures to COOK REMEDY CO. 1489 MASONIC TEMPLE, - Chicago, IIL, U.S. A. comicbooks.com