Judge, 1905-10-28 · page 13 of 16
Judge — October 28, 1905 — page 13: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertisements and humor pieces**, not political cartoons. **Main Content:** The page contains four unrelated short humorous anecdotes: 1. **"Another Meanest Man"**: A cheapskate Chicago real-estate developer asks a hardware store to deliver a 5-cent package of nails to his distant house, then demands the merchant give him back the nickel so he can deliver it himself—saving the store a delivery cost. 2. **"In Atchison, Kansas"**: Theater manager prices seats affordably for a show ("Peggy from Paris"), making expensive front rows cheap since nobody wants those seats anyway. 3. **"Couldn't Do Without It"**: A man supposedly bought a houseboat as a "necessity"—not luxury—because he needs it to get from his house to the train station (implying he lives in a swamp). 4. **"Towne/Browne" dialogue**: Similar setup questioning an expensive purchase's practicality. **Context:** These are gentle, class-based humor pieces mocking wealthy people's penny-pinching or absurd justifications for luxury purchases—common Judge magazine fare. The ads below (liqueur, jewelry, house plans) are standard period advertising.
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ANOTHER MEANEST MAN. A well-to-do Chicago real-estate seste| came into a hariware store in that city .. CH RIST I "MAS _ A Ns and asked the proprietor for a pound of quaury nails. The small package was made up (UNEQUALED UNEQUALED and the price, a nickel, handed to the EXCELLENCE EXCELLENCE merchant, when the customer asked if UNSURPASSED unsurpasseo fy | the purchase could be sent to his house, which was in a distant part of the city. The merchant assented, and, calling an errand-boy, handed him’ the parcel with the nickel he had just receiyed for it and said, «Here, Johnny, take the car and take x this parcel out to Mr. Blank’s house.” Lottis System 1" said the customer, “are you at Christmas Time 1s a great and timely convenience tg thousands. 18 enables persons in Why, certainly,” said the merchant. iroumstances Deautl “L wouldn't think of asking him to walk so far,” « Well,” said the meanest man in Chi- cago, “if you would just as soon give me the five cents I will take it out myself !"— Minneapolis Fournal, LIQUEUR IN ATCHISON, KANSAS. When a_big attraction like “ Peggy CHARTREUX {| trom Paris comes to town the company GREEN AND YELLOW demands that there be some one dollar and fifty cents seats. In accordance with THIS FAMOUS CORDIAL, NOW MADE AT this demand Manager Lewis will make ron preter, - he spent ; eas you the boxes and loges and the first two . We take all ver goods anywhereia tue U- 8. tows of the parquet at one dollar and fifty cents, and other seats at one dollar| peers, Sm on Bi seers ihe cic tection’ — E ANOVE CU down. As no one cares for the first two ‘eieapect the goods. Write Teday tor itandvome Christmas Ploved IN THe TeTTiva, UF OF Tie fq | fows anyway this arrangement suits both| [fA Test of Merit goad prices corms und: wctcds wee the Gol cepa! 2 alshoet ARTICLE SINCE is nna ena the company and the people.—Atchison adores atom could be gir Globe. awardgiven. No: COULDN’T DO WITHOUT IT. Towne —*1 believe -Suhbubs has WRITE TODAY FOR OUR CHRISTMAS CATALOG. bought a house-boat "—— / Browne The idea! | didn't think OTIS: Diamond Cutters f he could afford such a luxury.” WATCHMARERS ..-, JEWELERS ali Towne—" Oh, it isn’t a luxury, but a Dept. Loo 02 10 98 State Street COVAMONDS sufiteima Wine Merchants Groce Howe Cate necessity. I believe he has to have it to “ ae ee RTNGLNZaee lect trom his house to the Swamphurst BROS 8.C0..850 cacico, wunois, 0.5.4 WIN HEARTS station. —Philadelphia Press. F YOU are thinking about Building a House an in- vestment of $1.00 now will save you hundreds of dollars in building a house, by get- ting the latest and most prac- tical ideas of the noted and capable architect, Mr. George Palliser. We therefore de- sire to call your special at- tention to our new book just issued and containing over ONE HUNDRED UP-TO-DATE HOUSE PLANS THE TITLE OF THIS ROOK 18 GEORGE PALLISER’S MODERN BUILDINGS ‘A new up-to-date book, cont hundred plans, all new (1002), of fron "asco f0 $saoo: ceetaining ore eet tees Sittags: Sammee Viotels, Sablon, Pacis Hsing “Shia book is a collection of practical designs aliowing examples of houses recently built, and in- ‘aluable to everyone thinking of boilding, by feason of ther having been, with very few exceptions snned ia the ordinary course of a busy architect's practice during the last few years, and built in *ertpeal acnesindon ecsoertazies och fiata tha ing size, eight of storie, how bat and finished, and We will send prepaid to any address in the United spear tier ses ye Pas heat Lm ocala sae ne States, upon receipt of Two Dollars, the following giving real results'as to cost and a guide that is sale to follow. These designs and plans have, there: caipee cele that cos be belly epureciated Ser thele Searle! Coe ceca aenetetorin a eal| Three delicately tinted reproductions of Stanlaws’s beautiful water- Cae TO these oektang homes oriseilio ir ons, color paintings, on fine paper, about 15 x 8; four of Stanlaws's pen-and- those wantin ‘or sel 3 ‘of building associations, land companies, Teale eens aren heed ieee = ments of Tulldern and everyone nceresred of | fake studies, heavy coated paper, 14 1-4 x 101-2 suitable for framing ; four ho ever hopes to.own a home, these dengna are iavaluable aed will prove of very great value to Flaga’s American Girl Series, sepia tints on heavy theme Te consi v5 arte pages ne tet tate Praca tounl in heavy paper cove, sent by three groups of Flagg’s miniatures, priswud Bound in clo ‘on receipt. of mail, oth, 42.00. ‘Sent by mail, postpaid, to any address on pris. Address ll erderewith rematances to group; and four Motto Cards, with emall cut In upper left-hand corner, JUDGE COMPANY, 225 Fourth Avenue, New York suitable for (laminating or as gift cards. printed on heavy board, 71-2 x6, If colored by hand, they will make beautifal gifts. Remit by money order or check—don't send currency. comicbooks.com