Judge, 1905-12-02 · page 14 of 16
Judge — December 2, 1905 — page 14: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily a **page of miscellaneous advertisements and humor pieces**, typical of Judge's format. The main content includes: **Humor columns**: Brief jokes about children's innocent logic ("I can only count to ten because that's all the fingers I've got"), servants quitting after working for the same employer, and a publisher's suggestion that an author make his story "happy" by having the couple divorce—satirizing contemporary literary conventions. **Admiral Togo reference**: A brief aside about the Japanese admiral's famous signal before the 1905 Russo-Japanese War, used humorously to promote a patent medicine company. **Advertisements**: Iver Johnson revolvers (emphasizing "safety" features), Keeley Institutes (drug/alcohol rehabilitation), and Judge magazine's own Christmas issue promotion. **Rural gossip column**: A "Pickels" family news item from Wisconsin, a humorous filler common to period magazines. The page reflects Judge's mix of light satire, domestic humor targeting middle-class readers, and commercial advertising—not political cartooning.
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THE ORIGINAL TALL BUILDING. The tower of Babel had just been started, « Yes,” announced the builders ; «it is to give reporters chance to ask for- eigners, ‘ What do you think of our sky- scraper ?°"—New York Sun. OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF BABES. Visitor —« How is it that you can only count up to ten, Tommy ?” Small Tommy—“ ‘Cause that's all the fingers I've got. Little Nellie— Ob, mamma, I met a little girl to-day who never saw a cow !” Mamma—* Indeed | Who is she ?” Little Nellie—\ don't remember her name, but she said her papa was a milk- man.” a One day when it was thundering very loud Willie, aged five, said: ** Mamma, |i I.guess the angels must be cleaning house.” « Why do you think so, dear ?” asked his moth “'Cause,” was the reply, “I hear them moving the furniture around.”"— Chicago News. ADMIRAL TOGO’S SIGNAL at the decisive battle of the Sea of Japan was, “The destiny of our Empire depends upon this action. You Certainty of Prompt Settlement. ‘Write to the home office of the Company at Newark, New Jersey, for farther information. EASY. “You should make your story end | happily,” suggested the publisher. “Oh, I'll fix that,” replied the author. “Tl simply have my hero and heroine divorced in the last chapter." —Philadel- phia Record, HAD TRIED THEM ALL. An exchange chronicles this distress- ing experience, which is perhaps not so rare as it was painful : “ Were there no servants in the intelli- gence office ?" asked his wife. “It was full of ‘em,” returned the lonely husband, “ but they had all worked for us before.” for Liquor and Drug Using A scientific remedy which has been skilfully and successfully administered by medical specialists for the past 25 years. At the following Keeley Institutes: An Iver Johnson Re- volver assures double safety—not only in the ordinary sense of pro- tection, but safe against accident. It is the only revolver with our patented safety lever, which 8 it possible to ‘Hammer the Hammer” “= ofa loaded Iver Johnson Safety Automatic Revolver without its going off. There is always a space between the revolver hammer and firing-pin which only our safety-lever can fill. That never happens until you actually pull the trigger. No Fear of Accidental Discharge but when you do pull the trigger, it never fails, Our booklet, "Shots," and handsome catalogue will be sent fret on reque Hammer, $5.00 For sale by all hardware and Our name Is on the barrel an Works, Wer Johason’s Arms and Hammertiesa, $6.00 sporting goods dealers, Bo sore rd the wwl's head on the grip. '3 River St., Fitchburg, Mass. Btroet New Youx Orrice: 99 Chambers ‘Makers of Iver Johnson ‘Biezeles and Single Barrel Shotguns SOME OF THE PICKELS, Frank Pickel attended the Kilbourn fair and brought back his sister Gena, who had been visiting among relatives for three weeks ; also their cousin, Lizzie Pickel, came back with them and is here yet and expects to go home this week. Glen Pickel has an engine and a new sawing-machine, and is sawing up his father's wood at home, and has also put up a nice wood-house there and expects to get a feed-mill soon. Fred Wheeler, while blasting out stumps for Fred 'Pickel Friday, some of the pieces flew over the fence and nearly killed some of his stock.—Reedsburg (Wis.) Free Press. 1881 Sidhe 2. 1905 HE publishers of JUDGE respectfully call your attention to the Chritmas Number. This beautiful annual reminder of the holi- days, which has come to be recognized as one of the institu- tions of the City of New York, will be placed on sale Decem- ber fifth, and will exemplify the perfection which mechanical work, in the art of printing, has reached. ‘The front cover, designed by James Montgomery Flagg, will show the perfection of color printing. The back cover, printed to correspond, will carry the advertisement of The Eaétman Kodak Company. ‘The illufrations by Zimmerman, Levering, Taylor, Mayer, Lewis, Stanlaws, Sarka, Flagg, Lincoln, Shaver, Davis, Flohri, Daggy, Smith, Bray, Daugherty, Wilson, Young, Conacher, Cady, Fofter, Wilder and ‘The literary contributions will not be surpassed by any holiday publi- cation. They will be furnished in prose or poetry by Jerome K. Jerome, Bob Burdette, Eli Perkins, Tom Masson, W. J. Lampton, S. W. Gillilan, W. D. Nesbit, F. P. Adams, S. E. Kiser, L. H. Robbins, Carolyn Wells, E. Vance Cooke, John Kendrick Bangs, Jack Appleton, Perkin Warbeck, Lowell Otus Reese and many others. JUDGE has the largest paid subscription list, by many thousands, of any humorous paper in America. JUDGE has the larges news-stand and railroad sale, by many thou- sands, of any humorous paper in America. JUDGE COMPANY, 225 FOURTH AVE., NEW YORK The Prettiest Auto Pi@ure Out *JILTED® For KIDNEY TROUBLES and CAPSULES A SOUL-SPENDING SIGH. A melodrama was presented at Le Roy, Kansas, last week, and the ze. porter declares that “when the bling heroine gave the letter to the villain, supposing it was her husband, sone woman, overcome by the dramatic fy. ness of the moment, gave a most soa} spending sigh. -It was a sigh that coud easily melt the heart of the Egyptiaa Sphinx and turn Pike's Peak into a set ing mass of lava.” Bugs and Animals that Talk and lire folks tose re, Soad arate bn “Bugville Life” —the most welcome and a] re Christmas itt you can buy for a chia. {t cc saint Sy pris cu heavy wood" rape you pages comicbooks.com