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This page is primarily **advertising with humor pieces**, not political cartoons requiring historical explanation. The content consists of: 1. **Liquor and beverage advertisements** (Old Crow Rye, I.W. Harper Rye, Evans Ale, Peres Chartreux Liqueur, Western Champagne) — typical of early-20th-century publications before Prohibition 2. **Brief humorous anecdotes** with names as jokes ("Sparrow and Cuckoo" as church deacons; "Mrs. Martin," "Mr. Lark," "Miss Crow" as congregation members). These are simple wordplay pieces, not satire requiring historical context. 3. **An insurance advertisement** for The Prudential Insurance Company featuring Henry Ward Beecher's advocacy for life insurance 4. **A railroad story** about unreliable Texas trains — a straightforward tall tale with no political dimension The page lacks identifiable political figures, caricatures, or satirical commentary on contemporary events. It's a typical Judge magazine page mixing light humor, practical advice, and commercial advertising rather than substantive satire.

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spondent of a London paper instances and see that |i choid in Clitton in which there were in domestic service Mrs. Pidgeon (cook), you get Mrs. Partridge (lady's maid) and Mrs. Hawke (charwoman). But that is trifling compared to the case of the old chapel at Faversham, where the Rev. H. J. Rook used to officiate. Sparrow and Cuckoo were the names of the deacons in his time ; Mrs. Martin was the chapel-keeper ; Mr. Lark, Miss Crow and Miss Nightin: gale were members of the congregation, End the chapel was, and is, situated in Partridge Lane Exchange. BiSyrap the best remedy tor their children” asea bottle, — — SIMILAR. Sold everywhere in] ‘Were you ever at an afternoon tea ?* “No; but I was in.a place-once where bottles. Never sold| thirteen phonographs were all going at the same time."—Mikvaukee Wisconsin, A NOBODY, * “Say, father, what is a nobody ?” “A nobody, my son, is a prominent woman's husband."—Kam's Horn, ‘A glass of soda and a tablespoonful of Ab- bott’s Angostura Bitters make a pleasing drink and act as a tonic. RAILROADING IN TEXAS. Opie Read, who recently made a lec- ture tour through Texas, tells this story of an experience he had down there : | “You know,” says Mr. Read, * trains lare never expected to be on time in Texas. When a train is scheduled to ar- rive at eight o'clock you are generally safe in calculating that it ‘will’ not get there till eleven or twelve. Well, I had an_engagement in a certain town one Has Stood the night, eAliwaa aU anotbtr cation: about FY twenty miles away. There was a train Test of Time which-would land me at the objective and won universal popu- point at seven o'clock in the evening, if lar approval. Oldest and it happened to be on time, but I thought most famous in the world. it would be well to make inquiries, In Best for all uses. Sold by |reply to my questions the station-agent leading dealers everywhere. said, , 1 “1 reckon there ain't no use expectin’ GRAND PI mcuest Hi |the train to get here much before ten o'clock. It’s been on time once this year, St. Louis World’s Fair JJ | but it ain't no ways safe dependin’ on it. “Not being in a position to take any chances, I hired a man with a buggy Tie Weta daa whovdwall The |t2 take me across country. After the © vegetarians who dwell upon the) jecture 1 found. a number of traveling advantages of nuts as food don't include Sorin nate Sonstetlle. Fourpal men at the hotel, and they were all anx- zhnuts.—S g ious to get away. There was a train scheduled for seven-fifteen in the morn- ing, but the landlord said he reckoned it The Truth J} wocidne be along much before noon, as it had never arrived on schedule time, or if San Ne Sold eet Il bad nobody remembered Great “Still, we all got up bright and early the next morning, none of us being dis- Western] posed to miss the train if it happened to be on time, and we were thrown into a state of great excitement when at seven- ten there was a long toot, heralding the train’s approach, Everybody hurried down to the station and there, right on the dot at seven-fifteen, the train pulled in. We were so happy at the prospect of getting away, and so filled with enthu- | Siasm over the engineer's achievement in | bringing the train through on time, that we decided to make up'a purse for him. ‘When everybody had chipped in a spokes- man was appointed, and he went to the cab to present the money. After he had made a felt us little speech the cash was offered, but the engineer pushed it away, saying, «Gentlemen, I fully appreciate your good will and the generous spirit which has prompted you to make up this purse, | but I can't accept the money. My con- science will not permit me to do This i "—-Chicago Record- the following examples: There was a| way accusing woman of barbarism, ac- : ‘WICKED LITTLE BOY. Professor Starr, the famous ethnolo- gist, was in his humorous and whimsical rh Wignesé Grate cording to the Chicago Chronicle. | After-Dinner Liqueur “And she is not only barbarous—she is illogical and inconsistent!” he ex- claimed. “1 was walking in the country one day with a young woman, In a grove we came upon a boy about to shin up a tree. There was a nest in the tree, and from a certain angle it was possible to see in it three eggs. “©You wicked little boy,’ said my companion, are you going up there to rob that nest 2” “+ Tam," the boy replied coolly. How’ can you?’ she exclaimed. “Think how the mother will grieve over the loss of her eggs!" “+Oh, she won't care,’ said the boy. “She's up there in your hat. Evans The Best Drink Easy to Get LIQUEUR For Everyone Easy to Serve cown cots ||! Peres Chartrenx: Always Ready | -GREEN AND YELLOW— Known as Chartreuse At frtctass Wine Merchapts, Grocers Bitjer & Co., 45 Broadway, New V ‘Sole Agents for United States. Much of the bitterness of life comes from swallowing one’s own words. fqn £ PRUDENTIAL ; HAS THE STRENGTH OF Bl g wean eSSiil Henry Ward Beecher was a constant advocate of sound life insurance. He taught his people never to expect Providence to do for them what they could do for themselves. Unquestionably one of the greatest home blessings is a policy in The Prudential Insurance Company. It assures the perpetuation of the home and its comforts, to the fam- ily which otherwise might be homeless and shelterless. When a man is taken away from his family, he can leave them few blessings greater than A Policy in THE PRUDENTIAL = y= iMCORPORATED AB A eYOER COMPANY BY THE Rv President. comicbooks.com