Judge, 1906-03-31 · page 13 of 16
Judge — March 31, 1906 — page 13: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising with minimal editorial content**. The few humorous pieces present are brief: **"NOT MUCH"** and **"THE REFINEMENTS OF ART"** are short, cynical one-liners about landlords and boarding house meals—typical of Judge's lighthearted social commentary. **"WHY THEY STAYED IN"** depicts society women who've resolved to stop playing bridge, only to be reminded by other players that bridge funds their automobile expenses. The joke satirizes the economic reality underlying leisure activities for wealthy women during the early automobile era. The page is dominated by period advertisements: Sunny Brook Whiskey (emphasizing government-sealed bottles), the Edison Phonograph (positioning it as superior to competitors), toiletries, and wine. These ads reflect early 1900s consumer culture and regulatory concerns (the whiskey ad references federal Treasury Department stamp requirements). The Edison Phonograph ad includes Massani's painting of an elderly couple's wonder at hearing recorded music—nostalgia marketing highlighting the technology's novelty.
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NOT MUCH. Was any tenant ever known to go out sadly to the cemetery three months after the funeral and mournfully put flowers on his landlord's grave ?—Somerville Four- ‘THE REFINEMENTS OF ART. First landlady—" Do you have music at meals ?” ‘Second landlady—“Yes; those who like it stop eating to listen, and it takes away the appetite of those who don't."—Exe, 500 ‘Dollars and imprisonment for not more than two _ yearsis imposed by the United States on any person w of our R shall re-use or refill a bottle oF Bourkoo Whiskey without destroying the United States Treas- ury Depart- ment’s Green Stamp. SEMATE WING OF CAMTOL Den siNe ny Broo = STRAIGHT ‘of Oov't Sane; Geid Medal et St. Loule World's Fale. Fer acle SUNNY BROOK DISTILLER ce mp that ft fo bottied and ‘ested wndor the direct swarded Grand Prize sad ts the only Whiskey ‘everywhere. CO., Jetierson County, = HE above reproduction of an oil painting by Massani Edison, depicts the delighted amazement of an old couple upon h for the first time. No less surprised and delighted are thase who now hear the im- proved Edison Phonograph for the first time find it so different from what they thought, th the old style machines or the imitations owned by their neighbors. The Edison Phonograph is to-day the world’s greatest and most versatile entertainer, and Mr. Edison is ever striving to make it better. It talks, laughs, sings—it makes home happy. It renders all varieties of vocal or instrumental music with marvelous fidelity. It offers something to suit every taste— every mood—every age—every day in the year. ‘No other good musical instrument can be so easily operated at solittle expense. It will cost you nothing to hear it at the dealer's. Write for free booklet, ‘Home Entertainments with the Edison Phonograph,” and name of the nearest dealer. National Phonograph Co., 41 Lakeside Ave., Orange, N. J. 31 Union Square, New York 204 Wabash Ave., Chicago REE eareceipt of 100 sed (express pre- sy pola tn the 2 YEAR’ S sUPRLY (Se8) P.W.” TOILET PAPER SNickel-Plated Fixture FREE. ¥.PAPER CO., 60 Colonie St., ALBANY, N.Y. Pats mat cra ot the original —in use Mail's a i — crs, eT sie fel uses for Melibenny's Write for book of recipes—tent wpom request. maLoraavs Taniweo, Sew Teri, ta, WHY THEY STAYED IN. Mrs. Gorra Jusrenouan AnD Mrs. Necpe Souwore—" We have resolved not to play bridge any more. "THe PLAYERS (all together) —"* How ‘Il you make your automobile expenses ?”” It’s a dry town in which one has no oc casion to raise an umbrella.—Exe, The Truth Can be told about Great Western Champagne nthe santard ot Poa There is noth conceal in ta pr tion. It ia Pure Jace fermented and aged to exact {io for health ‘quet and favor that Connoisseurs desire. AM) MEDAL." PLEASANT VALLEY WINE CO. HENRY LINDENMEYR & SONS PAPER WAREHOUSE ‘Our answer to this all-Lmportant question to men and 85 to $8 day after etion at your own h RICKLA YING—PLASTERING ‘ALL EINDS OF PAPER i RO 7S rey Cots ws eas will ROMEIKE’S fr cng ern ver dliopings which may appear sbecl yon. your ie Srey soenpaeer nod pocial of reese bt Usa Sites td Earope ‘comicbooks.com