Judge, 1906-04-14 · page 15 of 20
Judge — April 14, 1906 — page 15: what you’re looking at
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This page consists primarily of **advertisements and paid promotional content** rather than political satire. The notable exception is one cartoon titled **"Near to Nature's Heart,"** attributed to L. H. Robbins of the Newark News. ## The Main Cartoon's Satire The cartoon mocks the wealthy's performative relationship with nature. A billionaire arrives at his palatial $60-million country estate in a $75,000 automobile, passes through $35,000 gates and $400,000 doorways, then claims he needs to "get back to nature" and "keep in touch with the soil." The joke: his entire "natural" experience—the lake, forest, hill, chair, veranda—has been expensively constructed and commodified. His "$1,500 dinner" awaits. **The satire targets** Gilded Age hypocrisy: the ultra-wealthy's pretense of simple living despite surrounding themselves with ostentatious artificial luxury. It's social commentary on how money isolates the rich from genuine nature even as they romanticize it. The remainder of the page advertises patent medicines, champagne, banking services, and other consumer goods typical of 1908 publications.
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THE NEW AMSTERDAM NATIONAL BANK NEW YORK CITY tory of the United States, the State of New York and the City of New York. Capital, $500,000.00 Sarplas, $500,000.00 R R. MOORE President. c. W. MORSE ‘Vice-President. GJ. BACAR EO. ELDREDGE Cashier. J. G HEMERICH Aut. Dep NEW AMSTERDAM SAFE DEPOSIT COMPANY VAULTS Broadway and 3%h Street. GOLD SEAL America’s Favorite Champagne Possesses a pun- gency, exquisite bouquet and sparkling bead found only in the best im- ported product —costs but HALF Two Kinds SPECIAL DRY—BRUT Sold by ail lead ae URBANA WINE CO. URBANA, N.Y. Sole Make: WILSON’S PRETTY AUTO PICTURE Copyright, Judge Co. 1908, “JILTED” vw havey Pd be with either, Were t'other dear charmer away! one scems to want this picture, The .as been so great that we have had it re= by the photo-gelatine procession heavy, t » | ead, agcurely packed, to any address United States, upon receipt of price, FIFTY CENTS. J extra postage for foreign orders. asi Department, Judge Company > Fourth Ave., New York. BD SMC ROMPSINSEYEWATER derson Ms New —|whose NEAR TO NA- TURE’S HEART. A $75.000 automobile! rolled through the $60,000 bronze gates and up the $35,- 000 winding} avenue .to the $20,000 marble steps. Descending from the ma-| chine, the bil-| lionaire paused | a moment to viewthesmiling $500,000 land- scape. Across the lake lay sleep- ing intheshades | ofearlyevening, and beyond it rose a lordly $80,000 hill, crest, cloaked with forest at an ex- pense of $200,- 000, glowed in the last golden rays of the set- ting sun. The billion- aire sank luxu-| riously into. a $2,000 ivory porch chair and rested his feet ont:.erosewood railing of the $160,000 ve- randa “It is pleas- back to nature once in a while. | After the cares and worries of the business day I certainly ilove to run out to this quiet lit- tle $60,000,000 country club of, oursand taste a bit of simple life. It is good to keepin touch with the soil; for what is man but dust, after all Feeling re- stored he passed in through the $400,000 door: way to his $1,- 500 dinner. L. H. Robbins in the Newark) News, | EPITAPHS. At Worces- ter, England, the slab erected over a departed auctioneer is inscribed with a single word, \sGone.” In Sussex the in- itals and date |of death of the! |déceased are followed by two words, “He was.” The most remarka- ble inscription is at Cane Hili| Cemetery, Bel- fast, where the inscription says, “Left till calied for." Ex. THE famous TOILET PREPARATIONS, perfected over a Pray, may be used without fear of any injurious effects, even ONGOLINE nists feauty 20 much to be desired. oun ears ae oe DIAMOND NAIL ENAMEL, fis. Susie ant Segathely perfamed hee eof CREAM VAN OLA and the ROSALINE, Tose chi nm be cn Sold by Toilet Goods dealers everywhere, or mailed direct on DR. J. PARKER PRAY CO. Sole Manufacturers and Proprietors, 12 East 23d Street, New York City. ide, fo SEAN NC CHAIN of testimonials from dentists in fee attests the unequalled excel- lence of Dentacura Tooth Paste. It cleans the teeth, destroys bacteria, prevents decay, It is applied to the brush without the waste attending the use of powder. That you may know by experience its value we will send you freg a sample tube of Dentacura and our booklet, “Taking Care of the Teeth.”” Write at once. Offerexpires June rst, ‘06. Dentacura may be had at most toilet counters. Price 2gc. If your dealer does not have it we will send it on receipt of price. DENTACURA COMPANY, bad ‘ALLING ST, Lyiteaad wd ISA MAN" MAN The posted man a takes the just as good Button. He insists on the GENUINE ONE-PIECE “Krementz” He stamped on back of button. Made in gold and rolled plate. y to button and unbutton. Stays buitoned. If damaged in any way. exchange it for a new All jewelers and knows the quality is oneatany dealer's Tooklet * Story of Collar Hatton” will) post you Shows all styles and sizn. Send for it. KREMENTZ @ CO. 73 Chestnut Street NEWARK, N. J. Haberdashers. jthat lyou don't ex- SHE COOKED | FOR LINCOLN, Mrs. Sarah Cooper Dono- van of Eldora, who to-day is celebrating her younger days had the distine- tion of having cooked dainties for Abraham Lincoln, That was in the days when Lincoln was a poor struggling law- yer in Illinois, before he rose to fame and be- fore he became President. When Mrs, Donovan knew, Lincoln he was usually known as Abe" Lin- coln, and he had pretty hard sledding mak. ing it go as a young attorney, In her young- er days Mrs. Donovan was a resident Georgetown and Danville, Mlinois, and it was there that she knew Lin- coln. He often passed through Georgetown, and, attracted by the quiet, clean and at- tractive house kept by Mrs. Donovan, and above all by her | excellent. cook- | ing, he made it a point to stop! at her place. In the litle sitting- room Lincoln prepared many of his speeches, told his stories, cracked his jokes, and spun his yarns and anecdotes. “Abe Lin- coln was avery good man and a mighty gocd iawyer, and he made a mighty |~ good president, and | am proud that I haveoften his de- | Mrs. | Donovan. — E doraccrrespon- dence St. Paul Pioneer Press. STUCK NOBLY, The firemen} continued their exertions until after 2 o'clock, by which hour all the damage could be done was at an end.—Newcas- Ue Chronicle. Sometimes the unexpected happens when pect a person to come up to ex- pectations. ‘}is the foundation of its success. of} _ Will never have cause to fear Pure Food Laws because PURITY All Deaters and Places, Pears’ “The pale complexion of true love” assumes a warmer tint by the use of Pears’ Soap. Sold all over the globe, AGED AND RESPECTED The spirit of Kentucky hospitality; With character and merit. the essence of good cheer. The best whiskey for all uses. Gold medals at New Orleans, 1885; Chicago, 1893; Paris, 1900} and Grand Prize, highest award, at World's Fair, St. Louis. Sold by leading dealers everywhere, BUBBLES, Questionable shapes — 2??? Scen in a looking-glass—neeS. ‘The bank-runners are not allowed to go too far. There were no “dry” ah rode the flood. There is always something queer about the counterfeiter. With a baby on his lap, man holds his temper. ‘A man need not be supplied with cog: wheels to crane his neck. Even near-sighted pecple can see afar when they look for trouble. The table groaned. No wonder; it was set upon from all sides. A bailiwick is not necessarily a charac- teristic of the cotton country. Distance sometimes lends enchantment even when a thing is nigh perfect ‘The bank sometimes fails when a man has nothing but sand to bank upon. states when No- aman In days of old, when knights were bold And barons held their sway, Still woman kind oft spoke her mind, And it may safely be opined, The baroness had her —Philadelphia comicbooks.com