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This is primarily an **advertising and announcement page** from Judge magazine's Christmas issue (dated December 22). ## Main Content: The central feature announces Judge's **26th Christmas Number**, promoting its December 2nd publication at 25 cents. The text highlights contributions from humorists (Gillilan, Ellis Parker Butler, John Kendrick Bangs) and artist James Montgomery Flagg's cover design. It mentions "Nervy Nat," apparently a recurring Judge character. ## Cartoons: A small cartoon titled "ONE WAY HE MIGHT HELP" depicts a railway guard dismissing passengers' complaints about overcrowding—satirizing unhelpful official responses to legitimate grievances. Another cartoon shows someone throwing a crow-bar to a drowning man—a darkly humorous commentary on well-intentioned but thoughtless assistance. ## Advertisements: The page is dominated by period ads for watches (Rockford), wine (Gold Seal), collars (Barker Brand), pianos (Sohmer), and other goods—typical of Judge's commercial model.

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Proving Watch Perfection WO things cause inaccur- ate time-keeping in a watch, broadly speaking: Defects in the watch itself and outside natural causes, such as the effect on a watch of the con- stantly changing position in which it is carried and the ex- pansion and con- traction caused by heat and cold. ONE WAY HE MIGHT HELP. Passencer—" For heaven's sake, guard! we are suffocating in here; you have got us packed in so tight.”” Guaro—"*Patience! We reach a station in a quarter of an hour. overcome by ‘adjusting,’ which is can't do anything for you now.” imply. redistriby of weight in Passencer—" We can't stand this any longer. Say, can't you up- the balance whe ij set us?” —Fiegende Blatter. 7 : ; He was overbcard, struggling for life| and shouting for help. Some one threw Collars and Cuffs him a crow-bar. The intention was} kindly, but the act was inconsiderate. Consider the aid you intend for your tannlly: MADE OF LINEN PENN MUTUAL LIFE, } ¢ two 921-3-§ Chestnut St, Philadelphia. | RARLEMMMLCMURSS-® Fede ied with any type ‘we will see that you get what you want. Rockford Watch Co., Rockford, Ill. WILL be published the % second week in December. JUDGE'S | | wot aie nterin can, || PES cttismas. Paesents and as handsome as the bef art and The Lofts System as tos 26th printing can make it. The cover is || ustsustcnieetsuatshatesithandtrnrense the work of JAMES MONT- sr het payoca, CHRISTMAS GOMERY FLAGG—one of his clevere@ and mos fetching designs. NUMBER | tree wit te upward of sscen ————_ pages in color, and a laughable eepainintemmcaraay DATED DECEMBER 22 double - page Christmas fancy by fr our, "Zim." Judge's entire staff of con- tnbutors have collaborated on the re& of the book. Daggy has some quaint things both in color and black- and-white. Taylor and Sarka and all the old Judge favorites are there. Then there is FLAGG'S NERVY NAT—what kind of a Christmas would it be without Nervy? And Flagg has some funny things in black- and-white also. , . . The wite of a man who plays the races As for writers—they are all in the Christmas Judge—all the real || never has to waste any time figuring on funny fellows. There is Gillilan, Nesbit, Ellis Parker Butler, Kiser, | | What she will do with the money he wins. Lampton, Pitzer, John Kendrick Bangs, and many more ; and Judge himself will try his hand on two or three little things. For instance, Judge Be em an’s will deliver a few opinions from the bench, being his twenty-sixth Christmas} | “~~ "= AON ars tos PRIMUS WSS, MAS address to Christians, heathens, New Yorkers, and editors—not to speak || .,{3eving, purchasers of @ STRICTLY, FIRST. THR OMonat of husbands, wives ind any others who may be:present. You may try to P be happy without the Christmas Judge. = But what's the use of courting failure when it will only cost you, to succeed properly, = 25 Cents the trifling sum of . Ne tnalde: Players SOHMER & COMPANY, New York. Warerooms: Cor. Sth Ave. 224 St. @ NIAGARA FALLS 9 HOURS FROM NEW YORK VIA NEW YORK CENTRALE LINES rot eatin, ee a, PES eee ads comicbooks.com