Judge, 1906-11-24 · page 15 of 16
Judge — November 24, 1906 — page 15: what you’re looking at
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This page combines humor columns with period advertising. The main content includes: **Humorous Columns:** - "The Practical Poet" jokes about sleeping during pleasant weather but struggling to wake in winter - "The Earth's Surface" contains a size-based joke: two sisters are introduced—one weighs 200+ pounds, the other is extremely thin. When told one sister is "Virginia," a man quips the other must be "the whole United States"—a geographic/body-size pun - Various one-liners about artists, marriage, and social behavior **Major Advertisement:** The page prominently features **P.B. Ale** with an illustration of a jolly, rotund figure (appearing as a personified beer barrel or tavern character) labeled "Oh be Jolly." The ad emphasizes "pure malt and hops" and 85 years of brewing experience at Bunker Hill Breweries in Boston. **Context for Modern Readers:** This reflects pre-Prohibition America (advertisement of alcohol was still legal). The rotund character embodies the stereotypical association between ale consumption and jovial corpulence—a marketing strategy linking the product to good cheer and robust health.
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‘THE PRACTICAL POET. yhex the golden stars are flashing on the mantle of the sky, Vhen the night-wind croons and mur- murs as it swiftly hurries by, xen the early breath of autumn all the senses Seems to steep, en I tind but little trouble when I want to go to sleep. hen the frost is on the rooftree and the snow is sifted round, When the wheels of early traffic raise a strange, complaining sound, ‘ben the plumage of the branches on the frozen pavement lies, nen I find it most unpleasant when they call me to arise. —Cleveland Plain Dealer, THE EARTH’S SURFACE. Two sisters, one tipping the scales at ‘0 hundred pounds or more, and the Lner slight to extreme slimness, but very autiful, were being introduced at a re- tion. «What's her name?" whispered one ang man to a friend, referring to the sist I didn’t catch it. Virginia,” answered the friend. “Virginia!” repeated the young man, apparent surprise. “Then her sister ast be the whole United States !"— mber Lippincott * Have you sold your last Second artist— Not yet. Don’t you , everybody's talking about Rem- randt? We must wait until all that bise is over."—Humoristische Blatter. Mrs. Knicker—“ Does your husband ly things behind your back 2” Urs. Bocker—“ Only when he buttons » waist."—New York Sun. Drink P.B. Ale Conremers " Park & Tilford, Acker, Merrall & ‘Condit and all fed-clas gocers Eee 165 Duane Street New York. . If you are an ale drinker and Know that ood, pure ale gives strength as well as satis faction to the man who drinks it, then drink P.B. Only pure malt and hops go into the Eighty-five years’ experience goes into the brewing. It’s an American recognized and patronized by every lover of good ale. —o Brewed at BUNHER HILL BREWERIES, Boston, Mi lied by “Give us But Tedd: Sold by leading dealers cott's, everywhere The aver: FILLING A LONG-FELT WANT. The American people cried. And there's Uncle Psalm, beside. E.G. Nedloh in November Lippin- hardest when somebody is looking at him. —Somerville Fournal. POINTS. WHEN HONEYMOON ENDS, “ How,” said the young man who had been in the matrimonial game for nearly a week, “can I tell when the honeymoon is over ? “It will be over,” answered the man who had been married three times, * when your wife stops telling things and begins to ask questions."—Exchange. jonal ode !" Appearances are seldom as deceitful as disappearances. Rattling tongues are usually to be found in empty heads. The girls of a country town never for- give a young man of their set if he dis- graces himself by marrying an out-of- town girl.— Chicago News, ana y's our National Him, STRENUOUS. ‘age man’s conscience works In the social whirl there are lots 0° If you are always carly you're a bird. dizzy costumes.—Philadelphia Bulletin, —Exchange. BP land, Oregon— In Four Days from New__NEW YORK CENTRAL LINES comicbooks.com