Judge, 1906-12-29 · page 11 of 19
Judge — December 29, 1906 — page 11: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily a **satirical humor and advertising page** from Judge's Christmas issue (December 22nd). The content consists of short comic anecdotes and wordplay rather than traditional political cartoons. **Key satirical pieces:** - **"The Dust Market"** mocks financial reporting by treating worthless dust as a commodity with price fluctuations—satire on speculative markets and sensationalist journalism. - **"Bubbles"** offers cynical one-liners about human nature (e.g., "The successful lover has many a piece of good luck"). - **"Goosebones"** features two rural characters interpreting animal bones as weather predictors—satire on folk superstition and conflicting opinions presented as fact. - Various short jokes mock human pretension, journalistic excess, and social absurdity. **Advertising dominates the page**, including prominent ads for John Jameson Whiskey, Evans' Ale, Packer's Tar Soap, and cigars—typical of Judge's revenue model. The overall tone reflects turn-of-century American humor: cynical about institutions, mocking rural credulity, and relying on gentle social observation rather than pointed political commentary.
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ISN’T IT? nce in a while—of course under our breath— ows, isn’t it really so? comes a dull day, when we're tired to death «ll the nice people we know. Jost on x There ndeed—it must be—as such things always go, vt, without the least malice or fuss, then all the clever, nice people we know awfully tired of us. —Brooklyn Life. BE CAUTIOUS! years ago two young men found- ewspaper and printing plant in a wn in Oakland County. lay a rural constituent came in uired, just bought a shovel. Could you through sour press aii" print my! vit for me?” 0 so would wreck the biggest s-press ever made, but scenting a the deal the jovial proprietor un- gly agreed to print the man’s name hovel for ten cents. Taking the ‘nt into a back room the printer a merchant's stencil and. painted 1¢ on the handle of the shovel, cid ten cents and sent the farmer on ¢ end of the week the printer was | with spades, axe-helves, hoes and ticks of persons desiring their printed thereon. armed,” says the editor, "to be s when joking." —Detroit News. DAILY FACT. s been decided by a Chicago judge eged loss of memory is no excuse amy.—Ex, SERMONIC. ) many think of religion as sowing wind and reaping wings.— Chicago | AWFUL. broke right in and began talkin imself while | was telling about a experience I once had out west. wnge. abou bel ~Ex . WONDERFUL DOG! “T have the most knowing dog every time he Chicago News. “Yes. W uilor he pants, For HEALTHY HAIR and SCALP Packer's Tar Soap Pure as the Pines Recommended by the Medical Profession for cleansing the Hair and Scalp, and in treatment of Dandruff and Baldness. The STANDARD for SHAMPOOING Wuage THE DUST MARKET. | Receipts on the Milwaukee dust market for the last two days have been exceed- ingly heavy. The quality is not so good | as that of last summer, but what is lacking |" this respect is made up in quantity, The best Grand Avenue dust was rated jon ‘change yesterday morning at 8X, a | shade better than Friday's rating. Dust, | fair to middling, Wisconsin Street, 754. | Low grades have been dull and carried over trom day to day. The new dust ar- riving is of an inferior quality and causing many complaints. Ten car-loads were received on Grand Avenue late last night, but it is doubtful if there will be any tak- ers. Eastern buyers have been on the| market, but all returned with cold feet] and sore eyes. The market was steady | at an early hour this morning, except for a whirlwind at Grand and’ Water, in which eight persons suffocated. — JMit- waukee Sentinel. | | BUBBLES. | A glowing account—fire news. The first-class printer has ample proofs. The successful lover has many a piece of good luck. | When the housewife puts pies in the oven it's a home thrust. Some people go to the hair-bleacher's with a dyeing request. The timid man seems to give others a standing offer to sit down on him, The editor doesn't mean a barrel, when he calls for a double-headed article. It doesn't take the pickpocket long to | get his hand in, The official bouncer says he belongs to | the fire department. Most barbers have to face some rough customers.—Philadelphia Bulletin, GOOSEBONES. Si Perkins takes his goosebone down An’ frowns a most portentous frown, “Good land !" says he. ‘+I never see No winter sech as this will be. The rain will fall, the wind will blow, An’ we shall have a power of snow. | Hi Whiffte picks his goosebone up An’ looks as playful as a pup. Says he " Well, well, my gay gazelle, | We're in fer jest the nicest spell | Of weather that ye've ever seen— The winter will be warm and green.” Now here's two tales as much unlike !As any you will chanst to strike. You kin believe Hi, or side with § They both are men no coin would buy. | But take both bones an’ guess midway, An’ you won't go far wrong, I say. —Courier- Fournal. She exclaimed, « Yes! BALKED, Old yarmer —* No, 1 don't want any more oj your labor-saving machines. I've tried enough on ‘em. Look in there. There's a typewritin’ machine the missus spent all her egg and butter money on to buy for me, ‘cause I ain't so over handy with the pen. Just look at the swindle.” Friend—" What's the matter with it?” Old farmer —* Matter! Why, you can't even write yer name with ‘the bloomin’ thing unless ye know how to play the pianner."—7it hits. Do you get up tired and feel tired all day? ‘Try a tablespoonful of Abbott’s Angostura Bit. ters in sweetened water before meals, At gro- cers’ or druggists’. NONE LEFT IN BILL. “A college education,” declared the enthusiastic mother, “brings out all that is good in a boy.” * Yes," retorted William's father ; "and in Bill’s case L wish a little of it could have stayed in.""— Cleveland Press. TO CURE A COLD IN ON! XATIVE BROMO Quin Just because a stock speculator tells you that he has just cleaned up a million, you can't take it for granted that it is clean money.—Somerville Journal. THE FLAUNTE LADY. There was a young lady quite flaunte, Who behaved in a manner most jaunte ; When above and beneath ‘They admired her teeth, A present from aunte !" —Lampoon. Get Ready for the New Year by ordering a supply of EVANS’ ALE It will give you the strength to carry out your good resolutions. AU Dealers and Restaurants Foor \ fifteen pages of cash advertising. friends who may have missed this number may have a speci- men copy on request. carried out to the letter. Tide. Christmas Number XAMINATION of this 1 show that every promise made in advance was In addition to the colored cartoons and the timely letterpress, it carried incidentally | issue, dated December 22d, Any of our advertising will appreciate it SOLE AGENTS W. A. Taylor & Co. NEW YORK Somewhere I caw it | printed —« Opportunity knocks at your door but jimportunity walks into . “4 iyour private office. I don't want to be impor- tunate, but [I would like to my cigars into your. cffice. 1 will take the risk of their being kicked out if you will let them in, Please read my offer care- fully. ‘There are no strings toit. MY OFFER 1S:-1 will, upon request, send one hun- dred Shivers’ Panatela Ci- gars cn approval to a reader of JUDGE, express prepaid. He msy smoke ten cigars and return the remaining ninety st my expense if he Is not pleased with them; if he Is pleased, and keeps them, he agrees to remit the price, $5.00, within ten days. The fillers of these cigars are Clear Havana, of good quality—not only clear, but long, clean Havana — no shorts or cuttings are used, The wrappers are genuine Sumatra. In ordering please enclose person- state or send business card or g al references, and whether mild, medium strong cigars are desired. If you think the Panatela would not please you let me send my catalogue of Clear Havana cigars. HERBERT D. SHIVERS, RxXACT sim JUDGE COMPANY, 225 Fourth Avenue, New York City. |919 Filbert Street, Philadelphia, Pa. ‘The Packer Mfg. Co, Yew Vork. New York to Buffalo, via NEW YORK CENTRAL LINES—Finest One-Day Rairoad Ride in the Word comicbooks.com