Judge, 1907-01-05 · page 13 of 16
Judge — January 5, 1907 — page 13: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from *Judge* (January 1907) is primarily **advertisements and humorous short jokes** rather than political cartoons. The central cartoon shows a boarding-house scene where a man sits at the piano claiming he plays badly—the joke being he keeps others from playing (and bothering everyone with worse music). This is a mild domestic humor piece from *London Punch*. The page is dominated by **period product advertisements**: Gold Seal wine, Ayala champagne, Ed. Pinaud's shaving products, Box Ball alleys, Club Cocktails, and Sohmer pianos. These ads reflect turn-of-the-century consumer goods. The scattered short jokes mock everyday situations: military lineage claims, failed friendships, loan refusals, and health mishaps. None reference specific political figures or events. The masthead announces *Judge*'s "twentieth year" as "the only humorous monthly magazine in America," claiming recognition as an advertising medium—essentially a self-promotional page emphasizing the magazine's credibility and reach among affluent readers who bought champagne, pianos, and cocktails.
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FROM a list of fifteen weeklies considered, JuoGe has just been se- lected as one of three me- * diums to be used during the coming year by one of our largest National adver- tisers, the only humorous weekly to be used and the fourth renewal of this order. ‘BUT THOSE UNHEARD ARE SWEETER." (Scene—A Boarding-house.) Wire—" Why do you always sit at the piano, David? You know you can’t pl a note!’ Davio—"* Neither can any one else while | am here!"" —London Punch. |$513.00 Profit in Fifty-one Days Box Ball ie the moat popular Howing game | ‘M rom $2.00 to are tnalike tows ot tne make Conveniently operating from une to ten om Investment of $150.00 was the result of one American Box Ball Alley tn Sullivan, Ind. tnexistence. It will make big m ‘any town. These Box Rall ‘$6.00 per week. “Itis a legitima ing them, We. 0, pin boy “Alleys each, “Nearly 2000 sold. ‘ey toe cit” We ell co payments catalogue is tree. AMERICAN BOX BALL COMPANY, 1400 Van Haren Street, indlanapella, tnd. AYALA MAGNET The Premier Champagne Of the World. Holds the unique position of first favorite in the best society in all countries. The signet seal of a fine menu. At hotels, clubs, cafe 6, wine merchants, ect The greatest pleasure of a shave lies Intheweol* ED: PINAUD’S LILAC VEGETAL The delicate French alter - shaving Brepatation— Comforting. Soothing. fragrant. Ask your dealer. Send 10¢.to ‘pau pester exe packing of a liberal PARFUMERIE ED. PINAUD 90 E4, Pinaud Building, New York ED. PINAUD'S HAIR TONIC (Eau de Quinine) V4 best for the hatr. JANUARY-—1907 TWENTIETH YEAR The Guly Humorous Monthly Magazine in America. All Ne\ws-stands On 10 HIS GOOD AND SUFFICIENT REASON. “Yes; he says his great-grandfather fought in the battle of Lake Erie.” “That's fine. We'll have to have him join -grandfather fought on the British side."— Cleveland Plain Dealer. HIS ONE TRY. “Why have you and Charlie ceased to be friends 2” “He tried to kiss me.” “Pshaw! he’s too nice a fellow to throw over for a little thing like that.” + He tried once and then quit."—CAi- cago Record-Herald, IN LOW ESTEEM. «Lend me a hundred, old man.” Can't do it.” ll pay you six per cent. interest.” Say, if I thought you'd pay six per cent. of the principal I'd let you have the Courier-Fournal. ASKED AND ANSWERED. “What becomes of the womanly women 2?” murmured the poet. “A good many of them,” replied the practical person, “marry more or less manly men and have more or less child- ish children."—Exchange. “AS WELL AS COULD BE EXPECTED.” «John ‘s done right well up in the city, arter all.” “Do tell !” «Yes ; I've jest hearn that he's recov- ered from one appendicitis, two ortermo- biles, one heart-failure, an’ three business ones."—Atlanta Constitution, Some women embrace the law as a profession, but more let the arm of the law(yer) embrace them.—Ex, TTLED DELIGHT A.Club-Sochktail Most Americans are connoisseurs in Cock- tails— and a connoisseur’s taste demands uniformity in the flavor, strength, and mixing of his favorite drink. There's only one kind of uniformly good cocktail —CLUB COCK- TAILS, Bar cocktails are slap-dash guesswork —good by accident—bad by rule—but never smooth or uniform to a cultivated taste. CLUB COCKTAILS are scientifically blended from choicest liquors, aged and mellowed to de- licious flavor and aroma. Insist on CLUB, Seven Varteties— Bach One Pertect. OF All Good Grocers and Dealers. G. F. HEUBLEIN & BRO., Sole Props. Hartford New York London Intending purchasers of a STRICTLY FIRST- CLASS Plano, of Piano and Self-Player combined, c should not fail to examine the merits of the world- PIANOS and the “SOUMER CECILIAN™ Inside Players, WME HEP Caceloge mailed on application. SOHME! COMPANY, New Yorn. Warerooms: Cor. Sth Ave. 224 St. comicbooks.com