Judge, 1907-03-16 · page 11 of 16
Judge — March 16, 1907 — page 11: what you’re looking at
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This page from *Judge* magazine consists primarily of **short humorous anecdotes and advertisements** rather than political cartoons. The jokes target domestic life and social foibles: a maid's solution to hiding dirty dishes (use dark ones), a hypochondriac husband's vanity, a woman's inability to keep secrets, and a schoolboy's quip about automobiles preceding automobiles (a motorcar dodges pedestrians). These reflect turn-of-the-century middle-class anxieties about servants, marriage dynamics, and modernization. The advertisements—for patent medicines (morphine treatments, cough syrup), hair products, and champagne—reflect contemporary consumer culture and the era's unregulated pharmaceutical industry (morphine addiction treatment was openly advertised). The "Earthquakes" section humorously contrasts scientific inquiry with "uncivilized" folk explanations (giant frogs, dragons, elephants causing tremors), reflecting period assumptions about cultural hierarchy. There are **no significant political cartoons or caricatures** on this page—it's primarily light domestic satire and commercial advertising typical of early 1900s American humor magazines.
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A REMEDY. ¢ here, Bridget,” said Miss Hous-| keep, “the dishes you have put on the table of late have been positively dirty. Something ‘s got to be done about it.” “Theue for ye, ma‘am," replied Bridget; | ify only had dark-colored ones, m they “uuldn’t show the dirt at all Philadelphia Press. It would be idle to attempt to prove the charity of the Sohmer Piano. Every child in the United States and Canada knows the Shin: r HIS Loss. Hypochondriacal hubby (who has just | speculated in a pennyworth at a railway weighing-machine)—" You will be very sorry to hear, dove, that I have lost seven fe of his bosom— Gracious good- And I want a new bonnet so No, no; seven Hubby (gloomily) — ounds of flesh, I mean, Wife (with intense relief) —“ Oh, is that all? [wish you would be a little more considerate, and not frighten any one out of one’s wits about such trifles."—7i¢- Bits. Abbott's Bitters makes the best cocktail for fnily use. Druggists’. THE ONLY WAY. He—" Why did you tell me this if it was such a secret ?” Ske—" But if I didn’t tell it to some- tody, how could anybody know I cuuld keep a secret ?"—Baltimore American. te. Balls Coorh Syrup ts the best medicine for throat and siguoubless "Ty ietelore calling ina doctor.” 28e- RUNS BEFORE IT. Teacher (in manual training-school)— “What may be regarded as the fore- runner of the modern automobile ?” Shaggy-haired pupil— Anybody that fits in uS way."—Chicago Tribune. 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 ‘The Packer Mfg. Co, New York. 7 owns ¥ iantobeoathiy pepe uy Ealanen wate Cr Kyou drink champagne because it’s good, You're sure to drink the ** Brotherhood.” Bat if you drink it for a bluff, Then imported is good enough. Bwine says the rest, the rest. MORPHINE: NEE: = care for drag babita, the only Fee TREATMENT stale fret WT CURED Ses eee De. W - CUR 14 Lexington Ave., Suite 38, New York. HENRY LINDENMEYR & SONS PAPER WAREHOUSE house, 5 ‘ALL Kixbs OF PAPER MADE TO uape EARTHQUAKES. | Scientists still study the cause and mean- ing of earthquakes, but, according to an exchange, uncivilized peoples long ago| settled the questions involved to their own complete satisfaction. In Mongolia it is the breathings and skippings of a huge frog that cause the mischief; in China, a gigantic dragon ; in India, a world-bear- ing elephant; in Celebes, a hog, and in other countries the idea is varied by the introduction of a bull and a tortoise. Earthquakes in Siberia are believed to be due to the frolics of mammoths which live in the centre of the earth, while in Van-| couver Island it is the spirit of evil, with his marshaled hosts of all the wicked people who have ever lived.— Only One “BROMO QUININE” That is LAXATIVE BRONC | Quinine. ety tamed remedies. someti ‘The frst and Grgiai Cold Tabet aWHITE EPACKAGE wah black red lettering, and bears the signature of E. W. GROVE. “ise. BAD MEMORY. Husband—“ Where did I leave my spectacles last night 2” Let me see ; I saw them some- but I can’t remember where it ‘Husband—* That's just like a woman —can’t remember anything."— Chicago | News. EXAGGERATED EGO. Young Blood— Doctor, what is meant by the « exaggerated ego"? Doctor—* That, my boy, is what you had that time you tried to buck the stock market."—Detroit Free Press. THE WHOLE FAMILY. MOTHER FINDS A FOOD FOR GROWN-UPS AND CHILDREN AS WELL. Food that can be eaten with relish and benefit by the children as well as the Such a food is Grape- Nuts. It not only agrees with and builds up children, but older persons who, from bad habits of eating, have become dyspeptics. A Philadelphia lady, after being bene- fited herself, persuaded her husband to try Grape-Nuts for stomach trouble. She writes : + About eight years ago I had a severe attack of congestion of stomach and bow- els. From that time on I had to be very careful about eating, as nearly every kind of food then known to me seemed to cause pain. “Four years ago I commenced to use Grape-Nuts. I grew stronger and better, it time I seldom have been ; have gained in health and strength and am now heavier than I ever was. ‘+ My husband was also in a bad con- dition, His stomach became so weak that he could eat hardly anything with comfort, I got him to try Grape-Nuts and he soon found his stomach trouble had disappeared. “ My girl and boy, 3 and g years old, do not want anything else for breakfast but Grape-Nuts, and more healthy chil- dren cannot be found.” Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Read the little booklet, The Road to Weil- ville,” in packages. ** There's a reason,” EVER SOMETHING TO LEARR. The beautiful lady was in deep distress. “In spite of all I can do,” she sobbed, “1 fear that | am going stale. I have lost my diamonds, I have lost my pearls, my three husbands by divorce, my import- ed bulldog, and my automobile. Now, is there anything else I can lose that wi ‘once more bring me before the limelight ? The manager shrugged his shoulders. + Yes,” he replied coldly affectation and learn how to act. Mothers will find Mrs, Winslow's Sooth- ing Syrup ibe best remedy lr their children. a3¢abttle HE KNOWS. “ Uncle Eph'm, did you hear about that colored man down in Georgia who has made a bet that he can eat thirty ‘possums. in thirty days ?" * Not a word o' trufe in dat story, boss. How do you know, uncle 2” «How d' know? Good Lawd, boss! yo" can’t find anybody in Jawjy dat ‘ud take de uddah eend o’ dat prop’sition."— Chicago Tribune. For the traveler the best guide-book is a check-book. Few tobaccos suit all tastes. The one that can, most justly, lay claim’ to that distinetion— being an exquisite blend_of choice flavors, is the famou LUCKY STRIKE Sliced Plug Pipe Tobacco Cured by a secret process—it does not bite the tongue. Burns well, gives a long, cool, sweet smoke, without waste. Pocket size, tin box, 10c. Waiting at the A couple of years ago a gentleman wrote me anid said, * Send me one hun- dred of your Panatela Cigars. I want them to smoke on the golf links and out of doors.” Recently I met him on a train, was cutting off the end of his cigar he saw me, smiled and said, " Good morning,” then added, ** 1 owe you an apol- ogy. This is one of your cigars and is the best I know for steady smoking.” This man’s business is known wherever civilized men live in the world. He is rich, cultured and traveled. He lives in a beautiful home, has horses, coachmen and gardeners. A mutual friend, who knows him well, tells me that he never before knew of him having other than a genuine imported cigar in his house. I wish I dared print his name —without it the story may sound “fishy.” It is true, nevertheless, I find that most of my cus- tomers are men who have been paying from $8 to $15 per hundred for their cigars, and men who can afford to | pay these prices, and would, if they didn’t get better cigars from me for less money. My customers are mer- chants, manufacturers, bank- ers—more of the latter in proportion than any other class of business men. In other words, my customers are men with bank accounts, who would not smoke my cigars unless they had the quality—no matter what the | price. MY CLAIM IS—that no other igar is sold to the consumer at a price so near t I cost of manufacture. MY GUARA! IS—that the filler of these cigars is clear, clean, long Havana—no shorts or cuttings are u: The wrappers are genuine Sumatra—grown in Sumatra. MY OFFER 1S:—I will, upon request, send one hundred Shivers’ Panatela Cigars on approval to a reader of JUDGE, expres Prepaid. He may smoke ten cigars and return the re- maining ninety at 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. Would I dare make this offer if I didn’t know the abaclate worthiness of my cigars? hink of the risk I take to make ac 1 As he RXACT StH >mer —one-tenth of my cigars and expressage both ways, Wouldn't I be a + * to send out cigars that would not stand this test ? What possible risk does the smoker run in ordering a hundred *on suspicion"? In ordering please incluse business card or }give personal references. and state whether mild, medium or strong cigars are desired. HERBERT D. SHIVERS, 919 Filbert Street, Philadelphia, Pa. BETWEEN NEW YORK AND CHICAGO IN 23 1-2 HOURS ¢¢ VIA NEW YORK CENTRAL—LAKE SHARE ROUTE. LAKE SHORE LIMITED.’’ comicbooks.com