Judge, 1907-04-06 · page 12 of 16
Judge — April 6, 1907 — page 12: what you’re looking at
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This page from Judge (circa 1906) contains several short satirical jokes and advertisements typical of the era: **The Cartoons/Jokes:** - "Not a Land Shark" mocks unscrupulous real-estate dealers who sell underwater lots at high tide - "Wished Him There" jokes about a poet's bad work - "Dear, Indeed" satirizes inflated New York City rent ($75/month for a small apartment) - "Too Much of a Hit" plays on a performer tired of audience applause/appreciation - "Easy to Perceive" puns on Colonel Braggit's "Panama hat" while discussing canal construction (likely referencing Theodore Roosevelt's Panama Canal project) - "Down with Superstition" depicts racist stereotypes of African Americans and folk magic beliefs **The Images** show wedding-themed photographs and vaudeville entertainment scenes. The page reflects early 20th-century American humor: real-estate fraud, failed artists, urban housing costs, and unfortunately, period-typical racial caricatures. Most jokes rely on wordplay and social observation rather than political commentary.
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Sudge While Rock. “The Champagne of Waters” NOT A LAND SHARK. “I hear that you called me a land- shark,” said the real-estate dealer hotly. “Yes,” said the customer ; “and I de- sire to apologize for it. The lots you sold me are under water at high tide. You're really a marine shark.” However, even this concession did not seem to restore the entente cordiale.— Philadelphia Ledger. WISHED HIM THERE. Budding poet— Have you read my |* Descent into Hades?” Worldly person— No; but 1 should like to see it very much !"—SMlustrated Bits, A glass of soda and a tablespoonful of Ab- bott’s Bitters makes a pleasing drink and acts as a tonic. DEAR, INDEED, Mrs, Church—* Isn't this a dear, little flat of yours 2” Mrs. Gotham —*Yes, it is; seventy- five dollars a month !"— Yonkers States- man. THE PEOPLE'S PURE, PERFECT AND MOST POPULAR WHISKEY ——s TOO MUCH OF A HIT. *« Yes," said Stormington Barns ; «I'm going to retire to private life.” « You'll be missed when you leave the stage,” rejoined his friend, Walker Ties. “That's just the reason I'm going to retire,” explained Mr. Barns ; “I'm tired | of being hit.""— 7i¢- Bits. Bold at alt fret. lass cafes and ty jovbers. Wu, Listas a fox, ‘baltimore, ud. At every exposition where the Sohmer Pianos have been brought into competition with others they have invariably taken the first prize. DOWN WITH SUPERSTITION! “See heah, yo’ George Washington Dewey Brown. doan’ yo" fink for one minute kase yo" been wishin’ me all kinds ob bad luck dat yo’ kin shake dem hoo-doo powders in mah hair an’ put a spell on me. I ain't sup'sticious, | ain't.”” EASY TO PERCEIVE. “What do you think of Colonel Brag- git’s assertion that he could dig the canal in six months 2” “ [think the colonel is talking through his Panama hat."—Baltimore American. LATEST PICTURES Finished in photogravure or photogelatine ¢ —the same process by which the repro- ductions of famous paintings are made. Copyright, Judge Co., 1996. ‘THEIR HONEYMOON — UP IN THE CLOUDS Copyright, 1906, by Jodge Co. WITH THIS RING I THEE WED A more substantial one To thee I'll give If thee'll stop laughing And get down to biz. So completely severed trom the earth that they drift naturally through the atmosphere of the song Is, straight to the silver lining of the cloud. Photogravure, 15x 20—One Dollar, Photogravare in sepia, 14 x 19.—One Dollar. ka Copyright, 1906, by Judge Co. RECIPE FOR A WEDDING CAKE Such a lot of flavoring, Gold, gold, gold, Love served as hard sauce, Cold, cold, cold. Photogravure, 14x 19.—75 cents. Copyright, 1906, by Judge Co. Copyright, 1904, by Judge Co. THE ONLY CONTINUOUS VAUDEVILLE petty Sy centineos venderile, and every one Bus for your friends—a joke all merriment and no sting. Photogelatine, 8x 11.—25 cents. Adres... Picture Department, Judge Company 225 Fourth Avenue, New York Trade supplied by Anderson Magazine Co. 32 Union Square, Sew York. CUPID'S NIGHTMARE Photogravure in blue-black, 15 x 19.—One Dollar. comicbooks.com