Judge, 1907-04-27 · page 15 of 16
Judge — April 27, 1907 — page 15: what you’re looking at
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This page from the satirical magazine *Judge* contains multiple short humorous pieces and advertisements typical of early 20th-century American humor. **Main Content:** The page features "Judge's Amateur Contest"—reader-submitted cartoons and jokes competing for prizes ($5, $2.50, and $1.25). Topics include rural/urban contrasts (a city girl misunderstanding farm life), college attitudes toward religion, and various sight gags about courtship and fishing. **Notable Satire:** "The Spartan Mother" mocks overly sentimental Victorian domestic ideals through exaggerated verse. Several pieces play on romantic/marital themes—delays in proposals, courtship difficulties—reflecting contemporary dating anxieties. **Advertisements:** Liqueur and whiskey ads dominate, including "Sunny Brook Whiskey," which claims Pure Food Inspector approval, capitalizing on early 20th-century food safety concerns following the 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act. **Context:** The humor reflects period preoccupations: rural versus urban life, gender relations, alcohol consumption (pre-Prohibition), and emerging consumer trust in federally-inspected products. The amateur contest format was *Judge*'s signature feature, encouraging reader participation.
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Sage FLOWERS. ++I suppose,” said the city girl who was passing a week in the country, “that you QUALITY | know all the different flowers 2" *:T reckon mebby I do,” replied the old | farmer. UNEQUALED “What does a forget-me-not look like?” | queried the girl EXCELLENCE Oh," replied the horny-handed son of toil, «it’s jist a ordinary knot in a string UNSURPASSED th’ ole woman ties around my finger when I go t' teown an’ she wants me t' git sun- thin’ fer her.” hie ye Mothers will find Mrs. Win ing Syrup the best remedy for their childrer HAS USE FOR IT NOW. +“ Why," exclaimed Tom, “it seems strange to hear you talk that way. When we were at college together you didn’t believe at all in a place of eternal punish- ment. “ Yes," replied Dick; “but I didn’t have any enemies when I was at col- lege."—Philadelphia Press. —_—_ U.S. Pure Food Inspectors refuse to cat adulterated ea . , foods—they also refuse to drink adulterated and coun- Nothing better for a sluggish appetite than terfeit whiskies, Every man of them KNOWS that Abbott's Bitters. At druggists’. —= Sunny Brook THE SPARTAN MOTHER. WHISKEY The Pure Food Home they brought her darling Fred, Ww h i s k e scene te baal coulda eile, een ol BOND stays ihe Nesions Fury F004 ae know Brook is Dv unde “+ Freddy ’s not a mollycoddle.”” 5 2 és Son es SERS, vi n nent uaranteeing AGE, ‘an 5 JtreRscn Court, wot the hundreds of samples ‘analgred by the North LIQUEUR HAD FOUND IT SO. Dakota Fure Food Department -chemists--acknowl- : f : edged to be the most rigid in the U-8.--Sunny B.ook Stella— Isn't the law's delay madden- was the ONLY whiskey found NORMAL. ‘ six months getting that young attorney to propose."—New York Sun. CMBSONS EYEWATER « * « « « « « « « « « i « « « « « « « « « « « « « « « « « « « 3 « « « « « « « « « « « « « « « ry « « i «< « « « « « o ited eins 2,3 2 2438 JUDGE’S AMATEUR CONTEST swrghincchreotiese. eos 5 All others accepted tk “PASSING "ROUND THE HAT.” LOOPING THE LOOP. Submitted by Francis A. Harrington, WakeGeld, Massachusetts, Witte FLea—* Gee! come on, fellers! Dis is great!" (First Prize, $5.00.) Submitted by Tom Klinge, Montgomery, Alabama. Here is a fellow who'll never rise higher Than the top of his long-legged stool. And when he stops there, So high in the air, It'll prove that he’s a fool. Sabmitted by John E. Ryan, Schenec- tay, New York. . : BUT NOT IN THE WATER. GIRLS AND GREENBACKS. What che fishin’ fer?" “Smith says a pretty girl is like a greenback.” ATTENDING A SWELL Suckers." “Why 2?" yea prety & ® GATHERING. * Ketch enny ? "Cause she's hard to get and hard to hold.” kaise Co We te ii “One bitin’ now, nd Prize, $2.50.) Submitted by Willard Cundiff, El Paso, Texas, Hamilton, Montana. Submitted by Frank A. Miller, Argentine, Kansas, comicbooks.com