Judge, 1907-05-18 · page 13 of 16
Judge — May 18, 1907 — page 13: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertisements mixed with short humor pieces**—typical Judge magazine filler content. The main illustrated cartoon (center-right) shows well-dressed men dining together, accompanying a **Murad Cigarettes advertisement**. The image depicts the luxurious lifestyle cigarette marketing promised to affluent consumers. Scattered throughout are brief comic anecdotes: - A **bald man joke**: When invited to a masquerade without a costume, a friend suggests he wear a black patch and go "as the cue-ball"—visual humor about baldness. - **Gender satire**: A man laughs at women wearing revealing waists in summer, then complains about dirt from plowing—hypocrisy about women's fashion choices. - A railroad **injury settlement item** noting deadmen receive no damages (dark legal humor). - Various product endorsements (Evans' Ale, Mennen's talcum powder, Sohmer pianos). The page reflects early 20th-century advertising culture targeting middle-to-upper-class male readers with cigarettes, alcohol, and grooming products, interspersed with genteel humor about fashion, gender relations, and daily life.
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7" ese are the days j ior a jaunt in the Ya coustry and a bottle of Evans Ale to cap the climax. Qut- door life and Evans’ Ale go together MENNEN’S BORATED TALCUM TOILET POWDER for After Shaving. Iasi barber ‘Mennen's Asto the truth or falsity of my claims, if you, the man who is now reading this ad- ertisement, believed me, you would accept ay offer and try a hundred of my cigars. Here are some facts. Out of orders re- ceived last week, fwo hundred and forty ‘ight were from men who had been buy- ing cigars from me regularly since 2g0¢ and previous to that. hundred and twenty ders were from men bought from me first during 1903 Two hundred and thirty-five were bought from who bought their first gars from me during 1906, and sixty-three were recom= aended to me by those who were already my customers. Atotal of sixty-seven thou- and cigars for one week that were repeat orders. It is fair to assume that en would not continue to send me their orders for ci- gars year after year, unless I was giving them greater ralue than they could receive elsewhere, MY OFFER IS: 1 will, upon request, send one hundred Shivers’ Panatela Cigars on approval to any responsible man, express prepaid. He may smoke ten gars and return the re maining ninety at my ex- pense, and no charge for the ten smoked, 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. In ordering please enclose business card or give per- sonal references, and state whether mild, medium, or strong cigars are desired. I manufacture these cigars literally by the million, and sell them to the individual smoker, by the hundred, at wholesale prices, The fillers wre long, clean, clear Havana of good quality, The wrappers are genuine Su- mata, They are hand made. The mak- ing bas much to do with the smoking Walicies of a cigar. Wiy not give yourself the benefit of the doubt once and try a hundred “On Suspicion" ? | go right aout an’ put seeds in th’ groun’ | Entire Change Eve HERBERT D. SHIVERS, NY Filbert Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Bald-headed party— No, Ucan't goto the masquerade to-night; I've no cos- tume.”” Warm friend— That's all right ; stick a black patch on your pate and go as the cue-ball.""— Yale Record. jow ene | asc a bottle Mothers wil! Mre. ing Syrup the best remedy lor their childrer MAN'S INCONSISTENCY. “T've seen tellers laff at wimmin fer puttin’ on open-work waists too airly, said Uncle Josh this morning, “ an’ then to rot—j b’ jinks ! st becuz th’ sunshine felt warm, | Detroit News. DEAD MEN WANT BIG DAMAGES. Last week the Erie railroad company settled with H. Verne Gaige, of Fleming- ville, for the injuries he received at the North avenue crossing accident in this village when George Coleman, of Camp- town, Pennsylvania, and Timothy Cun- ningham, of Auburn, were instantly killed. The railroad company has not yet settled with the two men who were killed. I all probability suits will be started within a few days for large damages.— Owe; Gazette. Sohmer & Co., the great piano firm, pride to the magnificent indorse- instruments have received at th hands of the best native and foreign musical artists. EVERY WEEK. A local vaudeville joint advertises, “Pretty Girls! Gorgeous Clothes— y Week!" Change every week Quite right, hin and be hygien! NERVY. A purist he, A tustic she. His nerves were somewhat torn When she did say In artless way, “Yes, Harold, Iam yourn,” — Washington Herald. A glass of soda and a tablespoonful of Ab- bott’s Bitters makes a pleasing drink and acts as a tonic. XANTHIPPE. There was an old girl named Xanthippe Who was so infernally lippe, That she fractured her jaw While laying down law To her spouse, whom some people called dippe. —Harvard Lampoon. DISINFECT IT. “Ot course,” said the author of the very Frenchy comedy, “the dialogue is rather racy, and perhaps it’s too long; but Tcould boil it down.” | “Yes,” replied the disgusted critic ; “if you expect the public to swallow this, by all means boil it.” — Philadelphia | Press. The basis of fame is plenty of noise.— Exchanged. SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES Allen's Foot-Ease, a powder. It cures painful, smart- ing, nervous feet and ingrowing nails, and instantly takes the sting oat of coms and reatest comfort discovery of the age. Ease makes tight of new shoes feel as} tain cure for sweating, callous, swollen, tii feet, Try it to-day. Sold by all Druggists and Shoe Stores. | By mail for asc. in stamps. Don't accept any substitute, Trial package FREE. Address, Allen Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y. | | WHERE gather those men to whom the luxuries of life are necessities, taste demands and courtesy dictates | MURAD) CIGARETTES Surprising in their delicious originality of flavor, they so harmoniously combine full richness with pleasing mildness that they are everywhere adjudged “THE METROPOLITAN STANDARD” 10 for 15 cents ‘8. ANARGYROS, Mfr., 111 Fifth Ave. N.Y. SCOTCH WHISKY GUARANTEED UNDER THE FOOD AND DRUGS ACT SERIAL NO. 2110 JAMES BUCHANAN & (0. LTD. DISTILLERS ARTHUR J. BILLIN,U.S.MGR. 29 BROADWAY, NEW YORK. Bills are a very useful thing to measure | by them how small your salary is. Ex. | A girl would insist on your telling her she had pearly teeth even if she didn’t have any at all.—Wew York Press. CHEw... Beeman’s? THE CRIGINAG Pepsin Gum + « Os by, AZ are odiestion sod + ‘Seaaichacss. i AN Others are_Initations. } ARTISTS YOU SHOULD KNOW, Our picture line is growing all the time. 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