Judge, 1907-07-27 · page 3 of 16
Judge — July 27, 1907 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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The page features a poem titled "My Experience" describing someone's unsuccessful search for rural peace—visiting "Hard Meadow Brook," "Maple Farm," and "Hotel Comfort," each disappointing. The narrator eventually finds solace at "Willow Dell." Below this is "Sindbad's Luck," a poem about an unlucky man whom fortune finally favors. "Professor Pitzer's Prestidigitatorial Pastimes" explains a parlor trick involving tooth nerves and fish-hooks—presented as entertainment for "Democrats, with the right of left hand." The bottom cartoon, "The Signs of Newness," depicts two men in bowlers discussing a theatrical opening at Hammerstein's roof-garden, with one noting the audience "laughed at the jokes"—likely satirizing either the venue or contemporary theater. These pieces appear to be general humor and entertainment content rather than pointed political satire.
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SOUGHT a cool and fair retreat Beyond the city's dat and heat, pes fea ns Sot Alas! the place was on a hill. There was no brook—not c’en a rill. “Twas sandy, hot, and void of charm, And #0 | tned the Maple Farm.” About this place the sun was bright; “There was no sort of tree in sight. A cottage, lone and plainly new, ‘Was all the farm” that met my view. I tried the * Hotel Comfort™ next, And how that ranch my spirit vexed! ‘Such rooms! such guests! such awful fare! fled in horror it. To" Sylvan Stream” and Shady Rea” ent weary quef. Alast the mockery of each name Brought tears of anguish and of shame. At laa. crept to Willow Dell™ And, strangest of all things to tel, I found a dale, a willow tree— The shock came near to killing me. LURAKA We SHELDON. WHAT MORE COULD SHE ASK? HERE was an old sailor named Sindbad, SL YOU used,” she complained, +to treat me so affectionately, Who was used to find currents and windbad and to use so many words of endearment when you spoke Bat he met an old side, tome. Now you are so matter-of-fact.” Who soon broke him to ride, " ., e Asa his shoauderh abd withers got ekinabad: __ Well," he replied with a yawn, «didn't 1 prove by mar rying you that I liked you? ; Yet still he was lucky, this Sindbad (Though shoulders and withers were skindbad). Living early, he missed Every chance to enlist In a navy whose foods were all tindbad. s. w. PROFESSOR PITZER’S PRESTIDIGITATORIAL PASTIMES PLAINLY PROPOUNDED. PULLING NERVES FROM THE TEETH. THIS is a very simple trick, and can be readily performed by men, women, children, or Democrats, with the right or left hand, with the eyes open or shut. Every tooth contains a nerve, excepting the teeth that are laid in cold water every night. Nerves were originally put into our teeth to give the dentists a chance to make a living. In order to reach these nerves you must drill a hole into each tooth, A gimlet or bit and awl can drill a hole large enough ; but we would not advise using a corkscrew, as it is too clumsy. Keep on drilling until you feel a sensation as if some one is trying to per- forate the back of your neck with a cactus plant. Then tie a fish-hook onto the end of a pencil, insert into the hole, twist about the tiny nerve, and pull the nerve out slowly, as shown in the accompanying illustra tion. The feeling created is as pleasant as finding a seat ona subway train at 5:15 p.m. la D It is great sport! Try it * Ey ‘s at once! Do it now! You will make a screaming hit! It How the nerves should be drawn. is a «drawing ” card at parlor performances. Nore.—Reporters, book-canvassers and insurance-agents can also per- form this trick; ‘put in order to draw their ‘nerve” an ice-tong must be used instead of a fish-hook. vo rrrzEa, 3 GOP made woman beautiful and unreasonable so that she would love Anything new there?" man. Yep: some of the audience. They laughed at the jokes.”” comicbooks.com