Judge, 1907-09-14 · page 14 of 16
Judge — September 14, 1907 — page 14: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains **primarily advertisements** interspersed with brief humorous poems and jokes typical of Judge magazine's satirical format. The main content includes: 1. **"The Encouraging Optimist"** — A poem mocking a delusional debtor who remains cheerful despite mounting bills and angry creditors, suggesting naive optimism in the face of financial ruin. 2. **Brief jokes** on hand gestures in France, marriage, and cigar quality — standard light humor. 3. **Large advertisements** for whiskey (Trimble, Sunny Brook), cigars (Lucky Strike), and eyewater, dominating the page. The Sunny Brook ad emphasizes the government green stamp indicating "pure" whiskey "bottled in bond." 4. **"Must Be Two"** — A short joke about a husband remarking his wife married "beauty and brains," implying he possesses neither. The page reflects early 20th-century consumer culture with heavy advertising, while the poetry satirizes American financial irresponsibility and optimistic denial — common Judge themes of the era.
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‘THE ENCOURAGING OPTIMIST. HAND-TALK, = — _ ——$— SS Sj ‘There was a smiling optimist who never} “Did you have any trouble in making 4 ypu do drink, drink Th famed or fretted ; | the people understand your French when To nearly every grocer in his town he| you were in France ?” \ was indebted, “None at all. They don’t regard it as \ mM, " ble ; But blithely he would nod to them when-|had manners when you point at things i ever they came dunning ; over there."—Chicago Record-Herald. He urged them not to give up hope and —— let his bills keep running. At the exhibition of the California Fruit- They railed at him, they hounded him, | Growers’ Association, at Chicago, the Sohmer Their threats were oft repeated ; Pianos were chosen in preference to all other Bat'nevey one confounded ‘him makes, thus again showing the high estimation Decnal he dllf cheated.” in which these popular instruments are held by P: ly . the public. “+A brighter day will dawn,” he sail,| A woman waits for a man to propose, whenever they would chide him, | but after they are married she waits a ; j ‘And, being thus encouraged, they reluc-| good deal more for him to come home Trimble Whiskey tantly supplied him. nights—Mew York Press. High Ball. When clouds o’erspread the sky he said : The best of all. ** To-morrow may be sunn - And he that gives you hope gi 1 than he that gives.you money.” They tried their’ best to hurry him, They scolded and they blamed him ; But none of them could worry him And no one ever shamed him. om CO Cues abel. AT ALL FIRST-CLASS DEALER: , | A lighted match was dropped one day | . among some dusty shavings ; S—S_—_E_021eS5<05Q<_QQQnagaeS———we—e—_ms The flames spread far and swept away spite of the ms many imitations, . “Wo. each grocer’s meagre savings. | Mitte wUeky has the ; MUST BE TWO. Miss Chellus—« Vm told that your bus. Forth st: 4 the hopeful optimist, th solid seal of AG approval, and . y Se eee, ve c isthe largest selling brand of aliced Merely as an evi- band, when he was in a mellow mood the flames were glowing brightly’; «cL aaid a brighter day would come,” he cut tobacco in the world. dence of good faith other night, remarked that he had * mate ried beauty and brains murmured to them lightly. | write me on your business letterhead, or | They threatened him, they howled at him: LUCKY. STRIKE enclose business card and PERMIT me} aes, Brlde—" well well he nice!” «Cheer up and show your metal,” to send you one hundred | Miss Chellus—« Nice? Surely you'll He answered while they scowled at him, Sliced Plug Pipe Tobacco of these cigars on sp: h investigate, won't you? Evidently hie’ a « For some day I may settle. Never varies in quality, smokes proval. bigamist."—Philadelphia Press. —Chicago Record-Herald. evenly, is cool to the end, with no Ne‘abligation whaten sate and is ragrance commends | NO opligation whatever Many a man is willing to tum his r i ~ s great aid—Abbott’s Bitters. A ak oanareny poe ae cigars unless they entirely children over to the care of one whom he after each meal affords relief. - eee suit yu and-you are con- would not think of trusting with his aut —_ Minced that 1 am selling mobile or his favorite horse.— Exrcian FORGET IT! them to you at wholesale prices. You can't change the weather “ __ By swear-word or praise ; ‘The expressage will be Forget it! prepaid—you have the An’ let it privilege of smoking ten of Just blister an’ blaze ! the cigars before deciding, —Allanta Constitution, and then if the decision is against me you will kindly | return the remaining nine- ty cigars at MY expense Se and the transaction is S ended, N If the decision is in my The Gov’ t Green Stamp favor you remit, me the on.a bottle of 4. our whiskey MEANS that aede ate ten dave 9 ithas been . Bottled tn Bond in its A word about this cigar, pure, natural state, It is the exact size and shape of the cut. It is _ under the direct HAND MADE. It islong, clean, clear Havana Filler. ag Internal Reve- It is a genuine Sumatra nue , Officers. wrapper. It is the dealer's omnes UEMEVery bottle of ten-cent cigar quality. MY OFFER IS: I will, upon request, send one hundred Shivers’ Purl- | Stivers: tanos on approval, ex- PURITANO press prepaid, toareader | "XACT st of Judge. Memay smoke |“? “*_| | ten cigars and return the remaining | ninety at my expense, and no charge for the ten smoked, if he is not pleased petvcalerses them; if he is pleased and keeps t grees is seated with this Green Stamp upon which 00, vie ton aye eres: the Government has had printed the exact Age, I Strength and Quantity of whiskey in the bottle. By n ordering please use business letter- jing Suney Brock you will KNOW that you ary head, enclose business card or give refer- getting an honest, natural whiskey, scientifically distilled and ences mellowed by age only while stored in U.S. Bonded Warehouses. Conspicuously displayed in my office is In Sunny Brook you are getting the best, Old Kentucky pro- a card which says : “ Visitors are invited duces in whiskey. ) to go through the factory,” and it means just what it says. We are only too glad SOLD BY ALL: IRST-CLASS /DRALEES, to have customers and prospective cus- tomers see the cigars made. HERBERT D. 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