Judge, 1907-10-26 · page 12 of 16
Judge — October 26, 1907 — page 12: what you’re looking at
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This page from *Judge* magazine is primarily **advertising with scattered humorous filler content** typical of early 1900s publications. The main satirical pieces are brief, punchy jokes: - **"Valid Reason Found"** mocks the absurdity of using extreme high-altitude temperatures as justification for limiting Manhattan building heights—clearly nonsensical reasoning presented deadpan. - **"Just a Test"** plays on courtship conventions: a young woman's constant singing around a suitor is framed as "testing his love"—satire of Victorian romance rituals. - **"Question of Veracity"** presents a child's logical contradiction: if God gave her to her mother, why did Auntie say the *court* gave her to her mother? This likely references adoption or custody proceedings, poking fun at adult evasiveness with children. The remaining content consists entirely of **period advertisements**: liqueurs, pianos, blood poison remedies, and paper warehouses. The Trimble Whiskey ad and Péres Chartreux liqueur ads are prominent. The page reflects *Judge's* dual purpose: satirical commentary mixed with revenue-generating advertisements directed at upper-middle-class readers.
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NO DINNER COMPLETE WITHOUT No DINNER COMPLETE wiThouT LIQUEUR Peres Chartreux GREEN AND YELLOW— This famous cordial, now made at Tarra- gona, Spain, was for centuries distilled by the Carthusian Monks (Péres Chartreux) at the Monastery of La Grande Chartreuse, Prance, and known throughout the world ‘as Chartreuse. Tho above cut represents bottle article since the Monks’ expul- France, and it is now known as Peres Chartreux (the Monks, still retain the right to use the ETERS g i if Hf of its manufacture for ind who alone possess a Hedge of the elements of this delicious A Grectae Wine Merchants, Grocer, Hotel, Cults Birfer & Co 45 Broadway, New Vork N.Y gents for United States. THE PROSE OF IT. Wife (from the bed)—" What are you doing there with my false teeth 2” Husband (at the bureau) —" Just cut- ting the end of my cigar, dear."—Minne- apolis Journal. ROMEIKE'S clippings which may 9 ‘or any subject on which you want to be “up to date. importance in the Every newspaper and periodical Unucd States and Raropeia searched. Terms, $3.00 for too notices: Hanay Rouaixe, tio-11 W. 06th St: N. Ye Press Cutting Bareas will send you spaper ‘intends, bout you, your HENRY LINDENMEYR & SONS PAPER WAREHOUSE Nos. 82, 84, and 28 Mleecker Street Warehouse. 99 Neekman Street. New Branch York BLOOD POISON FOR MORE THAN TWENTY YEARS the cure of Bilood Poison a jo0d Polson Permanently Cured. ‘onder Hook Free. COOK REMEDY Co. 1480 MASONIC TEMPLE, Chicago, IIb, U.S. A. ‘VALID REASON FOUND. With the announcement that the air eleven miles above the surface of the earth has a temperature of about one hundred degrees below zero in the lati tude of New York, a valid argument in favor of placing a limit upon the height of buildings in Manhattan has finally been found.—New York Tribune. Dr, Ball's Court Syrup canvot be excelled tor carlag seubborn colds and conga, Mea ale, 0. 936. JUST A TEST. “Ma, why does Sis sing so much when Mr. Spoonamore is here ?” “think, dear, she is trying to test his love."— Chicago Record-Herald. JUMPING AT CONCLUSIONS. Mr. Gailey—« Somebody ‘s stolen our dog again. “That's a d"— Mrs. Gailey (hastily interrupting) — “George! George! don’t swear about Mr. Gailey—* Who's swearing ? I was just going to say it’s a dog-gone big re- lief."—-Philadelphia Press. For busy men and women—Abbott’s Bitters. A delightful tonic and invigorator. All drug- gists. WILLING TO TRY IT. Sappy—* She has the prettiest mouth in the world.” Chappy—* Oh, I don't know. mine up against it."—Smart Set. I'd put A QUESTION OF VERACITY. Little Helen—" Ma, the minister told me to-day that God gave me to you.” Mother—« Well, He did, my dear. Helen—* Then somebody isn’t telling the truth. I heard auntie tell Mrs. Wat- son that the court gave me to you."—De- troit Free Press. ‘The universal favor with which the Sohmer Piano is meeting is the result of its tone and structure, which are not excelled by any in the world. MAKING MONEY. “What's the matter with Titewad's face ?” "A friend gave him a safety razor and told him that every time he shaved he'd save fifteen cents ; he’s been shaving him- self night and day ever since."—Houston Post. en YOU do drink, drink Trimp ot Le Ask for Trimble Whiskey High Ball. The best of all. Green Label. AT ALL FIRST-CLASS DEALER ESTABLISHED. 1793 Are You Going To College ? If so, decorate your rooms. Rad We, will tell you how to do it artistically and economic- ally. RR Nad Sen et fete Send five cents for our beautiful illustrated forty-eight page catalogue of complete “YOURS TRULY” Photogravare in blue-black, 15 x 19}. One Dottar. Address JUDGE COMPANY, 225 Fourth Ave., New York City The most liberal offer ever made by a publishing company & & & & & for an Architect’s book of plans # HH KH She 1907 EDITION JUST OUT This book will sive you from $100 to $500 on your new house if you build after one of Glenn Lyle Saxton’s Original Plans, SEND $1 to-day to Jevox Co., 225 4th Avence, N.Y. City, for ‘this beautifal book “A meriean Dwellings,” contain {ng bundreds of beantifal homes—the only practical, ‘usefol and tomplete book of plans ever pabliahed. ‘The plans shown in this book are sold at a very moderate figure, and will save you the cost of an architect's service. Select your plan, send Judge (Co. 225 4th Ave. N. ¥., a certified cheek for the cost of plans, after deducting the $1 which yor pald ferthe beck. If you bay plans shown in“ Amert- can Dwellings,” your HOW TO GET THE BOOK FREE ocx wit not cat yea ee one cent, and it is a gift that you will be prowd to make room for on your Ii- bbeary table, Send for this famous “American Dwell- ings "—the only book of plans that has an intrinsic ‘value and will ave you money, Published by Glean L-Saxton, The Practical Architect, whose beantifal fand criginal houses are bailt in every country, even In the most remote partscf the world. We lave for mle by the same architect, Sapplement to“ Ameri ‘can Dwellings,” containing house plans, 38 cents, comicbooks.com