Judge, 1907-11-09 · page 13 of 16
Judge — November 9, 1907 — page 13: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising**, featuring product promotions for liqueurs, tobacco, razors, and whiskey. The small satirical items are brief humor pieces typical of Judge's format. **Notable content:** The **"Canebrake Lullaby"** references President **Theodore Roosevelt**, who was famous for big-game hunting. The poem humorously uses Roosevelt's reputation as a hunter to comfort a Black child about dangerous animals in the canebrake—implying Teddy will shoot any threat. This reflects Roosevelt's popular image as a vigorous outdoorsman, though the dialect and racial framing reflect period attitudes. Other brief items mock: - Married men hiding money from wives (Boston tailors) - Rural life and unemployment (a farmer's son needing a job) - The wood shortage/monopolies The **Gillette Safety Razor advertisement** is prominent, claiming it's the only innovation in 400 years of razor design—a bold marketing claim emphasizing convenience and economy. The page represents typical early-20th-century magazine content: mixing light satire with substantial advertising revenue.
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TIP ON BOSTON STYLES. A local tailor has made a hit with a large number of customers by inserting a secret pocket in the coats of married men who trade with him. As he broadly ad- yertises the new trick, it is for the pur- se of enabling married men to hide their change from their curious wives. Already he is hiring more help.—Zoston | Record. Mothers will find Mra, Winslow's Sooth- ing Syrup the best remedy tor their children. asc a bottle. IN NEED OF EXPERIENCE. “L suppose your son will adopt a pro- fession.” “Well,” answered Farmer Corntossell, «that's the way Josh talks about it now. But I shouldn't be surprised if he'd see the sense of gettin’ out an’ lookin’ for a profession that ‘ll adopt him,"— Wash- ington Star. . There's a kind of modesty that blushes only on the outside.—ew York Press. uae A CANEBRAKE LULLABY. Hush, chile, hush, sumpfin 's in de cane- brake! Hush, chile, hush, mebby ‘tis a b’ar. Don’t you min’, you gwinter sleep as soundly— Teddy 's shuah to shoot him ef he fin’ de critter dar. Stop dat cry—b’ars are in de canebrake ! Shut you’ eye—you kin hear ‘em run. Hush, chile, hush—you gwinter sleep as soundly— Teddy ’s shuah to shoot ‘em ef dey fool aroun’ his gua. —Cleveland Plain Dealer. EXACTLY. “What,” queried the young man, “is the difference between white lies’ and black lies 2” “White lies," answered the home- grown philosopher, “are the kind we tell; black lies are the kind we hear."— London Opinion, LIQUEUR PERES CHARTREUX —GREEN AND YELLOW— THIS FAMOUS CORDIAL, KNOWN AS CHARTREUSE, HAS FOR CENTURIES BEEN THE PREFERRED AFTER-DIN- NER LIQUEUR OF POLITE SOCIETY. At frst-class Wine Merchants. Burjer & Co., 45 Broadw: Sole Agents for Uni AHEAD OF WOOD. “The wood trust,” says the Billville Banner, don't hit hard in this neighbor- hood. The editor has ten acres of tim- ber, and has just bought two good axes and a crosscut saw on the installment plan, and whenever we have a recess from the paper we get busy laying in our winter supply of firewood. Subscribers long in arrears can settle their accounts by helping us chop wood. Now is the time to settle up on easy terms !"—A¢- lanta Constitution, “Waiter, be sure and bring me Cook's Imperial; I have known that champagne for years and can depend on its uniformity of quality— it equals the best vintages of the Old World.” Served Everywhere ANOTHER GET-RICH-QUICK SCHEME. “Anything else you want to say to John before I close ?” asked the old lady. “Yes,” replied the old man, ‘Long as he’s in the city tell him to stay thur till he kin git another automobile to run over him, It’s the only way I kin see to git Sue a pianner fer Christmas !"—A?- tanta Constitution. LUCKY STRIKE Sliced Plug Pipe Tobacco thas the largest sale in the world. It smokes My razor is the only new idea in razors for over 400 years. It is absolutely safe in its work—uses a thin wafer blade with double edges, which, by a turn of the handle, is adjusted for either a light or a close shave. The “Giivette” is always ready—no hon- ing, no strop- ping, and with proper lathering you can shave yourself in three to five minutes any and every morning in the year at a cost of a fraction of a cent per day. Ask your dealer for the “Gillette” to-day and shave yourself with case, comfort and economy for the rest of your life. a ie 2 Just try it yourself and you will find you would not part with it for many times its cost. The double-edged, flexible blades are so inexpen- sive that when they become dull you throw them away as you would an old pen. The Gilet Stety Rarer conse of «triple sliver plated bolder, 2 pocked I a velvet a etter can and the theres ba ‘all the leading Jewelry, Combination Sets from $6.50 to $50.00. If substitutes are offered refuse them and write ‘us at once for our booklet and free trial offer. GILLETTE SALES COMPANY 263 Times Bullding, NEW YORK CITY ette 53! A— 2 The Government of the U.S: is the only Govern , ment in the World that provides its citizens with a §@ simple means of distinguishing between REAL whiskey and: imitations. Under Bond Act, whiskey bottled un- der Government Supervision must bear over the neck of each bottle a yee Green Stamp on‘ ‘weer rem eran, Which is ,Dlainly stated the exact‘age, strength INBOND 4nd quantity of whiskey in the bottle. When your health requires a stimulant, demand, thes you will KNOW that the whishey you drink Is net immature, artifl: ‘adulterated in any way. SUNNY BROOK Is distilled sctemtiticalty, ly, ripened and flavored by age only, and bottled under the direct Revense Officers. It reaches the consumer with its high comicbooks.com