Judge, 1908-01-25 · page 14 of 16
Judge — January 25, 1908 — page 14: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and promotional material** for Judge Company publications and commercial products from the early 1900s. The small cartoons and jokes scattered throughout are light humor typical of the era: - A lazy laborer refusing yard work, claiming a "weak heart" - A boy assuming wealthy people don't wash their hands - A father pleased his son's dog now steals vegetables to line its bed ("collie flowers")—childish wordplay - A Sunday school reference to using the Bible as a rent receipt holder **The advertisements** dominate: Meux's stout beer, Loftis diamond credit systems, Western champagne, and heavily, **Judge Company's own magazines** (Judge's Library, Sis Hopkins' Own Book, Judge's Quarterly)—claiming over one million copies sworn circulation. There's no obvious **political satire or caricature** on this page. It's essentially a **magazine back-matter page** mixing filler humor with self-promotion and era-typical product ads (alcohol, diamonds, magazines). The "satire" consists of mild social observation jokes rather than pointed political commentary.
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Pint of Stout”’ TeCommiLe OF LABEL BCOUCED The - Digestive Stout Far superior to any of the Mt Ext ft, smooth, from the nddon, and bottled onl: LUV TIES MOTHERS. THE HEIGHT OF LAZINESS. | “Don't you ever wish y'd been borned a loidy, Bill?” “Soze yd pynted yer face ‘stead off washin’ it —Moonshine. Teacher —* Describe the spinal cord.” Boy—" It’s what runs through us; our] head sits on one end and we sit on the} other." —Furm Journal. Companion. WHY THEY WERE SOILED ENVIOUS OF THE IMMUNE Although the tramp had seen a great| Little Henri (at the table to the visi-, deal of life, he was no judge of character; | tor)—* F wish T were like you.” otherwise he would never have said what Visitor (flattered) —“ Why, _ little he did to Miss Cornelia Hawkins. When | m she 1 th Little Henri—* Because no one boxes t she would give him a good ic dinner if he would suw and split wood | your cars when you eat with your fingers. —lele Mele. ROMO QUININE * enough to pay for it, he attempted to ap peal to her sympathy Madam,” he replied sul to saw and split the wood, glad to do anything, but ’m not I have a weak heart, look out for it in my hane ho what was mi Only One Phat is LANATIVE Stor the signature World over tu Look sed the SOMETIMES: 1S UNPLEASANT. “De man dat allus speaks de troof,” 1 Uncle Eben, “deserves a heap 0? redit. But he wants kyahful not mo! dan is absolutely: nec- it were, for a war “Indeed, "and Miss Hawkins gave an smo incredulous as she jdanced at the Washington Star. palms outstretched for aid. suppose —__ that’s the reason you don't wash ‘em for fear of wetting drowned 2”—Vouth's AN ATTENTIVE MASTER "remarked Paul t al passenger agent of the Southern . “my little boy was pre I with a collie. ‘The puppy did not take very kindly to his strange surroundings at first, and the boy was} very anxious to please the dog. One evening when I got home I heard some complaint from the kitchen that this is the second time it has been stolen off the back porch ?? | ** What has been stolen “*Oh, some vegetables. | The Truth Can be told about Great Western 2? TL enquired. the perfect cocktails that th kinds, a CLUB COC ly blended from the ¢ mellowed with age m: pest of which are Martini (Gin Manhattan (Whiskey base). following label appears on every bottle : G. F. HEUBLEIN & BRO., Sole Props. Hartlord New York London ‘A SAFE PLACE. Sunday-school Teacher—* Willie, do i you know why the Bible was written 2 Willie—* Well, 'm not sure, but ma uses it to keep rent receipts: in.” “Oh, pshaw!" T said, ‘Who'd steal a> few vegetables when there were better ys within casy reach? y,” exclaimed the boy, trudging c my collie, He likes me | fine now, ‘cause Efix up his house with collie flowers." —Sun Francisco Chron- LOFTIS SYSTEM Orieinat Dlamond Credit Ho Ste $L,chlcags I. «Diamonds « Credit escent oathiy payment, alg tbe | vay ous 8 PU Selag, WHITH TODA for 108 Culaege JupGE 225 Pourtit Ave. COMPANY New Vo own Book THE UNREQUITED LOVE Of heaven's delights ‘And thi Thave a Hs. hardly any duplicat list ave ft To cut it at men copies and Special rates furnished where 3 zines durin advertiser Collars and Cuffs sists) v7 Nt SiS HOPKINS put is suld for cash th ach year of ever 1,000,000 c+ mouth by month, such as there would: be \ MADE OF LINEN 15< T3225¢! iats THE JUDGE COMPANY’S MAGAZINES Sworn Circulation Over One Million Copies te our two me uf our ulvertising paid circulation af suvce S LIBRARY, accord. ig ti figures furnished by sof American Fs, averages nthly,, making. a nearly $00,000 41,826 toll of alot circulation of SIS HOPKINS" OWN BOOK, ac- cording to the sam copies a year. The circulation of AUDSE QUARTERLY 3 more than 26,000 ents. copy. a list is large 1. but probably ugh the news f illustrated periodicals 4s that there all subs vertising rates on request. th entire twenty-eight maga The JUDGE COMPANY, 225 Fourth Ave., New York City comicbooks.com