Judge, 1908-02-08 · page 13 of 16
Judge — February 8, 1908 — page 13: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising and filler content** from Judge magazine, with minimal political satire. The main elements are: **"Encouragement" Section**: Colonel H.W.J. Ham discusses declining lecture attendance—audiences found the pricing too steep last season, so organizers are now offering cheaper speakers and shorter courses. This reflects post-WWI economic strain. **"How It Works"**: A humorous anecdote about a naive author who prints books expecting friends to buy them, only to have them sold as junk. It's gentle social satire about vanity publishing and false friendship. **Minor jokes** include references to romantic disappointment and a lawyer's courtroom exchange with a Black defendant—the latter reflecting the casual racial stereotyping common to the era. **The bulk of the page is advertisements**: for Evans Ale, Iver Johnson revolvers, Loftis diamonds, and Judge Company's own magazines (Judge's Library, Sis Hopkins' Own Book, Judge's Quarterly), which claim over one million combined circulation. No significant political commentary is present—this appears a typical magazine filler page from the 1910s-1920s period.
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’ ENCOURAGEMENT, Colonel H.W. J. Ham said that among the funniest things a lecturer hears this us a Simple of one evi- ended 1 keep the lecturer from tuo much of himsel is well year is not q eas it was ast season, “The fact is that we went into the lecture course a Tittle too steep st considerable that kind his yeu ve at shorter course and much cheaper speakers, the first of whom Tnow have the felicity of presenting to you.” Lyccumite and Talent. “it Maketh Man Strong” s- weare Only One “BROMO QUININE” dials PANTIE WROMOGCININE, Look WGROVE, Used “the HOW IT WORKS. Ore there ss ae trusting young author who was blessed with many friends, all of whom told him that he was cat writer of the country. a bright thought: struck the comin So one him. and all my friends who ad h will buy my book, and [will be rich ‘So he printed his book. And all of his friends iphed copies of his sited for him Aud so his books wer And ever after he fricnds.—Success sold as junk didn't have tats best withe SCIENTIFIC “When TL accepted Emil he declared he was in the seventh heaven. “TD believe that all right 1 six times before! Vales. ) >on every bottle : Guaranteed under the Nation He's been . HEUBLEIN & BRO., Sole Props, | "—Transat sad _ New York London | LOFTIS a Des Credit VOU CAN EAMILY lornis BROS.& CO. nent, lantic vi "AND. THE UNREQUITED UNREQUITED LOVE ' . ‘ IUDGE CoMbaNy New Voun are some of the introductions he gets.’ ourse this] any |, | When the ne feature that take it pouiulo to Hammer the Hammer ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE IMPOSSIBLE Wer Johason Safety Hammerless Revolver ROUGH ON THE LAWYER, PERPLEXITY OF A BEGINNER, J. fea Tiiis sits one of Colonel HAW Adam meditated yloomily characteristic negra s He "Pam the first man, all he dees not say whether or not he was the remarked, “but don't know which band unfortunate hivyer concerned, by wagon te pick how, a negro emploved a brilliant young | ‘Phus his title went, as it were. by limb of the kaw todefend him on a charge | default. N.Y. Sia. of ti ding. “The iwyer prepared the case with great ear in . visions of the reputation he y « POST-CARDS: oft ened the court his brilliant defense tient, hy ele cman aver dah's whut stole} 4 alent. sizes 15 the lawyer; fe defendant. Two FOR 25¢ THE JUDGE COMPANY’S MAGAZINES Sworn Circulation Over One Million Copies LEASE, allow us to call your quarterly, median ticle inten ‘The paid circulation JUDGE'S LIBRARY, ding toy fi coords Advertisers, thly, nearly $00,000 sa year ‘The cirenlation of SIS HOPKINS’ OWN BOOK, ac OWN Book a te copies a year. The cireulation of JUDGE'S QUARTERLY more thats 26,000 es and advertising rates on the entire twentyecight magas irnished where an advertiser The = JUDGE COMPANY, 225 Filth Ave., New York City comicbooks.com