Judge, 1908-02-29 · page 11 of 16
Judge — February 29, 1908 — page 11: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains primarily **advertisements and humor columns** rather than political cartoons with clear satirical targets. The main illustrated content shows: 1. **"On Every Tongue"** (left): A bottle advertisement, likely for alcohol given Prohibition-era references in surrounding text about "drinking." 2. **Seven Fables** (center-left): Satirical one-liners mocking various professions—a dumb fisherman, a self-promotional dramatic critic, a vain actor, and an earnest politician viewed with distrust. These are gentle social satire about human nature rather than specific political targets. 3. **Multiple advertisements**: Karo Corn Syrup, Cortes Cigars, gold dredging company stock, and a mechanical cleaning wagon business—typical period advertisements. The page lacks specific political figures or events to satirize. Instead, it's primarily **commercial space mixed with light, misanthropic humor** about character types. The few cartoon vignettes target universal human flaws rather than topical politics.
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TELLING HIS MIND. | ‘THE OLD ONE. | A magician was engaged to entertain| At the unveiling of Rodin’s bust of 1 select and very swell audience in a pri- |Henley in Westminster Abbey, a num- vate house. He was elated at the pros: |ber of good stories were told about the pect, but disappointed in the outcome. | great Poet. There was no cordiality of greeting as he |" H. G, Wells praised Henley’s con- wevred and the chill was colder ay he [duct of the New Res OF course ceatinued. His cleverest tricks met only |this. periodical failed, yet it was un- “Goodness” icy indifference. He wondered if they |doubtedly the best-edited magazine ‘orn Syru; were real flesh and blood, or only figures |uf the last century. In it Henley in- Sake Get Cora Ser is more than “goodness from a department-store show-window. {troduced to the World new writ ully addressed them: |such distinction as Joseph Conrad, ntlemen, I have done | Kenneth Grahame, W. B. Yeats, Mr. my best to entertain you, but so far 1) Wells himself, and'so on, | five not succeeded. ‘I have about ex-| One day as Mr. Wells and Henley hausted my store of tricks. One of the Istood in. the office of the maygazine best still remains; T wonder if you would [discussing rather sudly — its be interested in that, Would you like /prospects, a funeral went by w CORN SYRUP fiou ariddle coke to tw see the devil?” pace, ‘4 Upon their signifying such a desire, |) Henley leaned out of the window A Treat That cay and Se the magician turned upon his heel, sty: [and looked at the funeral anxioust “Then, go to hell. "Exchange. Then he turned ts Makes You Eat ta alerftoht dat, Sn in, sith with worried fran —it’safood so valuablein its properties that author- ities class it high among food products. nutritious but —a golden syrup of ex- quisite flavor that pleases all palates. For every use his comp, ™ cath ythat be our subscriber?” CORN PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING CO. SEVEN FABLES Pick-MeUp There was onee a fisherman who SELF-CONVICTED. was never heard to lie conce his One day a celebrated advocate was catch. He was dumb. arguing before a very rude old Scotch There was once a dramatic critic (judge, who pointed with one foretin who ysve unstinted praise to a new [to one of his cars, and with the other play. It was his own work. to the opposite one. “You see this, ‘There was once a man like Bernard |Mr, X21 do, my lord,” stid the Shaw. —He felt it deeply. Ivocate. There was. once an actor le “Welly it just owes in he in conceit. —He was certified as insane. out there,” and hi ‘There was once an carnest politician, |with the hikurity of aj He was viewed with distrust by his [he has actually said at ye uysues. ral,” replied the There was once a musicakcomedy jadvecate; “what is there to. prevent wetress who was photographed without it?" — Independent The Man Who Owns a Mechanical Cleaning Wagon Makes Money $3000.00 CAN BE MADE and comes “1 apatal ot many towne in the residences, hotel DMPANY 4497 Olive Street, St. Louls, Mo. The Marbiae A PERCEPTIVE, YOUTH. | FOR _g MEN 1G BRAINS shuavings her teeth.—She had forgotten — to. boring them with’ hier, “Thear Blink has water on the knee. | Margaret (lo young brother, ¢ sly) There was once a limerick com. Wonder what he'll do for it? | "Oh, Willie ou an ange | "—Vule| Willie—Not if i's anything up Punch petitor whe felt that he h been justly | “Wear pumps, probably He was a winner.—Ex, | | ccord, stairs. -MADE AT al WEST=- treater ON THE TRAIL. SOMETHING LACKING SOMEWHERE. “Em gunning for railroads,” an-| psy Paddles" Pa, what is a nounced the trust-buster. noxe” " : Ps equinox hen come with me,” whispered [MM aint is made {rom grapes vine a. situated tis ddles —* Why—e the n ar humic E 1 can, show Youlanemt Fur goralness’ sake, Tommy, fonvilie, Orange County. Ne Vs some of their tracks. ourter JOUHAT. | dany't you know anything about mythol- ARTER: GETTING THESALIOT. ogy atall? An equinox was a fabled ani- Its name is. In 1908 mal, half horse, half Women declare derived from the words ‘equine? and | Affairs of state ‘ox! It does seem as if these public ‘Owe them a share. schools don’t teach children anything ‘Their campaign ery in full we quote: [newadays!""—Inde pendent. aaa ae “Women should be allowed to vote. “Tteach my parrot only short words.” INK-URABLE. “Do you? pw, I should ak In 2008 There are microbe: bacilli that parrots were better adapted to We will, 1 wis, And such critters all about, learning polysyllables.”” — Bultimore Here men berate Of yet into our systen American. ‘The dears like this: ‘Then we fight and drive 'em out. —_— “Of state affairs they take no note. | An Englishman has just sailed ta Women should be compelled to vote." But the hardest germ to conquer England from this country after the —Courier Journal, Is the one that ink contains, lainey that he really is an earl. He ———s For the scribble bug's a sticker might as well have married a few millions JUST PICTURE. IT. Once it gets into your veins. 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