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This page is primarily **advertisements and advice content**, not political satire. The central feature is "Judge's Women's Department," a new advice column where editor "Mr. Hik Hok" answers readers' questions about household and romantic matters. The notable content is a **"Leap Year Prize Contest"** soliciting marriage proposals from women. This references the historical tradition (dating back centuries) that during leap years, women are permitted to propose to men—reversing normal gender roles. The magazine offers prizes (dress patterns and subscriptions) for the best proposal letters submitted by young women seeking to marry. The surrounding advertisements are typical period products: Boston garters, Pears' soap, Mennen's talcum powder, and hotel listings. The three sequential cartoons above appear to show a comic sequence involving automobiles and pedestrians, illustrating the caption "It is always the innocent bystander who gets hurt"—apparently unrelated safety humor about early automobile traffic hazards.

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eAeecham BOSTON GARTER DESIGNED TO BE WORN WITH KNEE DRAWERS me ON-ELASTIC TUBULAR KNIT LEG BAND ELASTIC ADJUSTABLE PENDART NO METAL TOUCHES THE LEG Made with the Celebrated CUSHION RUBBER BUTTON CLASP Ofyour haberdasher or sample pair on receipt of 25¢, GEO. FROST CO. Sole Makers, Boston| BORATED TALCUM IENNEN’ a 1 THAT'S HOw. “Hello, old man! How do you find busii "There's no place like home,” and no soap like Pears’. p is found in homes the Pears’ $ millions of world ov rywhere. NEW YORK CITY THE HERMITAGE A CLUB HOTEL FOR MEN The mame tella the story Seventh Avenue and Forty-second Street Junction of Broadway Restaurant on the street floor, —a restaurant where ladies are welcome. Every other part of the house exclusively for men. Telephones in every room. Respectful, quiet, obedient and alert Japa- nese servants, Bedroom and bath $2.00 a day upward. Send for Rooklet. T. F. PADDELL, Proprietor Ne i a 5 Fs esl Paley rt JUDGE’S WOMEN’S DEPARTMENT. For the benefit of our women readers in the myriad homes where JupGE is a favorite, we have entered into an arrangement with the famous editor of ‘* The | Perfect Ladies’ Companion," Mr. Hik Hok. Any perfect lady among our readers who has troubles of household or heart may go in perfect confidence to Mr. Hol who will at intervals convey through these pages advice or comfort, as the case may demand. Dear Mr. Hok: I find myself in a peculiar predicament and look to you for aid. Iam an orphan and not especially \attractive in personal appearance. A clause in my great-aunt’s will requires embarrassment to us that we have deter- mined to turn to our readers for help. We therefore inaugurate a PRIZE CONTEST! Expectaceis the best teacher. that I shall be married by July 4th, this year. There are a number of eligible young men among my acquaintances, but 1 am so overwhelmingly shy that I have never gotten to know one better than another. I must propose by letter, tak- ing advantage of leap year, and I do not know what to say. Will you please out- For each of the three best and most alluring leap-year proposals contained ina letter from a young lady in Antoi- | nette’s position we will award an annual | subscription to Judge's Library. For every letter received which we think worthy of publication we will award a beautiful, up-to-date dress pattern, de- Be guided by it. PHILIP MORRIS ORIGINAL LONDON 's pattern signed by Zim, head of Jut department. Although the contest is | established by this department, the com- petition is not confined to Perfect Ladies, but is open to every one. All letters must be in by June 30th, addressed to Mr. Hok, care of Editor of Jupce, line a desirable form of written proposal that you think would be most likely to be successful in its results, from a young lady in my peculiar position? Yours in terrible trouble, : Antoinette Eloise Jones. The above letter has proved such an Is ALWAYS ‘THE INNOCE BYSTANDER WHO ( SUITABLE TEXT. “We received the drawings safely,” said the publ trator. “Iw look at 'em oce: book."’—Louisville Courier-Journal, USE FOR THEM ALL | “You have three pairs of glasses, pro- I use one to read with, one to at s a distance and the third to find the other two.'’—Christian Work and Evangelist, : 225 | Fifth Avenue, New York. | CIGARETTES have been the first choice of critical smokers for over fifty years. Arthur E. Jameson, Copyrignt, 1907, by Judge Co. AN OLD MAN'S DARLING. HOTEL MARTINIQUE ROADWAY AND. 32D STREET, HERALD SQUARE, *Yex'm; I had a comfortable home, and I stuck right to it for ten years." “* How did you lose it? “ Me sentence sentence e: xpired, ma’am. BARKER BRAND res OF LINEN J sats “156 33925<" “HENRY LINDENMEYR & SONS PAPER WAREHOUSE * « York. ALL KINGS comicbooks.com