Judge, 1908-06-20 · page 21 of 28
Judge — June 20, 1908 — page 21: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains **advertisements and an advice column**, not political cartoons. **Left side:** An ad for Underberg Bitters, a German digestive liqueur marketed to sportsmen and clubmen as a health tonic and cocktail ingredient. The copy emphasizes its 60-year reputation and widespread availability in American establishments. **Right side:** An ad for Rubberset shaving brushes, emphasizing their vulcanized-rubber bases that keep bristles firm and durable. **Center/bottom:** "Judge's Women's Department"—a humorous advice column where readers respond to Miss Antoinette Eloise Jones's leap-year marriage proposal request. The responses are comedic: one suggests trading stamps or Christian Science absent-treatment marriage; another humorously describes an unattractive woman (with a detachable face) offering minimal marital freedoms. The satire targets both marriage-seeking women and the earnest advice-column format itself.
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Sportsmen, Athletes and men about town desiring a true, quick - acting, delicious tonic - restorative, of nent benefit, find nothing equal to Under- berg Bitters. It is positively unvarying in quality —famous for over 60 years. Creates a healthy appetite, and promotes digestion. In the camp, traveling, at home, at the club, wherever you are you'll find it invaluable. Enjoyable as a Cocktail and Better for You Over 7,000,000 Bottles Imported to U.S. At all Hotels, Clubs and Restaurants, or by the bottle at Wine Merchants and Grocers. Ask for UNDERBERG. Write for Booklet. Bottled only by H. UNDERBERG ALBRECHT, Rheinberg, Germany Since 1846 LUYTIES BROTHERS, 204 William St., New York SOLE AGENTS JUDGE’S WOMEN’S DEPARTMENT. For the benefit of our women readers in the myriad homes where Jun favorite, we ha ered into an arrangement with the famous editor of * Perfect * Companion,” Mr. Hik Hok. Any perfect lady among our reade who has troubles of household or heart may go in perfect confidence to Mr. Hok, who will at intervals convey through these pages advice or comfort, as the case may demand. Miss Antoinette Eloise Jones, whose | Jones's request, that he doubts Miss appeal for a model leap-year proposal we |Pinkham’s sincerity. turned into a prize contest, is beginning to receive aid from our readers. We ap- pend the following: ar Mr. Hok: I am very, very anx- 10 get married. Marriage seems to run in our family, as my mothcr was | married and my grandmother was mar- ried before her. Lam at present employed in a tobacco factory, putting smoke in cig work sixteen hours a day and : three dollars per, but I would be willing jto give up this easy position to make some man happ 1am not a bad-looking girl. My nose is slightly turned up. Some people say Waldo, B. C., May 29th, 1908. I have a wart on my face, but this is Dear Mr. Hok: The above is my effort false, as this is only the nail showing to help the fair Antoinette out. Might where my face was fastened on, I am say that if the above fails to induce her four fect square and weigh two hundred local beaux, you might refer the lady to and forty pounds. Yours respectively, If somebody made me his wife I would Lew W. Fitch. [not rob him of one liberty that he now enjoys. I would require him to stay in Dear Mr. Hok: I advise Miss Jones to| the house no oftener than seven nights a offer green trading stamps or cigar-store week, and he would not have to hand coupons. If this does not work, why over his salary to me more than once a shouldn't she advertise for a Christian, week. I would not want him to take me Scientist husband, who would marry her| to the theatre more than once at a time, by absent treatment? Yours helpfully, | and I would invariably let him pay for L. P, Evarts, New York City. || this pleasure, which shows that I am not selfish. We did not mean that thisdepartment! But in my single bliss I am becoming should become a matrimonial bureau, but | desperate, and I would even marry Zim append the following just received. ‘The’ after secing his pictures, Yours humbly, editor must add, in justice to Miss! Lydia Pinkham, Jr., Jersey City, N. J. ¢ that I will try one proposals now in style. » me for your pet your Antoinette, Then we'll blow in our great-auntie’s pile. Yours, Antoinette Eloise Jones. Safety razor or regular razor—shaving stick or shaving mug—the old saying still remains true, “Well lathered, half-shaved.”” To be well-lathered requires a good brush—bristle-tight and bristle-right, Shave every day or once a week—rubin the lather as hard as you like, you can’t change the shape or loosen a bristle in RUBBERSET Shaving Brushes The “why” of this is found.in the base of the brush, The bristles are held together by vulcanized rubber as hard as iron—proof against water and wear, The name on each brush guarantees it, At all dealers’ and barbers’ in all styles and sizes, 25, 50, 75 cents to $6.00. If not at your dealer’s, send for booklet, from which to order by mail. To the average man we commend the $1.00 brush. Berset Shaving Cream Soap softens the beard without rubbing with the hand. Doesn’t dry, doesn’t smart. 25 cents a tube at all dealers’, Send 2c stamp for sample tube containing one month’s supply. THE RUBBERSET COMPANY, 84 Ferry Street, Newark. N. J. comicbooks.com