Judge, 1908-07-04 · page 13 of 16
Judge — July 4, 1908 — page 13: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising with embedded humor sections**, typical of early 20th-century Judge magazine format. The advertisements include liqueur, cigars, a hotel, and notably a **Rubberset Shaving Brush** (right side)—the main visual focus. The brush ad emphasizes product superiority through humorous captions about past bristle shedding problems. The text sections contain **light comedic anecdotes** rather than political satire: a clergyman unknowingly providing hair for artificial flowers, young couples quarreling, a grammar lesson joke, and a farmer's telegraph mishap. These are genteel, domestic humor pieces typical of the era. The **"Knows the Worst"** section mocks a man's three-year delay suing someone for calling him a rhinoceros—the joke being he'd never seen the animal to confirm the insult's accuracy. Overall, this reflects **Judge's shift toward lifestyle advertising and gentle, non-political humor** rather than sharp political commentary. The content targets middle-class male readers with product ads and safe, domestic jokes.
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WHY HE WAS SO POPULAR. An amusing anecdote is related in the Worcester Diocesan Calendar respecting a venerable, white-haired clergyman, | who was the recipient of several simul- tancous requests from young ladies for a lock of his hair. / The requests were complied with, the 4 ar clergyman belog pleased to folfll wishes h This is the brush which seemed founded on a sentiment of respect; and all went well until his wife that made you cuss received this note: “Dear Mrs, ——-: Won't you please ask your husband to send me just a because tle lock of his hair? We have all b 7 . . taking lessons in making hair flowers. it shed its bristles. So many of the other girls asked him, and he sent it to them, that I thought I would rather ask you to get it for me. Won't you please do this for ee? It is so hard to get white hair for lilies of the valley.""— Exchange. MAKING QUARRELS, “After getting along amicably for several weeks, Jack and Belle have quar- reled again.” (th This is the brush ** What’s it about this tim ‘ “The young idiots got to discussing : that slathered your nose LIQUEUR really to blame the time be- e. Boston Transcript. when you wanted to PERES ee , lather your chin. CHARTREUX tesa Wa 8. extatay—'* We" bcs to be talking of nothing but horses, Mr. THE AFTER-DINNER LIQUEUR | Soothem. Are you much of a sports- OF ie ° ‘ REFINED! ASTE Curate ** Really, Lady Betty, I don’t But below 1S the brush that holds its think I ought to say that lam. 1 oo to collect butterf bristles as well as its shape until shav- up even that no Pearson's Weekly, é ing days are done. In the CORRECTING THE TROUBLE. exe (in grammar recita- i “*T didn’t have no fun at the asi How would you correct this, Johnny? a Johnny—* Get a sweetheart.""—Ex. KNOWS THE WORST. “TRADE MARIS Lawyer—* How is it that you have COSTLY DENTISTRY. waited three years before suing Muller, +1 guess paw . e e for calling you a rhinoceros? Of tine at the dentlat’ wane aving Countryman—-* Because 1 never saw New York," said Johnny one of = beasts till yesterday at the| + Why do you think so queried his rr 200.""—Flicgende Blatter, ras F B us , iy . “*Cause I heard him tell a man to-day (27 vor g MEN OF GRAINS that it cost him nearly three hundred ‘ y . . 1G ARS, dollars to get his eye-teeth cut,"” replied ( Wiig the bristles are assembled with Johnny.—Chicago News, hf ’ exacting care, then vulcanized in iy hold thei “MADE AT KEY Yweste spMotbers wit tg Mes, Winsiow'sSoathing Syrup the cubbes eo tae they. per coal eee ks (\ J shape in rT |, good. HIS MESSAGE. soap or bad, rough hand or light. P 8! Up in Peeblesshire there fives a i When you consider that Rubber- young farmer whose sense of humor , 5 failed him on his wedding-day. He lived set Shaving brushes cost no more |then at some distance from his bride- than the ordinary kind, what's the need of swearing? ntful day he set off for the . imes, but he met one friend At all dealers’ and barbers’, in after another, with the result that he X | missed his train. Naturally he was all styles and oe from 2564 306s very much upset, and bethought himself r 75c to $6.00. If not at your deal- of the telegraph. This was the message er’s, send for booklet from which jhe sent: | ih |" Don't marry till come. William."* you may order by m —Reaeaon's Weeki. To the average man we commend the $1.00 brush. Berset Shaving Cream Soap softens the beard instantly. Doesn’t dry, doesn’t smart. 25cents a tube at all dealers’ or direct by mail. Send 2c stamp for sample tube containing one month’s supply. THE RUBBERSET COMPANY, 84 Ferry Street, Newark, N. J. Drs comicbooks.com