Judge, 1908-07-18 · page 13 of 14
Judge — July 18, 1908 — page 13: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page combines short humorous quips with advertisements, typical of Judge's format. **The Cartoons/Jokes:** The page features several brief, one-panel satirical observations rather than narrative cartoons. They mock everyday situations: a father's outdated gift suggestions, a fashionable restaurant's artificial concern with luxury commodities (storks), political speechmaking as tedious obligation, and romantic rejection. One cartoon by Lou Rogers shows a giraffe at a fancy restaurant, likely commenting on absurd dining pretensions. The humor relies on wordplay and social observation rather than political commentary. **The Advertisements:** The bulk of the page advertises consumer products: Rubberset shaving brushes and Harper whiskey. These ads are period-typical, emphasizing product durability and practical superiority—the brush's vulcanized rubber base won't deteriorate like ordinary bristles. **Overall Context:** This represents Judge's characteristic blend of light social satire targeting middle-class manners and consumerism, alongside commercial sponsorship. The magazine's humor assumes familiarity with contemporary urban leisure culture and consumer goods.
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A HANDY SUBSTITUTE. | FOR THE SUBURBS. “Pa, Jane wants one of these new| * You say hemade a fortune with some dantrene | mechanical device?" “Like th’ kind you showed me in th’) “ Yes; he invented a combination lawn ture?” mower and go-cart."”—St. Louis Post- "Yes, Dispatch, “Tell her to crawl into th’ umbrella| - *—Cleveland Plain Dealer. HE DID, INDEED. = “I presume,” said the conceited fel- CLovED. low, ‘that you will permit me to call “Tone made a political speech.” —_| again soon?” “ Well?"? ** You do, indeed,” replied Miss Cut- “Tate a paragraph a day for thirty | ting. \ys, and then quit polities for good.""—| ‘I do wh Washington Herald. | “\Presume."*—Philadetphie Press. P) : If your shaving brush loses its bristles Lov ROGERS or loses its shape don’t bother with it— throw it away — get a Rubberset. OVERHEARD IN ‘THE FASHIONABLE STORK’S RESTAURANT. All the bristles in ° “What's up, old chap?” “Just some stork-exchan . Some big man got a comer on chimneys and swept up everything in sight. There's quite a flurry in storks.” RU BBERS ET NO MISTAKING HIM. | CONTRACTING METAL. “If the office ever goes to seck the| ‘Nonsense! Heat always causes met- e man, it'll know him when it meets him,"" als to expand. Why do you deny it?”” says’ the Billville Banner; ‘for he’s| ‘Well, 1 know that a hot old time aving ally sweeping the landscape with a |doesn’t cause a five-dollar gold piece to Spyglass, and he locates it ten miles | expand to any great extent.”"—E, down the road, and saves it the trouble Constitution, “Ah, proud beauty !"" exclaimed little Sniffkins; “you spurn my love now, , : cause the SURE RANCOLAKER! Bat atte tol nat oll tat Slorage be are a part of the brush, because they Knicker—** It is feared that in future a clerk. 1 are held together in a solid base of vul- years our rainfall may diminish." | hat's s0,” interrupted the heartless . Hocker AM tl II have todo is| girl. ‘ You may lose your job.""—Cl canized rubber, which cannot crumble, to ha 01 pi . New York San. land Leader, . . i pavecmere Bich! dala a loosen, soften, melt or decay like ordi- nary settings. : Rubberset brushes cost no more than — other kinds. EVERY TONGNES ‘The name on each brush guaran- m tees it. At all dealers’ and barbers’, in all The styles and sizes, 25, 50, 75c. to $6.00. Best If not at your dealer's, send for booklet k from which you may order by mail. y To the average man we commend the $1 brush. For All Berset Shaving Cream Soap softens i beard instantly, Doesn't dry, doesn’t smart. Uses tube at all dealers’ or direct. by mail. 2. stamp for sample tube containing one month's supply. 3 THE RUBBERSET COMPANY, SOLD BY LEADING DEALERS 84 Ferry St., Newark, N. J. comicbooks.com