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This page is primarily **advertising with brief satirical humor pieces**, typical of Judge magazine's format. The main advertisements feature liquor (Old Overholt Rye, I.W. Harper Kentucky Whiskey) and Philip Morris cigarettes—products marketed as time-tested quality. The scattered short jokes mock everyday situations: - A child mishearing the patriotic song "America" as "land where my papa died" (twice), missing the lesson about "our fathers"—satirizing children's literal interpretations - An elopement where the girl's father planned to retrieve the rope ladder, preventing escape—dark humor about parental control - A servant's tactless comment that even homely babies grow up decent - "Black hands" crime references reflecting period anxieties about organized crime The "Election Night" verse celebrates the man sleeping soundly rather than anxiously awaiting election results—likely commentary on political indifference or confidence. Overall, the page reflects early-20th-century middle-class concerns: child-rearing, domestic relations, crime, and politics—delivered through gentle, family-magazine humor alongside period product promotions.

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( | ESTABLISHED 1810 Overholt Rye Produced by skill and prac- tice through- out a Century of experience. Without exag- geration, we believe it to be the best whis- key ever pro- duced by any- body any- where. ‘A. OVERHOLT & CO. Pittsburgh, Pa. PROVED BY EXPERIENCE? The man able to live up to his wife’ enough to enable him to carry p PHILIP MORRIS ‘ORIGINAL LONDON CIGARETTES Are just as good today as fifty years ago. AMBASSADOR alter-dianer size CAMBRIDGE "8 courtship ideals would have wings large HARD TO UNDERSTAND. Ardyce had been learning to sing “America” at school, and was trying to teach it to brother Wayne. One morn- ing chis father heard him shouting, Land where my papa died, land where my papa died.’ Ardyce interrupted, ‘Oh, no, Wayne; | not that way. It is ‘Land where our fathers died.’ "” Wayne's expression could not be de- scribed as he tipped his head sidewise, and in a very surprised tone gravely asked, “Two of 'em?”—Exchange. IT’S PROFITABLE. All lawyers like to take a rest, Like most of us, and still The average lawyer's happiest When working with a will. —Catholié Times, ALL DETAILS ARRANGED. Dear,’’ whispered the eloping lov: “what shall we do with the rope-| ladder? | We shouldn’t leave it hanging there. “Oh, that’s all right!"’ replied the coy damsel. ‘Pa said he'd pull it up again #0 we couldn't get back.""—Exchange. WHY WAS SHE DISCHARGED? Mr. Fondparent—“Ask the doctor to jeome to my house immediately. My wife doesn’t quite like the baby’s looks.”” Norah—'‘He’s out, sure; but don’t yez worry—the homeliest babies some- times grow up quite good-looking.”” Town and Country. REWARDS OF CONSCIENCE. “T hope you came out of that horse trade with a clear conscience.” “*Yea,"” answered Si Sim “but it kind 0’ worries me. My conscience is 80 onusually clear that I can’t he’p fee in’ I must 0° got the wust o’ the trade. —Washington Star. Mothers will tind Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup the best remedy for their children. 25c. a bottle, LITTLE WILLIE. Little Willie stole a letter, Read it with great gle Little Willie knew no better— Naughty kid was he! ~Philadelphia Ledger. WORK OF BLACK HANDS. The couple were of the color of the, ace of spades, “You charge your husband with hav- ing struck you repeatedly with his fists?" | asked the judge of the woman, | “Yes, your honor,” she replied. “Six months!" shouted the judge. | EVIDENCE OF USE. Barber—‘Hair_ getting Ever tried our hair preparation, sir?” Customer—*N that." Boston Transcript. HENRY LINDENMEYR & SONS PAPER WAREHOUSE R "Pi Cutting Bi ROMETKE'S fio: evapteci apnrar about you, your froetla, OF tren” you. may wat tober tp to nua 100 “notices. Henny Romeixe, 110-112 West 26th ___ Happy the man with conscience light, Street, New York SANTAL CAPSULES DN ‘oid by all Creeviana sir. 1 can’t blame it on will send you pings whichmay | an’ see how many minutes I'm late."’— yee co 2° Catholic Times. | “These black-hand outrages have got to cease !""—Lippincott’s. HIS USE FOR IT. “*Yeh,”’ said Tommy; watch to carry when I school this fall. My!" exe n't it?’ "Yes" 'm; ‘cause as soon as I git in school in the mornin’s, I kin look at it a gave me a ted in at imed Aur.t Jane; “that ELECTION NIGHT. Who calmly secks his couch to-night, And slumb'ring with untroubled breast, A GOOD REASON. “Yep; I'm coming downtown to- night to listen to the returns for the first time in twenty years “Take an unusual interest, eh?” Awaits the news in dreamless rest. | —Cleveland Plain Dealer, | HE KNEW. “Why is it,’” asked the teacher of the class in chemistry, ‘‘that there is more nutriment in beans, for example, than | there is in pork?”” “Because,” answered the boy with the bad eye, “when you order ‘em at a lunch counter you get a plateful of beans | and only half a bite of pork.""—Chicago News. A NEW EXPERIENCE. “I wonder what Millyuns, who had so much money while his wife had so little, is contesting her bequests for?"’ “T heard him say he didn’t care a pic- } ayune for the money, but he wanted for once in his life ta feel what it was like | to dispute her will, "Baltimore Amer- ican, GLASSES AND GLASSES. I'm troubled a great deal with head- aches in the mornibg,” said Luschman. | ‘Perhaps it’s my eyes. Do you think 1] need stronger glasses?"” i ,|__ ‘tNo,"” replied Dr. Wise meaningly; “what you need is not stronger glas | but fewer.""—Catholic Times. LOVE'S MANUSCRIPT. | The editor's note, ‘Inclosed find check,”” Can never bring by way of bliss Such joy as the maiden gives when she Returns with thanks her lover’s kiss. —The Bohemian. ALWAYS THANKFUL, | Winks—"'Yea; I always find some- | thing to be thankful for.” Dinks—"Well, we have hash for lunch every day in the month. Con you sce anything about that to be thankful for?"” Winks—Yes, T should be glad when it's February.""—Pick-me-up. THANKSGIVING FIRST. “What's this blamed country coming | to, anyhow | “Oh, Thanksgiving first, and then | Christmas."'—Birmingham Age-Herald. IMPROVEMENT. “It is sad,"’ said the man who uses slang, “‘to see po ing one another." “Well,” answered Senator Sorghum, “even that programme representa an im- provement. It's a little more humane | to go after a man with a hammer than with an axe.""—Exchange, icians so busy knock- REMARKABLE ACCENT. In the midst of a rambling speech the political orator declared, is grave; the cris ewapaper reporter, ‘was circum- — Youth's Companion. to a wife who is wealthy, but about twice his age and the pos: temper that makes his life unl —'You know, my dear sir, you’ fering from a very peculiar disease— matrimonial dyspepsia.’ Your wife too rich—she doesn’t agree with you.'” The Sketch, KENTUCKY WHISKEY tor Gentlemen 1o Quality. “No; my wife's away from home.” | —Exchange. The situation | js acu ‘And the gentleman's speech, "added | The doctor (to patient, who is married | | STYLE NEATNESS COMFORT THE IMPROVED ‘Wore All Over The World Sample par Se Cot INSIST ON HAVING THE GENUINE REFUSE ALL SUBSTITUTES: THOSE JANITORS! “I fell out of the window of my flat yesterday.”” “And you are on the fourth floor! That was terrible!” Ye: don’t know how to face the janitor. I'm sure I've violated some clause in my lease.""—Washington Her- ald, Collars on Cuffs SS BARKER BRAND SD, MADE OF LINEN jh ‘156 FORQS< © Lat. iN tay sits. low WHY NOT BE AN ARTIST? Xe Fi i Se ay compte re tat ‘iene competent workers. Write for Mandeens Sra Beet. Free. ‘SCHOOL OF APPLIED ART (Pounded 1898.) N #2, Gallery Fine Arta, Vattle Crock, Mich. comicbooks.com