Judge, 1908-11-21 · page 15 of 16
Judge — November 21, 1908 — page 15: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from *Judge* magazine is primarily **advertising and light humor**, not political satire. The content includes: **Advertisements:** - Liqueur and whiskey ads (Péres Chartreux, Old Pepper Whiskey, Nestor Cigarettes, watches) - These occupy significant space, reflecting the magazine's revenue model **Humor pieces:** - "In the Subway": A sentimental poem about abandoning a lover to catch the subway car—mocking both romance and urban rushing - "A Study in Politics": Satirizes a voter's incoherent political positions (simultaneously Prohibitionist, Socialist, Democratic, protectionist)—common *Judge* fare mocking political inconsistency - "Opinions Differ": A brief joke about engagement promises - "The Small Boy Again": A recurring comedic character type **"Christmas Judge" promotional text** advertises the magazine's upcoming holiday issue. The page lacks identifiable caricatures of specific political figures. The "politics" humor reflects early 1900s concerns about voter confusion and party contradictions, not particular elections or scandals.
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Its its QUALITY QUALITY UNEQUALED, UNFQUALED EXCELLENCE EXCELLENCE UNSURPASSED LIQUEUR Peres Chartreux -GREEN AND YELLOW- ‘This famous conlial, now maste Spain, was for centuries di Carthusian Monks (Peres C ‘The above cut represents th el empl putting up of th ince thi expulsion from Liqueur Péres still retain, who have securely guarded the seeret of its manufacture for hundreds of years, taking it with them at the time they left the Monastery of La Grande Chartreuse, and who, therefore, alone poasexs a knowlelie of the elements of this delicious nectar, No Liqueur associated pulsion from France made by them at Bitjer & Co, 4 Broalway. Sole Agents for United States. Line of the Chicago, Milwaukee & Railway wil yield Descriptive OPINIONS DIFFER. Maude—**I'm a little uneasy in my mind. Ned asked me to marry him, and | I told him I might, some day. would you call that a promise?” Marie—"No; 1 should call it a threat.""—The ‘Tatler. NESTOR ~ NESTOR Now, “IMPORTED” “ ROYAL _NESTOR™ ‘The Original Brand of Over 30 Years’ Reputation. ELEGANT Thin Model 2s. Tea pepatr lets am ed beg Aa ee IN THE SUBWAY. In the subway, oh, my darling, ‘When the rush-hours swiftly go, When the people all go smashing, Madly crashing to and fro; When we all are watching, waiting, For our cars, in deepest woe, Will you blame me if I leave you, Aa I did not long ago? In the subway, oh, my darling, Think not bitterly of me, If I left you in the turmoil, Hastening wildly to be free; For my car came round the elbow, And I had to get it. See? It was best to leave you thus, dear— Anyhow, ‘twas best for me! —Somerville Journal, A STUDY IN POLITICS. “T know how you can get on the good side of pa," said the girl coyly. ‘Just a with him in pol - ““All right,” replied the young ma: “What's politics?” “Well, I'v rd him say he really was a Prohibitionist with Socialistic leanings and a tendency toward Popu- lism, except that you can’t shut up saloons and Debs is a firebrand and Watson makes him tired, and it's no use wasting a vote, anyhow; so although naturally a Democrat, he favors high | tariff and would support the Republican ‘party if Roosevelt wasn’t the whole \ thing. Oh, I don’t exactly understand ' pas politics, but he'll tell you.""—Phila- delphia Ledger. HE WOULD RETURN. Marlow was three years old. One day his mother said to him, ‘Now, Marlow, you may go outdoors to play for & whil but if I see you crossing the street to play with that naughty little boy, Willie Burr, again, I'll give you a hard, hard spanking”? Half an hour later the mother looked out after her boy and saw him playing with Willie Burr, She raised the win- dow and called, with forced gentleness, Marlow, come here to me."" Marlow came, but as he did so, he ed to his companion and suid, You stay wight here, Willie, I'm doin’ in to det spanked. I'll be wight back.""—Exchange. MANIFEST LUNACY. “We find the prisoner not guilty by reason of insanit, “But the plea was not that of in- sanity,"’ remarked the court. ‘That's just the point we made,” re- joined the foreman. ‘We decided that | any man who didn’t have sense enough to know that an insanity plea was the | proper caper must be crazy.""—Ex. “SO SAY WE ALL OF U! load of brass fi jclaimed the judge. what would you have taken if you had |yielded in ‘a moment when you felt | strong2""— Boston Globe, THE SMALL BOY AGAIN. The suitor—Johony, your | clock is an hour fast." The kid brother don’t tell sister +0. The suitor —"*Why not?” The kid brother—** Because she thinks you don’t know it.’"— Cleveland Leader. THE REASON WHY. First guest “Won't you join me in requesting young Squalls to recit “But [don’t like recita- parlor I know it. But First guest ither do I. But if the young beggar doesn’t recite, he'll New York Globe. with the positive guarantee that if it does no! we'll refund your money. ESTABLISHED LZ BORN WITH THE RE OLD PEPPER. WHISKEY SPECIAL TRIAL packed in two full half-gallon bot seat in a plain unmark: Bond—charges prepaid The James E. Pepper D) 109 Frankfort Pike, Lexington, Ky. Ask for “Old James E. Pepper.” You will appreciate its delicious flavor and be benefited by its rare medicinal qualities. If your dealer does not handle it, or if you live in a locality where liquors are not sold, write us at once for the name of our nearest distributor, who will supply you direct, 1 full gallon 6-year-old “Old Pep sna Bottled in Bond— tt conch pond and 12 fall quart boules G-year-old “Old Pepper”—Bottled in ‘Seat anywhare direct from the diilery or thrvegh our oxaretdaribter, the whiskey for the home circle is good “Old James E. Pepper.” One hundred years before a food law was oc thought of, “Old se epper’” was a pure an wholesome bourbon whiskey. ltis mide toon § re the bares scrupulously careful way, by the same formula used by old Elijah Pepper of hallowed memory. It is a soft, smooth, deliciously mellow old Ken- tucky bourbon, naturally aged and colored in charred oak casks, and bottled in bond at the distillery. t prove eminently satisfactory— BLIC OFFER + $5.00 15.00 tilling Company 609 Rector Bldg., Chicago, Ill “In a moment of weakness?” ex- | “Goodness, man!| an array of contributors as CHRISTMAS Muiige- In the first place few other magazines have the space for it. aren't everything, and some of the best humor that comparatively unknown writers. In this great everything. You've got to prove our Christma: just by way of indicating what is in store for you, here are a few names of those better-known humorists who have contributed a laugh to the Christmas JUDGE, in picture, prose or verse, for your de! of the List, and all live up to their reputations in WRITERS: Oliver Herford, Gelett Burgess, Carolyn Wells, Wilbur D. Nesbit, Elliott Flower, Charles Battell Loomis, Albert Bigelow Paine, William J. Lampton, John Kendrick Bangs, Tudor Jenks, Ed Mott, Tora Hermann, F. P. Pitzer, Perrine Lambert, Roy K. L ARTISTS: Howard Chandler J. R. Bray, Louis Wain, H. C. Greening, Arthui Charles Sarka, Arthur Lewis, Otto Lang, H. A risty, J. M. Flagg, Peter Newell, A. B, Frost, r Dove, Florence ‘Scovel Shinn, Petersen, John Conacher, Arthur Jameson, Nellie Meyer, Frederick Richardson, Jack Sears, Walt Kuhn, Will Craw- ford, Bob Addams, Aug. Hutaf, Laura E. Foster, J. H. Smith, Fred Lewis, Percy D. Johnson, Art Young, Grant E. Hamilton, E. ON SALE DECEMBER 20. ORDER OF YOUR DEALER IN ADVANCE. Sabin, Hugh Pendester, Porter Emerson Browne, Burges Johnson. appears in the We are aware that names appears is the work of new and holiday annual is the cream of s pudding by tasting it; but Jectation.. ‘They are scarcely half this number for wit and jollity. Masson, Kobertus Love, Victor A. Moulton, Lurana Sheldon, Edwin Flobri, Eugene Zimmert — Comoe comicbooks.com