Judge, 1908-12-12 · page 15 of 16
Judge — December 12, 1908 — page 15: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising mixed with humor**, typical of Judge magazine's format. **The Advertisements** dominate: Philip Morris cigarettes, Hunter Baltimore Rye whiskey, the Hoffmann House hotel, and Hotel Pierrepont in New York promote luxury goods to affluent readers. **The Humor Section** ("Imported Smiles and Laughs") contains several brief jokes translated from European sources (noted as "Fliegende Blatter" and "Jugend"), indicating Judge's practice of reprinting international humor: - A boy tries bribing his father after a poor school report - A new tenant's maid explains men stare upward because of a clock - A desperate young doctor advertises his services - A vagrant nostalgically recalls eating glass in circuses - A child's dolls are damaged by her brother's toy automobile **The Bottom Cartoon** shows a silent three-panel narrative about what appears to be children near ant hills or mounds—"no translation needed" because it relies on visual storytelling rather than language. The page reflects early 20th-century middle-class humor emphasizing domestic situations and gentle social observation rather than hard satire.
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IMPORTED SMILES AND LAUGHS PURITY AND MATURITY HELP GIVE To UNTER BALTIMORE RYE ITS FINE FLAVOR MELLOW RICHNESS AND SUPERIOR QUALITY PHILIP MORRIS ‘ORIGINAL LONDON , Thefinest blend 6 of Turkish leaf ever produced in a cigarette. NOT SO DULL AFTER ALL. Little Peter (who has just broyubt a poor report from his school-teacher)—" Papa, don't you want some errand done ?°—Hirgende Blactter. THE AMERICAN GENTLEMAN'S WHISKEY 014 at all fretclase cafes and by jobbers Wil LANAHAN & BOS, Daitimore, Md The Magnificent New MADISON SQUAN GOOD REASON WHY. | Lady of the house (in & new apart- | ment)—''Have you noticed, Anna, that the men always look up here when I am Hoffman House b sitting at the window?” Anna (the maid)—‘Naturally, ma- dame, for in the wall under the window there is a clock.”"—Meggendorfer Blaet- ter. A BITTER DOSE. A young doctor, with no practice as office fora short time. Be- ing, however, he wrote on the slate by the side of the office door, “I will be back in fifteen minutes."" Upon his return he found under his writing the word, "*Why?""—Fliegende Blaetter. e RECALLED OLD TIMES. } Ambitious young housewife—"Did you enjoy the cal I baked it myself.” Tramp —*1 certainly did, for i HEARD IN ‘THE NURSERY. called old times. I was formerly a cir- “But why have all your dolls got broken heads, arms, feet, etc. 2” cus attraction as an eater of glass."’— “My brother said he had to have people to run over when he played with his automo- Jugend. bile and so he took my dolls."'—Megeendorfer Blaetter. ——— HOTEL PIERREPONT may Lo mKOWN Exropean P Fireprood » A LITTLE DRAMA IN ‘THREE ACTS-NO TRANSLATION NEEDED.—Fhevende Blactter, comicbooks.com