Judge, 1909-01-02 · page 15 of 16
Judge — January 2, 1909 — page 15: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and humorous automobile anecdotes** rather than political satire. The "Automobile Stories" section contains three brief jokes: 1. **Rockefeller anecdote**: Mocks wealthy industrialist John D. Rockefeller's hypocrisy—he publicly opposes speeding while his chauffeur was fined for it. The joke suggests the wealthy hold different standards. 2. **Tramp dialogue**: Two homeless men marvel that a vagrant boldly entered a restaurant and ordered an expensive dinner, implying audacity or class transgression for humor. 3. **Chinese visitor story**: A visiting Chinese man (Vu Koo) misjudges an automobile's power by its size, played for "foreigner's confusion" comedy common to the era. The page also features **period advertisements**: Philip Morris cigarettes, Old Overholt Rye whiskey, motion pictures, and children's nursery prints. These occupy substantial space, indicating this is a commercial publication blending editorial content with paid advertising. The humor reflects early 1900s attitudes toward wealth, class mobility, and ethnic stereotyping.
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AUTOMOBILE STORIES LATEST AUTO TRICK. John D. Rockefeller the other day pI regret to a reporter that hi chuuffeur had been fined for speeding. “I don’t, believe in. speeding,” said “Itis dangerous. It PHILIP MORRIS ORIGINAL LONDON CIGARETTES amp the othi a negati ng continued, Well, two tramps rsing on Brondw: Il good people like them, Near- Jagreed. *What’s he been doin’ no} |_ ++ What's he been doin’ first tramp enthusiastically. “Why. durned if he didn’t march into Delm iker’s as bold as brass yesterday, selec! a corner table, and order a full-course dinner, with a bottle of wir Brown Boxes ‘The other tramp chuckled. he?" ly all good peo- ple smoke them In Little CAMBRIDGE the retelarsise AMBASSADOR after-dinner sise a millionaire from a long run, AN EXCELLENT CRITERION. Vu Koo, the brilliant young Chinaman now visiting America, tells the follow. | ing incident that happened on a motor th ride that he recently took : ly friend's car was not a remark-! and out in the country, after on, the young man w a one-hundred horse-power, isn! “Oh, no,’ said the junio “Oh, no, my friend. It rse-power. the Pacific Coast tension of the lwaukee & St. Paul Rai PLAAienG.PLACh ‘but by | “Twa'n't jedgin’ by the size, the other wi said the farmer."’ — Pitts- micle-Telegraph. thenois burgh Ch THE MISSING LINKS. Here is one of the best automobile stories of the season, It is taken from the Rochester Timex. *** When I bought this automobile from you a few weeks ago you said you broke anything,’ said the purch the manufacture r. ir. What can T have providing, you with the inquiry. 1 want a pair rib, a left 8, a float- NOT NICE. A Denver automobile party stopped at a farm-house north of town th day for dinner, and the farmer's old daughter acte ne of the young men, who was in a jocular mood, she said timidly, “Would you care for an ex, sit “Have you a nic asked, winking at or "t nie nd Denver Past, CLIPPED CHEERFULNESS with a! Dear linotyper, be it From us thy perf Jerspoorwegpetroo l y= ‘ork Mail. | 25c. Each Charming Child Studies for the Nursery and Mother’s Room ESTABLISHED 1810 Overholt Rye Produced by skill and prac- tice through- } out a Century | of experience. Without exag- f geration, we believe it to be the best whis- key ever pro- duced by any- body any- where. A. OVERHOLT & CO. Pittsburgh. Pa. PAYS 1G Avni ‘The W Motion Pictures iusementSupplyCo.s82externssex eA 25c. Each | * Look at me, eve'ybody ; most as tall as a broom.’ In selecting pictures for your home, do not for- get to choose those that will interest. and please the children. Pictures like these that reflect as clear as a mirror their own little lives, thoughts and actions are of gen- uine worth because they stimulate the imagination through the instrumen- tality of story - telling pictures. Send all remittances to 225 Fifth Avenue, New York City ae “RUSHING THE GROWLER” THE JUDGE COMPANY - - comicbooks.com