Judge, 1909-02-06 · page 12 of 16
Judge — February 6, 1909 — page 12: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and filler content** rather than political satire. The main elements are: **Central Cartoon**: "The Early Bird Sells the Worms" depicts a street vendor hawking worms to birds—a straightforward visual pun with no political meaning. **"Stories About People"**: A collection of anecdotes by various authors (including Booth Tarkington), mostly humor pieces about everyday situations: a judge frustrated with jury duty excuses, and observations about marriage. These are light social commentary rather than satire—poking gentle fun at human nature and social conventions. **Advertisements**: The page is heavily laden with ads for whiskey (Gooderham & Worts), printing services (Barnes-Crosby), soap (Pears'), Philip Morris cigarettes, and Hotel Cumberland—typical of Judge's revenue model. **Context**: This represents Judge's typical format: light satirical humor mixed with substantial advertising to subsidize publication.
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“Ask Any Canadian,” Hundreds of thou- sands think Gooderham & Worts Canadian Whiskey is the best whiskey It is pure, fragrant and has a deliciously odd flavor. The favorite whiskey of Canada. made. View Point of Results you need the kind of illustratio: ind engravings that will increase your: and create a demand for your goods. Forceful, convincing illustrations, perfect printing plates—zinc etchings, half tones of three color process plates —will bring you more business. You can get what you want, exactly as you want it by using the B-C Co. DAY AND NIGHT SERVICE Barnes-Crosby Company E. W. HOUSER, Pr Engravers—Catalox Makere = 216 Madison Street.Chicago | £ Branch olfices in Ateen principal eities, Buus Artiste Haanaunennnninn Pears’ | “ Beauty and grace from no condition rise; Use Pears’, sweet maid, there all the secret lies.” Bok everywhere WITH THIS WED RING | THEE Moatgumery. Flagg Proweravure Ove Dollar, Postpaid black, JUDGE COMPANY | “WS Tith Avenue + + New York City THE EARLY “ Here yo" are, lady, two fer a quarter! “Leannot tell how Teay the tale WILLING TO DO HIS DUTY. Ht rnunt be 9 Macon, Mo. Oskaloosa, Ia, noticed som differed from the Mi: “On the day of opening of court th “8 up the petit jury and asks if nbers who want to | began to excuse himself, had just purchased a farm and that he had to start his hands fixing it up. An- id he was a candy house would fire h keep on the road. A gre: man said he was unab! if he didn’t 1t bixg woods. and knew enough to be a juror, “Fully half of the men summoned had one reason or another why it would be rly out of the question for them judge investigated cuses and found some of them sro0d and others not so good. Where the sy he made the man sta Ine of the Law. this story. AI peared before a same as on th every man explained that it w disaster to him to serve at th: court —all but a little fellow at the tail end of t ‘This man was a hunter and ek up there told m up of jurymen ap. just th + Line | lived in a cabin on the no to. offer?” ed judg excuse Fr crop “Don’t raise anythin, “No fence to fix up BIRD SELLS IE WORMS. Nice fresh worms, first of the season!" STORIES ABOUT PEOPLE the truth may be; “““Haven't got a fence on the place.’ ‘You think you can spare the time crve on a jury two weeks?” jure." judge sat a while and meditated. Reaching over, he whispered to the clerk, who shook his head in perplexity. Then’ the judge’s curiosity got the bet- ter of him. “You're the only man who's got the time to serve your country as a jury- man,’ he said. ‘Would you mind telling me how it happens ure not,’ said the little man promptly. ‘I heard you was going to try Jake Billings this term, He shot a dog 0” mine oncet.’'" | A few of Abbott's Bitters on sliced MARRIAGE BEFORE AND AFTER. Booth Tarkington has written some er fiction, More re- a in the limelight in of a politician, Not long ago was the guest of some of his friends ata th I supper. In speaking to his neighbor at the table on the sui of marriage, Mr. Tarkington said a num- ‘ammatical truths about this important subject, One wa: ““Kefore a girl marries a man, her him is much the same as that her mother. After the honey: moon is over, the young lady generally | r to the viewpoint her father A COMFORTABLE SEAT. n stately, middle-aged lady | jf thereby not infrequently electrifyin Recently she was greatly sur- to have the following simple greeted with shouts of Tarrived at the house, there was the minister sitting on a chair and three ladies,” | ESTABLISHED 1810 OLD OVERHOLT RYE Bottled in Bond, it goes direct, in its natural condi- tion, to the con- sumer in bottles sealed with U.S. Government stamps. Not less than four years old and 100 proof when bottled, there is nothing quite so good as OLD OVERHOLT RYE. ‘AL OVERHOLT 6 0, PHILIP MORRIS ORIGINAL LONDON CIGARETTES —a real refinement in the way of a smoke CAMBRIDGE the regular size AMBASSADOR efter-dinner sise In Little Brown Boxes HOTEL CUMBERLAND « At Ath Street Eye Be! ut WITH SIS HOPKINS Her Own Book IQ NEWS-STANDS 10 comicbooks.com