Judge, 1909-02-13 · page 18 of 20
Judge — February 13, 1909 — page 18: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from Judge magazine (circa 1909) is primarily **advertising with brief satirical humor pieces**. The main content includes: ## Humor Sections Multiple short jokes attributed to college publications (Yale, Cornell, Princeton, Stanford). These mock collegiate life—absent-minded professors, lovestruck students, and wordplay about watches and intoxication. The humor reflects early 1900s campus culture. ## Key Advertisement The prominent "Hammer the Hammer" revolver ad features a firearm with exaggerated safety claims. The illustration depicts a cartoonish figure, likely meant to emphasize the gun's reliability through visual pun. ## Other Ads - **John Jameson Whiskey** and **Coates Dry Gin**—alcohol prominently advertised despite Prohibition looming (passed 1920) - **Judge's Print Catalog** (10 cents)—offering art reproductions - Various other period products ## Notable Context The page reflects pre-Prohibition America's casual alcohol advertising and early 20th-century consumer culture. The collegiate humor relies on insider academic references that anchor Judge's readership among educated, urban audiences.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
Can't judge an Ale|CAP AND GOWN SMILES j O without trying it. REVERIES OF A ROUNDER. ‘The way of the transgressor is hard to resist There's nary a slip between a fat girl aren't supposed to know they m, Why ure they always advertis- phers aren't wearing fra yes is because it doesn't ulways pay to advertise. t the long kind for both débutantes orus girls, ‘The first at the glove the others—second counter to University of Vennayloania Punch Bowl. and ¢ | ‘ount Al lives up to its reputation—| the p | WayS Od Reliable. = ee ~ NAUTICAL TOPICS. dJocular “How is Fritai Scheff like a sailor? Bored ju ‘Ob, th about Mare 1 docular sophomore perfectly at home Yale Keeord, suphomure on the high GIVING ADvicr. “What is the matter with Professir Mr. 2 Learned student—"Me is afllicted with a paroxysmal in tion of the vermiform appendix. "Aw, cut it ISN'T IT SO? Tailor" 1's wonderful) what a thes make in is ing on the nits of “it's wonderful w + Stanford Univernity GOING, GOING, GO "LE woke up last night with a I dreamed that my watch was start. Well, was “No; but it was going.""— Yale LOADED FOR FAIR. “Ien't it funny? When he was alive he used to get loaded on a highball.” when he died he was loaded on Py = Harvard Lampoon, ‘SCHOOL OF APPLIED ART (Pou IN §2 Uallery Five Arts, hatte Un SOLVED Lay LAS tL have a solution for n aid th ected ax he mixed a pint of carbolic th a quart of strychnine —Cornell Wintow. | OF BRAINS. IGARS : “MADE AT KEY WEST FOR _g MEN TABLE TALK fast this morn- HENRY LINDENMEYR & SONS Par R WAREHOUSI! a bird." Princeton Branch Wi Et fn Str ALL Mintel OP FARE MA Te one SPECIAL. or priv 0 be Corn "| IN CHURCH CIRCLES. to leave “Ie our minister| Hates x0, resignation in his AR ONE Original Plymouth DRY GIN A Rare Book of Humor Isa bound v The best. bi He Won't you miss me when Em [the one we a ndingg our sub- far away?" seribers for $1.25, ‘This amount Sie “Noy VIL always think of you [includes all charges for postage, ay very close pened Wi ete, Address THE JUDGE CO. 25 Filth Avenue Dard bleing, ba lesafotn tnt Nothing will Ore th/s revel * pollingthotrleger, Tet itfall. kick itarrom the nom "bammer the hamwer"-mothing doing watil yoa pull the trleger. your name om a postal fur our booklet * Shots” and entalogue—both free ne WER JOWNSCH SAFETY WAMMERLESS RETOLYER Bi. 9 ‘ot cliche catra cont ware ant Sportin sent nrepaition recelnt of Dette Bao (rip aod our Bame oa tho barrel, ARMS AND CYCLE WORKS, 153 River Street, Fitchburg, Mi Francisco: Fil, B, Bekeart Go., 717 Market. Hambarg, Ger.: Pickbabea Iver Johnson Slagle Harrel Shotgune and Iver Johnson Truss Bridge Blerclen ‘THE PREHISTORIC HORSE-RACE, Comin, down the homestretch. — London Graphic. ete Ham- “Why do they ¢ "sth ache | " First dancer—"She' girl.” | Second sufferer igatee! magnate Directoire Di U's open on the ide."*—Sphinz. very attractive “Yes; her father Yale Record, | Catalog 1906 muniature for Sixty- three repro- ductions of splendid art prints from drawings by Flaws, 8 Monahan Now ready, 10 Cents JUDG laws, Cory, and — others. ume of JUDGE. on the market is » COMPANY New York Avenue New York comicbooks.com