Judge, 1909-02-27 · page 11 of 16
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This page from *Judge* magazine satirizes President Theodore Roosevelt's aggressive executive style, titled "The Passing of the Strenuous Regime." The lengthy poem mocks Roosevelt's relentless activism—"hammering at railroads," charging the beef trust "as he charged at San Juan," pushing Congress beyond constitutional limits, and generally exhausting the nation with his hyperactive governing. The satire predicts Roosevelt's departure will leave an "uncanny emptiness," with trusts celebrating his absence and Congress finally able to breathe. The joke is that Roosevelt's successor—Taft (referenced in "Sic Semper Fads")—will be so passive that teddy bear fads will replace the strenuous regime's chaos. The page also contains period advertisements (Grape-Nuts, Packer's Tar Soap) and unrelated humor, typical of *Judge*'s mixed-content format.
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singularly blest dential p e- He has storme cutes with zest, a message now and the His spirit never tires, With impassioned exhortation Though his Uncle Sam perspires ‘To the Solons of the natior With his herculean efforts as he tries to | He has bade them up and le keep abreast, legislate again. He has hypnotized the eagle and has He has overleaped prerogatives and prec- kept her on the seream edents gaalor: To proclaim abroad the workings of the Till the Senate passed a motion not to With a strenuous executive, who ¢: late, end strenuous régime. love him any more. He has hammered at the railroads till He has steered the good old Ship of they eqeallged (helt ra State among uncharted seas; He has eailed in special conclav He has cast convention overboard, tradi- ‘Governors af th tion to the b With unremittin He has plied the And has urged the Till the groaned in mort To behold their precious handiwork careering on the main, ardor He Than the average common citi: crowd within their pates. | peace-pact with Japan, And he charged the stubborn beef trust ay he charged at San Juan, But anon this keen apostle of the ener- the broad Potomac for yo und the Nile. ant man killers, Boa gorillas Will afford him relaxation and his ener- gies begui Will exchang the Coi Jung PRIZE FOOD PALATABLE, ECONOMICAL, NOURISHING. A Nebraska wom has outlined the i food in ‘w words, and that from personal experience, She writes: “After our long experience with Grape-Nuts, I cannot say enough in its favor. We have used this food almost continually for years, | * We sometimes tried other adver- d breakfast foods, but we invariably ‘returned to Grape-Nuts as the most | palatable, economical, and nourishing of all. “When I quit tea and coffee and be- gan to use Postum and Grape-Nuts, | was a nervous wreck. I was so irritable | I could not sleep nights, had no interest disappeared and now Iam a well woman, My two children have almost raised on Grape-Nuts, which three times a day. of health and have least symptom of stomach trouble, Even through the most severe + of whooping cough they could re-| pe-Nuta when all else failed. pe-Nuts food has saved doctor nomical food for wi Name given by Postum k, Mich, Read The It .'in packages.‘ The A CAT MAY LOOK AT A KING ¢ (yp sor nt ALOU) The routine use of COMMON CUSTOM. Mrs, Hicks The lecturer PACKER’S TAR SoaP || when the Zulu husband has words with a of i and the emergency his spouse he makes for his elub.’* Packer's Cutaneous Charm Mrs, Wicks—'That's just what mine (a healing, soothing lotion), sows," Rechdnge. : SURER. er the most satisfactoi offer the most sal Y Knickers a child born abroad of and reliable means for | American parents eligible to the presi- Rae: dency? protecting the skin against Kocker—"Better have him born in New York Sun, SIC SEMPER FADS. Let Roosevelt take his Teddy Bears, And with them leave the stage; For Taft-buy-windowed "possums soon Will doubtless be the rage. 99] Ohio. “Winter Chaps ‘The Packer Mig. Co. New York whoop of s: The Passing gf the Strenuous Regime | EV ra] ns For se years the country has been | Strenuosity has bubbled from the presi-' And he'll chase the P| \ juggish Congress with As he's ¢ cked the whip so often o'er arty GO. P. And when that bulking pre ves the presidential cl | 5 y A vast, uncanny emptiness will seem to r there. | The trusts, in spe To their joy will give exp And in token of thanksgiving dends declare; And the dove’s seduetive cooing will supplant the hee “ Doctor Jones is alway ROBBERS OF THE AIR mit "1 very am reate another fruitful field i OSSESSES delights that captivate all tra divi- the senses. Its charming bouquet, delicious flavor, sparkling brilliance and creamy head combine to make it a beverage as irresistible as it is wholesome. Liquid sunshine. * salite Clubs, Rettay agle's scream, of the stren- ye WELLMAN De Rnow 3, AUTOMOBILE, OPERATIONS. wks aut Hh very thi yt operate on it for appendicitis.”” with th toite He's de PHILIP MORRIS ORIGINAL LONDON * CIGARETTES +a real refinement n the way of a smoke CAMBRIDGE the retuler AMBASSADOR after-dinner sine aisship gets into In Little Brown Boxes Hold-ups,’ for sure."* comicbooks.com