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Judge — March 13, 1909 — page 11: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising and humor anecdotes** rather than political satire. The advertisements promote liquors (Old Overholt Rye, Great Western Champagne, Club Cocktails) and hotels, reflecting early 20th-century magazine commerce. The "Reflected Humor" section contains brief jokes with social observations: - **"Heaven or Algiers"**: A bishop's dark humor about choosing an unpleasant health cure (Algiers) over death—satire on clerical work ethic. - **"Blinks"**: A child's innocent but embarrassing memory reveals his father's infidelity to the dinner guest—typical domestic humor about marital friction. - **"Companionship Barred"**: A racial dialect joke (Rastus) playing on distrust—reflects the era's casual racist humor conventions. - **"Hopeless Case"**: A beggar's logic about being unsuitable for honest work—commentary on poverty and charity attitudes of the period. The content reflects Judge's formula: liquor advertising mixed with light social comedy, mostly apolitical and focused on class, domestic, and racial stereotypes typical of early 1900s American humor magazines.
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ESTABLISHED 1810 Old Overholt Rye Produced by skill and prac- tice through- out a Century of experience. Without exag- geration, we believe it to be the best whis- key ever pro- duced by any- body any-: where. A. OVERHOLT 6 CO. _ Pittsburgh, Pa, INVITATION OF THE PIEDMONT HOTEL ATLANTA, GEORGIA — | me with you? Don’t The Truth (Can be told about Great Western Champagne Possessing the bou- qoet and flavor that Connouseurs desire. “ore can C Parte et 1000, the GREAT WESTERN was ROMEIKE’S E72 Cotane areas will wend reo alinewspaperclippings whichmay angear about you, your frienda. or any aubiect on which you may want to be” ta." Every erapaper and periodical oft \eaprtance ta the Usk. ted States and ‘Terma, $5.00 for 100 notices. Henry ROMEIKE, 110-112 West Street. New York. eflected Humor HEAVEN OR ALGIERS-WHICH? A celebrated Anglican divine, the late Bishop of Rochester, who had been ailing for some months, de- cided to consult Sir Frederick Treves, the noted surgeon. After a careful examination, Sir Frederick pronounced his verdict and added, “Your lordship must go to Al- giera or some winter resort on the Riviera.” “Impossible,” replied the bishop, ‘‘quite impossible. T have too much work to get through “Well,” said the doctor, ‘you must make your choice. ‘It is either Algiers or heaven.”” “Dear me!’ exclaimed the bishop, with a sigh. “Then I suppose it must be Algiers.”"—Success. BLINKS. Blinks, after inviting to dinner his friend Jinks, who had just returned from -abroad, was telling what a fine memory his little son Bobby had. nd do you suppose he will remember me?”’ said Jinks. “Remember you? Why, he remembers every face that he ever saw.” An hour later they entered the house, and after Jinks had shaken hands with Mrs. Blinks, he called Bobby over to him. “And do you remember me, my little man?”” “Course ido. You're the same feller that pa brought last summer, and ma was so wild about it that she didn’t speak to pa for a whole week.””—Bohemian. “This looks like a bridle rein,’’ said the groom, as he sidestepped the shower of rice.—Yale Record. COMPANIONSHIP BARRED. “’Rastus,"” said the man who gives| advice, ‘if you want to prosper in this jworld, you must go to bed with the | chickens.’” Yasir, Jhe delivered himself of an important er. “Uncle Bob,” he said, ‘do you ever ee the President in Washington?” “Ob, yea, often, I see him nearly every day.” |agi_Unele Bob,” asked Ted solemnly, after careful thought, ‘‘does the Pres dent see you?”—Woman's Home Com- | panion. answered Mr, Pinkley. to go to bed wif "em, but de folks dat owns chickens ain’ sufficiently trustful.""—Washington Star, MEANING NOT CLEAR. Why," asked the good man’s wif ‘are you so thoughtful? You look as if A HOPELESS CASE. | “A great, big, able-bodied man like something disagreeable had happened.’’ you ought to be ashamed to ask a/ “Perhaps,” he replied, ““I am foolish’ stranger for money,” said the well-to-do to feel as I do about citizen. it. My congregation “I know I ought,” has raised a purse answered Meander- for the purpose of ing Mike. ‘But, | sending me to Eu- mister, I’m jes’ rope. urally tookind-heart- A Club Cocktail Is A Bottled Delight a mixed-to-measure blend of fine old liquors aged to a wonderful mellowness. Once drink Crus Cock. TAILS and you'll never want the guess-work kind again. Martini (gin base) and ttan (whisky base) “And are you sorry ed to tap ’im on de it isn’t large enough head and take it away | to enable you to take from him.” —The Sketch. THANKS. “The meteorologi- cal conditions,’ ven- | tured the Chicago! “are very in- let that cause you to feel depressed. It will be very lonely here without you, but I know you need the rest, and I shall be very sensible. I ci spend the summer at some quiet, inexpen- sive place, cheered by the thought that you will return re- freshed in mind and por the Boston girl, ‘this is sloppy weather.” —Pittsburgh Post. LEISURE WANTED. “Be careful, young man. You know the old saying, ‘Marry in haste and re- THE TORTURE OF THE RACK. you to look at it in —Punch. that way, mydear. I appreciate your feeling. But thegentle-|pent at leisure.’ who made the presentation speech: ‘‘That’s why I’m rushing things. said he was sorry the amount that had| What I want is leisure.”"—Cleveland been raised was not larger, so that I | Leader. might be able to remain away longer, and somehow it seemed to me that the applause was more hearty at that point) than anywhere else in the course of his remarks. '’—The Independent. ‘TIMELY RE-ENFORCEMENTS. “Say, there's a man around there what's been fightin’ with my father for almost an hour.”” “Why didn’t you call me before?”* asked the policeman. “Well,” eaid the kid, “paw was get- tin’ the best of it up to a few minutes ago.” —Bartlesville Enterprise. Mothers will find Mrs. Winsléw't best remedy for their children. A SLIGHT DIFFERENCE. Uncle Bob, who lived in Washington and worked at theWar Department, was at the old home for a few days. Little | "Ted was adevout worshiper, and tagged| the old man. ‘You won’t make any-| | about after his uncle all day long, listen-| thing of yourself at college.”—Purple s Soothing Syrup the 25e. a bottle. ‘Make yourself at home,”” growled | A boy rushed to a policeman and said, | popular. Get tle from your dealer F MRBUBLEIN & BRO. HARTFORD NEW YORK LONDON LAUGH WITH SIS HOPKINS Her Own Book 10e. NEWS-STANDS 10c. 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