Judge, 1909-03-13 · page 12 of 15
Judge — March 13, 1909 — page 12: what you’re looking at
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This page contains **mostly advertisements and short humorous anecdotes**, typical of Judge magazine's format. The cartoons and jokes satirize early 20th-century social conventions: **"Case for a Good Lawyer"** mocks inheritance law—a young man must now prove his aunt (whom he kept institutionalized to control her money) was mentally sound, creating an absurd legal paradox. **"Agricultural Education"** depicts a farmer's son confused by modern farming advice, representing rural skepticism toward "progressive" agricultural methods. **"The Talented Miller Family"** satirizes artistic pretension—a family producing unmarketable art while the breadwinner writes checks they can't afford. The romance vignettes mock courtship rituals: a woman rejecting a marriage proposal because a man offers only himself as a gift (lacking material substance), and another joking about love being "like the ocean" (vast but containing salt—implying bitterness). **Iver Johnson revolver advertisement** emphasizes "safety automatic" features—apparently a selling point for this era's firearms. The Pennsylvania Railroad bulletin promotes their "seven trains" connecting major cities, typical period transportation advertising.
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USELESS. “‘Mildred,’” murmured a fashionable "I heard you singing in your ne is morning.” ‘He—‘Oh, I sing a little to kill tim ‘She—"You have a good weapon.””— Boston Transcript. AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION. Farmer (to lad put to plowing for messin about all over the place like this?” Farm fad—* Wull, you told I to look at summat an’ go straight to it, an’ I bin tryin’ to foller thic ther cow till 1 be down !"— Punch THE TALENTED MILLER FAMILY. at is the Miller family oie| “The wife is writing poems that no- body will read, the daughter is painting pictures that nobody will buy, the son is composing plays that nobody will put | on the stage, and the husband is writing checks that nobody will cash.” —Meggen- dorfer islaetter, STILL UNANSWERED. } Wye “Billy, dear, I stitched up the | bole in your trousers’ pocket last night | after you had gone to bed. Now, am I Pot a thoughtful little wife?” | Hustond—"H'm! 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""— he first timey—‘* What on earth be at, tired, an’ now I be waitin for ‘er to lie A SMOKING SUGGESTION. | The child saw Mr. Smith, wearing a silk hat and smoking a cigar, go past the house. ‘*Mamma,”’ said she, ‘why doesn’t Mr. Smith fix the draught so’s the smoke'll goup his chimney?” —Town | and Country. LITTLE MISS CRAMMER. Little Miss Crammer Held to a grammar, Devouring it all through the day, When an unknown professor Tried his best to impress her, And frightened Miss Crammer away. —Bohemian. REVISED VERSION. The members of the Women's Rights Society held their semiannual meeting in the town hall yesterday, and during the president’s address it was so quiet you could have heard a coupling-pin drop. —Four Corners Gazette. AND LEFT THE HAMMERS HOME. A sewing-circle would be a great in-| stitution if the women met to sew.— Universalist Leader. ‘THE EVERLASTING QUESTION. “Here is a button off and there i other, I have no clean collars, and my ¥ full of grease spots. What would you advise me to do?” “Why, get married.” “ Heaven on earth! I am married." —Meggendorfer Blatter, PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD Bulletin. SEVEN TRAINS AND SEVEN CITIES. From time immemorial the number “seven” has represented perfection. The ancients held that seven, being composed of the numbers “three” and “four,” representing the triangle and the square, was a sacred figure and could not be improved. The seven cities of New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Chicago, Cleveland, Cincinnati, and St. Louis represent the spirit of- American enterprise, and in their marts is transacted the greater part of American trade. The Pennsylvania Railroad operates seven great trains, link- ing four of these seven cities in the Middle West with the three in the East. In these seven trains is represented the highest type of railroad equipment and operation. From New York to Chicago there is the “Pennsylvania Special,” making the run “between suns,” a marvel in speed with a surprise in equipment; “The Pennsylvania Limited,” a favorite with all travelers; the “Chicago Limited,” by business men; the “Chicago Special,” the “Western Express, the “Chicago and St. Louis Express,” and the “ Pacific Ex- press,” all good trains, and all stopping at Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. To St. Louis, the “St. Louis Limited” represents the most complete service, whilst to Cincinnati and Cleveland excellent service is provided by four trains of the “Famous Seven.” A glance at the Pennsylvania Railroad time table will give you the time of these trains. .