Judge, 1909-03-20 · page 13 of 16
Judge — March 20, 1909 — page 13: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This Judge magazine page is primarily **advertising and humor columns**, not political cartoons. The content consists of: **"Jokes from Contemporaries"**: Brief humorous exchanges reprinted from other publications, covering domestic situations (marriages, relationships) and absurdist scenarios (an alligator swallowing a man). These rely on period comedic conventions—wordplay, unexpected punchlines, and observations about courtship and marriage. **"The Change"**: A poem lamenting the end of Theodore Roosevelt's presidency, referencing his "strenuous life," "big stick" diplomacy, and aggressive congressional rhetoric. It humorously suggests post-Roosevelt Washington will be duller. **Advertisements**: Old Overholt Rye whiskey and a Guy de Maupassant book collection dominate the page visually. The humor is largely apolitical—mostly domestic comedy with one Roosevelt-era reference. Without specific dates visible, the exact year is unclear, but the Roosevelt reference suggests early 1900s.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
WHY, INDEED? They were sitting » veranda, and vening Rrown,"” at it round you?" round m but why take it replied Miss Brown; Oo Punch, THE CHANGE. The strenuous life we've lived so long, Is drawing to a close; It soon will lose its pictur And presidential pose No longer will phlegm And qu With that recurring question Yow what will he do ne No fights (whose love eternal springs Within the human breast) Will ‘liven Congress ons dull, And speeches giv No more will men’s Be brought up with sharp turn, Nor rancorous debate with fierce Recrimination burn, ‘The message unconventional On every human then ‘The shriek of trusts in agony, The istic dream, The mollycoddle's fini The big. stick ani Oh, yes, we'll miss them all! Washington Star, Now Codmy—* "Vie fox went down th Huntiman Why dida’t ye holle Cokuy —* What did P want t TIT FOR TAT. “Well, neighbors much lor live in a better loc move, too Smith I'm going to stay here.” Cleveland Leader, Jones “What! Are you going to HOUSEHOLD CONVENIENCES. “That's Jess husband. I've got a smoke- Baltimore American, NO NEED TO WAIT. “Will you 'ove me when I am old she whispered, n't I tell you that I love you now?" he responded, And she didn't speak to him again for a whole week.— Cassell's Magazine, okes from Contemporaries \ DANGEROUS ESTABLISHED 1810 - OD OVERHOLT RYE Bottled in Bond, it goes direct, in GETTING DOWN TO BRASS TACKS. | THERE ARE OTHERS. “T love you!"” If your affinity proves untrue, “I've heard that before.”” There are others! “L worship you madly If sometimes you're feeling blue, “Loose tal! othe If you show up late for lunch, If your wife hands you a bunch, Will you marry me?” And you simply sit an “Well, now, there some class to There are others! that.""— Cleveland Leader, If at trifles you get sere, without your love!" et some new stuff. 7 There are others! its natural condi- APPROPRIATELY NAMED. If though rich you still want more, tion, to the con- The artist was of the impressionist There's John D.! r Po in bottles . with U.S. school. He had just. giv If at luck you often cur: 7“ touches to a purple-and-blue If your cold is getting wors. Government when his w in If you do not like this verse, ere gigas My ."? said he, ‘There's Shakespeare than foor years y old and 100 proof scape I wanted you to sug; Hallaville when bottled for."* 2 , there is nothing * Hit ‘Home?" she said, A BULL. quite so good as A genuine bull is ercdited to Augus- OLD . tin rell, Secretary for Ireland, by a OVERHOLT it," she Lristol cor RYE Glasgow Times, Daily News, affirmed in the course of at Bristol, “to face your foe of you than your friends 1 back." Mr. public sp in fra ind your AL OVERHOLT & CO. Pinsburgh, Pa. WELL INFORMED. “Do the people who 1 from you, ‘Rastus, stranger NEXT. | What is the highest form| of animal life WITH SIS HOPKINS any: iralfe.""—Univer-| salist Leaaer, Her Own Book 7 We NEWS-STANDS 10 y keeps some of 'em, LAUGH Christian Advocate, acher PUNISHMENT ENOUGH. “The alligator swallo “An’ did they kill the “No; they thought that swallerin’ him was punishment enough !""--Adlanta Constitution, AN ENGLISH PAPER. ntry home for gentle- ~Kentiah have poultry run, GUY» faupassant For the first time ever presented American readers the ONLY COMPLETE Edition, absolutely unexpurgated, in Enylish of this great French writer, translated from the Original Manuscripts by linguists of literary distinction Wonderful Critical Preface by Paul Bourget, of the French Academy. TALES OF REALISM—RARE ORIENTAL AND PARISIAN STUDIES with the conviction that in life the nptible, sy Dilty of $0, low as De Maupassant wi mean, $0 hututable ot prowve of human vittu peculiar paycholegical panty be unworthy of he folly "that did bot pe Joeical curiosity kept him true ely the one thin & picture in words instinct was supremely powerful and. making that his keynote, kt of music ANIMAL us stoties should be a part of every library. Here are given A mystery and dre Hist’ of eamedy and pathos Uiat hovers upon the b MORE REALISTIC THAN BALZAC. MORE ENTERTAINING THAN THE ARABIAN NIGHTS °K never bit mu Punch: HOW COULD SHF? He (thapsot “TD adore everye thing t J, exquisite, supers eminent. [love the peerless, the seren in life. perfe ou put it so unseript, Py Kost beautifully HAD HIS OWN VIEWS. agent—Here are some posteard views along our line of rail- road. Would you like them?” Vatron- thank you, I rode over the line one d. jast week and of my own on it.""—Chicago New Passenger THE REAL TEST. “She has as many satellites as a lumi- nous planet."” “Ah! but how many rings can she show?"’—Kansas City Journal, | comicbooks.com