Judge, 1909-04-24 · page 3 of 20
Judge — April 24, 1909 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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This page contains two distinct sections: **"Arrivals from Europe"** (top left) reports on society figures returning from Europe, including Hairy Shaffer, Taits Barker, and Princess Poosie—typical society gossip content for Judge's wealthy readership. **"What Struck a Stranger in New York"** (right column) is social criticism about New York's rising costs and inequality. The author argues that a dollar doesn't stretch far in New York and expresses concern about wealth disparity and affordability—an early commentary on urban economic inequality. **"The Pessimist"** and **"More Scared Than Hurt"** (left illustrations) appear to be unrelated satirical cartoons, though their specific targets are unclear from the visible text. The page reflects Judge's dual purpose: society gossip for elites and social commentary on contemporary urban issues.
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having just arrived on the Pant- sylvania, Gossip has it that he is engaged to Miss Vera Woolley, the protégé of Mrs. Biltmore Scandles. As Mrs. Scandles has no children, Vera will probably inherit a large portion of her vast estate, ELLIS 0. JONES. WHAT STRUCK A STRANGER IN NEW YORK. ARRIVALS FROM EUROPE. ETTIE NEWSANCE, who returned Friday on the steamship Hydrophobia, hopes to make her bow- wow into society the coming winter. Hairy Snarler, the well- known Newport favorite, has returned from Kennelworth. As he walked down the gang- plank, followed by a retinue of servants, he looked very nifty in anew creation, Tails Barker, the promi- nent society and club dog, who has been making his home with the D. T. Boozers during the past two winters, arrived ye dwellings. will gain terday on the steamer Bologn great ndvertising val- He was accompanied by three ‘THE PESSIMIST. ue; but T suppose the nursemaids and two valets, church spires will be Prine the adopted daughter of the swell Baltimore idden by law, on the ground that they are an obstruc- M. T. Heads, arrived at Hoboken Thursday on th amship Sau- tion to traffic and, in view of their liability to puncture sage. She looked handsome in a new $20,000 diamond collar, the a menace to life. gift of Mr. A. King He 1 wish to commend the management of the surface rail- Miss Vera Woolley, who has just returned home on the Pantsyl- in New York for an carnest effort to relieve the con- vania, went direetly to Newport, where an informal dinner, costing tion of traffic. By the abolition of the trans- a half million dollars, will be given in honor of her return, She — fer system they have materially added to the sec says the fl Jy annoying in Italy. ing, capacity of the crosstown cars, Sir Le Growl, one of the lead ‘lish dogdom, is here, I cannot understand all this clamor for cighty- cent gas in New York, which is unquestionably it be that they (Being @ neries of ex. h x say that a dollar will not go far in New York, but I think this is a mistake, ‘The few that [had when I ar- rived have gone so far that I fear they will never be able to get back, and, what is more, they went swift- ly. When the airship is perfected, the flat roofs of New York's re exces rs in what the consumers get, unle have to pay a dollar for it. A New York publisher, criticising the love of luxury among the modern authors the other day, said that what the author needed was a little more “candlelight? in hix work, It is a sad conclusion to w that the gentleman does not dare to ask for more sunlight ‘The most beautiful hours in those between d. morni Itis to watch the throngs of t bers of the smart set returning home h one is forced, Yew York are hand cight o'clock in the , too, ut that time lers going to work, terestin and m to bed, I quite approve of the tremendously high * prices now in vogue at the New York restau- s. It is the only really effective check that I know of on the modern tendency toward ing. As 1 walk along Broadway afte wonder how it would affect the conse those ancient cows who laid it out in th days of the Duteh if they It suggests the grapevine than the bovine, in these st over AGREED WITH HIS WIFI Mrs, Pat“ say, Pat, did y th’ job from Mr, Eidlemar Pat—* Oi did thot. Mrs, Pat—* An’ Tm g ov thot, ~Foonia~ He's a foine man to work for, Yecan't THE REAL ‘THING do too much for him."* IN MORE SCARED ‘THAN HURT. Pat— Begorra, I don't intind to!" TOTEM POLES comicbooks.com