Judge, 1909-05-22 · page 11 of 16
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This page from *Judge* magazine combines humor columns, jokes, and advertisements typical of early 20th-century satirical publications. **"Cap and Gown Smiles"** section contains college humor: jokes about telephone operators neglecting callers to do their hair, puns (the "dog-star has rabies" / "Sirius" wordplay), and observations about class politics and social mishaps. **The "Light Booze" section** features a testimonial about replacing coffee addiction with Postum (a caffeine-free substitute), reflecting period anxieties about health and substance dependency—presented as genuine reader mail, a common advertising technique. **The cartoon "Cats Will Get Out of Bags"** shows a child eavesdropping on adult conversation through a floor crack—a visual joke about discovering secrets. **Lower cartoons** reference "Teddy" (Theodore Roosevelt) and naval/military life, reflecting contemporary interests. **Packer's Tar Soap advertisement** promotes hair health, addressing premature baldness concerns. The page reflects early 1900s college culture, advertising practices, and period anxieties about modernity, health, and propriety.
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GOWN, SMILES THAT BUSY TELEPHONE GIRL. 1 stood before the telephone, And rang with might and main; But Cent r noticed me My labor was in vain. At last I swore a gentle sw Did Central either know or ¢ Oh, no! She did not hear! For she was doing up her hair, And putting into place with care ‘The puffs behind her ear. —Harvard Lampoon, ar ! EXPERIENCED Ice is ex, “T know it. “ to a Boston girl. "—Willians College 1 was once engaged Purple “WHAT THINK Y! She—"* What do you think of Mal He—" Well, L think she’ awfully well-meaning ai of thing.”” She—"1 don't like lumbia Jester, VIA WIRELESS. Herenles-"1 hear the dog-star has rabies. ¥ Harvard Lampoon, it's a pretty Sirius! Orion- CLASS POLITICS. Hin" Why is acrew r Her" Why Him "The bunch with the strongest Ww ele pull wins, sain Sphing YOU DON'T SAY! He—"Look at that fellow; he's way off his She —Columbia dexter, I knew this was a erazy gam NOT MISPLACED. Hotel clerk "1 found the *Not To Be Used Except in Case of Fire’ placard those college boys stole out of the cor- ridor. “Where?!” “They'd —Stan, Manager Hotel eler the coal Chaparral, Jitupover Premature Baldness is often prevented and a healthy of hair ic shampooing: stimulated by with avth syste Packer’s Tar Soap It imparts a tonic cle: nliness to those scalp structures which maintain the life and health of the hair, and thus controls and prevents dandruff, Our booklets of practical tion, “* Dandruff” and of the Hair and Sealp.”” THE PACKER MPG, Co., SUITE forma The Care ailea free. ZN. NEW YORK drinking Tb like aclass THE ANSWER POLIT... Old lady—Conductor, is this my ‘onductor (affably)—"No, ma'am; this car belongs to the Boston vated.""—Harvard Lampoon, LIGHT BOOZE. DO YOU DRINK IT? A minister's wife had quite a tussle with coffee, and her rience is ine years of my tr urse, while on night duty 1 Hdicted to coffee drinkin, n midnight and four in the morn- patients were asl to de t mal tural tha wl, hot cup of coft It stimulated me, and tte or four y rvous wr I simply could not live All this time T was nt bilious attack to keep me in be Betwe could ke After thre 8 of coffer thought th without my coffe subject to frequ sometimes 80 seve ed for married, © off coffee for dalready hurt me al- ond repair, so 1 resolved to hurtfu habit. 1 began taking Postum and for a t few days felt the languid, tired fe from th liked th of Postum, an swered for the breakfast 1 ME have not hi 1 left off coffe re's a We to Wellvill Re kagee Ever read the above letter? Anew one appears trom time to time. They are gen- uine, true, and full of human interest. Mother nursie does it.” k and! husband | myself from| CATS WILL GET OUT OF BAGS Why, baby, what are you doing?” Haby (with her ear to crack in floor above the dining-room) AT THE BOAT-HOUSE. lot of chances in this Mr. Tin , you tak’ rowing. business,” ing his ci ngle with the h * remarked the regular. shell remarked i ing. A PROMOTER. rt noter is vi Mey at is a promo’ Father of Ue" who vill supply der occ pr nif some von else vill furnish der ships. Princeton FOR "TEDDY'S" COMFORT AND SAFETY "Vhe London Punch beys to offer the above sue to Mr Roosevelt in hopes that the idea may be of se use in his, Ativan hunting trip. WONDERFUL SIGIITS. TIME’S CHANGES. I've never seen a copper mine, * captain was receiving the new Nor yet the deep-blue wean; middy. But | have y shine, a, , . ‘And Well, bo: old story, 1 suppose ‘Sphinz, fool of the fa ? “Ob, no, sir,” “that's “Don't know, but london Punch "Widow PHILIP MORRIS ORIGINAL LONDON CIGARETTE —a real refinement in the way of a smoke CAMBRIDGE the regular size amaassavor Sher di In Little Brown Boxes all altered since Williams College Purple Ci THE NEW TUBE GOWN “How do you like my new He—“ Hub! it reminds me of a popu- lar theater. She—*What do you mean?" He—"Standing, room onl Widow. A WISE JUDGE. We mnsiderate?”* She—" d me my e fore he swore m University of Pennsylvania Punch Bowl, THE SMART CLERK. Old gent- What shape of baseballs, sir?” Clerk—"Only round ones have you in the Cornell Many a usually 1 that's easily shocked— Minnesota Minnehaha, n't. comicbooks.com