ComicBooks.com Register / Loginit's free!

Judge, 1909-06-05 · page 12 of 16

Judge — June 5, 1909 — page 12: what you’re looking at

📖 Open the full issue in the page-flip reader →
Judge — June 5, 1909 — page 12: Judge, 1909-06-05

What you’re looking at

This page from Judge magazine contains mostly **advertisements and humorous anecdotes** rather than political cartoons. The title piece, "Shear Wit: A Practical Suggestion for Young Ladies," presents a satirical dialogue between young women discussing fortune-telling charms—one using chestnuts to divine romantic interests, another suggesting a more direct method of observing a man's behavior on a sofa. The humor targets Victorian courtship rituals and female romanticism. Other brief humorous stories mock everyday situations: a typhoid patient's apparent numbness explained by being Yiddish; a produce company's cleverly defensive response to egg complaints; and a bride's sardonic willingness to accept an improving husband. The remaining content is **commercial advertising**: liqueur, whiskey, hotels, and other products typical of early 20th-century publications. There are no identifiable political figures or references. The satire is gentle, focused on social customs and human nature rather than politics or current events.

📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

SHEAR WIT A PRACTICAL SUGGESTION FOR YOUNG LADIES. It was the dreamy hour, when the Christmas dinner, having bee was doing its the girls were tones appropriate to the occasion. “T've just heard of a new charm to tell whether any « u, and, if 80, who it is,"” whispe Wh: * queried Sophie ly fingering her new diamond ell, you take four or five chestnuts, them in you non the stove, that pops is the one ab-| Club Cocktails A Bottled Delight The difference between CLUB COCKTAILS and the guess- work kind, is just the differ- ence between a real drink acd imitation, Get CLUB TAILS from your dealer. nam know, and the first one that loves you."” “i'm,” said Sophie. ter way than that.’” “Do you “Yes, int “T know al 1. By my plan you take , 3 one particular man, place him on the iAtersief (ate base) sofa in the parlor, sit close to him with H Manhattan (whis- ofa tn the Parlor, to in wt reggie weeds the light @ little low, und look into his es. And_ then, you'll know it's if he doesn't poy me to change the man always popular. G. F. HEUBLEIN on the sofa.”-—Woman's Home Com- & BRO. I} panion. Hartford Ne Es Loeden NOT TICKLISH. | Mosie was a typhoid convalescent. |He had been in the hospital sevei weeks, but in all that time no one succeeded in winning even th sinile from the little f the sorrows of Russi ° still too vivid a memory. | And then one day th tickled ‘him playfully under th He looked up with a pitiful little s wet | “Oh, so you are ticklish,” said the nurse, laughing. “No, ma'am," he replied, the smile instantly vanishing; “I’m Yiddish.”— Indepentent, lEuEORE. » lndienabroad. Very h teen South Brigh Magnificent New Hoffman House MADISON SQUANE. NEW YORK Absolutely Fireprect ‘ A HOUSE THAT MAKES NO MISTAKES. A New York produce commission house, which prides itself on filling all orders correctly, © from a New Jersey customer recently, saying: ntlemen—This is the first time knew you to make a mistake in our order. You are well aware that we [buy the very best country exgs. | The last you sent are too poor for our trade, What shall we do with them?” | The fair fame of the house for never making an error seemed to be at stake, but the bright mind of the junior part- found a way out of it. He wrote: ntlemen—We are sorry to hear] | that our last shipment did not suit you, | There was, however, no mistake on our We have looked up your original and find that it reads as follows: “Rush fifty crates ¢ We want them | bad.’ ’—IJndependen | | we IMPROVEMENT AHEAD, A well-dres: woman, accompanied by adisreputable-looking man, went to a minister to be married, After the opening t of the service had been read, the minister inquired, “Will you take this man for better or worse”* | "Ile can't be posed the bri¢ reckon he'll be done with him. And_then the wedding proceeded. — Christian Endeavor World, a heap better before I'm SOMN JAMESO kK kK WHISKEY EXPERIENCED. “lee is expensive.” | know it. 1 was once engaged ston girl. —, She Me toal Mothers will tind best remedy for th FAW FAN LAWL AW SAN SAK IARI AIAN SARL ARS ARS AR IARI ARE: LIQUEUR Peres Ghhartreux GuErs AND veLLoW— NECTAR OF THE GODS QUALITY UNEQUALED EXCELLENCE UNSURPASSED As ens Batjee ‘slinadway, New Vorky NV.” Agents for United States, AP AN TAN IAAI ARI ANT ARIA Shenton: A TA Pa a % RATAN ARF ART ARAN AN IARI ANA ART AN IT AN TANI Paw Faw a NOT WITHIN HIS JURISDICTION. A well-known New York judge invited a friend of his, a lawyer from Bost to go for a short trip on his yacht. A storm came up and the boat began to roll and toss in a manner which the Boston lawyer did not relish. judge laid a hand on his friend's shoulder and said, “My dear fellow, is there anything I can do to make you comfortable?”* “Yes,” was the grim reply; ‘‘overrule this motion. "Brooklyn Li Norway Point, Lake of Bays “Highlands of Ontario cy Weton Ny James Manteumery Flags MR. BUSINESS MAN FOR YOU @ One of a series of at- tractive prints for office or home, on heavy your SE FIND EN pon receipt of “Ven Cents Finny cents JUDGE COMPANY 225 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK comicbooks.com