Judge, 1909-07-10 · page 12 of 16
Judge — July 10, 1909 — page 12: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertising and advice page** from Judge magazine, not a political cartoon page. The main content includes: **Advertisements:** Kingsford's Corn Starch (featuring a recipe for fruit pudding) and High Life Beer dominate the layout. **Satirical anecdotes** ("The Late Employe," "Reward of the Faithful Servant," "A Proposal") are brief workplace and courtship humor pieces—typical Judge filler content poking fun at employment dynamics and social conventions. **The substantive satire:** "Rearing Children" and "He Might Have Been Somebody" mock contemporary attitudes. The first sarcastically critiques wealthy families who let inheritances eliminate the need for children to be educated or productive—they need only know "chorus girls and best-sellers." The second laments talented individuals who never publicize their abilities, instead quietly helping others. Both satirize class attitudes and wasted potential among the privileged classes. Overall, this reflects Judge's focus on middle-class and upper-class social satire.
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TRY a cooling fresh fruit pudding the next warm day. @ The simple ingredients are: A custard of eggs, milk and Kingsford’s Com Starch, poured over berries or any fresh fruit, and put on the ice to thoroughly chill. One box of berries will serve the whole family. Good cooks !now scores of Summer uses for KINGSFORD'S CORN STARCH It makes ice cream far smoother and finer grained. Some time, instead of dairy cream---try "mock cream" on fruits. Make it of Kingsford’s, a little milk and fruit juice. The book tells. Q A Word to Kingsford Friends---Send us the name of any young housewife who thinks that Corn Starch is used only for puddings or desserts; we will send her our new little Book (/*. F.), "What a Cook Ought to Know About Corn Starch." We will gladly mail you without cost a copy too if you like. T. KINGSFORD & SON, OSWEGO, N. Y. NATIONAL STARCH CO,, Successors THE LATE EMPLOYE. The boss looked at the applic: Ani asked, “Where did you wot answered, “Late with Blan Blank, And smirk REWARD OF THE FAITHFUL SERVANT. | The Merchant Prince had sent for the Faithful Clerk, who confronted his mas- ter tremblingly. “Jenkins, 1th He Merchant Prince, my employ for a silly smirk years faltered Faithful the He got the job, was late each day ; Th , quoth h rs to-day, is it not?” yoy with Bla hank you, sir, for re- peat But you can't be late with me.” You have been an honor to the hou: sf “Thank you again, sir.” “You have proved yourself worthy of A PROPOSAL. : A love-smit! ing th k en youth who w F friends |thought that a young man should y pose to a girl on his kn “If he doesn’t ngray in my service." “Yes, sir. “Jenkins, as a slight toke recognition of this fact | have pt this by 's Home C 1 his fri mpaniom, Magazine. In answering advertisements please mention Juoce., Lippincott's Magazine, study- Everybody's REARING CHILDREN. The custom of leaving inheritances in trust goes a long way toward solving the problem of rearing children. For- merly it was thought best to educate children so they could take up affairs where their fathers left off, or even be- for This is no longer necessary, and schools may soon be disbanded alto- gether, for now a child need know noth. ing but chorus girls and best-sellers in order to live a happy and contented lif As for knowing anything about affai perish the thought! They need not soi their hands with mundane matters be-| yond indorsing checks occasionally, and even this may be turned over to private | | secretaries. | Thus will future generations become specialized spending cells, able to liv off incomes or, if whimsical, off the terest of incomes, the source of which need not obtrude themselves upon their 8. HE MIGHT HAVE BEEN SOMEBODY. | (Cordially Inscribed! to the People Who Applaud and Who, All Too Seldom, Are Applauded.) | He might have been an author and have| written many pages To blossom for a little down the ages. He was clever, he was cultured, he was | traveled, he could write; | But the product of his genius never seemed to seck the light. | You seldom saw his name attached to “Letters to the Press, But he always wrote a gentle word to! | soothe a friend's distress; And when he was in Petersburg, Pekin, and in Rome, Inst of writing ‘‘travels,”" writing letters home. hour and motder | | | | 1 and he was |He might have been an orator and wielded words of flame To illuminate the nation and to glorify his name, He was able, he eloquent of sf But he did not spread’ th was tactful, he was le and. re- » public platform did he play a part, always had a happy word to help rk nk & erful speeches were too simple for the stump, But they made a fallen friend forget ven had a bump. He might have been a scholar with a string of high degr nk & And have found some hidde a play of Sophoc! But, instead of ever studying the dim and ane He was studying his little world, and how to make it better— How to do some little to the passing eye, But which the hurried rest of us had noted—and Pass 1 He aight have ! meaning in indness, common if he pro- body on some | iend, 1¢ he hadn't been #0. busy being some- thing of a man, dmund Vance Cooke in Sunday Mag-| COULDN'T THEN. uid like mightily to enjoy n why don’t you try to marry As 1 said, I want to enjoy ’em."— | Kansas City Times, GIVEN WITHOUT THE ASKING. Hennpecke —"What do you sir, by telling Mrs. Torker’s nd you never ask my advice about anything?’ Hennpecke— you don’t wait to b ‘Well, Marie, asked. I don" It will be appreciated. IT’S NO JOKE When you’re John or “SHE!” To Undergo the Third Degree. James Montenmers Fis tae Uy Junt THE THIRD DEGREE When John Produces His Fiancee. PRICE SO CENTS. ENTIRELY of new pres: A’ Cleverly entation an old story drawn by the country’s best-known society artist. JUDGE COMPANY 225 Fifth Avenue NEW YORK RHEUMATISM &GOUT in the United S GAMADIANS (33° eaenuat “tn erate demand for Ganterham & Works Canad Whiskey. Stock carried in the Warehouses 4 Wako & McLaustlin, Chicago.