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This page from Judge magazine (circa 1909) contains satirical poetry and humorous prose pieces typical of the era's wit-based humor: **"A Linguistic Help"** mocks upper-class pretension about speaking French, suggesting that wealthy fathers struggle with the language. **"Without Prejudice"** satirizes the contradiction between romantic oath-taking and legal liability—a gentleman worries that love vows, if documented, could be used against him for perjury, playing on Victorian anxieties about written commitments. **"A Warm Reception"** depicts class consciousness: a boy rejects his rival's party invitation, implying social snobbishness among children mirroring their parents' attitudes. The remaining pieces ("Just a Chance," "A Long Run," "He Passed," "A Perplexing Question") are brief joke vignettes about cooking, debt collection, and children's innocent questions. The page is predominantly **advertisements** for patent medicines, hotels, and services—typical of Judge's revenue model. The satirical content serves as filler between commercial pitches targeting contemporary readers.

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Importations A LINGUISTIC HELP. you girls—w piv, look here ble to speak Fr ty dads a e best WITHOUT PREJUDICE. rican Urble has insisted, before g nh 1 Where there is love there also perfect trust is. My simple word is yours, dear, if to a justi fHidavit. t was simply You miyght anxious to re move it, at the very Tawear Tneter loved truly till Emet y Hut well, the thing of whieh I afraid is The talk of perjury if I should Show that signed oath to her lulies. 1 swear to do your lightest ly; ar confidene win them Why should are crumbly According to the butter that is in them? t you prtain bidding, nd trust I swear to Y nu say that pie-crust oaths Again, the ground on which you trip demurely Rises in value in my estimation; But, put in bl and white, that sta ment surely Might prove a basis for in taxation. Nay, by the moon—which has a certain fitness— simple word 1 pledging: And you may call that silver orb as wit- ness. , later on, you find me hedg- ig! — Touchstome in London Daily Mail, ses will My Ife AS BEFORE. Soon will ye little busy bi Ye little honey bringe Improve each shining hour in glee, By using of his stinger. —Modern Society. White Rock “The World’s Best Table Water’”’ ly bound and City. Nw ready, 1909 edition of the famoun™ Richard's Poor Almanack."* the hit of 1908. Beautiful Ulustrated humorous book, Sent fur lic, Address White Kock, Flatiron Hldg., N. ¥ A WARM RECEPTION. | The respective mothers of Johnny and Willie are the best of friends, but the | boys are always fighting one anothe One day, on returning from a vic- torious battle, Johnny was urged by his mother to go and make friends with his vanquished foe, She offered to him a party if he would invite Willie to come to it, and after much persuasion Johnny yielded, he party came off at the appointed! but Willie was not there, hnny,"* said his mother, ‘didn’t ‘| Hotel SINTON CINCINNATI, O. European Plan. 400 Roonis. Fireproof Construction. Cuisine the Best. @ Rooms $2.00 and Upward. @ Large Convention Hall and Assembly Hall on Ninth Floor. EDWARD N, ROTH, Managing Directer. EVERY WOMAN is interested and should know about the won “MARVEL WHIRLING SPRAY * replied Johnny, “I Then he added refl vely, Cassell’s Saturday Journal. mealn A sereat aid T druggists. Abbott's Tal teers bet todigestion,. Wi you ch, and the other € nd Muriel had better le: " London Punch, ow up one JUST A CHANCE. “My wife can cook," said the bene- dict proudly. Don't worry! answered the May! vlor. she won't,” A LONG RUN. Eechange. Collector (angrily) —" You know very well, sir, that this bill has been running several years, Now I put it to you, t do you want me to do with it?” Debtor—“1E Lwere you, Vd enter it Sunday in the next Marathon rac Weekly. HE PASSED. id Staylate, “I've ext expect to pass your w er he nice. her’? And she shut the door, —Cassell's Satire day Journal. Good+ he can ply the nowthe articular and directions javalusble to ladies. Address. MARVEL CO., 44 Past 234 Street, New York Mothers will find Mes. W Lent retnealy for their «bibl "s Soothing Syrup the a bottle, PROMPTLY RELIEVED BY. THE ENGLISH REMEDY] Press Cutting Bureau will send yoo all newspaper clippings which Pay ject oo ROMEIKE’S A PERPLEXING QU * Unele, do you spell soda-water with a syphon Ie BIND YOUR COPIES OF JUDGE two id for An excellent binder for fift copies will be sent postp $1 Write to-day for one "REVENGE D. a “It seems to me that F'have seen you! PI befo xo IMPLES DISAPPEAR MEDICINE OR PREPARATION a as ut POH LESLIE-JUDGE CO. or! FS eee eet oe ota9. | 225 Filth Avenue — New ¥