Judge, 1909-08-28 · page 6 of 16
Judge — August 28, 1909 — page 6: what you’re looking at
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**Top Cartoon ("Glories of Modern Wild Olives"):** This appears to be a satire about modern athletic training or physical culture. A uniformed figure (possibly a coach or trainer) operates a mechanical device on a man's legs while an older man watches from a porch. The dialogue references "Marathon" training and suggests mockery of contemporary fitness fads—the joke being that absurd mechanical contraptions are being sold as shortcuts to athletic achievement, when traditional training methods would suffice. **Bottom Section ("Handy Hints on Home Decorating"):** This is instructional content by Margaret L. Sangster offering practical advice on home painting during vacation season. It recommends purchasing quality brushes, choosing appropriate paint colors (noting that "blue or Vassar pink will qualify"), and applying careful technique. The accompanying illustrations labeled "High tied" and "Low tied" appear to demonstrate proper painting technique or ladder positioning—not satirical, but genuinely helpful domestic advice typical of Judge's practical columns. The page blends satire (top) with genuine household guidance (bottom), a common Judge format.
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4 pn Yiu Neds y) f Stanwood mowing Marathe HANDY HINTS ON HOME DECORATING. WY MES. MAKGARED 1. MANGSTER ROUT this time of year, when your friends are packing off to ins for a change of » result right at hon ind e In p: tity of th year, using diff on the winde the seashore or to the mounts enery, you ean obtain the san pl your time profitably r oratingg th All that is needed are a brush, a your panes, f paint, a little and some ingenuity. may be purchas- ed at most any drug. store—the | paint and brush. To aid in the good work, presenthe! handy with hints on should very help- ful to any one interested. careful to buy a brush that will shed its hairs, with such a brush as a tool you will be able to cy job with little ¢ effort. tins Neattered promiscuously on the freshly surfaces give a very ur secured when professional painters are In sete agch te decorate not to t given the job, tinge pr cure a color wg and every: ur pink will qualify, the ladder from ot is dark er thing. A When it is desired ty part of the room t of paint from th that the pail ix there whil whie wer blue or Vw another, never remove tl top step of the moving the the proc the clothes kly than if the ordi- nd, moreover, the ladder, » to trip over the ters t and be su it durin ess. This t over High tied. inting: the window sash, take care to spe paint on the ent coloi high-art stained glass. ris very you know,"? da good quan- indow gl If you will redecorate each of paint, and adding to the accumulation time they will take on the appearance of DON KANN. 3. A “TIEDAL" INDICATOR. 4 Y faa