Judge, 1909-10-23 · page 15 of 16
Judge — October 23, 1909 — page 15: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising and light humor content** rather than political satire. The two brief comic anecdotes ("Shears and Paste Pot") illustrate Victorian parenting philosophies through simple domestic scenarios—a boy refusing to fight despite provocation, and a mother accepting a hen's rough mothering as natural discipline. These are genteel moral lessons typical of the era's family magazines. The bulk of the page comprises **commercial advertisements**: the Pennsylvania Railroad's new express train service (featuring luxury amenities like dining cars and stenographers), Apollinaris mineral water, Diamond watches on credit, and prominently, **The Oliver Typewriter** ($100, available on a "Seventeen Cents a Day" payment plan). The Oliver ad invokes Benjamin Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanac philosophy of thrift to market the machine as an aspirational purchase within reach of ordinary workers. This reflects early 1900s consumer culture: making previously luxury goods accessible through installment payments. The small humor pieces appear designed simply as filler between advertisements—typical Judge magazine layout. There is no evident political commentary on this page.
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A Lpollinaris THE QUEEN OF TABLE WATERS.” Lottled only at the Spring, Neuenahr, Germany, and Only with its Own Natural Gas. Shears and Paste Pot) THE WAY OF MOTHERS. A boy recently attacked another who| A little Texas girl eat watching a had been warned by his parents not to| very awkward hen with her first brood, fight, when the following dialogue ‘en-!She trod on them and knocked them sued: lover every step she took. The little Bad boy (getting in a hard blow)-—|tot came running in and said, ‘Oh, “There, take that!” moth just come and look at this mean Good boy (folding his arms with a|old hen! I would not have such a meek expression) —"*No, Tommy, I will | mother not hit you back, because I promised She stood very still for a moment, and never to strike a playmate; but’? (kick-| then, with the merriest twinkle in her ing him in the shins) ‘*how do you like | eyes, said, “*Maybe that is the way she that?”—Red Hen. | spanks them.’"—Delineator. OBEDIENCE. “The 24-Hour St. Louis” PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD'S New Fast Train to St. Louis, Cincinnati, and Cleveland Beginning November 7, 1909 Leave New York ‘ . Leave North Philadelphia Leave Washington Leave Baltimore “Arrive Cleveland Arrive Cincinnati Arrive St. Louis ALL LIMITED TRAIN FEATURES BARBER, BATHROOM, BUFFET, ELECTRIC LIGHTS, LADIES’ MAID, STENOGRAPHER Pullman Parlor Smoking Car, Dining Car, Drawing-Room Sleeping Cars, Compartment Observation Car New York to St. Louis; Sleeping Cars New York to Cleveland and Cincinnati, “The 24-Hour New Yorker’ will leave St. Louls 6.00 P. M., and arrive Baltimore 5.20 P. M., Washington 6.25 P. M., Worth Philadelphia 5.10 P. M., Wew York 7.00 P. M. THE ROUTE OF FIRST FAST TRAINS GEO, W. BOYD, General Passenger Agent. J. R. WOOD, EXPLAINED. ‘This milk looks sus-/ A MIXED CHARACTER. s Extract from Mr. Roose Piciously blu to the Bureau of Fisher: Dealer—*Madam, my cowa were) ‘The water is fairly temperate. It raised in the blue-grass region of old is slightly alkaline, but it is habitually Kentucky.""— Woman's Journal, |drunk.”"—London Punch, elt’s letter | ¥' The Oliver Typewriter Price $100—Terms “(He that buys with pennies maintains not only himself but other people. Save and have. Every little makes a muckle."’ BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, in Poor Richard's Alm The Oliver Typewriter’s ‘‘ Seventeen Cents a Day”’ Sell- ing Plan vitalizes the whole philosophy of Thrift, by pre- senting a powerful incentive to save for a worthy, definite purpose. Franklin was right, and his words ring true to the needs of the present hour. sch. The Oliver Typewriter blazed the trail. for all “visible writ- ing” ma- chines, It has introduced, in rapid succession, a remarkable series of innovations, each one of commanding impor- tance. It has the Auto- matic Line-Ruling Device for filling in all kinds of ruled forms The Disappearing _Indi- cator, showing exact printing point And this wonderful “Penny Plan” appeals today with irresistible force to multiplied thousands of buyers. It brings the world’s best $100 typewriter within universal reach. A machine whose perfections have won it first place in the field of mechanical writing, One whose | splendid achievements, within the span ‘of a decade, have blazoned the name of “OLIVER” on the very heights of Fame. permanently Aligning ‘The spark of inspiration struck from the sayings of Franklin has kindled a flame of typewriter Automat. ic Line enthusiasm throughout the entire world. It has extended the Oliver's dominions be~ yond the — Commercial horizon and into the Homes of the people everywhere. Just a small first payment—then at the rate of Seven- teen Cents a Day Juntil the ma- chineis yours, ‘That's all thereis to this simple, sen- sible plan, Why not write us Instantly Adjustab ginal De —Tabulator —Interchangeable Carriage Universal Keyboard 84 characters with but 28 keys Writes in Colors without changing ribbons , never failing, which feeds a ¢ widest document with equal ease n manifolding -puncturable Rollers. All this wealth of improved devices, all this added effi- cie nake the Oliver ‘Typewriter worth more than the p Yet $100—paid on the “Penny Plan —will make you its owner. The Oliver Typewriter Company 109 Oliver Typewriter Building, Chicago it tut | Long Distance Telephone. 15th Season. Stop at the “SEEING THINGS.” wt pope eave Tunes HotelPoncedeLeon fluently, to the old f er leaning ot Auently, to the old farmer leaning on) Ad Annex when at “T hope you do,’* was the unexpected answer; “but if you don’t see me well, ‘° * young man, put on speca."—Ited Hen, | Atlantic City, iN THE INFANT CLAS |Virginia Ave. and the Beach. One day last year, a few days after The Hotel Ponce de Leon is newly the holidays, while on the street-car, I furnished throughout with rare taste, and noticed a little girl with a doll in her possesses all mocler requisites for conven’ arms which was almost as big as she ‘The conductor came to collect the | NC 8nd comfort of guests. k He looked at the child and then HOT AND COLD SEA WATER BATHS. “You have not paid for/ European and American Pla The little girl looked at him and then | A booklet will be gladly furnished on application indignantly said, ‘Why, she only came| Rates, running from $12.50 to a few days ago, and no one has to pay $30.00 per week, according to until they are four years old!""—Delin- location of the rooms. nil Oficial a oie Motor League . and the International Automobile League. 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