Judge, 1909-10-30 · page 15 of 16
Judge — October 30, 1909 — page 15: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and editorial content** rather than political satire. The main items are: **"Shear Steal" cartoon** (top left): A brief joke about a nervous wife who won't sleep, fearing burglars—a domestic humor piece with no political meaning. **White Rock advertisement** (top right): Promoting bottled water as "The World's Best Table Water," a product advertisement common to early 1900s magazines. **"Judge's Editorial Bench"** (right side): Announces upcoming content in *Judge* magazine, including "The Cynic's Examination Papers for Everybody" and "Home Training" articles—standard magazine promotion. **Various short jokes and anecdotes**: Humorously nostalgic stories about farming, Boston tourism, and children's behavior—typical light fare for a satirical magazine of this era. **"Fish Puzzle Contest"**: Announces prize winners from a reader competition. The page reflects early 1900s American domestic life and magazine advertising conventions rather than political commentary.
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On the stone of led bis Whewey feiss co to date choice, | cemetery where they say James Russell the first one he had inscribed, ‘My n in the “Well, you have to expect that. My ery ‘ oh ocus wes bed. sos Lowell, as a small boy, went out one| Wife’; on the stone of the second, ‘My re, [wife was that way. Every time she | And thought it wasn’t ba Halloween night to look’ for ghosts. I|Dear Wife,’ and on that of the third, Anum beard a noise downstairs she'd rout 1. |The boys were slow to understand, wonder which stone he wus hiding be-|‘My Beloved Wife.’ If any ghost tries ‘asthe J catand chase me down to investigate. | And asked him to repeat. hind, and if he really did see a ghost.’” | walking around here, it ought to be ee that After a time, however, I convinced her | « pj, ji . “I can’t tell you, ma’am,’’ answered that if a burglar ever did get into the «ye re kh — hem all} bouse he wouldn't make any noise at’ Chicago Record. Herald. Me Te caaver ne exetataned. the young one. | QUANTITY VS. QUALITY. | JUDGE’S EDITORIAL BENCH Itry t | Two little tots were playing trai ern “Don't do it!" pleaded the old one; chairs in a row conatitated Stina and hes eimext teaue; of “for if your wife's anything like mine, | coaches, Mother heard a dispute and lof she'll turn right about and worry every went to ee the cause. She found the WNUaATE- time she doesn’t hear a noise down-| older child, age five, in the front coach, t staire,""—Catholic Times. with one well-dressed, well-kept doll be- will be just an ordinary number of ‘NUFF SAID. side her. The other tot, age three, had , Junce, but it will contain the following = filled one coach with dolls—dolls minus ¢ area Hes Paws what '8 hogs and arms and eyes—and was get- 1 te ting into the third coach with an equally ‘This first paper in this series will deal with those questions er—"That's when the doctor gitapidated doll in her arms. which every young man must answer—w ‘ says it isn’t twins."’— Exchange, ««What is the matter?” asked mother. some time in his lifetime. He who can answer these questions correctly is well = ‘The five-year-old locked up and ssid. prepared for the duties of life. _K. W., Swronon is the instructor in charge. The greatest disappointment about ‘‘Just look! Caroline always wants-too NOME TRAINING owning your own house is you haven't, many babies. One is enough for any- “A. paiheate: Uitte’ eiaey-chavahould TaieieRcall men—eapselly laters any janitor to cuss over. | body !""—Delineator. a aa THE CYNIC'S EXAMINATION PAPERS FOR EVERYBODY VALUABLE INFORMATION ABOUT THE NORTH POLE AWARDS Now that the school geographies will have to be changed JUDGE offers a few facts that will aid the revisors of such text-books. Fish Puzzle Contest AN ASAAEVIATE-D ROMANE: (See Issue of Judge for September 4th, 1909) A charming little love tale done in verse. 11 is “delicately sentimental,”? “full id of human interest,” and, in fact, is all those nice things found heretofore only in ‘The award of prizes made in accordance with the conditions printed in Jupce for||} book ads. Perrine Lawnexr is the author of this, ** the great American story.”” September 4th, 1909, is as follows : SOLILOQUY OF A MELANCHOLY SUITOR 1. Shark 4. Weakfish While written with apologies to William Shakespeare it is said by the great 2. Sunfish 5. Bluefish literary critics who have read the MS. to be the equal of the best that Bill” ever FIRST PRIZE Mrs. C. A. Let: , Rockaway|]| 10c. ON ALL NEWS-STANDS 10c. $5.00 Beach, Long Island, Mrs, James Byrne, Cambridge, N. ¥.| Siegert Mi Avery, Rome, N.Y. Enjoy a Personally Conducted If You Haven't Read $1.00 A copy of George Reiter Brill's picture, ’ Awarded to each of the following: "Don't You Whip My Doggy!” Ne Nat Ss B.S. Gibson, Jr., New York, N. Y. Awarded to each of the following: John H. Stevens, Albany, N. Y. .Y. A AY? Tacoma, Wash. | __Michael J. Sonnenleiter, Baltimore, d. : 3 ; Dr. H. D. Fair, Muncie, Ind. UNG "ve missed a good sh: THIRD PRIZE | : a Q : you've missed a good share Joseph H. Loebel, Buffalo, N. Y. : of e's fun,,, He insies upon Picture, The Third Degree," | R, H, Van Schaack, Jr., Cambridge, getting into scrapes. Can't Awarded to each of the following: , Mass. help himself. And you're Rev. C, I. Junkin, Devon, Pa. Ne of fi h hi G duakin, » Pa. fun to watch his maneu- eorge A. Le Blanc, Detroit, Mich. Leona W. Megaw, Ogdensburg, N. Y. vers. He laughs his way ‘man, Jr., Easton, Pa, Mrs, A. Eschenfielder, New York, | Wh into your affections by his Theresa Josephs, Brooklyn, N. ¥. | N. Y. y AN GT colossal nerve. E. E. Morris, Stillwater, N. J. Mrs. Nicholas Disque, Wilkes-Barre, +4 Phomas F. Drury, Brooklyn, N.Y. | Pa. | 8 Cc W. Klopfenstein, Colorado Springs, |G. 0. F. Goward, Pacific Grove, Cal. YE: Evan C. Lloyd, Williamsport, Pa. Harry J. Burney, Birmingham, Ala. * Postpaid ert Johnson, Olean, N. Y. Mrs. B, H. Abell, Shoshone, Wyo. x * id. What more can be said ? 3. Herring 6. Chiclets Awaited Charles H. Stehli, Baltimore, Md. SECOND PRIZE FOURTH PRIZE A. P. Mussi, Albany, N. Y. Master Choisy Rayner, Greenport, NK Ad ventures 0.8. Netzler, Williamsport, Pa. | wiciacta aa don A copy of James Montgomery Flage’s | W. Herbert Drenning, Baltimore, Md. Julius C. Anderson, Provo, Utah. Inet? M. 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