Judge, 1909-12-04 · page 44 of 48
Judge — December 4, 1909 — page 44: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertising page** from Judge magazine, likely from the early 1900s (pre-Prohibition era, given the alcohol ads). The page contains several elements: **Poetry/Humor Content:** "How It Came Out" satirizes romantic courtship versus marriage reality—a husband who once praised his wife's "dainty hands" and swore he'd fulfill her every wish now dismisses her requests with "Give me a rest!" This reflects common domestic satire of the period. **Advertisements:** The dominant content includes champagne, shaving brushes, and cocktails—luxury goods marketed for Christmas and entertaining. These ads showcase period illustration styles and sales language ("exquisite flavor," "incomparable mellowness"). **Minor humor pieces:** A boy's post-Christmas dinner complaint about overeating, and a doctor joke about medical preferences. The page captures early 20th-century consumer culture and gender dynamics—courtship romance deflating into marital indifference—themes that would resonate with Judge's educated, urban readership.
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| HOW IT CAME OUT. "4 praised her stately slenderness | In golden hours; You spoke with soulful tenderness Of leafy bowers. You called her your d Your heart's desire; You looked into infinity And strummed love's lyre. inity, Yes, it was most inspiring, too, When you would say For her you'd work untiring to | Your latest day. She should not soil her dainty hands Nor have a car. You would fulfill her least demands With promptness rare. But, ah! the years have quickly run Their beaten track. Uncle Sam's Favorite Say, how about those yarns you spun? « las! Alack! < : H A M P A G N E \ i To-day I heard your darling make - | A slight reques Then you replied, ‘For goodness sake, Give me a rest!” For Xmas Dinner, For Home, Banquet or Club hs exquisite flavor and superiority over other and more expensive brands make it the favorite beverage of the American people. | —Chicago News. ovariably selected by clubmen and connoisseurs who know quality and unhesitatingly choose it on all occasions. : GOLD SEAL CHAMPAGNE is made in this country by the French process from the most luscious grapes. | Rivera—** How do you pronounce that Exqual to any imported champagne without paying the import duty. am Two kinds—Special Dry and Brut : taxicab’? Sold by all leading grocers and wine merchants. URBANA WINE CO., Urbana, N. Y. (Sole Maker) The emphasis is on the — Pittsburg Observer. RSET BOY'S POST-PRANDIAL CHANT. Gee! Th’ Christmas dinner Wisht they'd bless my stomach, too Is a winner! | That'd help when we get through, With th’ turkey gettin’ thinner my heart can get along Till there's just th’ bones an’ neck, p beatin’ good an’ strong RUBBE Like a wreck, But my stomach! Oh, gee whi: Standin’ lonesome on th’ platter; Guess that's where my conscience is! An’ you feel yourself get fatter Hope there’s some left for to-night, MARK When they pass th’ sweet potatoes, When I'll e more appuhtite, Jn! Oh atvuad comm an tornatoes, All right! Note the INSIDE STRUCTURE of a Rubberset Brush An’ th’ cl ituck-in-it ham, Huh! My Uncle John, w’y, he ch bristle eunk J rply inte boa of vulcanized rub- . An th’ jam, . 21 lack, capac " | rd to $6.00 at Dealers rywhere and Barbers An’ th y an’ pickles, Gee! Th’ Christmas dinner RUBBERSET COMPANY, ay Newark, N. J An''th’ cider with th! tlekles Is a winner! Bersct Shaving Cream=the lusurlant healing lather-25e the tube of 100’ shaves, When you swallow. —Wilbur D, Nesbit in Century Magazine. Christmas comes but once a year. HER FAVORITE SCHOOL. Mustn't spoil it while it’s here! First fair invalid—*Which kind of When we've et th’ table bare doctor do you prefer—the allopathic or My cloth the homeopathic?” An 8s Second fair invalid~“1 prefer the He has done a grown man’s part sympathetic. ""— nde Blaetter. | porter ClubCocktails Framers Cas ae DES aa Precede Your Christmas Dinner with a good old-fashioned toast and pledge the day in a deli- cious, fragrant CLUB COCKTAIL. It makes the most delicately stimulating and enjoyable appe- tizer for the Yuletide festivitics. Cus COCKTAILS are an expert blend of fine old liquors each meas- ure-mixed to exact proportions and aged to an incomparable mel- lowness. No mixing experience in the world can duplicate their even exquisite flavor. Just strain through cracked ice and serve. Martini (¢in base) and Manhattan (whiskey base)are the most popular. Atall good dealers. G. F. HEUBLEIN & BRO. Hartford New York In answering advertisements please mention JUDGE. It will be appreciated. comicbooks.com