Judge, 1910-01-01 · page 12 of 16
Judge — January 1, 1910 — page 12: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from the satirical magazine **Judge** contains several brief humorous pieces and advertisements typical of early 20th-century American humor. **Main Cartoons/Stories:** - **"Camera Courtship"**: A poem mocking how romantic courtship quickly leads to marriage, after which the wife "steadily tones him down"—satirizing the deflation of married life. - **"A Misunderstanding"**: A joke about opera house conductors being paid $2,000/week, questioning why motormen aren't paid the same rate—likely commenting on wage disparity or absurd salary structures. - **"What He Got His Boy"**: A father says he got his son "der doctor" for Christmas—a play on words suggesting the child was sick/needed medical attention rather than receiving a gift. - **"The Reason"**: A schoolteacher's logic puzzle where a student claims two pairs of shoes last a year because he doesn't wear shoes in summer—gentle satire of childhood reasoning. The page is largely **advertisements** (Rubberset brushes, Packer's Tar Soap) mixed with light domestic humor aimed at middle-class readers.
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CAMERA COURTSHIP. HE GAVE him a cabinet photo He gazed for a moment or two, Then pleaded, ‘Sweetheart, won't you give me The lovely original, too?”” “If you're positive, dear, you love me," through a film of tears, I cannot give you I'm yours to the end of our years.” So the courtship was quick to develop, Their marriage was fied up in town, And now in a middle-class suburb She is steadily toning him down. A MISUNDERSTANDING. oT ae MANAGEMENT of one of the big opera houses in New York has to pay two thousand dollars a week for conductors."’ ** Does it pay the same rate for motormen?”” THE WINNING HAND OF JANUARY HIS TART ANSWER. A MEDDLESOME old tady came upon a lad lounging on the street curb one noon and stopped to inquire, with suspicion, “Say, Bub, don’t you go to school ?"” “Yes,"’ was the tart reply; ‘ but only between meal: WHAT HE GOT HIS BOY. «« FINSTEIN, vat did you get your little boy for Christmas?” “+ I got der doctor.”” ON THE WIRES. First bird—* The American Telephone and Telegraph Company has acquired control of the Western Union. Second bird— Gracious ! do you sup- pose they will shove up the price of our seats?” PACKER’S TAR SOAP The cleansing, ic and tonic properties of its pure pine-tar, glycerine and sweet vege- table oils have given it an exclusive character, with unvarying results, for over 35 years. THE PACKER MFG. CO., New York JUDGE RUBBERSET CONSTRUCTION DEFIES DESTRUCTION Bristles gripped in a bed of hard, vulcanized rubber stay forever. Price 25¢ upward to $6.00 at dealers everywhere. Berset Shaving Cream. a concentrated lather of cocoanut oil and glycerine—: tube. RUBBERSET COMPANY, Liboratories Newark, N. J.. UBBERSET TRADE MARK Shaving Brushes Bristles gripped in hard rubber THE REASON, Teacher—* If you wear one pair of shoes three months how long will two pairs last?’’ Jimmie—* A year." Teacher—* Oh, no; how do you get that?”’ Jimmie—* don’t wear any in the summer.”” ACCOUNTING FOR IT. Art lover (standing be- fore ‘The Bath’’)—“ Did you ever see such color?”” Philistine —“‘ No wonder. You must remember that the lady ain’t through washing herself yet."” FIRST. JUDGE'S FAVORITE. FAY COURTENAY, IN “ST. ELMO.” ‘Tis like a dream of the long ago To watch you play in ‘* St. Elmo."* For the book we read in the days of out, And the moral it teaches is Gospel trut : OBEYED PARK INSTRUCTIONS. Impatient manager— “Here, you, boy! I told you to run and hurry back with this Boy—"* Yes, sir; you see, the way goin” and comin’ was through the park where the signs read, ‘Keep on the walk.’ ” BALLAD OF THE CALENDAR SEASON. By VICTOR A. HERMANN. NOW COME the merry calendars By every daily post, Until you vow, by all the stars, That you receive the most. They crowd your desk till there's no room For pencils or cigars, And still in myriads they loom— The merry calendars. The grocer’s just came in to-day— Green fields and crystal brooks; The plumber’s is a chromo gay, Entitled, ‘‘ Cupid’s Nooks.”” The coal man’s represents his trade— ‘A lump of anthracite; The butcher's is a silvered blade— “We Cut Our Steaks Just Right!’” And so the stream keeps flowing in— The stream of calendars; In every shape (both thick and thin), From ships to motor-cars. Scenes in Greece and Palestine, Ancient Roman towns, “« My Ladye Golfing on the Green,”” Humpty-dumpties, clowns! L'ENVOI. Calendars! Calendars! By dozens and by reams One galaxy of cardboards in a hundre:! color schemes! Tropic isles and maids enticing, Cook and Peary scenes with icing, Aeroplanes, gold and spangles, Bows of ribbon tied in angles— Calendars! Calendars! You see them in your dreams! NO MATTER how promising your little boy may seem, give him a sled for Christmas and he ‘ll begin to go down hill. A POLICEMAN is a power in this world. He is a mover of men. WHAT BABY WANTED. “ Would baby like to have a little watch-dog like that ?”” “ Nope; I wana big clock-dog like de odder one.”? In answering advertisements please mention JUDGE. It will be appreciated. comicbooks.com | | | If Sh Th yo yo