Judge, 1910-02-05 · page 13 of 16
Judge — February 5, 1910 — page 13: what you’re looking at
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This page contains three distinct elements: **"Suburban Elopement" Comic Strip (top):** A three-panel story depicting a father waiting anxiously for his daughter's suitor, who arrives by airplane rather than automobile—a contemporary joke about newfangled aviation technology. The humor centers on the father's confusion that "to fly" means literal flight, not motoring. **"How the British Government Official Escaped the Suffragettes" (bottom left):** A brief humorous anecdote about a British official using an airplane to evade suffragette activists demanding voting rights. This references the early 1900s British women's suffrage movement, where protesters were known for confrontational tactics. **Text & Advertisements (right):** Includes satirical aphorisms by "Stuart B. Stone" mocking modern American materialism, poetry about romantic rekindling, and period advertisements for Kingsford's corn starch and Crystal Domino sugar. The page overall reflects early 1910s preoccupations: aviation novelty, women's political activism, and consumer product marketing through lifestyle imagery.
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SUBURBAN ELOPEMENT—teneinaca. See, there is un aeroplane over- Mar. Wise (looking at his watch)-— minute after five! He's late, the .ppy! What right has he to keep my aughter in suspense? What right has to think he’s good enough for her? Where is the fellow, anyway? (Strides nen the front walk to the gate and wks up and down the street.) ACT II. Scene—Peaked roof of the Wises’ house. Mr. and Mrs. Wise discovered at skylight, looking into the air, Mrs. Wise (reading letter again)— THE PROVERBS OF MODERNUS, THE CYNIC. By STUART B. STONE. N AMERICAN hero, the bub- bles of soap, the gilt of the ring in the popcorn box— these glitter for a time and {pass awa: . A package of gum for the + matinée girl, peanuts for the > god in the gallery, and a . muzzle for the mouth of the latecomer in the box. A fool waxeth hot in the strife of the campaign, but the wise man sitteth in the shade on the steps and smoketh free % courthouse cigars. HOW THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL ESCAPED THE SUFFRAGETTES. “Dearest, be ready to fly with me at five o’clock.”* Mr. Wise (shaking his fist impotently at the air)—Fool that 1 was not to understand the English language! To fly is not to motor. It is to fly. There they are just alighting on the roof of the Episcopal church a mile away. sat watch.) And it’s just four minutes after five! That’s what I call quick work and slick work. George must have something in him, after all. Mother, let’s make the best of a bad matter and hurry over to the church and congratulate them as they come out. Mrs. Wise—With all my heart! Curtain. My son, if the borrower pester thee, give him Confederate money; send him away with counterfeit quarters in his raiment. How much better is it to excavate post holes and get gold than to wear the patches of genius, or to pilot a treet-car than to pen immortal, unsal- able sonnets! Better an attic room, a cob pipe, and peace, than a mansion with scolding and twins. If thine enemy be hungry, give him the biscuit which the young housewife hath molded. Can one go unto the broker's office | and be not broke? ! A drummer is a pleasant sight in the, 2N__ Sister EY custards, creams, Bess make good desserts — pudd can ings —if she goes by the book and uses KINGSFORD'S CORN STARCH @ Desserts too that every member of the family can eat and enjoy. qu from wusewives famous for their cooking early every State in the Union tell us how they use Kingsford’s to improve their cooking. You'll find the recipes in our remark- F, able little Cook Book ow About Corn Starch ”* th 168 of the best you ever tried. q T. Kingsford & Son Oswego, N. Y. Mail a post card today. We'll send the book free, eyes of a rustic maid, but he chaffeth like thunder and is filled with super- heated ether. In the summer the small boy's fancy turneth to balls and strikes, and, lo! his grandmother is dead. Yea, she dieth once for each double-header on the home grounds. In the summer, also, the man at the tie counter goeth down to the sea in ex- cursion trains, clad in glad raiment and smelling as a rose of Sharon. But, alas! the summer girl insnares him, and his small change is consumed be- fore dinner. A MAKE-UP MIX-UP. HEN Marie and I ‘* made up” In that time so far to seek, "Twas my heart was on my sleev And a blush inflamed her cheek. But in‘ make ups "" you will note Now’s employed a diff’rent art. "Tis her blush is on my sleeve, While her cheek inflames my heart! NSCIOUS RECTITUDE. er—* Johnny, do you listen to the still, small voie Johuny—"No'm; 1 ain't no eaves- dropper.”?—atetandtureh Wile TWO KINDS OF GIRLS. By FP PITZER. LIKE the happy, care-free girl— To her my heart succumbs; And I confess that I detest The grumbling girl that grumbs, You take both in your auto car. The first lauds your machine; The second grumbles at the stench Caused by the gasoline. You take both in your motor-boat. The first its speed will praise; The second grumbles that her dress Will be spoiled by the sprays. You take both in your ai The first enjoys the air; The second grumbles that the mist Of clouds uncurls her hair. Oh, when that Grumbler shuffles off Her mortal coil, I fear That she will grumble thuswis: Too) hot + cold ‘It's downy) for me } “yn” ( her THE SPENDTHRIFT. (OU HAVE to reap as you have sowed, And should you go the pace, You'll surely find the same old road Leads to the same old place. J. db. O°Coanll In answering advertisements please mention JUDGE. It will be appreciated. 2!band 5! Boxes!: Best Sparta Mere ofte.’By Grocers bverynhere! comicbooks.com