Judge, 1910-03-05 · page 13 of 16
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This page from *Judge* magazine combines satirical advice with period advertisements. The main content is a tongue-in-cheek "Guide to Temporary Vegetarians" addressing a **meat boycott movement**—likely early 1900s labor activism or consumer protest. The humor mocks those forced to eat cheaply by exaggerating vegetables' nutritional value (claiming one pound of beans equals "73 presidential speeches" in nutrition). The satirical definitions of beans, prunes, onions, and potatoes use absurdist humor typical of *Judge*'s style. The onion entry jokes about its tear-inducing properties and includes a jab at Irish stereotypes ("Irish potato"). The page also features earnest advertisements for **Karo corn syrup**, a **Bell telephone system** essay romanticizing communication technology, and **Rubberset shaving brushes**—typical early 20th-century product placement. The "Women's Department" framing was common for lifestyle content in this era, positioning domestic/food knowledge as female expertise.
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| JUDGE'S ] WOMEN’S For the benefit of our women readers in the myriad homes where Junce is a favorite, | we have entered into an arrangement with the famous editor of The Perfect Ladies’ Companion, | Mr. Hik Hok. Any perfect lady among our readers who has troubles of household or heart may go in perfect contidence to Mr. Hok, who will at intervals convey through these pages advice or comfort, as the case may demand. A GUIDE TO TEMPORARY VEGETARIANS. ITH particular re! to the meat boycotters, who are eking out a precarious existence on cheese and soda crackers, we give herewith a par- tial list of palatable vegetables (to- gether with a few salient facts about each) which are within the reach of everybody. We cheerfully pass this information along, with the hope that it will benefit others as much as it has benefited us. rence THE BEAN. Scientists tell us that the bean is the most nutritious pebble known to man. One pound of beans contains 9s much nutriment as: 1 ton of alfalfa hay. 14 car-loads sauerkraut. 73 presidential speeches. 1 mile Rocky Mountain scenery. No meal is complete without beans— at least, that is what the advert Everyday Magic Aladdin’slamp transported its owner | from place to place in the twinkling of an eye. place instantly and accurately. And human powers are thus extended as if by magic. That was thousands of years ago— and the lamp was only a myth. But so wonderful that the story has en- dured to this day. The Bell telephone is far more won- derful—and it is a reality. It is the dream of the ages, come true. In the office, in the home it stands, as commonplace in appear- ance as Aladdin’s lamp. By it the human voice—the truest expression of personality, ability, and character—is carried from place to All other means of communication are cold and colorless in comparison. By the telephone alone is the human quality of the human voice carried beyond the limitations of unaided hearing. The Bell System has provided this wonderful faculty for all the people. The whole country is brought to- gether by the Bell policy of universal service ; and the miracle of telephone talk is repeated six billion times a year. The Bell Long Distance telephone puts a man in intimate touch with new resources, new possibilities. One Policy, One System, Universal Service—these make every Bell Telephone the Center of the System. AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY AND ASSOCIATED COMPANIES ‘tears cakes. CORN SYRUP Eat it on Use it for Ginger-Bread Griddle Cakes Hot Biscuit Cookies Waffles Candy % Send your name on a for K. CORN PRODUCTS REFINING ments say. tins or in their natural state (M:ssa chusetts). Boston's best-known hotel, The Beanery, derives its name from this vegetable. THE PRUNE. The prune is probably the only vege- table which appears on every boarding- house table at every meal. The prune may be eaten (once) as a stew or dis guised in pies, puddings, ete. Vide: “Meat may . come and meat may go, but the prune stays on forever,” by Starr Boarder. THE ONION. The onion is a heartrending affair, and when eaten raw it never fails to bring to the eyes. It seems ashame to eat the onion (both before and after eating). However, it may be de- natured by boiling or otherwise subduing its boisterous spirit. Some humorists insist that the onion will bring tears to the eyes of an Irish potato, but as we are not Irish we cannot vouch for the truth of this statement. Bristles ¢ ETTER than honey on hot biscuit—delicious on buckwheat The best and purest syrup in the world for all uses —agrees with everybody. Kero Beans may be purchased in! LOVERS MUST PART. Snowman—"' My dear, we must part. coming out."* THE CANNED TOMATO. A very present help in time of trouble is the canned tomato, A good plan is to keep a dozen or so of these hardy veg- etables near the can-opener. In case of unexpected company about which you are not particular, fly to the can-opener, and, presto! the canned tomato does the rest. THE BREAKFAST FOOD. The breakfast food isa very numerous vegetable and is not confined to the limits of any one season, but a new variety is liable to put in an appear- ance at the most unseason- able time. It is seen at its best in Battle Creek, Mich. (which derives its name from a small creek, near which ar- mies of invent- ors vie with each other in perfecting new forms of breakfast food). THE POTATO. This extremely tuberous tuber is too well known for us to devote our valuable space to it. bee Gaqupmen-oy- I see the sun The popularity of Abbott's Bitters as a tonic is country wide. ripped in hard rubber RUBBERSET TRADE MARK having Brushes RUBBERSET CoO., 50 CHURCH ST., In answering advertisements please mention JUDGE. It will be appreciated. NEW YORK comicbooks.com