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This page from Judge presents multiple satirical pieces typical of early 20th-century American humor. The central feature, "The Newspaper Guy" by William M. Bolger, celebrates newspaper reporters as heroic figures—comparing them favorably to Sherlock Holmes and even suggesting they deserve sainthood. The satire appears to mock either the inflated self-importance of journalists or society's actual reverence for them (the text's tone is ambiguous). The surrounding content includes typical magazine humor: brief comedic vignettes about newlyweds, domestic life, and social observations. A prominent Apollinaris water advertisement emphasizes "pure, healthful, refreshing" qualities—standard marketing language of the era. The cartoons and jokes reflect Edwardian-era preoccupations: gender roles, courtship, class distinctions, and emerging urban professions like motormen and journalists. Without clearer dating visible on this page, the exact year and specific topical references remain uncertain.

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“THE QUEEN OF Pure, Healthful, Refreshing Afollinaris I TABLE WATERS” a law court. those who wrangle one against the other for hire, and secretly do be most friendly with each other? What is the s' tion of the bandage on the symbolic fig- ure of justice? 14, Discuss the yielding and servile nature of the terrestrial in his inability “to conduct his life without the hiring of @ servant master called government, and explain why he chooses one of his fellows or more to appoint the order of his life. What is the power of the nat- ural agency of influence? What is the difference, if any, between honesty and politics? 15. How do you intend to prove to your fellows that you have found us, and what steps do you propose to take to satisfy the societies to whom you will submit the newspapers you will take with you as conclusive evidence? SLANG—" SUM CLASS." What is the nature of WELL PAID. A RURAL resident, upon his first visit to the city, obtained employ- ment as a motorman for the street-car company. Every night, when he put up his car in the barn, the conductor quietly slipped him a couple of dollars. This kept up regularly until a day or A two after pay day. When he failed to come after his pay check, the manager sent for him and inquired the reason. The unsuspecting motorman replied, Why, the conductor has been paying me off every night." Crawford—*' I see that writing poetry has recently got a young man out of prison."* Crabshaw jit he | house. Ye — JUDGE “Sherlock Holmes?"’ . nd if he keeps at the newly installed housewife. ill probably wind up in the poor- j,44q9"* THE NEWSPAPER GUY. By WILLIAM M. BOLGER SEE a man pushing his way through the lines, Where the work of the terrible fire fiend shines. “The chief?" I inquire; and a police- man replies, one of those news- I see a man walk through the door of a show, | Where great throngs are blocked by the sign, “Is this man a star that no ticket he buys? “Star nothing! He’s one of those newspaper guys!"* I see a man start on the trail of a crook, While he scorns the police and brings him to book. 1 exclaim; and some one replies, “Sherlock Holmes? That's one of those newspaper guys!”” nd some day I'll pass by the great gates of gold, And. see a man pass through, unques- tioned and bold. “A saint?” and St. Peter will surely reply, He carries a pass; that’s a newspaper cole “THE NEWLY WEDS." OMETIMES we interpret too liter- ally. “1 want to learn to make jelly," said Is it “*Oh, Lord, no, mum!"’ replied the |cook, with supreme pity. ‘It's soft.”” CAME IN HANDY. Ted-—*1 didn’t think Prudence was , the kind of girl you would take out with TO CATCH A MAN. Fly-paper is not polite— Useless sticky mess! Do your husband-catching right, Get that better bait in sight-- Everybody guess! Ct beats all how many last carriage re- lations there are at every funeral. Restaurants & and Hotel win distinction and ‘and the Ideal Beverage for Summer CORTE THE DEADLY PARALLEL. Marjorie You know, she’ to the Injured. you on a joy ride.”” Ned—" She's just what we need. POINT OF AGREEMENT. “Taft says he wants only Bocker—** So does Bryan."” A HARD, CRUEL WORLD. IVES of explorers remind us Folks will think our lives all crime, If we do not leave behind us Records where we claimed to climb. ‘*What has made Dolly so MAY @ woman struggles at the matrimonial bargain counter, only The young man she was to find when she got home that what she once engaged to happened to be the thought was marked down was really tor who took her census."* m enume' arked up. J “OVER THE COFFEE CUPS Mr. Grouch—"' There you go again with your carelessness ! in the house that isn't broken or damaged ?"" Mrs, Growch—" No, my dear. Even Is there a thing you are a bit cracked !"" In answering advertisements please mention JUDGE. It will be appreciated. “TALKING THROUGH THE HAT." “T've got to buy my wife a new hat." “What! another? yesterday."” *'T know ; but some thoughtless lunatic told her it was a good, sensible common- sense shape, an now—well, fancy telling a woman that about a hat !"* She only bad one ONE GOOD RESULT. Crawford—'* Can anything be ssid in favor of women carrying money in their stockings?” Crabshaw—* Well, it will probably keep them from going out in the street with holes in them.” CYNIC is a person who has learned not wisely, but too well. FAMILY FOOD. TOOTHSOME, AND REQUIR COOKING. A little boy down in North Carolina asked his mother to write an account of how Grape-Nuts food had helped their famil She says Grape-Nuts was first brought to her attention in Charlotte, where she visited. “* While I was there I used the food regularly. I gained about 15 pounds and felt so well that when I returned home I began using Grape-Nuts in the family regularly. “*My little 18-months-old baby, shortly after being weaned, was v ill with dyspepsia and teething. She was sick nine weeks and we tried every: thing. She became so emaciated that it was painful to handle her and we thought we were going to lose her. One day a happy thought urged me to | try Grape-Nuts soaked in a little warm CRISP, No m | “Well, it worked like a charm and she began taking it regularly and im- provement set in at once. She is now getting well and round and fat as fast as possible, and on Grape-Nuts. | i Some time age several of the farily were stricken with La Grippe at the same time, and during the worst stages |we could not relish anything in the jshape of food but Grape-Nuts and | oranges, everything else nauseating us. “We all appreciate what your far-ous food has done for our family.”” Read ‘ The Road to Wellville,”’ found in packages. ‘‘ There’s a Reason.’ Ever read the above letter? A ‘new one appears from timc to time. They are genuine, true, and ‘fall of human interest. comicbooks.com