Judge, 1910-06-25 · page 19 of 25
Judge — June 25, 1910 — page 19: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from *Judge* (a 19th-century American satirical magazine) contains mostly humorous anecdotes and advertisements rather than political cartoons. **"What Our Grandfathers Smiled Over"** presents dated jokes likely reprinted from earlier sources—humor about wills, abolition debates, and Native Americans. The "His Tribe" anecdote features a dismissive exchange with a Chip-a-way (Chippewa) Indian, reflecting period attitudes toward Indigenous peoples as subjects of casual mockery. **The cartoons** (bottom left) show contrasting expectations versus reality in duck hunting—typical Victorian visual humor about failed gentleman pursuits. **The text sections** ("Eloquent Passage," "Equivocal Advertisement") mock overwrought Victorian prose and ambiguous newspaper ads, poking fun at contemporary writing styles and absurd classified notices (like a corset-maker's "All sorts of ladies stays here"). The page is primarily filled with **vacation advertisements** for New York destinations (Saratoga Springs, Adirondacks, Thousand Islands) and an anisette liqueur ad—indicating this is largely a commercial publication by this period.
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WHAT OUR GRANDFATHERS SMILED OVER INDISPUTABLE WILL. ] Aman made his last will and test: ment in words few but significan have nothing, I owe nothing, and I give the rest to the poor!"” “Julius, did you attend de last meet- ing ob de Abolition Debating Society?” “Yes, sir.”” , what was de fust t’ing dat " cum up afore de house? Why, it was a charcoal cart.’” The best definition we ever heard of “pearing false witness against your neighbor"’ was given by a little girl in school. She said ‘it was when nobody did nothing and somebody went and told of it.”” FASHIONS FOR HIS TRIBE. Tom, during his last tour to Nia in company with Smash, saw an Indian hewing a small piece of timber, with a view to making canes. ‘‘Pray, sir,”” said Smash, ‘to what tribe do you be- long?” ‘The Chip-a-way tribe,”” re- plied the Indian, without looking up to give his interrogator one smile. “Where are you going?”” asked a lit- tle boy of another who had slipped and fallen down. “Going to get up, reply. Porter's Spirit of the Times has an ac- count of a dreadful old fellow, who would rather tell a lie on six months’ credit than tell the truth for cash. was the blunt THE SEASON. It is rumored that the man about town may possibly adopt the practice, so fashionable among ladies, of carrying a dog; but with a difference, the rule being—the larger the dog the smarter the man. ELOQUENT PASSAGE. The light of the lamp was dying away in the socket, the midnight clock swung heavily aloft, and its brazen tones sounded loudly on the frozen air. | It was the hour when disembodied spirits walk, and when murderers, like the stealthy wolf, prowl for their prey. The lonely watcher shuddered as he heard a slight noise at the door. Big drops of sweat stood on his pale brow, the door opened, and—in came a strange cat! “I wonder what makes my eyes 80 weak?" said a loafer to a gentleman, “Why, they are in a weak place, returned the latter. London Punch. EQUIVOCAL ADVERTISEMENT. The following notice might have been seen some time ago stuck up in acorset- maker's shop window in Glasgow: “All sorts of ladies stays here.”” A young man advertises his desire for a wife “‘pretty, and entirely ignorant of the fact"! Evidently he wants a fool. Any smart, pretty woman knows she i pretty—wouldn’t be smart if she didn’t. An advertisement appears in a West- ern paper, which reads as follow “Run away—a hired man named John, his nose turned up five feet eight inches * high, and had on a pair of corduroy) pants much worn."’ é PO), ¥ vd ?/ ae) Ys: ffl in 77 t ‘The upper picture represents the ' sporting shots’ which the Squire hoped to obtain by rearing wild duck and flying them from the top of the hill. ‘The lower one represents the inglorious reality. —London Punch, In answering advertisements please mention JUDGE. It will be appreciated. ~ Let us plan your Vacation MEL us the sumber io ot Your taste regarding sarroond> ings a5 amusements. Write ts toWay. Saratoga Springs New York State's Mineral Spring Reservation. Day Excursions to Adirondack and Lake George Resorts. The Thousand Islands of theSt. Lawrence River provide perfect aquatic life among the 1,762 islands dotted with summer homes, cottages and hotels. Adirondack Mountains ‘The Lake Como Region of America—Hotel, Cottage and Camp life. Mountain chmbing, golf, tennis, hunting, canoeing and fishing. New England Seashore Brilliant Resorts where water and woods join—pleasures of beach or country, Wild as Canada—comfortable as your own home. Lakes George and Champlain Hotels and cottages from which one, two and three-day jaunts can be made —fishing, mountain climbing, or touring in perfectly appointed steamers. Reached from all directions by the fast throuch trains of the New York Central Lines “For the Public Service”” Write ws acd we will gladly propose one or two tins fot your consideration with complete Information. Address, New York Centtal Lines Travel Bureau, Room $40 Grand Central ‘Termipal. New York, of Room 1400 La Salle St. Station, Chicago. THE MOST PUPULAR AFTER DINNER DRINK ON SALE AT ALL THE BEST PLACES mux OLD'76" DISTILLING co. comicbooks.com