Judge, 1910-08-27 · page 3 of 20
Judge — August 27, 1910 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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**Top Section:** A humorous guide to recognizing Coney Island, illustrated by a theatrical character in a tricorn hat labeled "Number Bro[cker]." The piece mocks Coney Island's chaotic sensory experience—noise, crowds, heat, and commercialism—advising readers how to identify they've arrived (broken bottles, loud vendors, competing attractions). **Bottom Cartoon:** "Near Egg Harbor" depicts what appears to be food vendors or merchants hawking provisions to travelers, with labels visible on containers reading "GAME FOWL," "GRITS," and "SCRATCH FEED." The caption suggests a humorous domestic scenario about keeping a woman "in a snug little box" and feeding her. Both pieces use satire to mock 19th-century American leisure culture and commercial exploitation of working-class entertainment destinations and food vendors.
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Coney Island, and How To Recognize It. by R. W. SNEDDON. “Island as might be imagined. The real difficulty is how to avoid doing so. If, however, you are rashly JT determined to do #0, a few hints by the wayside vw e) may not be thrown away. Yo If you see a rustic cottage by the seaside, with clams climbing about the shingles and a bee in the stall, you may conclude it is not Coney Island. If you come upon a very loud noise, ingenious corkserews of wood and pyramids of plaster, a smell of frankfurters and popcorn and the rushing sound of many beer taps, you may rest assured that you are growing hot in the search. To reach this delectable land it is necessary, going by land, to pass through Brooklyn. At the end of it you begin to smell the sea and the other smells detailed above. It is time enough then to b ayRANELY, it is not so difficult to recognize Coney 7! ed stuff your ears with cotton wool and to put on blue goggles. This is merely a precautionary move and not 80 efficient as leaving your money at home. If you are determined to have knowledge, good and well. But you must pay the price. Coney Island is a tract of land bounded on one side by Steeplechase Park, on the other by Dreamland, on the other by Brighton, on the last by the extent of your purse. On arriv- ing, follow the trail of broken bottles to the beach and sniff in the ozone. You will then be prepared for any emergency, and will have discovered that the ocean is real and the only real thing there. By this time you will be too hoarse to make (Continued in advertising section.) NEAR EGG HARBOR. Jones—'* You see, I just keep her in a snug little box and shove the food at her, and she is fat and contented."* Smith—"' Ha, ha! It's a great gamoe."” Old maid—" The married villains !"' comicbooks.com