Judge, 1910-12-03 · page 13 of 52
Judge — December 3, 1910 — page 13: what you’re looking at
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This is a **Christmas gift guide** from Judge magazine, a satirical American publication. The page contains three humorous sections: 1. **Gift suggestions** by Donald A. Kahn mock various social relationships through deliberately absurd or insulting "gifts"—a drum for the neighbor's child (noisy annoyance), a treatise on child-rearing for the elevator boy (condescension), furs delayed since last November (procrastination joke). 2. **A drugstore joke** satirizes hypochondriacs—the acquaintance wants to give a friend "assorted medicines" as a Christmas present because the friend constantly complains about symptoms. 3. **A sentimental poem** by Estelle May Nolte describes Christmas morning excitement over stockings and Santa's visit—straightforward nostalgia without satire. 4. **"Ever Present" sketch** references "Miss L. Toe" (likely a pun on "mistletoe"), the young woman perpetually encountered at Christmas gatherings. The large **illustration** depicts a chaotic Christmas Eve domestic scene, labeled "Christmas Eve in the Pelican Family," showing the festive disorder of holiday morning with children and toys.
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CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE (Affectionately Dedicated to Those Who Have Remembered Us in the Past) By DONALD A, KAHN For Baby—Encyclopedia Brittani For Bob at Yale—. fifty-fifth chafing dish. For Lucy at Vassar—Socrates' Essay on Stu For the Child in the Flat Above—Twenty can- non-power drum For the Maid—Pearl inlaid opera glasses. For Grandma—" How To Bring Up Children,” by Miss Lizzie Bangster. For Grandpa—Pocket safety razor For Uncle (Who Wears a Belt)—Pair blue embroidered sus- penders. For Mother—The furs that were coming to her last November. For the Family Next Door—New phonograph records. For the Elevator Boy—Treatise on “ Raising a Family.” For the Janitor—Loving cup. For Yours Sincerely—Pink and yellow polkadot cravat. Of course, Stanecainn ow nr oO ee Kceoere #0 Suitable Xmas Gift 66] WANT to go into this drugstore and buy a Christmas present for a friend of mine,” says our acquaintance. igars?"” we inquire. He's one of these fellows who are always telling you about their symptoms, and I'm going to have the druggist put him up a case of assorted medicines.” On Christmas Morning By ESTELLE MAY NOLTE by the dawn’s early light— ‘ase so winding— Ht say can you se As now slyly we creep down the st The stockings we hung on the previous night, While for Santa we watched when the moon beams were shining? For the firelight's red glare, the logs crackling in air, Gave proof through the night that our sox were still there! Yes! the stockings we hung are now bulging with cheer, O’er the hearth of our home showing Santa’s been here! Ever Present Tue young lady we always meet at Christmas time—Miss L. Toe. — CHRISTMAS EVE IN THE PELICAN FAMILY comicbooks.com