Judge, 1910-12-31 · page 25 of 27
Judge — December 31, 1910 — page 25: what you’re looking at
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This page from Judge contains three short humorous anecdotes and period advertisements. The cartoons mock everyday social situations: 1. **"A Failure"** (Louisville Herald): A waiter hints that the previous diner left a generous fifty-cent tip, hoping the current guest might do the same. The guest sarcastically suggests he'll return tomorrow—clearly implying he won't, since good tipping is unlikely to repeat. 2. **"Unregenerate"** (Success Magazine): A man blames his wife's extravagant tastes for driving him to commit forgery. She responds by asking if her hat is on straight—suggesting her vanity completely misses the moral seriousness of his crime. 3. **"A Dangerous Proceeding"** (Chicago Record-Herald): This plays on the phrase "hitch your wagon to a star" (pursue ambitious dreams), joking that many men attempt this without securing their wagon first, risking a spill. The advertisements include Judge magazine binders, Philip Morris cigarettes, and Hunter High Ball whiskey—typical early 20th-century product placements. The humor relies on understated irony and wordplay common to period satirical magazines.
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“Do yousthink, sir,’’ asked the waiter, helping the guest on with his coat, “that lightning ever strikes twice in the same place?” “Yes, I guess it does,’ answered the departing diner. “Well, sir, the gentleman who sat at this table before you came in gave me a fifty-cent tip, sir.”” “Ah, indeed! And you think there may be a chance that he’d come back to- morrow? I doubt it. Good-night!"’"— Louisville Herald. 5 Unregenerate. “It was to satisfy your extravagant tastes,’’ cried the desperate man, ‘‘that I committed the forgery! The crime is upon your head!’? The woman started and gazed at him wonderingly. ‘‘Is my crime on straight?” she asked,—Success Magazine. A Dangerous Proceeding. Many a man has hitched his wagon to a star without first taking the trouble to fix it so that he will not be spilled out. —Chicago Record-Herald. THE FIRST ROUND-THE-WORLD STEAMER. BIND YOUR uae. JUDGE BINDERS FOR SALE AT $1.25 Each Made to hold 52 issues of the magazine. | Name of publication is stamped in gilt letters on front of binder. LESLIE -JUDGE COMPANY 225 Fifth Avenue, New York) How To Get Rich. No man ever got rich by his own ef- forts and savings unless he kept track of all of his expenses, Every self-made rich man admits that this isa fact. One of the richest men in the country, Mr. John D. Rockefeller, from boyhood up, kept an account of every cent he spent. It is probably because of this that a new instrument, inexpensive and handy, called the ‘‘Cashometer,’’ has been in- vented. It is the size of a lady’s watch and can be carried in the vest pocket or purse. Its operations are simple. This little invention is described in an adver- tisement in this week's issue of JupcE. Other announcements tell of ideal winter trips to the tropics, of a free booklet showing six charming poses of the bil- liard girl, of a hone that every barber wants, and a lot of other things that our readers should not neglect to observe. In answering advertisements always mention JupGE. Lots of men are perfectly willing to be ‘‘Judged’’ by the President.— Wall Street Journal. HUNTER HIGH BALL GRATIFIES SATISFIES CHEERS AND REFRESHES Sold at all rt-clam cafes and by jobbers. ‘WM. LANAHAN & SON, Baltimore, Md. | Philip Morris | | “= Cigarettes The superlative degree of cigarette-quality. Cambridss \mbassados forbes 25c Meaneitt 35c of ten dinnereize In Cork and Plain Tips “ The Little Brown Box” LAUGH WITH january SIS HOPKINS NUMBER ——————— 106 ALL NEWSDEALERS. In answering advertisements please mention JUDGE. It will bs appreciated. comicbooks.com