Judge, 1911-01-07 · page 23 of 26
Judge — January 7, 1911 — page 23: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertisements and light satirical poetry**, not political cartoons. The main illustrated content is "Rosa's Parrakeets"—a sentimental poem in Italian-inflected dialect about a street vendor with fortune-telling parrots. The verse romanticizes working-class immigrant life (likely Italian), with the narrator imagining becoming a parrot to gaze into Rosa's eyes. The humor is gentle, playing on ethnic dialect rather than political satire. The short prose jokes ("Need of Haste," "Lucky Girl," "High Praise") are typical magazine filler: domestic humor about shopping, courtship, and reading habits—nothing satirical. The page is dominated by **period advertisements**: a pocket cash register, hotel, beer (Blatz), paper warehouse services, and a press-clipping bureau. These reveal consumer culture and business services of the era but carry no political content. There are **no identifiable political figures or sharp social critique** on this page—it represents Judge in its lighter, more commercial mode.
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Keep Tab On Your Expenses USEA POCKET CASH REGISTER For Traveling Men, Business Men, the Store. For the Ladies, the Boy. “THE CAS new invention. It will do for you what the large Cash Register does for the Storekeeper. Registers from one cent to $100 and more. Very pleasing in appearance, well made, accurate and reliable ; size of a ladies’ watch and can be carried in the vest pocket or purse. aches economy and system. Operation is extremely simple; no mental calculation. The addition is done automat- ically—a tum of the crown does it. | Nickel- plated case, crystal glass. A splendid whist prize, premium or gift. Price $1.00, pre- paid, by mail. Not yet in stores. Evansville Cashometer Co. St. Bernard Building . EVANSVILLE, =: INDIANA able people from all Protestants, Cathet edo, Ohio. SAINT T PAUL HOTEL SIXTIETH ST. & COLUMBUS AVENUE NEW YORK New 11-Story Fireproof Hotel, Beautifully Furnished One block from Central Park, Columbus Circle, Subway, and 6th and %h Ave. “L™ Stations. All surface lines pass ot transfer direct to hotel. Telephone in every room, 100 Rooms, use of bath, $1.00 per day 150 Rooms, private bath, $1.50 perday Suites, parlor, bedroom, bath, $2.50 and upward Restaurant a Ia Carte. JOHN W. WHEATON, Proprictor In answering advertisements please mention JUDGE. It will be appreciated. | - Rosa’s Parrakeets. Rosa, weeth her parrakeets, Tal da fortune enn da streets; Geeve her fiva cent an’ see W'at your fortune gona be. Leetla birds, so smart, so wise, Seet een cage an’ weenk deir eyes. Seetin’ een a row, dey wait Teell she ope’ da leetla gate; An’ she tak’ wan on a steeck, Keessa heem an’ mak’ heem peeck Fortune card out weeth hees beak. W’at da card ees say to you Mebbe so ess gon’ com’ true. Som’ day, mebbe, I weell see W'at my fortune gona be. Eef I could be parrakeet Dat she eesa kees so sweet, I am sure I would be wise Jus’ for lookin’ een her eyes; Mebbe so I be so smart I find fortune een her heart! Dat’s a kinda fortune, too, I could weesh ees gon’ com’ true, —T. A. Daly, in Catholic Times. NEED OF HASTE, “What are you running for like that, Billy, with that big parcel ? Hat for out of fashion ! running home—before it's —London Black and Woite. With Our Heiress. “Europe holds a lot of our securities.” cash. Gets most of ‘em —Louisville Courier-Jour- by marriage nal. Lucky Girl. In the express office Her parcel she dropped And ey imed, ‘It is done— I have shipped what I’ve shopped!"" —Detroit Free Press. High Praise. “Are the descriptions of scen- Her’s novel good?” wv Great! The best I ever skipped !""—Harper" 's Bazar. With a sigh she laid down the maga zine article upon Daniel O’Connel “The day of great men,”’ she said, ‘‘is gone forever.”” “But the day of beautiful women is not,’’ he responded. She smiled and blushed. ‘‘I was only joking,’’ she explained hurriedly.— Western Christian Advocate. fa ALWAYS. j THE sa filme /\OLD dust Observe for Yourself — Pronounced Individuality and a Flavor more satisfy. ing than mere wordscan describe,areBlatzexclusive characteristics—so declare those who: reallyappreciate quality in character table beer. — MILWAUKEE — THE FINEST BEER EVER BREWED VAL. BLATZ BREWING CO. MILWAUKEE ASK FOR IT AT THE CLUB, CAFE OR BUFFET INSIST ON “BLATZ"’ CORRESPONDENCE INVITED DIRECT HENRY LINDENMEYR & SONS PAPER WAREHOUSE Nos. 32, $4 and 36 Bleecker Street Branch Warehouse, 20 Beekman Street, New York ALL KINDS OP PAPER MADE TO ORDER. ROMEIKE’S Press Cutting Bureaw will send you all newspaper clippings which may appear about you, your friends, or any subject ca which you may want to be “up to ver newspaper and periodical of importance in the Unie ted States and Europe is searched. Terms, $5.00 for 100 notices. HENRY ROMEIKE, 110-112 West 26th Street, New York, Remon Gems] Su « Write for Catalog Bent on dway., St. Loule epereral| Remon Jewelry Co. 409 N. Don’t Wear a Truss STAs fas: TR Pans: ace attorent ios wet hndaee ratian anne sah miele genre na mente teen pace ark sake pirated Liew eis sats |L OF PLAPAO arr ae Toole, Lit arie teeaaneee ‘St, Louis, Ho, Serer cf jeakaen, Fires and See ap nee ea eersernay ys dealers. and mail, es Rubber-covered Holster, an Ie Pistol, Monev-oréer or U. S. stamps. Tho colon Parker Stearns 6 Coy 19 Sheffield Ave. Depee, auya NY, comicbooks.com