Judge, 1911-01-07 · page 24 of 26
Judge — January 7, 1911 — page 24: what you’re looking at
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This page from *Judge* contains several brief humorous pieces typical of early 20th-century American satirical magazines: **"The Practical Girl"** mocks economical women, showing one repurposing a moth-eaten beaver hat by converting it into a muff—suggesting resourcefulness, though the humor implies this is absurdly practical. **"The Errand"** jokes about a messenger boy who placed a bet that he'd be called, then arrived to "decide" the wager rather than fulfill his duty—satirizing workplace laziness and dereliction. **"If the Crust Is Just Right"** presents paired verses about mince meat pie made with alcohol: one celebrates the pastry, the other mocks the digestive consequences—poking fun at the hangover effects of drinking. **"She/He" dialogue** ridicules social climbing—the couple exchanged valuable statuettes for cheap plaster replicas (bas-reliefs), presumably to appear fashionably modern, masking financial decline. The page is primarily **advertising and administrative content**, including cigarette and patent medicine ads typical of the era.
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A first introduction brings a permanent preference. iter 25c “ The Little Brown Box” A Compilation of Anecdotes. 'HE ‘Spreading Chestnut Tree’’ has yielded a fall harvest of fruit in “Four Hundred Good Stories’’ (Baker & Taylor), compiled by Robert Rudd Whit- ing, editor of the humorous depart- ment of Everybody's. He has culled what, in his judgment, were the best stories published therein. A book of anecdotes is an excellent thing for reference. The after-dinner speaker needs a book of this sort. The index of subjects in- creases the value of the book. In its appeal to ‘‘those who read for entertain- ment alone, ”’ the question presents itself as to just how valuable a book of this kind would be. However keen one’s sense of humor, it can become cloyed by over-indulgence. The appeal of a good anecdote depends largely upon the spon- taneity of its recital or the more or less accidental reading. To sit down and read any considerable portion of four hundred stories would be to dull one’s appreciation for even the very best therein. It is to be hoped that Mr. Whiting felt no pinching of an uncomfortable shoe when he included: “The literary boarder fastened his eyes upon the hash. ‘Kindly pass the Review of Reviews,’ he said.”’ Lexington. Mase. Washington,DC, Portland. Me. Cotumbus, 0. THE PRACTICAL GIRL. “The moths have gotten into my beaver hat, but I think my muff fixed up this way will do as well.""—Fliegende Blactter. The Errand. “Did you call?’’ asked the messenger y- “Yes; take this ietter’’-—— “Oh, I'm not on duty. I just made a bet with one of the other boys that you called, and came around to decide it.”’— Washington Star. A teaspoonful of Abbott's Bitters with your Grape Fruit makes an ideal appetizing tonic. Sample by mail, 25 cts. in stamps. C. W. Abbott & Co., Balti+ more, If the Crust Is Just Right. Little chunks of mince meat, Little drops of booze Make the grandest pastry ‘Any one could choose. —New York Evening Mail. Little chunks of mince meat, Just before you snooze, Make you dream of monsters In abyssmal ooze. —Youngstown Telegram. She—‘So you've been up to Browns. Is their new flat ve He—‘Well, they’ve had to exchange all their statuettes for bas-reliefs.’’— Boston Transcript. For Liquor and Drug Using A cientific remedy which has been skilfully and successfully administered by medical specialists for the past 31 years, At the following Keeley Institutes: Providence, 1 Columbia. Winnipeg. Manitoba. London, England. Mich. Philadelphia, Pa S12 N. Broad St Pittebarg, Pa, 4248 Fifth Ave, is published weekly by the LESLIE-JUDGE COMPANY, 22S Fifth Avence, New York City Western Apventisine Orric Marquette Building, Chicago, Ill. Entered at New York as Second-class Mail Matter One year, or &2 numbers - : $5.00 Six months, or 26 numbers - 200 ‘Thirteen weeks - - - 1235 Subscriptions payable in advance by draft on New York, or by express or postal order, not by tesal checks which are at a discount in New York it Postage free in the United States, its dependen- cies, and Mexico, To Canadian Provinces add 60 cents a year for postage ; to all foreign countries add $1.00 a year. EUROPEAN Acents— International News Com- pany, Bream’s Building. Seve le Lane. t : ti Strasse, Mainz, v. ‘Subscriptions and advertising for all the publica~ tions of Leslie-Judge Company will be taken at regular rates at any of the above offices. ‘The contents of Jupcr. are protected by copyright in both the United States and Great Britain. Contributors must include a stamped and self addressed envelope with all manuscripts, otherwise return of the latter when found unavailable can- not be guaranteed. We receive such material, sub- mitted for publication, only on condition that we shall not be held responsible for its loss or injury while in our hands or in transit. If Jupce cannot be found at any news-stand, the publishers will be under obligations if that fact be promptly reported on postal eard or by letter. BACK NUMBERS : Present year, 10 cents per copy ; 1910, 20 cents; 1999, 90 centa, ete. The Man Higher Up. Remote, inaccessible, lone, And shrouded in mystery, he Knows all things to others unknown— Past, present, and what's yet to be; For the evils in politics, trade, Diplomacy, finance, and love Were ordained or committed or made By this powerful creature above. High prices, low wages, and graft, Crime, poverty, boodle, and sin, The blunders of Aldrich and Taft, The games that the home team don’t win Are a few of the industries that This demon amuses him with; But no one knows where he is ‘‘at’’— Can it be that he’s only a myth? —Chicago Journal. In answering advertisements please mention JUDGE. It will be appreciated. comicbooks.com