Judge, 1911-01-21 · page 20 of 24
Judge — January 21, 1911 — page 20: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising with light satirical content**, typical of Judge magazine's format. The main cartoon (center) depicts two figures on a rooftop in period dress, captioned with a British character complaining about England's problems. The figure appears to be a working-class Englishman ("mate," "wot's wrong") blaming "soshalistic ideas" for England's troubles—likely a jab at early 20th-century labor movements and socialism gaining traction in Britain. The surrounding content includes brief humorous quips on contemporary life: "Cost of Living These Days" comments on inflation (prices rising, particularly food like lamb); "Too Pointed" jokes about courtship and monetary terminology; and "Poor Mary" satirizes agricultural price increases. The bulk of the page features hotel, champagne, water, and cigar advertisements, reflecting Judge's commercial nature. The verse "Live a Little" is motivational filler content common to period magazines. Overall, this represents Judge's mix of gentle social commentary with period concerns about economics, immigration attitudes, and class anxieties.
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hile Peoci “The World’s Best Table Water" From America’s Most Famous Spring Waukesha, Wis. Put up only in NEW Sterilized Bottles Live a Little. By Douglas Mall. Give a little, live a little, try a little mirth; Sing a little, bring a little happiness to earth; Smile a little, while a little idleness away Care a little, share a little of your holi- day. Play a little, pray a little, be a little glad; Rest a little, jest a little, if the heart is sad; Spend a little, send a little to another’s door— Give a little, live a little, love a little IMPERIAL more! EXTRA DRY CHAMPAGNE FoR | MEN, OF BRAINS IGARS "MADE AT KEY WEST SAINT PAUL HOTEL SIXTIETH ST. & COLUMBUS AVENUE 7 NEW YORK =e Cost of Living These Days. “It costs a lot to live these days— More than it did of yore; But when you stop to think of it, It’s worth a whole lot more.’” So reads a bit of verse recently printed in JupGe. It tells a big story. It isn’t a masterpiece, but doesn’t it mean a great deal? Did you ever stop to think how much better off the world is than it used to be? There are hundreds of reasons why we should be glad we are alive. Back in school we older folks used to read the history of colonial days and sort of envy our forefathers, for then—and perhaps they do now—the school histo- ries told wonderful fairy tales about the ideal lives the old timers lived. But folks of to-day are beginning to dig deeper into history—some of them— and they have learned that life in the olden days wasn’t all the men who wrote the school histories say it was. Those who have looked into the affairs of our Revolutionary ancestors as closely as a broken-down race tout examines the hole in his pocket where his useful American dollars slipped through have come to the belief that, for all-around, wild-eyed, unqualified, open-faced nature faking, the historians of past times had the present-day admirers of Ananias beaten beyond hope. The man who looks life in the face with both brown eyes is apt to realize that the world is growing better. Of “WOT'S WRONG WIV OLD ENGLAND! WHY. I'LL TELL YER WOT’S New 11-Story Fireproof Hotel, Beautifully Furnished WRONG, MATE! IT’S THESE ‘ERE SOSHALISTIC IDEAS. THAT'S WOT IT IS! One block from Central Park, Columbus DON'T; THEY GOES ABAHT BLIND. Circle, Subway, and 6th and %h Ave. “L” Stations. All surface lines pass ot transfer Too Pointed. direct to hotel. Telephone in every room. Old Rocksey—''Why did you quarrel with the count, my dear?” 100 Rooms,/nseiol bath; 61:00 per day Miss Rocksey—‘‘He called me_ his 150 Rooms, private bath, $1.50 perday| treasure, and it sounded altogether too Suites, parlor, bedroom, bath, | suggestive.’’—Smart Set. $2.50 and upward Good Luck. Restaurant a Ia Carte. “Troubles never come singly, JOHN W. WHEATON, Proprietor Observed some ancient guy. | | - ———]| Well, we don’t know; we've seen a man NOW READY | With only one black eye. l J D G E ? Ss -Boston Transcript. Poor Mary. LIBRARY | tvas «Mary had a little lamb,” Not many years ago. FOR FEBRUARY But now she has to uegetate, AT ALL NEWS STANDS So high the prices go. 10 Cents a Copy —Princeton Tiger. ES OPEN. THEY'D SEE THE BLOOMIN* R THEIR VERY FEET! BUT THEY Landon Punch, course one must not forget the fellows who have lost their grip and who are slipping: behind; but there are more chances for them to regain that grip to- day than there were in the times when the Indians were lying in ambush about the numbers of scalps they had taken and collar buttons had not been discovered. There are more opportunities to do great things—there's a chance every day in the w to help some unfortunate, to make some one happier, to whack up with some neighbor who has fu'led to get his share. Eggs and butter may be higher, rents may have gone up as the years have flown. When you look over the situa- tion with a spyglass, aren’t you willing to agree that it’s worth a whole lot more?—Glover’s Review. In answering advertisements please mention JUDG. It will be appreciated. comicbooks.com