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This page is primarily **advertising with humor content**, not political satire. The page contains: **Main Content:** - Short humorous anecdotes/jokes scattered throughout - The most prominent item: "Every Precaution Taken," a dialect humor piece depicting an African American man's malapropistic take on smallpox prevention (using "lime" and "limate" phonetically, misunderstanding medical terminology as "assassinate") - Other brief jokes about romance, business advice, and a waxwork museum showman **Historical Context:** This reflects early 20th-century *Judge* magazine's reliance on racial stereotype humor, particularly "plantation dialect" comedy featuring African American characters speaking in exaggerated vernacular. This was mainstream entertainment at the time, though deeply offensive by modern standards. **The Satire:** There's minimal political satire here. The humor derives from misunderstandings and character types rather than social commentary. The "aged wisdom vs. youth" joke represents gentle generational humor common to the era. The page is overwhelmingly devoted to **product advertisements** (whisky, jewelry, paper warehouse services, matrimonial services).

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HENRY LINDENMEYR & SONS PAPER WAREHOUSE Nos. 22, 34 and 26 Bleecker Street Branch Warehouse, 20 Beekman Street, New York ALL KINDS OF PAPER MADE TO ORDER ~ ROMEIKE’ S Press Cutting I send you all newspaper clippings which may appear about you, your friends, or a: b: which you may want to be “up to date. er newspaper and periodical of importance in the Uni- ted States and Europe is searched. Terms, $5.00 for 100 notices. Henry Romerke, 110-112 West 26th Street, New York. ” GET MARRIED —*sicinontstraper sine able people from all sections, rich, Bone, old. youn. Protestants, Catholics, ete, mailed, B. F. GUNNELS, Toledo, oni = Asm Pet G. ¥, change Street, | Po UDGE’S LIBRARY) FOR FEBRUARY AT ALL NEWS STANDS 10 Cents a Copy | | Every Precaution Taken. During a recent smallpox epidemic in Alabama special precautions against the disease were taken in the mining camps. In one of these camps the president of the mining company paid a visit of in- spection and came upon an old negro leaning against the side of a building. “‘Jake,’’ asked the president, ‘‘are you afraid of the smallpox out here?’ ‘Some may be, sah,’’ Jake replied. “As fo’ me, I ain’t scahed. I’se jest gwine toh get me some lime an’ limate mah house; an’ den de doctah, he’s comin’ up an’ ’sassinate mah fambly. So dat den, sah, if we do git de small- pox, ’twon’t be nothin’ but de celluloid.”” —Woman's Home Companion. The Mystery. “*So there’s another rupture of Mount Vociferous,’’ said Mrs. Partington, as she put on her specs, ‘The paper tells us about the burning lather running down the mountain, but it don’t tell how it got afire.’’—Tit-Bits, Something Just As Good. “Surely you don’t find her interest- ing?” No; but she has so many interesting things the matter with her.’’. Quicker Action. Muggins—‘Oh, I'm tired of life! Have you a pistol you can lend me?” Buggins—"'N but I can let you have a chafing dish. Philadelphia Record. Times Might Have Changed. Youth—‘*Yes, I’m in business for my- self, but I don’t seem to be able to meet with any succes: Sage—Nobody ever meets with suc- young man. He must overtake it."” f course,’ sneered the youth sar- tically, ‘you think you know what's replied his old father, with fitting humanity. ‘‘I simply know used to be what when I was a boy. Stray Stories. Easily Understood. The showman was in his element. Before an admiring crowd of country yok. as dilating upon the virtues of his waxwork collection, gathered upon the village green. Turning to the effigy of a thin, attenuated gentleman in gor- geous garb, he exclaimed, “Now this, gentlemen, this is the cream of the ‘ole collection. You'd be surprised if I was to tell you wot I paid for "im. 's taken from life, 'e is. 'B _ Stow t the point ! guff, mister, and come to interrupted a voice. Tell =’s George IV., gentlemen, Hem- peror of Hindia, one of the greatest Engilsh monarchs since the time of Wil- liam the Conqueror. “But I thought,’’ interposed a small man, in blue glasses, determined to get full value for the threepence admission he had paid, ‘‘that George IV. was a very stout man.’" “Very likely ’e was, sir,’ replied the showman; ‘‘but if you'd been ‘ere as long as ’e ’as without even a mouthful of food, you'd ’ave shrunk a bit yer- self.’’"—London Answers. BAT 7 LVER BREWED Wate Fe nour. ishing qualities of bread, backed by character and tonic Properties, that have appealed to connois- seurs for generations. Ask tor it at th ‘a oe Butter, “Insine on Bae, “SALLY IN OUR ALLEY.” By James Montgomery Place, Beaatifelly colored, moented on heavy paper. 12 2 16 inches. 'HIS most effective picture and a handsomely illustrated catalogue giving full descrip- tions of our complete line of engravings, both for 25 cents. “Sally in Our Alley” is repro- duced with unusually perfect value in color from one of our latest paintings by James Mont- gomery Flagg. A copy of this picture alone will cost you 50 cents when this special offer is withdrawn. LESLIE-JUDGE COMPANY 225 Fifth Avenue, New York in answering advertisements please mention JUDGE. It will be appreciated. comicbooks.com