Judge, 1911-02-25 · page 2 of 24
Judge — February 25, 1911 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising for the Pennsylvania Railroad**, featuring their new granite station at 32nd Street and Broadway in New York City. The large left panel showcases the station's architecture and lists rail routes served. The right side contains **humorous short pieces and jokes** typical of Judge magazine's satirical content, including: - A comic about a wife noticing her husband's hat hanging in the hall (domestic humor) - Poetry selections ("A Snow Hymn," "A Polar Dash") - Brief jokes about logic, chemistry, and human nature At the bottom are **additional advertisements**, including one for the Chicago & Alton Railroad. The page mixes advertising with light social satire and wordplay rather than political commentary.
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The Pennsylvania Station This is the Main Entrance to the magnificent new granite station located in the Heart of New York City One Block from Broadway At 32d Street used by all through trains between New York and Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago, St. Louis, and the West; and between New York and Baltimore, Washington, Richmond, Atlanta, New Orleans, Florida, and the South, over the PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD Apply to any Ticket Agent of the Pennsylvania System, or connecting lines. reservations, Tasted Good. “I saw John, the butler, smacking his lips, just now, as he went out. Had he been taking anything, Katie?”’ asked the mistress. . **What was he doin’, ma’am?"’ asked the pretty waiter-girl. “Smacking his lips.’” “Sure, he’d just been smacking mine, ma'am!'’— Yonkers Statesman. Explained. “‘Now they claim that the human body contains sulphur.”” “In what amount?” “Oh, in varying quantities."’ “Well, that may account for some girls making better matches than others.’"—Pittsburgh Post. for tickets, time of trains, and Pullman Logic. Here is a pretty quibble from the new edition of ‘‘Logic for the Million,"’ which Sharper Knowlson has prepared : David said in his wrath, All men are liars. Therefore, Therefore, true. Therefore, David was not a liar. But if David was not a liar, what he said was true, namely, that all men are liars. —New York Globe. Futile. “‘Edison says some chemist will pres- ently discover how to manufacture gold.’’ “What good will that do as long as nobody finds out how to make hard coal?’’ —Chicago Record-Herald. avid was a liar. hat David said was not Boo “REALLY, AS YOUR HUSBAND WENT AWaY FROM MY HOUSE YESTERDAY, I NOTICED HIS Hat WAS SMOTHERED IN DUST.” 1 KNOW—IT HAD BEEN HANGING IN your aL. !” Witzige Blactter A Snow Hymn. I know not how it blows and sifts In winds that rant and roar; I only know it always drifts The deepest at my door. —Jupcr. And though I clean with all my strength, The folks from falls to I always hit the earth full length When I step on my pave. -Johnstown Democrat. A Polar Dash. ‘Twas Saturday night, and six men dashed For the pole, each deep perplexed; Each one wanted to be the first one there When the barber shouted, **} ye: —Baltimore Sun. Chicago & AltonR.R. R. J, McKAY, General Passenger Agent, Chicago fn answering advertisements please mention JUDGE. It will be appreciated. comicbooks.com