Judge, 1911-05-13 · page 20 of 24
Judge — May 13, 1911 — page 20: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and humor anecdotes** rather than political satire. The dominant content is a large **Budweiser beer advertisement** featuring an eagle and cityscape, promoting "The Old Reliable" brand and the Anheuser-Busch Brewery. The right column contains brief **humorous short jokes** on domestic and social topics typical of early 20th-century American humor: a wife annoying a gardener with suggestions, an uncle's longevity, a rejected marriage proposal, and fishing mishaps. One anecdote references T.B. Aldrich (a literary figure) being called effeminate. These jokes reflect period attitudes about gender relations, with humor centered on nagging wives, marital disagreement, and children's innocence—common tropes in contemporary comedy publications. The page contains **no identifiable political cartoons or caricatures**. It's a standard Judge magazine page mixing advertising with light domestic humor aimed at middle-class readers.
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ilt of over fifty years unswerving loyalty to the highest eals of Quality and Purity. Here they learn the reasons why | “‘ The Old Reliable ”’ Budweiser I}| stands alone at the top of the world’s best brews. Its mild and exquisite flavor remains always the same—hence its Popularity Bottled only at the Anheuser-Busch Brewery St. Louis, Mo. | Why He quit. “‘Huven’t I the privilege of maxing suggestions to the man fixing the lawn?” she asked, with tears in her voice. “Why, certainly !’’ he assured her. ‘*Well, just because I made a sugges- tion to him, he threw all his tools in his wheelbarrow in an angry manner and went away without saying a word.’” “Why, what had you said to make him act like that?”” “I just asked him to plant a few nice bright dandelions in the lawn."’—Buffalo Express. , Automobile Eye Insurance needed after Lixposure to Sun, Winds and Dust. Murine Eye Kemedy freely applied Affords Reliable Relief. No Smarting—Just Eye Comfort—Try Marine. Sporty Uncle Henry.—‘‘Uncle Henry, how long does a person generally live?” ‘“‘Threescore and ten, my son, is the accepted number of years.’’ “My, my! Then you will live one hundred and forty years, won't you?"”’ ‘Hardly, my lad. Why do you think so? “Mother told pop the other day that she thought you were living a double life."’— Youngstown Telegram. Not a ‘‘Bootless’’ Errand.—‘*Why the limp?” “‘Asked Papa Plunks for his daughter. Wrote out the request in my best style and handed it to him.”” “Well?” “He read it over.”” “And then?” “And then he handed it back with a footnote.”"—Cleveland Plain Dealer. Pipe Straws.—‘‘What will the little brown sparrow do with the straw? Do you suppose he is going to clean out his ipe?”* “No, Hortense; he will stuff it into a rain-spout, and the man who owns the house will attend to the pipe cleaning later in the season."’—L. H. R., in New- ark Times. lover of a good cocktail should call for Litters, Makes the best. Comparatively.—A Boston woman, who attained much prominence in the cam- paign for woman's suffrage, once said at a public meeting that she thought T. B. Aldrich was effeminate. The remark was repeated to Aldrich a3 a joke, whereupon he very dryly re marked, **Yes, so I am—compared with her.’ —Suecess Magazine. As He Fr uently Is.—*'I always agree with my husband.”’ “Very sweet of you.”’ “Except, of course, when he is in the wrong."’—Pittsburgh Post. Worm Didn't Turn.—Kindly old gen- tleman—‘‘Well, Tommy, caught any- thing?” Bright little boy—'‘No; I don’t believe the silly worm was trying.”’—Punch. In answering advertisements please mention JUDG It will be appreciated. A , am VY am = L—Hi Sa 5 comicbooks.com