Judge, 1911-05-27 · page 19 of 24
Judge — May 27, 1911 — page 19: what you’re looking at
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This is primarily a **humor and advertising page** from Judge (circa 1911, based on the New York Times marriage notice dated May 4, 1911). The content consists of several **short joke anecdotes** rather than political cartoons: - **"A Matter of Habit"**: Rural Illinois youth, unfamiliar with trains, waits on the platform expecting a "gangplank" (like a steamboat) instead of understanding how to board - **"Plans All Made"**: Wife pre-writes postcards to husband about her trip, satirizing lazy correspondence - **"All the News That Is Fit to Print"**: Mocks the *New York Times*'s motto by highlighting a typographical error in their own announcements - Various one-liners about women's cleverness, telephones, and newlywed dynamics **The advertisements** (Philip Morris cigarettes, Velvet tobacco, Remoh Gems, and Grape-Nuts) dominate the right side. The Grape-Nuts testimonial is a lengthy advertorial about digestive health—typical early 1900s marketing. The satire is **gentle, domestic, and class-conscious**—poking fun at rural simplicity, marital dynamics, and urban sophistication rather than addressing politics or major social issues.
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A Matter of Habit. Calhoun County, Illinois, is between the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers and has no rairoad. The only means of communication, besides horses, is by steamboat on the ri A youth, born and brought up in the county, who had never been away from home, was given permission to go to St. Louis and see the sights. He crossed the Mississippi to Elsberry, Missouri, and bought a railroad ticket to the city of his dreams. The train came in and went out—and the boy stood on the station platform, The station agent saw him and said: “T thought you wanted to take that So I did,’ the boy replied. ‘So I did, but they didn’t put out no gang- plank.""—Saturday Evening Post. “They say she’s wonderfully clever." “She is. She can do as much with a chafing dish as some women can do with a six-burner gas range."’—Detroit Fr Press. Feed You Money FEED YOUR BRAIN AND IT WILL FEED YOU MONEY AND FAME. “Ever since boyhood I have been especially fond of meats, and I am con- vinced I ate too rapidly and failed to masticate my food properly. ‘The result was that I found myself, a few years ago, afflicted with ailments of the stomach and kidneys, which in- terfered seriously with my business “At last I took the advice of fri and began to eat Grape-Nuts instead of the heavy meats, etc., that had con- stituted my former diet. “‘L found that I was at once benefited by the change, that I was soon relieved from the heartburn and indigestion that used to follow my meals, that the pains in my back from my kidney affection had ceased. ‘‘My nerves, which used to be un- steady, and my brain, which was slow and lethargic from a heavy diet of meats and greasy foods, had, not in a moment, but gradually and none the less surely, been restored to normal efficiency. Now every nerve is steady and my brain and thinking faculties are quicker and more acute than for years past. “After my old-style breakfasts I used to suffer during the forenoon from a feeling of weakness which hindered me seriously in my work, but since I began to use Grape-Nuts food I can work till dinnertime with all ease and comfort.” Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. “‘There’s a reason.”” Read the little book, ‘‘The Road to Wellville,”’ in packages. Ever read the above letter? A new one appears trom time to time. They are genuine, true, and full of human interest. In answering advertisements please mention JUDGE. It will be appreciated. Plans All Made. A young South Side matron was about to go to Cleveland, “*T may come back Tuesday,’’ she said to her husband, ‘‘or I may stay until Friday or Saturday. I will drop youa card if I decide to stay until Saturday.”’ “Do you wish me to get you some post cards ?’’ asked the husband. “*No, dear,”’ the wife replied, ‘‘I have one in my suit case written all ready to send.’"— Youngstown Telegram. “‘All the News That Is Fit to Print.’’ Marticd. LINDBLAD. = April 90, to Mr. and Mrs. Alban J. indblad, Brooklyn. N. Y., a daughter. —New York Times, May 4, 1911. All the slips of print are not confined to the country weeklies. “Mary, this telephone seems to sing something awfal.”” “Perhaps, dear, there is a birdie on the line."’— Youngstown Telegram. “O JAIME LES MILITAIRES!"" “Mother, do look. Here are all nurse's cousins coming down the street."" —London Punch. For Newly-Weds. Mrs. Green—‘‘From the first I allow- ed my husband to go out two nights a week, and now I'm sorry for it.’” Mrs, Wise—‘‘Yes. A husband, my dear, is like a cigar. No matter how good a cigar is, it spoils it to let it go out.’’—Red Hen. Employer—‘We want a diplomatic, tactful, smart office-boy."” Boy—‘‘Well, I used to send sister's beau away when she didn’t want to see him.’’—Chicago News. Mothers will tind tre. Winslow's Seething Syrup the best remedy for their children. 25c. a bottl Lonoon The aristocrats of athe be Ggnrctie world, Smbeass 25c Apipe and a can of Velvet—that’s content. Atall dealers 10 cents Remoh Gems 7 ry NotImitations greatest triumph of furnace— fmond—brilliancy teed forever—stand: fire mond, Has no paste, foil, or artificial backing.” Set only in 14 Karat Solid gold no glass—will cet gle "en, AMbprgval | Money cheerfully inded if not perfectly eatis- comicbooks.com