Judge, 1911-05-27 · page 21 of 24
Judge — May 27, 1911 — page 21: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page combines entertainment coverage with period advertisements. The top features **Virginia Hammond**, an actress appearing in "What the Doctor Ordered" at the Astor Theater—presented as "Judge's Favorite," a celebrity spotlight common to the era. Below are several brief humorous anecdotes and jokes typical of early 20th-century magazines, touching on themes like advice-giving, theatrical ambition, workplace dynamics, and marriage—mostly mild domestic humor. The substantial advertising occupies the right side: **Apollinaris** mineral water ("Queen of Table Waters") and **Budweiser beer** ("Old Reliable"), which claims supreme position among bottled beers. Both ads emphasize purity and quality—selling points reflecting contemporary consumer concerns about product safety and standards. The page reflects Judge's dual function: satirical commentary mixed with commercial advertisements that subsidized publication. The modest theatrical note and genteel humor suggest an audience of educated, middle-to-upper-class readers in an early 1900s American publication.
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JUDGE'S FAVORITE. VIRGINIA HAMMOND, WHO 1S TO APPEAR IN “ WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED,” AT THE ASTOR THEATER. A Motto. “A motto?” the old man said, with a smile, To the boy who came one day. “Some good advice in the nutshell style, To cheer you along the way? “Well, here is a plan—and I ought to know, For I've found it powerful good : The grin will come and the grouch will £0, If you keep on sawing wood."* Youth's Companion. To the Manner Born. “Did you ever play in ‘Hamlet quired a theatrical manager of a recent acquisition to his company. claimed the newcomer. played in every hamlet of Great Britain !"’—London Tit-Bits. His Limitations.—‘‘Is that man a bill collector?’’ said the new clerk. “He may be in some places,” replied the messenger boy, ‘‘but not in this office. "'— Washington Star. By an Alumnus. — Ball—‘*What is silence?” Hall—‘“The college yell of the school of experience.""—Harper’s Bazar. A Comforting Thought.—Her future hushand—"'I'm afraid our wedding trip will take ai the cash I've saved up. Mrs. Reno-Freed (cheeringly)— “Never mind, dear. A wedding trip only happens once in three or four years.'’—Red Hen. Meant His Own, of Course.—‘‘I never leave my wife without kissing her.”’ “Neither do I." “What! t let me catch you kiss- ing my wife!""—Boston Transcript. A man who can’t fall in love easily has Some mighty bad traits in him.—Fun. Marine Eye Tonic has Won Many Friends for that “Morn‘ng After the Night Before” Feeling. Pure, Healthful, Refreshing Apfollinaris “THE QUEEN OF TABLE WATERS” ABSOLUTELY ALON E AT THE TOP of the world’s bottled beers is the supreme position occupied by Old Reliable Budweiser Its high reputation is due to its exclusive Saazer Hop flavor, its low percentage of alcohol and thorough ageing in the largest storage cellars inthe world. Only the very best materials find their way into our plant. Bottled oaly with (corks or crown caps) at the Anheuser-Busch Brewery St. Louis, Mo. =hD_===>S>= In answering advertisements please mention JUDGE. It will be apprecinted. comicbooks.com