Judge, 1911-06-03 · page 19 of 24
Judge — June 3, 1911 — page 19: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains **short humorous anecdotes** (the "Breezings" section) and **advertising**, rather than political cartoons. The anecdotes are brief jokes about everyday situations: a clerk arguing that inexperience justifies high wages; a woman consulting a fortune-teller about marriage; observations about The Hague and peace efforts. These are gentle, domestic humor typical of early 20th-century magazines. The dominant content is a **Postum coffee substitute advertisement** disguised as testimonial—a "creamery manager" claims coffee damaged his health and business efficiency until switching to Postum, which restored his digestion and mental acuity. This was a common marketing tactic: fabricated endorsements presented as genuine letters. The poem "Little Miss Six O'Clock" celebrates a young daughter waking her father at dawn—sentimental Victorian-era family content. There's also a **Blatz Beer advertisement** for Milwaukee beer emphasizing "food value" and quality. The page reflects early 1900s preoccupations: nostalgic family sentiment, health-conscious consumerism, and aggressive product advertising embedded within editorial content.
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BREEZINGS. The Worst of It.—Merchant—‘‘It seems to me that you ask high wages, considering that you have had no experi in this business."" Clerk—*Ah, but you forget that that’s just what makes it all the harder for me.’’—Meggendorfer Blaetter. When in Doubt.—‘‘I wish 1 knew which one of those young men to marr: I believe I shall consult a fortune- telle: Thi a good idea! stree -Houston Post. Consult Brad- In Practice.—‘‘The Hague has done much toward promoting peace in the * replied Miss Cheyenne; ‘and so has Ri W Jashington Star. ig. —He—*‘Good-night, dear. We must not kiss or you would take my cold,"” She—‘ Never mind; —London Opinion. Mental Accuracy GREATLY IMPROVED BY LEAVING OFF COFF The manager of an extensive creamery in Wisconsin states that while a regular coffee drinker, he found it injurious to his health and a hindrance to the per- forman f his business duties. “It impaired my digestion, gave me a distressing sense of fullness in the re- gion of the stomach, causing a most painful and disquieting palpitation of the heart, and, what is worse, it mud- dled my mental faculties so as to seri- ously injure my business efficiency. “T finally concluded that something would have to be done. I quit the use of coffee, short off, and began to drink Postum. The cook didn’t make it right at first—she didn’t boil it long enough, and I did not find it palatable and quit using it and went back to coffee and to the stomach trouble again. “Then my wife took the matter in hand, and by following the directions on the box faithfully, she had me drinking Postum for several days before I knew it. “‘When I happened to remark that I was feeling much better than I had for a long time, she told me that I had been drinking Postum, and that accounted for it. Now we have no coffee on our table. “*My digestion has been restored, and with this improvement has come relief from the oppressive sense of fullness and palpitation of the heart that used to bother me so. I note such a gain in mental strength and acuteness that I can attend to my office work with ease and pleasure and without making the mis- takes that were so annoying to me while I was using coffee. “*Postum is the greatest table drink of the times, in my humble estimation.”” Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Read the little book, Wellville,’’ in packages. reason.”’ Ever read the above letter?’ A mew one appears from time to time. They are genuine, true, and full of human interest. Ican pass iton.”” “The Road to “There’s a Little Miss Six O'Clock. Just at the edge of the night and the morning, Little Miss Six O'Clock comes to my bed; A sweet little laugh warning That daytime is here and the night- time is fled. And I am so sleepy and I am so weary, I want to doze on for an hour or two more; But Little Miss Six O'Clock, bright-eyed and cheery, Has come to announce that the sleep time is o’er, Little Miss Six O'Clock, that’s what I call her, As brimful of fun as a rose is of dew, And as sweet as a rose, only plumper and taller, Comes to announce that the nighttime is through. Smiles that are brighter than May sun- beams dancing Already out there on the velvety lawn, Over the counterpane bounding and prancing, Little Miss Six O’Clock heralds the morn, is her musical “Wake up, lazy daddy! Wake up! It is daytime!”’ She shouts in my ear as she tickles my nose. “Wake up, lazy daddy! and playtime !"’ Then she tickles my ribs with her lit- tle pink toes. For a minute or more I pretend to be sleeping, Till over her face comes the trace of a pout And Little Miss Six O'Clock shows signs of weeping; Then, ‘‘Oh, my goodness, you?’? I shout. It’s morning is that We bounce and we roll and bump and jump, And under the covers I hide away, And I pretend I’m an old tree stump Out in the woods where the fairies play. I've forgotten that I was a tired old dad Who wanted to sleep, and I'm trouble free, And every morning my heart is glad When Little Miss Six O'Clock comes to me. —Detroit Free Press. He Gave It All Away.—‘‘Mrs. Chuck$- y, is your husband a member of any t society?’ He thinks he is—but he talks in his sleep.”"—Chicago Tribune. Run Down.—Even a watch may feel all run down in the spring. —Philadelphia Record. Too Sad. I cannot sing the old songs; They remind me of the time When I drove the old cow home each week From the pasture for a dim —Seranton Tribune. “*My pa says he’s got an option on our house.’” **My pa’s got a morgige on ours."’— Baltimore American, Simply strain through crocked kee, and serce. Club When others are of- fered, it’s for the pur- pose of larger profits. Accept no substitute. Martini (gin base) popular. At all good dealers. C.F. HEUBLEIN &BRO. Sole Props. ROMEIKE’S Press Cutting Bureau will send you all newspaper clippings which may appear about you, your frie y want to be riodical of importance rope is searched. Tern 1) notices. Henry Komeie, 110-1 Street, New York. up to date.” THE SENTIMENT OF THE HARVEST NES 7 E E R LVER SEWED FOOD VALUE, time-honored quality, delicacy of flavor and character predominate INSIST ON Always The Samo 2 Good Old als Correspondence invited direct, ATZ BREWING CO MILWAUKEE WIS In answering aavertisements please mention JUDGE. It will be arpreciated. comicbooks.com