Judge, 1911-06-03 · page 22 of 24
Judge — June 3, 1911 — page 22: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising with humorous filler content**, typical of Judge magazine's format. The main advertisements promote consumer products: High Life Beer (Miller-Milwaukee), Sunny Brook Whiskey ("medicinally pure"), and Allen's Foot-Ease shoe product. A C. Clyde Squires artwork titled "Springtime" is offered for sale through Leslie-Judge Company. The "SHEAR WIT" section contains brief jokes with social commentary. Notable examples mock gender dynamics: a comedian borders lodging by naming coffee "November" (cold/cloudy); a joke plays on fathers being relieved to "lose" daughters through marriage; a Harvard professor is ribbed for his precise diction; and a manicure joke tracks upward mobility from factory work. The humor relies on **contemporary class assumptions, marriage market anxieties, and mild misogyny**—common in early 20th-century American satire. These brief jokes reflect period attitudes toward courtship, servants, and labor rather than targeting specific political figures or events.
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THE CHAMPAGNE Or BoTTLED BEER IGH LIFEBEER MILLER -MILWAUKEE | SPRINGTIME By C. Clyde Squires. Bg This is one of the many beautiful pictures by famous artists shown in our illustrated catalog. Our engravings are suit- able for every room in your summer cottage or bungalow. Prices from 25 cents upwards. Send now for catalog, which gives full description. Copyright, Leslie-Judge Co. SPRINGTIME. a9 By C. Chde Squires. ° ees Leslie- Judge Company 225 Fifth Avenue, New York Trade supplied by the W. R. Anderson Co, | 32 Union Square, New York. | Photogravure in sepia, 15 x 18, One dollar. Hand colored, $1.50. Is Medicinally PURE! ACCEPT NO SUBST E ForSale Everywher SHEAR WIT. Tit for Tat.—Comedian boarder—I have named this coffee November, my dear madam.” Stern landlady—‘‘Indeed, sit! And why?” Comedian boarder—‘ Because it is so cold and cloudy.’” Stern landiady—What a brilliant young man! I thought of. naming it after you.”” MIM, 18 DOLLY GOING TO MARRY THAT LING YOUNG MAN APTER ALL?” — HE STRUGGLED HARD, BUT SHE LANDED HIM!” Not Compulsory.—Three different waiters at a Southern hotel asked a prim, precise Harvard professor at din- ner, in quick succession, if he would have soup. A little annoyed, he said to the last waiter who asked, ‘‘Is it com- pulsory?’ “*No, sah,’’ answered our friend and brothe; no, sah; I think it am mock turtle."’—Hotel Reporter. Just in Time.—Friend—‘‘I suppose it was hard to lose your daughter?” Father—‘Well, it did seem as if it would be at one time, but she landed this fellow just as we were beginning to give up hope.'’—Christian Intelligencer. An Eye Insurance Policy at Your Drug- gist’s. Murine Eye Remedy Insures—Eye Health —Eye Com: Eye Beauty. Try Murine, Truthful Spouse. here am I?’' the invalid exclaimed, waking from the long delirium of fever and feeling the com- fort that loving hands had supplied. “‘Where am I—in heaven?” “No, dear,” cooed his wife; ‘I am still with you.’’—Toledo Blade. Climbing.— Blobbs —‘‘That girl has been remarkably successful.’” Slobbs—‘‘ Yes; she used to work ina nail factory, and now she’s a manicure."’ —Philadelphia Record. {ter using Allen's Foot-Ease, the antiseptic . Itmakes tight or new shoes feel eaty: gives instant relief to corns and bunions, It's the greatest comfort discovery of the age. Relieves sw | callous and sore spots. It is a certain | tired, tender, aching feet. Always use | shoes. Sold everywhere, 25 cents. Don't accept any substi- tute. For FREE trial package, address Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy. N.Y. In answering advertisements please mention JUDGE. It will be appreciated. comicbooks.com no ng hi as “