Judge, 1911-06-17 · page 24 of 26
Judge — June 17, 1911 — page 24: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and humor content**, not political satire. The dominant elements are: **Advertisements:** Chiclets gum (emphasizing refined society consumption), Manhattan Beach resort, and Oriental Hotel. These ads reflect early 1910s luxury marketing targeting upper-class audiences. **Humor Pieces:** Several brief comedic anecdotes appear on the right: - "An Englishwoman's Love-Letters": A child accidentally mails private love letters, a play on innocent misunderstanding. - "Wanted a Bargain": A rural Ozark man visits a "Woman's Exchange" (a real store selling women's crafts), mishearing it as a literal wife-trading business—satirizing rural/urban cultural divide. - "Looking Out for Number One" and "Good Evidence": Brief military and leisure-class jokes. **Bottom illustrations:** Two nearly identical panels labeled "First Visit" and "Second Visit" to an animal doctor, suggesting escalating chaos—likely commenting on veterinary practice or animal behavior, though specifics aren't clear. The page demonstrates Judge's mix of consumer advertising and genteel humor targeting affluent, educated readers around 1910.
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hiclets REALLY DELIGHTFUL Che B ainty Mint Covered Candy Coated Chewing Gum Chiclets are the refinement of chewing gum for seople of refinement. Served at swagger luncheons, teas, dinners, card parties. he only chewing gum that ever received the un- qualified sanction of best society. It’s the peppermint—the érue mint. For Sale at all the Better Sort of Stores S¢ the Ounce and in 5¢,/0¢ and 25¢ Packets SEN'SEN CHICLET COMPANY.sreereven row <> MANHATTAN BEACH SWEPT BY OCEAN BREEZES SURF BATHING [2°,%° sporoushiy enjoyed with every com. nd convenience at this popular recre- ation centre. % hour, from, New ¥, re th ation 1 temperature CeLaasiea 1p OU EDOOK RESTAU HANTS Overlooking ASHORE MOTE! MANHATTAN. “BEACH HOTEL AND BAND PARK OPENS JUNE 22d OoxcEny: ‘AN BEACH BAND, ae ‘ees Dir, EW PERGOLA. GARAGE, SORTENTAL HOTEL OPENS JUNE 24th fd foasg Noten t King’ Utfice, $uevhne ‘Avenue. FIRST VISIT TO ANIMAL DOCTOR. SECOND VISIT. —Fliegende Blaetter.\ In cnswering advertisements please mention JUDGE. It will be appreciated. AN ENGLISHWOMAN'S LOVE-LETTERS, Bertie—"* V've been having a lovely game with this post office set you gave me, auntie. I've taken a real letter to every house in the road."” ‘Auntie—"' How nice! And where did you get all the letters."’ Bertie—‘' Ob, I found a big bundle tied up with pink ribbon in your desk !"" —London Punch. Wanted a Bargain.—A Missourian from the Ozarks recently went to the city to see the sights. He had never been in a big city before. He walked down the street, looking in the windows and enjoying himself hugely. At one place he saw a sign reading, ‘‘ Woman's Exchange.”’ The mountaineer hurried into the store, which was filled with various specimens of feminine handicraft. “Is this the woman’s exchange?”’ he asked. “It is,” answered a very tall, very gaunt and very spinsterlike person be- hind the counter. “Be you the woman?’’ and he eyed her keenly. “T guess I am.”" “Wall, I guess I'll keep Sal,’’ he said apologetically, hurrying out. —Spokane Review. Looking Out for Number One.—Carlyle, a veteran private, undertook to train a raw recruit. In the first battle Carlyle was heard repeating over and over again to his re- cruit, ‘Be a man, lad! Don’t duck! Don’t duck, I tell you. I'm behind you.’’—Red Hen, Good Evidence.—‘‘But your leisure class in America seems rather re- stricted."” “Oh. I don’t know. Look at the park yonder. There are about as many a3 the benches will accommodate. ""—Louis- ville Courier-Journal. Mothers will find Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup (be best remedy for their children. 25c. a bottle. comicbooks.com