Judge, 1911-06-17 · page 25 of 26
Judge — June 17, 1911 — page 25: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertisements and miscellaneous content** rather than political cartoons. The top section contains a "Symposium"—brief humorous quotes about engagement rings, homesickness, and courtship from various newspapers, reflecting early 20th-century domestic humor. Below that is "The Modern Farmer," a satirical poem contrasting the **stereotypical rural farmer dialect** (saying "B'gosh" and "by heck") with an actually educated, modern farmer who speaks proper English, pays bills in cash, and doesn't cheat people. This mocks outdated rural caricatures. The page is dominated by **period advertisements**: Miller High Life beer, Egyptian Deilties cigarettes, and Sunny Brook whiskey. These ads employ typical early 1900s marketing imagery—the whiskey particularly emphasizes being "healthful & invigorating" (a common claim before modern consumer protection regulations). The publication information identifies Judge as a Leslie-Judge Company weekly satirical magazine published from New York City, with advertising offices in Chicago.
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A Symposium. 1 Patience—*Does it make any differ- ence which finger Will puts the engage- ment ring on?”? Patrice—‘* Well, I should rather say it does! Suppose he put it on some other girl's finger?''—Yonkers States- man, a If home is where the heart is, it’s a wonder more girls are not homeless,— Tie Gleam. a A Chicago mail-order house has shipped ten thousand alarm cloeks to Pekin. There can be no further doubt as to the awakening of China.—Cleve- land Plain Dealer. a No matter how intellectual she may be, after a woman reaches a certain age she feels that almost any man is a match for her.—The Owl. ment of the highest ideal 4 Ia cigarette Cork Tips or Plain The Modern Farmer. This farmer dialect we see In print is mostly bosh. A cultivated man is he; He never says, “‘B'’gosh!"" --Washington Herald. He never chews a piece of hay; He is no ‘‘rubber neck’’ The English that he speaks is pure— He never says, ‘*By heck!" Allentown Democrat. And when a gold brick you would sell, Before his money’s blown, He says, “I'm from Missouri, son; I really must be shown!” —Yonkers Statesman. He always pays his bills with cash, He never beats his wife ; | He doesn’t feed his boarders hash, Or with neighbors live in strife. HIGH LIFE “BEER : y Mitcer «1 Minwaukee THe CHAMP. OF Boy tie Judge is published weekly by the LESLIE-JUDGE COMPAPY, 225 Fifth Avenue, New York City John A. Sleicher, President. Western ADVERTISING OFFI 136-7 Marquette Building, Chicago, III. Oneyear,orS2numbers = ee OO ‘Six months, or 26 numbers - - - - - - - - - 250 Thirteen weeks 7 ee . . 125 Subscriptions payable in advance by draft on > New York, o bye express or postal order, not by locat checks which are at a discount in New York City. Postage free in the United States, its dependencies, and Mexico, To Canadian Provinces add & cents a year for postage; to all foreign countries add $1.00 a year. EUROPEAN AGENTS—International News Company, Bream's Building, Chancery Lane, F.C. London; Brentano's, Avenue de [Opera, Furia ; Saarbach's News Exchange, 16 John Street, Adelphi, London; Rue de la Victoire, Maria; 1 Clara ‘Strasse, Mainz, Germany. ‘Subscriptions and advertising for all the publications ‘of Lealie-Judge Company will be taken at regular rates at any of the above offices. ‘The contents of Jupce are protected by copyright in both the United States and Great Britain. Contributors must include a stamped and self-addressed er velope with all manuscripts, otherwise return of the latter when found unavailable cannot be guaranteed. We receive such material, sub- mitted for publication, only on condition that we shall not be held responsible for its loss or injury while in our hands or in transit. If Juar: cannot be found at any news-stand, the publishers will be under obligations if that fact bo promptly reported on postal card or by letter. 4 ae SUNNY, 2 SUNNY soo j 4 Rich Mellow Beverage ForSalekvery wher: In answering advertisements please mention JUDGE. It will be appreciated. ACCEPT No SUBSTITUTE comicbooks.com