Judge, 1911-09-02 · page 19 of 24
Judge — September 2, 1911 — page 19: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from **Judge** magazine contains primarily **short humorous anecdotes** rather than political cartoons, plus advertisements. ## The Humor The jokes satirize various social types: a materialistic woman (the typist marrying for money while planning her successor), con men selling worthless "gold bricks" to gullible farmers, suburbanites obsessing over vacation budgets, and a lawyer's wife who finds published speeches an adequate consolation for a missed dinner. The humor is gentle social observation—mocking pretension, greed, and absurdity in everyday life. ## Notable Features One anecdote depicts a schoolboy who refuses to reveal where coffee comes from, claiming it's a "trade secret"—satire on how businesses guard commercial knowledge. The page is dominated by **advertisements**: furniture, table settings, dining sets ($2 for a complete set), and Cortez cigars. This reflects Judge's role as both satirical magazine and advertising vehicle for turn-of-the-century consumers. No specific political figures or events are referenced; the satire is social rather than political.
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He—"1'o LIKE TO CARRY YOU ALL THROUGH UPE UKE THIS,” His wife—"1 BELIEVE YOU—THE BILI. FoR MY WARDRORE WOULD BE 80 CHEAP."—Munich plicissimus. A Secret of the Trade. The grocer’s son was a bright boy— brighter for his age than anybody else in the village. A prosperous career was predicted for him. And, indeed, the ex- aminer at his school found him a singu- larly apt pupi “Where does cutlery come from? asked the examiner. rom Sheffield, sir,"’ the boy answered, “Good—very good! And where does lace come from?"* “Brussels, sir."? “Good again, very, very good!"’ cx- claimed the examiner. ‘‘Now, where does coffee come from?"’ h, you can't catch me!"’ retorted shaking his head. “I aint goin’ to tell you that. " demanded the ex- on e. 2? said the boy, with a knowing wink. ‘Because it’s a secret of the trade.""—London Answers. What It Amounts To.—Tom—*' Did her last husband die?”’ Jack—*No; he resigned.’’—Boston Transcript. The Regular Thing. — Hubbubs — “Have you any late trains out to Lonely- ville?” Subbubs—‘* Sure. All our trains are late.""—Philade Iphia Record, juancy a aherkee's is attained by . mate smple by mai io tampa CW. * Abbott & eo Baltimor Wherever quality hife. gathers “THE wortos BEST TABLE Oct Making Quite Sure.—‘‘ Yes, Clarence," said the beautiful typist, patting the millionaire’s scant gray hair, ‘I will marry you; but I have one request to make.” Yame it, my love,’ said the doting 4 man. “Let me select,” replied, ‘‘my successor at this desk."’—London Opin- ion, A Legitimate Line.—‘‘What you sell- eeary Gold bricks, and doing a good busi- ness,"" “G'wan!"’ “Fact. They're going fast at two dollars each. ery farmer wants one to amuse the summer boarders.’’"—Kan- sas City Independent. Undecided. —She—"Have you decided where to spend your vacation this year?" He—“1 can’t make up my mind whether to spend two days at a ten-dol- lar-a-day place or two weeks at a ten- dollar-a-week place."’— Philadelphia Enquirer. Mike (10 ALARUM AS IT GoRS OF: FOOLED YFZ THAT TIME. 1 WAS NOT ASLAPE AT ALt."—London Punch. Mistaken.—‘‘How is your garden get- ting along?” “Why do you ask that question?” de- manded the suburbanite suspiciously. ferely out of politeness.” I see. I thought maybe I had prom- ised you some vegetables."’—Houston Chronicle, The Main Thing Missed.—Emdee— “That last case has made me miss the big dinner this evening to the distin- guished Dr. Jay. It’s too late now.’” His wife—‘Never mind, dear; the speeches will be published.’’ Emdee—‘* Yes; but the dinner won't —Boston Transcript. 00 Takes The Whole Set this entire set ‘deni ‘26 $1.00 A MONTH iss erent joulikeltand want to month until you have aratta ‘afis inclodto, fog GES Jour Bret § our direct-from-factory price: Money Back Guaranty If you don't find the set ent! Weday test, motif guarantee the stron, the country's Piggost banks av of equare deal 15 to 50% Savings jf S16! Sf a, fale exam se Bee nr stctsluleteatense nari ooaie FREE CREDIT Pomeaceaaed ont hia eraail marein of prob that 8 ora to allow oven 1% discount [oF ca! i prices are from 15 to “st bargains aps plenty of time to pay for tet 31 2 to printand paall cach copy of this new ratalog. but ive jours free for the a-king. HARTMAN FURNITURE & CARPET CO. 51 South Wentworth Ave., Chicago, Hl. dest and best own Seme- < Established 1655 ~ 56 years of ouccess, 22 Great Stores — 1,000,000 Customers —————————— OF BRAINS Cortez AGARS “MADE AT KEY WEST+~ advertisements ‘please mention JUDG. It will be appreciated. comicbooks.com