Judge, 1911-09-02 · page 3 of 24
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This page is primarily **advertising and editorial content** rather than satire or political cartoons. The main feature is an article titled "Double Tracking The Bell Highway," which explains how the American Telephone and Telegraph Company improved efficiency by sharing telegraph and telephone lines simultaneously. The accompanying diagram shows six individuals who can now communicate over shared wires. The illustration on the left appears to be a generic decorative vignette unrelated to the main content. Below is an advertisement for "The Keeley Cure," a purported medical treatment for alcohol and drug addiction—a common (though often ineffective) remedy marketed in early 20th-century publications. The page lacks satirical commentary or identified political figures, functioning instead as a straightforward technical explanation and commercial advertising.
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Vol. LXI JUDGE No. 1559 Copyright, 1911, by Leslie-Judge Company, Pub: lishers. Entered at the Post-office at New York as Second -class Mail Matter, Cable Address. “Jude Telephone. 663? Madison Square. b- lished weekly by Leslie-Judge Cor wick Building. 225 Fifth Ave ‘ork. Joha A’ Sleicher, Pres't.. Reaben B. Sleicher, Sec’y. A. E. Rollauer, Ass’t Treas. James Melvin Lee, Managing Editor. Grant E. Hamilton, + Art Editor CONTENTS: Cover Design James Montgomery Flagg The Pendulum—Dracving Tis Better ==) - “William J. Burticher Editorials : Shooting “Lame Ducks”? Eccentric Mississippi wth of Gubernatorial Timber tie Comment A Post-card Recital = - - JL Harbour Me and Jack—Drazcing Doctors - - - : Stuart B, Stone After the Ceremony - E. 1. Sabin To a Corn Cob : - Estelle May Nolte Last Chance of the Season To Ring a Sweetheart—Draxcing The Flight of Gaffney Greene Ellis Parker Butler We Have With Us To-night Homer Croy Ete. Ete. Etc SUBSCRIPTION RATES. One year, or 62 numbers : : $5.00 Six months, or 26 numbers - + 250 Thirteen weeks - : : : 1.25 in advance by draft on Postage free in the United States, its dependen- cies, and Mexico. To Canadian Provinces add 60 cents a yearfor postage; to all foreign countries add $100 a year. Evnorean Acmwrs— International News C ede la Victoire, Paris: 1 Clara Germany. jptions and advertising for all the publi- cations of Lestie-Dudge Company will be takeo at t Contributors must include @ stam addressed envelope with all manuscrij return of the latter when found unav be guaranteed. We receive such material, submit ted for publication, only on condition that we shall Pot be held responsible for its loss or injury while in our hands or in transit. If Jupce cannot be found at any news-stand, the Publishers will be under obligations if that fact be Promptly reported on postal eard or by letter. BACK NUMBERS: Present year, 10 cents per + 1910, 20 cents ; 1909, 1 contents of JUDG: in both the United States Western Aovertisive Orrice: Marquette Building, Chicago, Ill. Double Tracking The Bell Highway Two of the greatest factors in mod- ern civilization—the telephone and telegraph—now work hand in hand. Heretofore each was a separate and distinct system and transmitted the spoken or written messages of the nation with no little degree of effici- ency. Co-operation has greatly increased this efficiency. * The simple diagram above strik- ingly illustrates one of the mechani- cal advantages of co-operation. It shows that six persons can now talk over two pairs of wires at the same time that eight telegraph operators send eight telegrams over the same wires. With such joint use of equipment there is econ- omy; without it, waste. While there is this joint use of trunk line plant by both companies, the telephone and telegraph services are distinct and different. The telephone system furnishes a circuit and lets you doyour own talking. It furnishes a highway of communica- tion. The telegraph company, on the other hand, receives your mes- sage and then transmits and delivers it without your further attention. The telegraph excels in carrying the big load of correspondence be- tween distant centers of population ; the telephone connects individuals, so that men, women and children can carry on direct conversations. Already the co-operation of the Western Union and the Bell Sys- tems has resulted in better and more economical public service. Further improvements and economies are expected, until time and distance are annihilated by the universal use of elec- trical transmission for written or personal com- munication. AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY AND ASSOCIATED COMPANIES One Poticy One System Universal Service Jacksonville, Fis Atlanta, Ga. Dwight. 111 Marton. Ind. Lexington, Mase portiand, Me. Grand Rapids, Mich. Philadeipia. Kansas City, For Liquor and Drug Using A acientific remedy which has been skilfully and successfully administered by medical specialists for the past 31 years. At the following Keeley Institutes : White Plains, S.¥. Cotumbas, 0. Providence, it 1 Columbia, & Winnipeg. M London, England. 812 N, Broad St Pittebarg. Pa. 4246 Fifth Ave. In answering advertisements please mention JUDGE. It will be appreciated. comicbooks.com