Judge, 1911-09-16 · page 23 of 28
Judge — September 16, 1911 — page 23: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page mixes editorial cartoons, humorous "pot shots" (short jokes), and advertisements typical of early 20th-century Judge magazine. The top left shows two satirical panels about class and labor: the first depicts manual work causing physical strain ("sweat"), the second shows aristocratic leisure causing mental fatigue ("ennui"). The accompanying joke about "Bliggins" satirizes materialistic disappointment—a man complains that cigars never taste as good as their decorative bands look. The center features a large Remington typewriter advertisement claiming to eliminate "hand writing" and "head calculating," appealing to office workers seeking efficiency. The right side contains scattered jokes mocking common types: a "bore" who monopolizes conversation, phonograph confusion in rural areas, and—notably—a quip about universal peace eliminating Reno (Nevada), a center for divorce proceedings, reflecting contemporary anxieties about marriage dissolution. The page also includes a testimonial for Grape-Nuts cereal (typical "health food" marketing of the era) and advertisements for Abbott's Bitters and Red Raven tonics—patent medicines promoting dubious health benefits.
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(a RESULT OF VULGAR WouRh), TION (A RESULT OP ARISTOCKATIC ).—London Sketch, Shattered Hopes.—‘‘Bliggins goes through life in a state of chronic dis- appointment.” “Yes. The last time I saw him he was complaining because nobody ever makes a cigar that tastes as good as the band looks.’’-—-Washington Star. A Lady Lecturer FEEDS NERVES AND BRAINS SCIEN- TIPICALLY. A lady lecturer writes from Philadel- phia concerning the use of right food and how she is enabled to withstand the strain and wear and tear of her arduous occupation. She says: “Through improper food, imperfectly digested, my health was completely wrecked, and I attribute my recovery entirely to the regular use of Grape- Nuts food. It has, I assure you, proved an inestimable boon to me. ‘Almost immediately after beginning the use of Grape-Nuts I found a gratify- ing change in my condition. The terri- ble weakness that formerly prostrated me after a few hours of work was per- ceptibly lessened and is now only a memory—it never returns. “Ten days after beginning on Grape- Nuts I experienced a wonderful increase in mental vigor and physical energy, and continued use has entirely freed me from the miserable insomnia and nervousness from which I used to suffer so much. “I find Grape- Nuts very palatable and would not be without the crisp, delicious food for even a day on any consideration. Indeed, I always carry it with me on my lecture tours.’" Read the little book, ‘‘The Road to Wellville,"” in packages. ‘‘There’s a Teason."” Ever read the above letter? A new one appears from time totime. They are genuine, true, and full of human interest. labor saving basis. Both are eliminated by the Remington Adding and Subtracting Typewriter (Wahl Adding Mechanism) The machine which reduces every operation mechanical of writing and calculating to a VISIBLE ADDING Remington Typewriter Company New York and Everywhere Pot Shots. Worth makes the man, but the Worth who used to make the women died long ago. A bore is a man whose conversation is not half so interesting as yours would be if he gave you a chance to talk. A man is prosperous when he finishes paying for his Christmas presents before time to save up for his summer vaca- tion. —Peoria Herald-Transcript. In the Country.—Church—‘‘Some of your neighbors have got a phonograph, I hear.” Flatbush (listening intently)—‘*Gee! That's no phonograph! ‘3 those pesky bees swarming again!’’— Yonkers Statesman The Good It Would Do.—‘‘What do you expect the effect of universal peace would be on the world?”’ “One of the first things it would do would be to wipe Reno off the map.""— Houston Post, A bottle of Abbott's Bitters should be on every table tu serve with the soup course. Sample by mail, 25 cts. in stamps. C. W. Abbott & Co,, Baltimore, Md. Hello, Tom! Why this glad mom- ing face? I thought you looked sallow yesterday—as if your liver was upset and your stomach out of order Idid But a bottle of Red Raven before breakfast has put me right. It acts on the liver, clears the head, and settles the stomach everywhere 15¢ In answering advertisements please mention JUDGE. It will be apprecinted. . comicbooks.com