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Judge — September 16, 1911 — page 25: Judge, 1911-09-16

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This page combines racial humor ("Pickings from Joe Miller") with advertising. The left column contains three racist anecdotes stereotyping Black people through dialect and caricature—a common format for "Joe Miller" joke collections that circulated in early 20th-century American humor publications. The jokes rely on minstrelsy-era speech patterns and depict Black characters as ignorant or comical (a child misreading numbers, a woman disrupting a Shakespeare performance). The dominant content is advertising: a large Schlitz beer advertisement emphasizing purity through brown bottle protection and rigorous manufacturing processes, plus an I.W. Harper whiskey ad. Both ads stress quality and safety—concerns relevant to early 1900s consumers worried about product adulteration. The page reflects Judge's target audience: educated, affluent readers entertained by racist humor while consuming premium products. The juxtaposition reveals how casually racist material was integrated into mainstream American publishing of this era.

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Pickings from Joe Miller. Before a house where a colored man id died, a small darky was standing geet at one side of the door. It was gout time for the services to begin, and the parson appeared from within and aid to the darky, ‘‘De services am sboat.to begin. Ain’t you a-gwine in?” “I's would if I’s could, parson, wswered the little negro; ‘but, y’u ge, I's de crape.”” . The supervisor of a school was trying prove that children are lacking in ebservation. To the children he said, ‘‘Now, chil- den, tell me a number to put on the Some child said, “Thirty-six.” The. spervisor wrote sixty-three. He asked for another number, and seventy-six was given. He wrote sixty- seven. When a third number was asked, a dili who apparently had paid no atten- ton called out, “Theventy-theven, tamed thucker!’’ Change that, you - Acompany of colored acto as play- ing “Othello”’ in Alabama. rything had gone along nicely until they came to the scene where Desdemona’s fidelity is w be tested. Iago has secured her hindkerchief by cajolery, with the con- tirance of Othello himself, that her in- catinence may be established. Othello—'* Desdemona, where am dat tan’kerch’ef?’’ (Desdemona remains silent.) Othello—** Desdemona, once more I tsk yo’—where am dat han’kerch’ef?"’ At this juncture an old negro woman inthe front of the house rose furiously from her seat. ‘Go way, yo’ fool nig- mh!” she exclaimed loudly. ‘Wipe youah nose on youah sleeve and let dis play go on.’” Beyond Permissibility of Doubt.—‘‘I don't believe I ever said all those bad words.’’ “Put the records on the phonograph, Gabriel," directed the recording angel. —Red Hen, ak? UNDE TAND YOUR CASE AT Ald. T POR THE POST-MORTEM PXAMINATION. Brery lover of a good encktail should call f= AMort's Bitters. Makes the best. C. W. Abbott & ©: Baltimore, Ma we MUST Sourrre. Light starts decay even in pure beer. Dark glass gives protection against light. Schlitz is bottled in a brown bottle to protect its purity from the brewery to your glass. In the Schlitz Erewery, some say, protection against impurity is carried to an absurd extreme, We don’t think so. We have adopted every idea, every invention to attain and preserve purity. We scald every tub, keg and barrel—every pipe and pump—every time we use it. We wash every bottle four times by machinery. Even the air in which the beer is cooled is filtered. It is aged for months in glass enameled tanks. it cennot cause | biliousness. It will not ferment in your stomach. If you knew what we know about beer, you would say, ‘Schlitz— | Schlitz in Brown Bottles.’’ eo . Order a case from your dealer today. See that crown oF cork is branded ‘‘Schlitz.’” The Beer 1 That Made Milwaukee Famous “I W. HARPER” | Whiskey Has stood the test of time and won universal popu- lar approval. Oldest and most famous in the world. Leading Dealers Everywhere. Bernbetm Diatilling Co., Incorpornted Loulsville, Ky. In answering advertisements please mention JUDGE. It will be appreciated. comicbooks.com