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Judge — September 23, 1911 — page 19: Judge, 1911-09-23

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This page mixes reader Q&A, humor, and advertising typical of early 1900s satirical magazines. **"What's the Answer?"** presents theatrical in-jokes referencing Broadway figures (Oscar Hammerstein, Henry W. Savage, Anna Held, John Drew, May Irwin, Valeska Suratt, Eva Tanguay)—likely wordplay on their names or scandals, now obscure without deeper theatrical context. **"A Hit"** is a Postum coffee substitute advertisement disguised as a reader testimonial, claiming the product cured a man's dyspepsia when properly prepared. **The main poem** celebrates actress Edith Decker, describing a young woman in a motorcar who wishes for romance—and gets it. The "rumble-seat" (rear seating) allows her sister to tactfully disappear when a suitor appears, facilitating courtship. It's lighthearted commentary on modern dating enabled by automobiles and women's increasing independence. The page is primarily **commercial content** (advertisements for Hunter Whiskey, Velvet tobacco, Evans Ale) with entertainment value secondary.

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What's the Answer? THE Dramatic Editor of Jupce: Dear sir--Kindly answer the fol- lowing questions in your next issue ana obllee When Oscar Hammerstein does it) sake Henry W. Savage? 2. If Anna Held a pair of queens and| John Drew three of a kind, how could May Irwin? And where was Valeska Suratt? 3. How much does Eva Tanguay? The Question. Said old Farmer Jenkins to his wife, As she sat by the fire knitting, “When an old hen broods on a nest of | eggs, Is that hen setting or sitting?” | “Well, I don’t know as to that,’’ she| replied; “But this puzzle to solve I am trying: When a hen cackles to beat the band, Is that hen laying or lying?’’ —Old Zimmerhackle's Observations. A Hit. WHAT SHE GAINED BY TRYING AGAIN. A failure at first makes us esteem final success. A family in Minnesota that now en- joys Postum would never have known how good it is if the mother had been discouraged by the failure of her first attempt to prepare it. Her son tells the st “We had never used Postum till last spring, when father brought home a package one evening jugt to try it. We had heard from our neighbors, and in fact every one who used it, how well they liked it. “Well, the next morning mother brewed it about five minutes, just as she had been in the habit of doing with coffee, without paying special attention to the directions printed on the package. | It looked weak and didn’t have a very promising color, but nevertheless father raised his cup with an air of expectancy. | It certainly did give him a great sur-| prise, but I'm afraid it wasn’t a very pleasant one, for he put down his cup | with a look of disgust. “Mother wasn’t discouraged though, | and next morning gave it another trial, | letting it stand on the stove till boiling | began and then letting it boil for fifteen or twenty minutes, and this time we were all so pleased with it that we have | used it ever since. | “Father was a confirmed dyspeptic | and a cup of coffee was to him like! poison. So he never drinks it any more, | but drinks Postum regularly. He isn’t troubled with dyspepsia now and is actu- ally growing fat, and I’m sure Postum is the cause of it. All the children are allowed to drink it and they are perfect pictures of health.’? Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Read the little book, ‘‘The Road to Wellville,”” in packages. ‘‘There’s a Teason.’’ Ever read the above letter? A mew one appears from time to time. They are genuine, true, and fall of human interest. JUDGE'S FAVORITE. EDITH DECKER, IN “PINAPORE,” AT THE CASINO THEATER. A Romance of the Rumble-seat. A pretty maiden, tired of golf And bridge and tennis, too, Went out and bought a motor coat And filmy veil of blue. And then she got an auto-car, A model new and neat; It was a sporty runabout And had a rumble-seat. She tied the veil coquettishly Beneath her dimpled chin, And with her sister at her side Went out to take a spin. And as they sat in front, she cried, In accents silver sweet, “I wish a young and handsome man Was in the rumble-seat.’’ She looked so fair behind the wheel, So graceful and so gay, She captivated old and young And stole their hearts away. And when a dashing college youth One day she chanced to meet, He yielded to her girlish charms And took the rumble-seat. Along the winding country roads They motored far and wide, And soon the ardent lover changed His place unto her side. Love's old sweet story as they sped He managed to repeat; Her sister always after that Rode in the rumble-seat. Three times since then the golden-rod Has gilded vale and hill; She drives the racy runabout With him beside her still. And now to make their rosy dream Of happiness complete, A chubby youngster and his nurse Are in the rumble-seat. —Minna Irving in Leslie's Weekly. _ A teaspoonful of Abbott's Bitters with your Grane k I appetizing tonic, Sample a bott & Co., Balti- HUNTER WHISKEY ABSOLUTELY PURE The choicest product of the still, The American Gentleman’s Whiskey par excellence Sold at all first-class cafes and by jobbers. Wa. LANAHAN & Son, Baltimore, Md THE TOBACCO) Burley tobacco, but Burley de luxe, that’s why it pleases the smoker. 10 cents Atall dealers GET THE INSPIRATION vans ralic WITH YOUR LUNCHEON, DINNER OR SUPPER The Treat of your life. In answering advertisements please mention JUDGE. It will be appreciated. comicbooks.com