Judge, 1911-09-23 · page 22 of 26
Judge — September 23, 1911 — page 22: what you’re looking at
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This page from *Judge* contains several short humorous anecdotes and advertisements typical of early 20th-century satirical magazines. **Main Cartoon:** A lawyer and client discuss divorce costs, with the lawyer asserting divorce is "worth more" than marriage—a joke about expensive legal fees and the financial burden of marital dissolution. **Text Jokes:** The "Pickings from Joe Miller" section offers quick one-liners: a druggist amused that a plumber needs medicine (ironic reversal), a professor advising students to leave the stage "on tiptoe" so as not to wake the audience (insulting the audience's attention), and various other brief quips about romance, nature, and Irish hardship. **Advertisements:** Brighton Garters (suspenders), Sunny Brook Whiskey (marketed as "medicinally pure"—a common claim during Prohibition era to sell alcohol legally), and other products fill the remaining space. The page reflects *Judge's* formula: mixing political/social satire with light domestic humor and period advertisements, targeting educated, middle-class readers.
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