Judge, 1911-09-23 · page 24 of 26
Judge — September 23, 1911 — page 24: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains mostly **advertisements and humor columns** rather than political cartoons. The main visual cartoon shows two men in conversation—a client and lawyer discussing divorce costs versus marriage, with the joke being that divorce is "worth more" because lawyers charge higher fees. This is social satire on the legal profession's profit motive. The bulk of the page consists of **joke columns** ("Pickings from Joe Miller"), including: - A druggist's humor about a plumber seeking medicine after drinking frozen water pipes - A professor advising a student to leave lectures "on tiptoe so as not to wake the audience" - Wordplay about trees and birch wood providing warmth The **advertisements** include Brighton Garters, Pioneer Suspender Co., and notably **Sunny Brook Whiskey**, which claims to be "Medicinally Pure"—this is ironic given Prohibition-era rhetoric about alcohol's health claims. For modern readers: these jokes reflect early 20th-century concerns about lawyers' greed, education, and the dubious medical claims alcohol manufacturers made before Prohibition.
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