Judge, 1911-10-14 · page 20 of 23
Judge — October 14, 1911 — page 20: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and light humor** rather than political satire. The content includes: **Main Elements:** 1. **Velvet Tobacco ad** (left): Appeals to automobile drivers, positioning pipe tobacco as appropriate for motorists. The ad emphasizes the product's mildness and quality. 2. **"October Brew" poem** (center): A romantic narrative about encountering "Nellie" at a seaside resort in August, then meeting her again working as a servant at a London restaurant. The satire gently mocks social class differences and the contrast between vacation leisure and working-class reality. 3. **Humor sections**: Brief jokes about bachelor habits, marriage negotiations, and domestic life—conventional period comedy with no political content. 4. **"Tragedies Told by Headlines"** (center): Dark humor listing newspaper headlines about accidental deaths (gun mishaps, drowning, trains), exploiting sensational journalism. 5. **Advertisements** (right): Blatz beer, Old Overholt whiskey, and Cortez cigars. **Overall**: This is a typical early-20th-century magazine page mixing consumer advertising with genteel social humor. No specific political figures or events are referenced.
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THE SMOOTHEST TOBACCO Automobiling—the right thing to smoke is a pipe—the right thing to put init is Velvet. It's bully— different from the ordinary tobaccos. Velvet is Burley—the very choicest of Burley leal—mellowed for two years and in that twe years every particle ol the essential oils permeate each leal thoroughly and make Velvet the mildest, coolest, sweetest smoke that you ever tasted. It burns even and it smokes cool. You may have tried ether Burley tobaccos, but you will never know how good Burley tobacco cam be until you've Wied’ Velvet.” Get a can, Don't Tet your dealer fool you. Say “Velvet and stick to it. SPAULDING & MERRICK Chicago, Ill. "In a neat metal can 10 cents At your dealer's or if he Fear ren ehdrvs soc. We'll send you a Zan to any address in he i “| WILL START THE ELECTRIC PAN.” Fliegende Blatter, OCTOBER BREW. Just So. “‘Nellie’’ in August, Fichu and frill, Voiles and soft laces Down at Bexhill. Openwork stockings, Ankles so neat, Lang’rously scented, Dainty and sweet. Back 1n the city, Whom should I meet? Dear little Nellie— Aproned and neat. Yes! at Frascati's, Serving a ‘‘toff.”” Poor little Nellie, Tan wearing off. —A. Latham. Not Hopeless.—Little Katherine—‘'l know something I sha'n’t tell!"” Crusty bachelor—'‘Never mind, dear. You'll get over that habit as you grow older.""—Blue Bull. Glowing.—Wife (complainingly)— ‘*You never praise me up to any one!’” Hub—*‘I don’t, eh! You should hear me describe you at the intelligence office wna I'm trying to hire a cook!""—Red len, The Leavings.—Her father—‘'So my daughter has consented to become your wife. Have you fixed the day of the wedding?"” Suitor—‘‘I will leave that to my fiancee.” Her father—‘Will you have a church or a private wedding?” ; Suitor—‘‘Her mother can decide that, sir.” Her father—‘‘What have you to live on?” Suitor—‘I will leave that entirely to you, sir.’’—Boston Transcript. Tragedies Told by the Headlines. The tragedies, the tragedies The headlines ever tell! Like “Thought It Wasn't Loaded”’ and “‘He Didn’t Hear the Bell."” —Los Angeles Express. The tragedies, the tragedies We read on every side! Like ‘‘Tried To Break a Record”’ and “Mistaken for a Guide.’’ —Milwaukee Sentinel. The tragedies, the tragedies A lack of sense denote! Like ‘‘Ventured in Deep Water’’ and, Worse still, ‘‘He Rocked the Boat.’ —Springfield Union. The tragedies, the tragedies, What damage we infer! Like ‘Tried To Cross before the Train’’ And, too, ‘‘He Married Her.’ —Boston Transcript. The tragedies, the tragedies That happen in our lives, By desertions of our sweethearts And elopements of our wives. If You Would Preserve Your Lustrous Eyes, Use Murine Eye Tonic—A Favorite Toile Laxury. ‘Two Drops-No Smarting "Feels Geol FINEST BEER EVER BREWED and Bottled under the most modern, sanitary conditions by skilled masters, in a brewery as clean as “mother’s kitchen.” Ack for it at the Club, Cafe or Buffet. Insist on Blatz. Corre: ince invited direct. ALWAYS THE SAME GOOD OLO “The Years Sive added Lustre x to the Name” yt Old Overholt Rye **Same for 100 years"* A pure bonded whiskey of fragrant boquet, full, rich body and absolute uniformity. It'll be worth your while to order Overholt by name A. Overholt & Co, Pittsburgh, Pa. “MADE AT KEY WEST In answering advertisements please mention JUDGE, It will be appreciated. comicbooks.com