Judge, 1911-10-21 · page 20 of 24
Judge — October 21, 1911 — page 20: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertisements and humor fillers**, not political cartoons. The main content includes: **Advertisements:** - Chiclets chewing gum (emphasizing refined society) - Judge's Library November issue (10 cents) - 20th Century Limited train service between New York, Boston, and Chicago - Marine Eye Tonic **Humor Section ("Religious Smiles"):** A collection of brief jokes with religious or moral undertones, typical of early 1910s family magazines. Examples include wordplay about mortgages, ticket collectors, and a child's innocent misunderstanding of lying. The humor is gentle, pun-based, and targets genteel audiences. **"Getting Even" Poem:** A sentimental verse about aging—a father envies his young son's height and vitality, anticipating he'll eventually be surpassed as he grows older. The page reflects **1910 commercial culture and middle-class values**: refined tastes, moral instruction, and nostalgic sentiment. There is **no overt political satire** visible here.
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4 Getting Even. My little lad looks up to me, For I am thirty—he is three; He’s only half as tall as 1, And envies me when I pass by. Che Dainty Mint Covered Candy Coated Chewing Sum And seasons marching to and fro Chiclets are the refinement of chewing gum sini Will bring the day when, tearfully, for people of refinement. Served at swagge> i My ‘little lad oe dowa_at me Ted luncheons, teas, dinners, card parties. he - obinson, in Cleveland Plain Dealer. only“chewing gum that ever received the un- ’ RELIGIOUS SMILES. qualified sanction of best society. It’s the A Tight Squeeze. —"“ Perkins looks wor- Peppermint—the érue mint. ried. Must have some big problem on ’ his mind.’” For Sale at all the Better Sort of Stores 4 “Yes. He’s trying to figure how to 5¢ the Ounce and in S¢,/0¢ and 25¢ Packets ee} fit a 1910 mortgage to a 1911 tourin; ‘SEN-SEN CHICLET COMPANY.wcrsorouran rowta.new — iy iy car.”’—Herald and Presbyter. « Avoid This Mistake.— Ticket collector —‘‘We don’t stop there, sir.’’ Montague Swank (who has just given up a ticket)—-Stop where?” Ticket collector—‘‘At the pawnbro- d 9 ib 10 ker’s.’’"—Michigan Christian Advocate, Delicate Compliment.—'‘I got a great 10c. udge s Li a Cc. deal of water in my cara,” be ate ‘y he came puffing out of the surf. “I thought the ocean looked rather No vem b er Num b er low, replied his friend.—United Pres- A Cat-Nip.—Harold had rescued the SOLD BY ALL NEWSDEALERS family cat from the well. Covered with green moss and water, he rushed to his mother with the declaration, ‘‘Ma, I got the cat out by the stem!’’—Christian Advocate. AHealth Hint.—Tattered Tim—‘'I've been trampin’ four years, ma'am, an’ it’s all ‘cause I heard the doctors recom- mended walkin’ as the best exercise.”” Mrs, Prim—‘‘Well, the doctors are right. Walk along.’’—Presbyterian of the South. Too Much for Bill.—-‘‘I dunno how Bill’s a-goin’ to vote in this election,” said the campaign worker. ‘‘I’ve hearn tell he’s on the fence.” “He wuz thar,’’ replied the neighbor; “‘but one o’ the canderdates let fall a dollar on the off side 0’ the fence, and Bill got dizzy an’ fell over.’’"—Christian Register. Superior.—Little Nelly told little Anita what she termed a “‘little fib.” Anita—‘‘A fib is the same as a story, and a story is the same as a lie.” Nelly—‘‘No, it’s not.’” Anita—‘‘Yes, it is, because my father said so, and my father is a professor at the university.’” Nelly—‘‘I don’t care if he is. My father is a real-estate man and he knows more about lying than your father does.”” —United Presbyterian, Hiclets ESSE = But, as the years go by, J guess The difference will be less and less— At thirty he will cease to climb, And I'll be bowed by weight of time! And, after that, the years will go, Marine Eye Tonic has Won Many Friends for that “Morn‘ng After the Night Before” Feeling. In answering advertisements please mention JUDGE. It will be appreciated. comicbooks.com