Judge, 1911-11-18 · page 22 of 24
Judge — November 18, 1911 — page 22: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and humor** rather than political satire. It contains: **Advertisements** for consumer products (tobacco cessation, cocktails, ale, hotels, a rupture cure) typical of early 20th-century magazines. **"Cap and Gown Smiles"** section: A collection of brief jokes attributed to college publications (Harvard Lampoon, Princeton Tiger, etc.). These are genteel, mostly mild humor about college life, romance, and social situations—examples include jokes about getting drunk, golf, mermaids, and a humorous anecdote about opera singer Lillian Nordica returning to her hometown. **Notable content**: The page includes a "New Rupture Cure" advertisement featuring a man's photograph, promoting a non-surgical treatment. The humor is **nostalgic and collegiate** rather than sharp political commentary. These were the sorts of gentle, upper-class jokes Judge's educated readership would recognize and appreciate. Nothing here requires specialized historical knowledge beyond understanding early 1900s social conventions.
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Manhattan, Martini and other dard blends, bottled, ready to serve throwth cracked ice, Refuse Substitutes AT ALL DEALERS G. F. HEUBLEIN & BRO., Sele Props. Raa Hartford ~~ New York "London [ummm CAP AND GOWN SMILES. Man wants but victuals her > below.— Purple Cow. a “He's very tight —Purple Cow. “Luere or liquor a ‘Why do they call it a spread?"’ “Because it lays you out.’’—Harvard Lampoon. a “Did you get anything new this fall?’” “Yes; neuralgia, neurasthenia, and pneumonia."’—Princeton Tiger. A “Why does Smith keep staring at that picture of the mermaids, half sub- merged, playing in the water?” “He's waiting for the tide to go out.’” — Widow, a Alleged humorist—Can you imagine anything worse than a giraffe with a sore throat?’’ Proven one—‘‘Sure! A with corns, Texas Coyote. a He (innocently) —‘‘Golf keeps you in good shape.” She (suggestively) centipede certainly Literally speak- * ing?” (waking up)—‘'No. Figura- tively."’—-Princeton Tiger. a It is easy enough to be pleasant When the train does the horseshoe loop, But the man is o. k. Who can smile all the way While bis tie dangles round in the soup. —Pelican. Different.—Madam Lillian Nordica re- turned to Farmington, Me., her old home, after an absence of thirty years, and sang ‘‘Home, Sweet Home,”’ to her former friends. She and her audience were very much affected, but maybe Madam Nordica would not have felt that way if she had had to stay there for the thirty years.—Herald and Presbyter. Fitted for the Battle.—‘‘Well, boy, what do you know? Can you write a business letter? Can you do sums?” “Please, sir,” said the applicant for a job, ‘‘we didn’t go in very much for those studies at our school. But I’ fine on beadwork or clay modeling. Louisville Courier-Journal. 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