Judge, 1911-12-09 · page 26 of 28
Judge — December 9, 1911 — page 26: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains primarily **short humorous anecdotes and advertisements** rather than political cartoons. The **main visual** is a Santa Fe Railway advertisement featuring a Native American figure, promoting train travel to California and the Grand Canyon. The **text content** includes brief jokes: - A church incident where a woman falls but a minister threatens blindness to anyone who looks - Wordplay about a "toothpick" versus matchmaking (mother) - Observations about doctor's waiting rooms and fashionable physicians - A musician (Stojowski) creating a humorous "tariff" for autographs with varying prices for kisses and love The **advertising section** notably includes what's labeled "COMIC COON PICTURES"—a series of illustrations using a racial slur common in early 20th-century advertising. This reflects the casual racism of the era. The overall tone is light, domestic humor typical of Judge's miscellaneous content pages, with no apparent political commentary or significant satire.
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Willing To Risk Some. The Christmas church services were proceeding very successfully when a woman in the gallery got so interested that she leaned out too far and fell over the railing. Her dress caught in a chandelier and she was suspended in midair. The minister noticed her un- dignified position and thundered at the congregation, “Any person in this congregation who turns around will be struck stone- blind!” A man whose curiosity was getting the better of him, but who dreaded the clergyman’s warning. finally turned to his companion and said, “I'm going to risk one eye.""—Ladies’ Home Journal. A Parallel Case.—‘‘Here’s an account of a fellow who took two years to make a toothpick.” **Some overdrawn, eh?"’ “Oh, I don’t know I know of a mother who took five years to make a match. "’— Louisville Courier-Journal, CHRISTMAS EVE— “THE LAST BARRIER DOWN." For the Christmas Tree. One way of taking the rest cure is to wait three hours every day in the ante- room of a fashionable physician.—Kan- sas City Journal. The autograph fiend has found his match in Mr. Stojowski, the eminent musician, who was asked to sign his name, ‘‘with love and kisses,’’ by a pushing matinee girl. He inclosed her his autograph tariff: Autograph - - - 28, With love and kisses - 4s. Kisses without love - > 28 Love without kisses - 1s. —London Opinion. GET THIS FOR YOUR OFFICE OR DEN “Honey, Does You Lub Yor Man?” In black and white (plate size) 14 x 17 on 16 x 20 heavy paper, $1.00. We have three other famous “COMIC COON PICTURES” in this series. ‘The SET OF FOUR for $3.00. Catalogue sent on request KNAFFL & BRO. Knoxville, Tenn. In answering acvertisementn please mention JUDGE. It will be appreciated. comicbooks.com