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Judge — January 27, 1912 — page 20: Judge, 1912-01-27

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This is primarily an **advertising page** from Judge magazine interspersed with brief humorous anecdotes typical of the era's satirical publications. The main content consists of: 1. **Whiskey advertisements** (Old Overholt Rye, Sunny Brook) - presenting alcohol as a health tonic and refined beverage, which reflects pre-Prohibition American advertising norms. 2. **Short joke column** featuring wordplay and domestic humor common to early 20th-century magazines: - Puns on words ("rip idees," "carrion/caws") - Marriage jokes mocking wives and marital discord - Racial humor (the "old darky woman" anecdote reflects deeply offensive period conventions) - Class-conscious observations about wealthy widows and courtship 3. **Hotel advertisements** for upscale establishments (Navarre, Rittenhouse Hotel). The satirical content is **gentle and formulaic** rather than political - targeting universal human follies (marriage problems, pretentious behavior, small deceptions) rather than specific events or figures. This represents Judge's lighter, entertainment-focused content pages.

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Old Overholt Rye A Whiskey that’s never questioned as to its richness, age and purity The signified preference of the elect —in evidence at all the better places Distilled and Bottled in bond by A. OVERHOLT & CO. Pittsburgh, Pa. S50 yA Week—EASyY| Tuts SUIT FREE As A Pleasant Beverage and A Pure. Wholesome Tonic It Has No Equal. (Continued from preceding pase.) reply, Yes. Write only one sidelet of the sheet'et, Eloise, and put on enough stamplet. Your poemlet shall have spacelet.—Quincy Argo. a “What is sweeter than to have a friend you can trust?” asked Sawkins. “To have a friend who will trust you,”’ replied Dawkins. a “Young Writer’’—You have chosen an excellent nom de plume for your first effusion, ‘*Euripides,”’ for you rip idees all to pieces.—Cincinnati Saturday Night. a It is true that the crow is a thief, and steals the farmer's corn; but it is not without caws.— Boston Transcript. What causes him to carrion so?— Yaweob Strauss. a Henry—‘Why, Charle: have a good appetite Been taking any exercise? Charley—"Yaz, deah bnoy; twied on fowah new coats this mawning.”’ aA Young physician (pompously)—" Yes, I've called at Mr. Brown's three times a day for a week. He is a sick man, Miss Jones."" Miss Jones—‘‘He must be by this time." a Simeral—"‘That adage, ‘Marry in haste and repent at leisure,’ is all bosh.’’ Maddor—**Why?"’ Simeral—‘‘ Because married men have no leisure.’” a ‘Where do they catch these mock turtles, waiter?’’ **Don't know, surr; maybe it’s near the sham-rock.’’—New York Commercial Advertiser. a “Joe, I've begun to think my wife does not tell the truth."’ ‘Why so, Bill?’” “Well, she threatens every week to, go back to her mother, but she never goes."" a Brown was courting a charming widow, who turned a deaf ear to his solicitations, ‘The door of my heart is closed,’’ she murmured. “But,’’ urged Brown, ‘‘the late la- mented could not certainly have carried the key away with him.’’ a Nobody but a Louisville man can choke himself to death with a handker- chief.—Detroit Free Press. Nonsense! Cleopatra killed herself with a wiper.— Philadelphia Bulletin. There Antony excuse for snaking in that aspersion.— Boston Post. a A very old lady, on her deathbed, in a penitential mood, said, ‘I was a great sinner more than eighty years, and didn’t know it.’” An old darky woman, who had lived with her a long time, exclaimed, ‘‘Lors! (Continued om following page.) Muriae—Through its Tonic effect, Stim- plates Healthy Circulation in the Blood Supply Nourishing the Eye and thus Promotes Eye Health. wien New York S39? THE NEW FIRE-PROOF NAVARRE Soventh Ave, & 38th Street BUSINESS MEN FAMILIES TOURISTS Maxioum Con. of Laxury at Minzmum ACCESSIBLE-QUIET-ELEGANT | Within Five Minutes’ Welk, of Theatres, Shope and New Dutch Gil Reet ee ee Cy, Elsie Cars pase Hotel to all Rairoads. ~ EUROPEAN PLAN $1.50 per Day $2.00 per Day WITHOUT BATH WITH BATH Suites, $3.50 and upwards SEND FOR COLORED MAP OF NEW YORK EDGAR T. SMITH, Managing Director 3, { USE, GEMS | yranteed 25 years. a mountings. “Wiltsend you any et ebargesp no meen RITTENHOUSE HOTEL Chestnat and Twenty Second Sis., Philadelphia, Pa. A Refined Home-like Hotel, Cater- ing to Discriminating Transient and Permanent Guests, Located in the very heart of Phil- adelphia’s most select residential section, yet within ten minutes’ walk of the railroad stations, chopping district, and theatres. An exclusive cafe—cuisine and service of the highest standard. — EUROPEAN PLAN, $1.50 Per day and up. AMERICAN PLAN, $4.00 Per day and up. —— R. VAN GILDER Manager In answering advertisements please mention JUDGE. It will be appreciated. comicbooks.com