Judge, 1912-02-03 · page 21 of 23
Judge — February 3, 1912 — page 21: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and editorial content** rather than political satire. The main feature is a Pennsylvania Railroad advertisement celebrating all-steel train cars as superior to wooden construction—emphasizing safety, durability, and modernity. This reflects early 20th-century industrial progress marketing. The remaining text consists of humorous anecdotes and light verse. Notable items include: - A joke about a boy struggling to count money - Governor Oddie's anecdote about two colleagues disputing whether one can recite the Lord's Prayer (he mistakenly quotes "Now I lay me down to sleep," a children's bedtime prayer, and loses a bet) - Brief poems about calendars and pretty girls - An anti-suffrage anecdote featuring author Kate Douglas Wiggin, where a New England farm wife argues men should have *at least one thing* they can do alone—voting—implying women shouldn't vote The suffrage reference reflects the contentious women's voting rights debate of the early 1900s-1920s era.
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PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD Steel Stability. The first railway car was an adaptation of the old horse- drawn omnibus coach,and built of wood. The style changed, but the wooden construction continued for eighty years, and still obtains on some lines. Wood, even the best of it, is breakable and_burnable. Steel is indestructible. It is unbreakable and unburn- able. All the cars of the Pennsyl- vania Railroad running in and out of the Pennsylvania Sta- tion—sleeping cars, parlor cars, dining cars and day coaches— are made of steel. They are heavy and easy riding. They are electric-lighted, large, clean, sanitary and safe. “The Pennsylvania Railroad was first to put the all-steel trains of cars in service on its fast express trains between New York and Chicago. Now the Pennsylvania runs only steel cars into its New York station.” This is the New York Journal's recent editorial com- ment on all-steel equip- ment. Experience has proved the safe-guarding qualities of the all-steel car. It represents one of the greatest forward steps ever taken in railway car con- struction. The “Pennsylvania Spec- ial,” “‘ The 24-Hour St. Louis,” “The Pennsylvania Limited,” the “Chicago Limited,” are all steel, from ‘‘ cowcatcher” to end of observation plat- form. Telephone “Madison 7900.” (Continued from preceding pase) paid him twenty-five hundred dollars in brand-new bills. Not very strong on figures or general arithmetic, he began to count the money. “Ten and ten are twenty.’’ The boy fondled the currency. ‘‘Twenty and ten are twenty-five—no, thirty. Twenty- five and ten—I mean thirty and five—no —oh, what's the use? It’s enough!"’ a Arguments on Biblical subjects often lead into deep water. Governor Oddie, of Nevada, tells of a heated discussion which he overheard between two of his colleagues on the recent trip of the Western Governors to the national capi- tal. “Why, Governor,’’ said one, ‘‘you cannot even repeat the Lord’s Prayer!"’ “*You’re ‘’way off, Governor!’’ the other retorted. ‘‘1’ll bet you ten dollars Tcan.’” “Taken! Let's hear it.’” “Now I lay me down to sleep, I beg the Lord my soul to keep”’ “The ten dollars is yours. think you knew it.”” a It doesn’t take some young sons long to get into the game. Senator Kern, of Indiana, has a young hopeful, Billy. He is seven years old. “Well, Billy, what was doing at church to-day?’’ Mr. Bryan’s former running mate asked. “More politics,”” a resigned tone. ‘Politics in church?’’ “Yep! Rev. Smith mentioned your name."” I didn’t was the answer, in Calendars. The year ends in A week or so, But calendars Are coming slow. —Houston Post, They've started now, And, oh, my stars! They're coming in To beat the cars! — Youngstown Telegram. A pretty girl On one I see, And all her dates Are meant for me. —Yonkers Statesman. One Thing the Men Can Do. While in Richmond recently, for the performance of ‘‘Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm,"’ Kate Douglas Wiggin was asked how she stood on the votes-for- women question. She replied she didn’t ‘‘stand at all,’’ and told a story about a New. England farmer's wife who had no very romantic ideas about the opposite sex, and who, hurrying from churn to sink, from sink to shed, and back to the kitchen stove, was asked if she wanted to vote. I certainly don’t! I say, if there's little thing that the men folks can do ulone, for goodness’ sake let 'em do it!"” she replied.—Buffalo Commercial. Every lover of a good cocktail should call for Abbott's Bitters. Makes the best. C. W. Abbott & Co., Baltimore, Md. In answering advertisements please mention JUDGE. Get Wise DRINK Join the Crowd! At leading placer, oF write C. H. EVANS & SONS Estab.1786 Hudson, N. Y. Better than Scotch Better than trish G « W Canadian Whisky Distilled by Gooderham & Worts, Limited, Toronto, Canada Better than Bourbon Better than Rye ‘cold gold diamond mountings. yee pia Gretud for sramination-alte ip sdvence. ‘Write today for free Iilustrat VALLEY GEM CO, Wilisend you any sty ie Sosklet, special prices Sahs Bldg [adianapotis. tod. Whiskey The Inspector I'L Is Back OF \ HEALTHFUL TONIC NOVED FOR Es Hacelience of cuisine is, courteous Series and Necrelise varroucdings. Rooms $1.00 per day and up With prewiege of Bath $1.50 per day and up EUROPEAN PLAN Table d'Hote Breakiast - - 600 WM. TAYLOR & SON, Inc. It will be appreciated. comicbooks.com