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This page is primarily **hotel advertisements** for the Montelair (New Jersey) and Kirkwood (Camden, South Carolina) resorts, interspersed with humorous anecdotes. The satirical content consists of brief jokes: 1. **The elevator man/J.P. Morgan joke**: A congressman is mistaken for the famous financier J. Pierpont Morgan (America's most prominent banker), whom the elevator operator assumes would never work in a document room—poking fun at the congressman's obscurity versus Morgan's prominence. 2. **The Russian guide anecdote**: A traveler assumes his Russian guide has an unpronounceable name (Jerelievskaia) but discovers it's simply "Wit"—gentle satire about American assumptions regarding foreign names. 3. **The walking course joke**: Dr. Claxton finds a French article about organized walking lessons and satirizes French bureaucracy by asking if students need "a pony"—mocking the formalization of basic activities. The page illustrates *Judge*'s formula: resort advertising paired with light social commentary targeting American pretensions, confusion about class status, and foreign customs.
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HOME hotel for the family and business man and anyone desiring a residence within an hour from New York and enjoy the delights of country elevation, rest and environments. This is what the Montclair Hotel offers. It is operated on the American plan, has grill room with facili- ties for private parties, banquets, etc. fe te Under the direction of T. EDMUND KRUMBHOLZ of The Kirkwood, Camden, S. C., and The Sagamore, on Lake George. Mr. R. C. MILLARD Resident Manager, will reply to all inquiries and call upon request. Camden, S. C. ‘OR the winter months, December to May offer a climate un- surpassed in the middle South. Among the pines, the long leaf kind of South Carolina, dry, sandy soil and health-giving atmosphere, one can play Golf, Tennis and Ride or Drive every day. The hotel, a fine class, American plan. More like a home of refinement and in a true southern town; colonial homes and gardens. That and more is what we offer. T. EDMUND KRUMBHOLZ Of the Sagamore oa Lake George and The Moatelait. New Jersey Advertising of Advertising— Everybody is talking about it, but Judge and Leslie’s Weekly are doing it. (See Page 2) In answering advertisements please mention JUDGE, It will be appreciated. (Continued from preceding page.) the elevator man, who couldn’t under- stand why the nation’s greatest financier would be burrowing around in the docu- ment room. In order to relieve him, I asked, ***Who do you think I am, anyway?’ ““*Why, aren't you Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan?’ he inquired. “**Not on your life!’ said I, ‘I’m Representative Cullop, of Indiana.’ "” a Very often the unexpected happens to the traveler in a foreign country. Sometimes an American finds his guide an interesting companion. At least the visitor must be friendly, whether this is true or not. It so happened that a Mr. Wilkins, of Washington, on a trip around the world, required the services of a land pilot in Russia. The latter was extremely friendly. Under the im- pression that his name might be Jereliev- skaia, or something equally long and hard to pronounce, Mr. Wilkins re- frained from asking his guide’s name. As he was leaving him on the last day, the man from Washington inquired politely, ‘‘May I ask your name?” “Certainly,’’ was the prompt re- sponse. ‘Mr. Wit.” a Among the papers which Dr. P. P. Claxton, the United States commis- sioner of education, found on his desk the other day was this little squib, translated from a French journal by the bureau's foreign-language expert: “‘A two-hour course in walking has been organized for lyceum and college students in Paris by the Caravanes Scolaires. These walks are held on Sundays and Thursdays, from the begin- ning of October to the close of July. The distance covered is from twelve to twenty kilometers.’’ Dr. Claxton read as far as that and rang for the translator. “IT just wanted to know,’’ he ex- plained, ‘‘whether the professor of walking allows the use of a pony.”” a Only the doubles of famous persons are usually talked about. Morton M. Milford, one of the Washington corre- spondents of the Indianapolis News, looks like Samuel G. Blythe, the politi- cal war correspondent of the Saturday Evening Post. Since they are so much alike, it might not be a bad idea for each to tell the other’s jokes to their customers. Here is one of Sam Blythe’s for Mr. Milford: It seems that a wealthy former United States Senator had entertained Sam and showed him through his pala- tial home. Its magnificence appeared to impress the visitor. However, a lit- tle later Mr. Blythe remarked to a friend confidentially, “Judging from the numerous bath- rooms, they must be great swimmers in that house.’’ a One of the most amusing cases of “touch”? that the United States Senate has heard of in a long time occurred last summer, just before the special session closed. in the midst of a most impor- tant debate, when the Indiat.a Senators (Continued on following pace.) comicbooks.com ek eRe oe ee Po cor he ser