Judge, 1912-03-09 · page 22 of 24
Judge — March 9, 1912 — page 22: what you’re looking at
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This page from *Judge* magazine contains several short satirical quips and one major advertisement rather than a single cartoon. The main content is an ad for cloth quality, using the headline "How Do You Judge A Piece Of Cloth?" to promote the importance of trade-marks as consumer guides. The accompanying illustration shows a woman and small dog. The surrounding humor pieces mock contemporary social issues: - **"A New Field"** satirizes women's suffrage by noting a woman umpired a baseball game—"the last sacred precinct of man's work"—suggesting anxiety about female encroachment into male domains. - **"The Society Whirl"** references labor strikes (shirt-waist strikers), suggesting ongoing industrial unrest. - Other brief jokes poke fun at judges, poverty, Irish immigrants (suggested by names like "Muleahey"), and childhood mishaps. The content reflects early 20th-century *Judge* concerns: labor disputes, women's equality movements, and class anxiety—all presented through light humor rather than serious political commentary.
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A Bad Principle.—‘‘Do you believe in the principle of the recall for judges, Weary?" asked Dusty Hobo, as he and Weary Waggles met en route for warmer climes. ‘No, I don’t,” growled Weary. ‘‘De last judge I was up before recalled that I'd been up before him five times before that, and gimme six mont’s extra for it.""—Harper’s Weekly. A New Field.—A suffragette umpired a game of baseball in California the other day. Thus the last sacred pre- cinct of man’s work has been invaded. —Detroit Free Press. The Society Whirl.—‘‘Dear, can you help me to receive next Friday?"’ “Sorry, love; but I’m on picket duty with the shirt-waist strikers.'’—Louis- ville Courier-Journal. Advertising ot Advertising —A ot Weekly Talks—No. 8 Series How Do You Judge A Piece Of Cloth? ” sures the best that can be woven. “How do you judge a piece of cloth? '? an advertisement of a great mill opens. “By the appearance, the feel, and the pri Very good. But, unfortunately, few women are sufficiently acquainted with the technical details of worsted manu- facture to rely on their own judg- ment alone the selection of a his emphasizes the necessity of buying according to standards that are known to be accurate, backed trade - mark guarantees What this advertiser says of cloth-buying is equally true of hundreds of other purchasers. The trade-mark is a guide. If it is associated with a well ad- vertised article you can be sure that the article is reliable, for it re- quires a meritorious article to keep the advertising going, long. It an article were not meritor- ious, a trade-mark combined with advertising, would make it fall flat —and disappear from the market place, by name. ledter Advertising Manager LESLIEJUDGE CO, New York \ Petar Offer— An attractive picture, suitable for framing will be sent, postage paid. to each \ person who makes a reply to this Coupon. N His Half-share.—‘‘Willie, why don’t you let your little brother have your sled part of the time?’’ “Ido, ma. I take it going downhill and he has it going back.’’—Boston Transcript. In Small Quantities.—Pessimistic old lady (after great deliberation)—‘'I think I will take one of those pears.’’ Fruiterer (sarcastically )—‘* Wouldn't you rather have a bite as a sample?”’"— London Opinion. illing To Try.—‘‘Don’t you think you could learn to love me?’’ “Well, I might. I once learned to like spinach, after a good deal of effort,’’ answered the girl.—Louisville Courier- Journal. Not So Difficult. —Kid—‘‘And den the bandit ran in and took the safe out in his hand. « Mickey—‘In his hand?"’ Kid—‘‘Dead cinch! It was a match safe."’—Stanford Chaparral. Not a Visitor.—Mrs. Gadd—‘‘That new minister ain’t much on visitin’, is he?” Mrs. Gabb—‘‘No; I guess maybe his wife is a purty good cook herself.’"— New York Weekly. Fixed.—‘‘Has Dinny got a stiddy job yit, Mrs. Muleahey?’’ asked Mrs. Bran- nigan. “He has that,’’ said Mrs. Mulcahey. “They've sint him to the pinitintchery for twinty years.""—Harper’s Weeky. Stung!—‘‘How fat and wéll your lit- tle boy looks!"” “*Ah, you should never judge from ap- pearances! He's got a gumboil on one side of his face and he has been stung by a wasp on the other.’’—Pele Mele. “I understand that our friend Hun- ter,"’ said Joakley, ‘tis working on a big money-making scheme to remove weeds."" “The idea!’’ exclaimed Coakley. ‘‘I didn't know he took any interest in gar- dening."’ ‘He doesn't. He's merely laying his plans to capture old Bullionist’s pretty widow.” . A story is told of a well-known Shef- field tenor, who, when asked to sing at a dinner, although he had no music with him, went on to the platform to try. He did his best, but he broke down in the middle and retired. He was cheered up by an elderly man sitting next to him, who tapped him on the shoulder and s: “Never mind, Tha’s done thy best; but t’ feller as asked thee to sing owt to be shot !’’—7it-Bits, ~ “T say, doctor, do you see much of your patients nowadays?”’ ‘*Well, you see, I’m a throat speci: ist. I see their heads and shoulders only.’’—Harvard Lampoon, Every lover of a good cocktail should call for Abbott's Bitters. Makes the best. C. W. Abbott & Co., Baltimore, Md. ‘In answenng advertisements please mention JUDGE. It will be appreciated. comicbooks.com