Judge, 1912-04-06 · page 23 of 28
Judge — April 6, 1912 — page 23: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily a **biographical profile** of Charles A. Leedy, a humorist and contributor to *Judge* magazine. The text describes his career trajectory from gun juggler in minstrel companies to vaudeville performer to newspaperman, eventually landing in humor writing. His hobby is bird study. The single joke included—about a daughter crying at a play because an usher separated her from her date "Cholly"—exemplifies Leedy's style: light domestic humor playing on social awkwardness rather than sharp satire. The remaining content is **advertising**: a large Schlitz beer advertisement emphasizing purity and the brown bottle's protection from light decay, plus smaller ads for The Landon School (art instruction), Valley Gems (synthetic diamonds), and Leslie-Judge Company's camera book. No political commentary or caricature appears on this page—it's largely a personality piece introducing a contributor alongside commercial content typical of early 20th-century magazines.
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Charles A. Leedy. HARES A. LEEDY, a frequent contributor to Jupce, first startled the world as a gun juggler, in which capacity he toured with various minstrel companies, until, wearying of the excite- ment incident to dodging street cars and moving vans at eleven-forty-five daily, he drifted into the vaudeville branch of the profession. Resolving to lead a bet- ter life, newspaperdom offered him an opening, and he soon found his metier on a thriving daily. Starting as a cub re- porter, Leedy skipped blithely from one page to another, until he landed in a HUMORIST LERDY LOVES TO STUDY THE BIRDS, position adjacent to the highbrow mat- ter on the editorial page, with a column of jibes, jabs, and jingles. The spin- ning of yarns came naturally to one long accustomed to spinning guns, and volleys of persiflage proved more engaging than blank cartridges. The points, too, were far less dangerous than those of the glistening bayonet. Leedy’s contributions to the humorous pablications consist chiefly of jokes, an- ecdotes, and jingles. When not engaged in toying with a typewriter, Leedy in- dulges his pet hobby, which is bird study afield. He hails from the Buckeye State, is married, and is father to two lovely little daughters, Daughter—‘I cried all through the Play!’" Father—‘‘Was it pathetic?” Daughter—*Very! The hateful Usher put Cholly on one aide of the aisle and me on the other.’” i 1s now Standard the World ever For sixty years we have used the best materials and inventions to make Schlitz pure and keep it pure. We go to Bohemia for hops. We go 1,400 feet down to rock for pure water. Our yeast, from which we propagate the mother cell, has been carefully guarded for sixty years. There is no purer beer brewed. We keep i it pure, too, from the brewery to your glass, wby using the Brown Bottle. Light starts decay, even in pure beer. Order a case from your ‘dealer todaye See that crown or cork is branded “Schlitz”. SAL The Beer That Made Milwaukee Famous. rating and Cartooateg field Bldgs Cleveland, COPY THIS SKETCH pas ar Hee me ore: what roucen Rossii fe ‘Youcan THE LANDON SCHOOL Tins Franklin Institute, Dept. W166, Nochester, N <: ~ fn stamps and I will baie atest lesson ih 10,000 MEN WANT ED 23 FWHITE valley GEMS from FRARCE Pe SEE THEM BEFORE PAYING! ZY Tere seme are chemical white sapphires FLgem like Diam ‘tre diam So hard they east scratch a ate and aii cut gtess. Brill fancy guaranteed 3 en Fo, ‘All mounted tp UK r ot ‘soli 4 eid ctomend aout Sfosaspes ytoend youany style ng, pin or sted for examination—el money in advance. Write today for free lilartrated booklet, epecial prices ‘© ving ssoavare: WHITE VALLEY GEM CX, DTM Slag. adanapes od Around the World with a Camera Write for particulars. You need this book— let_us send prospectus—we are making a remarkable offer. LESLIE-JUDGE COMPANY, 225 Fifth Avenue, New York In answering advertisements please mention JUDGE. It will be appreciated. comicbooks.com