Judge, 1912-04-13 · page 21 of 24
Judge — April 13, 1912 — page 21: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains primarily **advertisements rather than satirical cartoons**. The dominant content is a large Schlitz beer advertisement claiming the brown bottle "keeps Schlitz pure" and that physicians prescribe it as "a builder of health." The upper left contains brief satirical pieces, including "An Acrostic" mocking incompetent doctors and charlatans, and sections on women voters in California and springtime nostalgia—typical Judge magazine humor of the era. **Historical context**: This appears to be from the 1912 election period (references to "Taft women" and "Champ Clark League"). The Schlitz ad is notable for making health claims about beer—practices that would later be prohibited. The page reflects early 20th-century attitudes where alcohol was openly marketed with medicinal properties, before Prohibition and modern advertising regulations. The satirical content is lightweight social commentary; the page's real purpose is advertising revenue.
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sithin a few short hours of Cincinnati, 0., where the President has friends who would be only too glad to have him come up and spend the week-end with them whenever he wishes to take a brief respite from his summer capital. This, sir, is the merest outline of the great opportunity I offer, and my mission is to find somebody who will put up the necessary funds to get the thing started. Do I hear any bids?" He heard one, at least, and, respond- ing gracefully, took another julep. WS. Lampton, An Acrostic. Devoted diagnosticians doughtily defy- ing death. Optimistic operators orthodoxly obtrun- cating organs. Conscienceless charlatans claiming cab- alistic cure-alls Trained theorists tentatively tinkering therapeutics. Opinionated oracles officiously opining omniscience. Ruthless rascals rodomontading ridicu- lous remedi Skillful scientists saving sans salvages. Joke Nevthern Hill ard The Women on the Job. Women voters of California, although bat newly come into the suffrage, are alert. San Francisco has a duly and fally organized club of Taft women, and the preliminaries are under way for the founding of a Champ Clark League, which is to have auxiliaries in every county of the State. San Francisco is the largest city in the world with woman suffrage, and many of the city’s boomers keep that fact before the public. Of course there will be widespread interest in the voting there this year, when the women voters will get their first chance to cast their ballots. The experience of Los Angeles, however, will serve as a guide and precedent. The Voice of Spring. Now there is with us gentle spring, the real thing, when there and we breathe an atmosphere that in- vigorates, see trees and flowers and shrubs budding and grass becoming green, and hear the gentle gurgling of the streams. This is the season when the thoughts of many men lightly turn to picnics, clambakes and watermelons, and when they would rather indulge in reveries and anticipate pl than work. Surely it was in the spring- time when there came into the poet’s mind that line of world renown, ‘‘Every- body works but father."" sant events Ber, lover of a good cocktail should call for Udott's Bitters. Makes the best. C. W. Abbott & Co, Baltimore, Md. In answering advertisements please mention JUDGE. It will be appreciated. ‘The BROWN Bottle { is snother step to Keep Pure Beer. | Tt 1s one thing to make pure beer, another to keep it pure. The Brown Bottle keeps Schlitz pure. Physicians and surgeons prescribe Schlitz, instead of malt tonics, asa builder of health. It's only natural that Schlitz should be the home beer. Order a case from your dealer today. See that crown or cork is branded “Schlitz”. 20-M The Beer ‘That Made Milwaukee Famous. 00 apes. ae oC Unite, GEMS Segre 11.00 SEE THEM BEFORE PAYING! a 0 Diamonds. idand fire diamond tests, Bo bard they eas! scratch a fle and will eut glass, Brii fancy guaranteed 25 years. All mounted In mond mountings. Willeend you any style WHY HAVEN'T YOU SENT FOR R THAT $1.00 ADDER? THOUSANDS SAVE With Engine .50 Ready to Run $94 and 35 footers at p ches, Boats. ABto va. Wears the world's largest Power Boat ne PROPOSITION TO DEMONSTRATING AGENTS t models in all sizes ready to sbi lest motors made: tart without, cranking: only Yea.rearold child cas tun them, ‘aad gagines folly 2.60, o Fits today forts large Free Iitestrated Catalog os comicbooks.com