Judge, 1912-04-27 · page 23 of 23
Judge — April 27, 1912 — page 23: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising with accompanying light verse and social commentary**, rather than political cartoons. The main content includes: **"An Indiscriminate Charmer"** — A poem mocking a man who admires a woman's beauty and expensive clothing, only to discover she's a department store mannequin. It's gentle satire on shallow attraction and consumerism. **"From Romance to Reality"** — Commentary on King George V of England patenting a coal-saving kitchen range. The piece sarcastically laments that modern royalty has become mundane and utilitarian rather than romantic and martial. It's a critique of how industrialization and practicality have replaced traditional notions of kingship—presented tongue-in-cheek as both amusing and oddly reassuring. The remainder is **advertisements** for hotels, whiskey, paper warehouses, and other establishments typical of early 20th-century Judge magazine. The satirical tone throughout reflects Judge's characteristic irreverent commentary on contemporary society and modern life's prosaic nature.
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An Indiscriminate Charmer. By ARTHUR WILLIAM BEER. HE’S slim of form and fair of face, $ Possessed of every charm and grace, ‘And as each morn I pass her place She smiles at me Bewitehingly! And, oh! the stunning clothes she wears! Each week she in new garb appears. It seems that no expense she spares To please my eye ‘As I pass by. Alas! she does not keep her smiles For me alone. Her witching wiles Are for the giddy throng that files ‘Along the way, From day to day. Yet, after all, 'tis naught to me That she expends so lavishly Her smiles on all; because, you see, She's in a big shop front displayed— Of wax she’s made! From Romance to Reality. This isa prosaic age. If one be in- clined to doubt, a single note in the news will prove it. A Berlin dispatch the other day chron- icled the fact—a prosaic yet an astonish- ing fact—that King George of England bas taken out a patent in Germany for a coal-saving kitchen range. A King patenting a cook stove! What of romance is left to the royal function after this utilitarian exploit?) Whata descent to the commonplace from the romantic deeds of royalty in past ages! And what makes this invention the more striking is its economy. It will save coal. News of the achievement was coincident with murmurings about the advanced price of coal on account of strikes which have almost paralyzed in- destry in Great Britain. As the kings of old came to rescue at arms, in battle, with flying banners and shouts of tri- amph, comes to-day’s King with a Patent that will save money—and ro doabt make money. It has been the habit of reformers «f late to say that soon kings, the wor'd over, will be out of fashion. All the “isms” send out warnings that royalty isdoomed. But if the vocation of king- ship is to go, what could be more reas- suring than the effort of a King to get down to every-day matters? A Kirg who can invent a coal-saving kitchen Tange need never fear the stings of pov- erty, and such a ruler, no doubt, is philo- ‘phical enough to hold even royal dis- aster in contempt. Truly, this is becoming an active world! In polities, an ‘unknown’? man fre ently wins, presumably because he is ‘known, In answering advertisements please mention JUDGE. ® Abobhd & HUNTER HIGH-BALL REFRESHING, SATISFYING, INVIGORATING Solg at all first-c! M. LAN. JAHAN & St 3 cafes and by jobbers, SON, Baltimore, Md. Advertising of Advertising— Everybody is talking about it, but Judge and Leslie’s Weekly are doing it. (See page 2) Read a live up-to-| ‘Are You An Elk? Herds live ape filled with all the latest news and gossip of Elkdom, $1.50 per year. National Elk’s Horn NORMAN M. VAUGHAN, Editor | Mercantile Building ST. LOUIS, MO. Every new subscriber receives a bank free. HENRY LINDENMEYR & SONS PAPER WAREHOUSE Noa. 22, 34 and 36 Bleecker Street Branch Warehouse, 20 Beekman Street, New York ALL KINDS OF PAPER MADE TO ORDER HOTEL ST. DENIS BROADWAY AND 11TH STREET NEW YORK CITY. Within Fas, ess of Every Point of Interest. Half Block from Wanamaker’. 5 minutes’ walk of Shopping District NOTED FOR: Excellence of Cuisine, Com- fortable Appointments, Courteous Service and Hoinelike Surroundings. ROOMS $1.00 PER DAY AND UP EUROPEAN PLAN Table d'Hote Breakfast 50c. WM. TAYLOR & SON, Inc. ALSO HOTEL MARTINIQUE, Broadway and 33rd Street. 23 The Whittier Inn Sea Gate—New York Harbor An Ideal Hotel Home for Summer—Open from May to November situated in a private d by the local cot- lage community, Rooms with private bath and porch, Rooms are available in nearby cottages to those who prefer them, service and privileges of the Inn being the same. A clean broad beach with ample bathing facilities. ‘Tennis, base- ball, rowing and sailing. Private boat service to and from New York City. Also frequent train service to Brooklyn, Telephone Garage A Delightful Place—Just 45 Minutes by Private Boat from New York Rates and Booklet Upon Application “The Inspector Is Back Of Every Bottle BRS A PURE HEALTHFUL TONIC It will be appreciated. comicbooks.com