Judge, 1912-05-11 · page 18 of 26
Judge — May 11, 1912 — page 18: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire. The dominant content is a Pabst Blue Ribbon beer advertisement featuring a waiter serving drinks and oysters, with accompanying promotional text about beer quality. The page's satirical content appears in the right column: a profile of **Sam Stinson**, a newspaper humorist who has written a humor column for forty years. The humor derives from his established persona—a perpetually grouchy man with a "cheap liver" (weak constitution) who prefers fishing and cigarettes to eating, and drinks absinthe. His humorous observations on politics and life are presented as typical of his contrarian worldview. The remaining advertisements include fishing lures, jewelry, and boat launches—typical Judge magazine content mixing commercial promotion with light humor. No specific political figures or events are referenced; this represents Judge's standard format of advertising interspersed with personality profiles and product humor.
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Looks Good— Tastes Good BlueRibbon The Beer of Quality HE waiter knows that he is serving a discriminating guest when ordered to bring Pabst. “Blue Ribbon” Beer. This is the beverage beyond compare, and is appropriate for all times and occasions. Wholesome and refreshing—a delight to the eye and the palate—the perfection of brewing. Bottled only at the brewery in crystal clear bottles, showing at a glance that it is clean and pure. Serve it to your family and guests. Supplied by best dealers everywhere. — in Leading Hotels and Cafes. o hungry wolves and keet aiter them with my wondertal flab: MAGIC.FISH-LURE. Bost fish bait ever fovented. oh a i string of fish while the ‘other geitows are wait- ing fora bite, Price 850. @ Positively bass if yon ro ring bait ‘acl Dard they east ‘ie ned will eut giaeee Beil taney roa ‘23 years. All mounted In toa ‘diamond mountings. Wilteend you any et7ie solid ing, pin or sind (or examination allcharg 14—n0 money wh} box, | Positis eee oe Wiitetedat for free tilnetreted booklet, special prices agen 7 MLE BR let, and my % 01 9 p introduce it. ‘Sving ssonvure: WHITE VALLEY GEM Co ETT) Saha Bidgadanapeds oa erie cgcne Box to bel iecromece fe With Engine Ready torte © 4:50 2. £7, 28 and 35 footers at wachea, Speed Boata. Aso he . renst EMONST! 1 sizes rend oat withthe In answering advertisements please mention JUDGE. It will be appreciated. With Judge’s Jesters, SAM STINSON. GAM S. STINSON is the only perms in the world who has been carrying around the same grouch for over forty years. He admits it himself. He wy born with one of those cheap liven, marked down to thirty-nine cents, an has ever since lived up to its reputaticn In view of this handicap, his mothe wanted him, when a youth, to study fe the ministry; but his liver balked x this interesting period of his life, andbs became a newspaper humorist instes, In 1891 he joined the staff of the Phi. delphia Record. He has been its “Sc Billy’? man ever since, and has mailed his stuff every day from: all points of the compass wherever there ig any fish SAM STINSON. ing, whether in the woods of Mainee the rock-ribbed shores of Santa Catalia Island, in the Pacific. Since 190k has written, on an average, forty @ grams a week for the New York Sandy Times, sometimes as the Greenwow Lake Philosopher, sometimes as Gentle Cynic, again as the Dyspep® Philosopher. This total output amo’ to more than sixteen thousand epigr™ —about all that have ever been writ and then some. As to his personal characteristics, ¥ would rather fish than eat, In fs with that thirty-nine-cent liver, be# mits that he would rather do slp anything than eat. He never sles more than five hours, and his favor? breakfast consists of two cigarettes an absinthe frappe. “The average political argument”— “should give forth more light #f less heat."’ comicbooks.com 8 eeec wee wr ea ee