Judge, 1912-06-01 · page 16 of 24
Judge — June 1, 1912 — page 16: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains two distinct items: **Left side:** A Pennsylvania Railroad advertisement for the "Pennsylvania Special" train, emphasizing its reliability, speed (18 hours New York to Chicago), and luxury accommodations. It appeals to businessmen by promising convenient scheduling around work hours. The ad uses the phrase "train de luxe" (French) versus "train of convenience" (American) to position the service as practical rather than merely fancy. **Right side:** "The Love Tales of Arabella" by Neeta Marquis—a humorous poem with three small comic strips. It satirizes a character who obsessively pursues intellectual and spiritual fads (Hindu philosophy, German philosophers, reading circles) searching for "thought-producing power," only to ultimately marry a humble grocer. The satire mocks pretentious intellectualism and suggests such pursuits are ultimately superficial affectation. A separate "Second Nature" joke puns on husbands taking up automobiles as a hobby. The page is primarily advertising with entertainment content, typical of Judge's format blending commerce and satire.
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“A Real Train” “Iam going west on a real train,” remarked a pas- senger on the Pennsylvania Special the other day. He spoke truthfully. The Pennsylvania Special is a real train, real in construction, real in equipment, real in appointment, real in its schedule, real in its performance. And it runs over a real railroad. The locomotive is the best that can be built; every car is constructed of steel throughout; the appointments include all the comforts and conveniences of the hotel or club, The schedule is fixed between hours when the business man relaxes from work. The running time is the shortest that a careful regard for safety recognizes, and this time is strictly adhered to under all ordinary conditions. The Pennsylvania Special is the first 18-hour train op- erated between New York and Chicago. It was a real train in every particular when it made its maiden trip on June 11, 1905, and it has added to its reputa- tion each year since. Its record for reliability has not been matched. Foreigners would call it a train de luxe; Americans call it a train of convenience, because it does what they want, and gives what they expect. The Pennsylvania Special leaves New York after busi- ness hours, Pennsylvania Station 4.00 P. M., Hud- son Terminal 3.55 P. M., and arrives in Chicago next morning at the opening time of business 8.55 A. M. It leaves Chicago 2.45 P. M., and arrives New York 9.40 the next morning. PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD In answering advertisements please mention JUDGE. The Love Tales of Arabella. by NEETA MARQUIS. HEN Arabella Whiffletree went in for things esthetic, Her efforts, if the least is said, were strongly energetic. She searched Hindu philosophy, With sidelights on theosophy, And worshiped a fat Swami with a zeal that was pathetic. She then took up another cult—Des- cartes, Kant, Shopenhauer — And over gentle Emerson she prattled by the hour. No theory could frighten her, Nor even much enlighten her; But she declared that what she sought was ‘‘thought-producing power."’ She joined a reading circle next, whose object, great anda crowning, Was manifested by the way the mem- bers had of frowning On common poets, men and things. 'Twas here her spirit found its wings. She idolized the ‘poet soul’’—though wasn’t much on Browning. She passed into that period when age comes crowding closer, And finally, besought to wed, she did not answer, ‘No, sir.”” The gentleman was one whose scope Embraced molasses, beans and soap. The groceries pained Arabella—but how she loved the grocer! Second Nature. Many things in this world seem very strange to us until we know why they are done. “‘Why do you look under the bed at night?”’ asked a woman who was visit- ing a friend. “You'd never guess,’’ was the reply; “but, since my husband has taken to motoring, I often find that he has crawled underneath," 16 It will be appreciated. comicbooks.com