Judge, 1912-06-08 · page 20 of 24
Judge — June 8, 1912 — page 20: what you’re looking at
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This is primarily a **advertising page** from Judge magazine, not a political cartoon. The page contains: **Main Content:** - Whiskey advertisement (Hunter Baltimore Rye) - Hotel advertisements (Grenoble, Park Hotel, St. Denis) - A notice about Judge's contest being postponed due to overwhelming entries - A humorous poem titled "Dictionary Discoveries" **The Poem's Joke:** Edmund Moberly's poem is light satire about obscure animal and scientific terms most people don't know exist. Each stanza builds a pattern: he was ignorant of these odd creatures/concepts "until I saw it in the dictionary." The humor comes from the unexpected revelation of bizarre, real-but-unfamiliar words (capybara, thylacine, scyphozoans, etc.). It's gentle intellectual humor typical of Judge's audience—educated readers amused by their own gaps in knowledge. **Historical Context:** This appears to be early 20th century. The ads emphasize "refined" travel and "ladies travelling alone," reflecting period concerns about respectability and gender.
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HUNTER BALTIMORE RYE RIPE RICH MELLOW Sold at ail first- class cafes and HOTEL GRENOBLE OPPOSITE CARNEGIE HALL S6th St. & 7th Av. NEW YORK CITY Located within two blocks of beautiful Cen- tral Park and in the city’s most refined residen- tial district, this exclusive family and transient , hotel offers more in real living and comfort than many hotels whose accommodations are much |more expensive. The hotel is within a few blocks of the theatres and shops and is only 8 minutes’ ride from Grand Central and Penn- |sylvania R, R. stations. “There is no more ideal jstopping place for ladies travelling alone. ROOM WITH USE OF BATH, $1 per day and up. ROOM WITH PRIVATE BATH $1.50 per day and up. APARTMENTS OF PARLOR, Bedroom and Private Bath, | $3 per day and up. The Park Hotel Williamsport, Pennsylvania Tuke The Reading, The Pennayteania, Tre XY. Central. C, C. MISH, Manager GEO. W. O'HARE, Mg +: Raed HOTEL ST. DENIS Broadway and 11th Street, New York City Home Comforts Without Extravagance This famous hotel has been renovated, redecorated, refurnished, and many modern, up to date appointments have been installed, and can be compared favorably with any in the city. The only first-class hotel near all steamship zines: Within easy access of every point of interest. Half block from Wan walk of Shopping District. NOTED FOR—Excellence of cuisine, peer itr courteous service and homelike surroundings. “ive minutes” pointments, The very best accommodations in the city at $1.00 Per Day Up 7 Minutes trom Grand Central Depot. 10 Minutes to leading stores and theatres ST. DENIS HOTEL CO. Also STANWIX HALL HOTEL, ALBANY, N. Y. In answering advertisements please mention JUDGE. It will be appreciated. Special Notice to JUDGE Readers, The great popularity of Jupc prize contests over the double-p; picture of a capsizing boat, published in Jupce of May 18, has made it neces- sary to postpone announcement of win- ners and publication of contributions of the successful competitors. The num. ber of responses has been so great that it will be impossible to pass upon them for the date originally announced, and in justice to those competing more time for judgment must be taken. There- fore, announcement of the winners in the various classes of this contest will be made in Jupce of June 25, in which the successful captions will also be pub- lished, while the poems and stories awarded prizes will be published in suc- ceeding numbers of JUDGE, as conven- ience warrants. Dictionary Discoveries. by EDMUND MoBERLY. I NEVER had an inkling of the pres- ence on the earth Of the fennec and the borele elusive; I knew naught of the ratel or the digni- fied umbrette, Nor of the gavial so unobtrusive. I had no idea that the capybara roamed the wild, Nor that the thylacine was fierce and wary; I ne'er suspected that the clumsy keitloa had horns, Until I saw it in the dictionary. I knew naught of the hamster or the zibet or the dhole; The caracara was a total stranger. I did not dream the scyphozoans carried cnidoblasts, Which to their prey and enemies meant danger. 'Twixt eisteddfod and syzygy no differ- ence I knew; Sesquipedalianism made me chary. Quite unaware was I that knots had wings and feathers, too, Until I saw it in the dictionary. The pygostyle is wanting in the gelte- tinamou, In ctenophores nematocysts are lack- ing; The matamata’s head and neck are full of fimbrix, The teledu one needs no help in track- ing. ‘The muntjac and the grivet and the oryx are all shy, The bichir and the namaycush are scary; Pteropoda are gastropod opisthobranchi- ates— At least, it says so in the dictionary. The City Pedestrian. Life is just one —— automobile after another. 20 comicbooks.com a ces ee eae a ce Re a et oh ae eM SPE. i. << ck x Kc ee ow HR ww we SS eeu me