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This page from the satirical magazine *Judge* contains several humor pieces and advertisements typical of 1912. **"Life's Poetry and Prose"** satirizes romantic idealism versus harsh economic reality. Philip recites flowery poetry about love and Elysian bowers, but Phyllis cuts through it with practical questions: Can you afford coal? Pay rent on a four-room apartment? Support us on fourteen dollars weekly? The joke mocks the disconnect between romantic fantasy and working-class financial struggle. **"Her Gentle Hint"** and **"A Clear Case"** are brief, punchy jokes relying on misunderstandings and wordplay—typical of the era's humor magazines. The page is dominated by **period advertisements**: a Budweiser beer ad boasting 173 million bottles sold in 1911, and a resort hotel advertisement for the "1,000 Island House" in upstate New York. The opening text discusses marking fresh eggs and protecting property with electrified barbed wire—likely practical advice or satirical suggestions from an earlier article.

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= So barbed wire running along the coping of the wall and connected with your elec- tric-light battery in such fashion that eight hundred or nine hundred volts of fresh-laid currents are kept coursing up and down the surface of the wall until bedtime. It is better, all things considered, for you to mark the date on your fresh-laid eggs with a fountain pen or an ordinary lead pencil, rather than use a rubber stamp or a typewriting machine for the purpose. The fragility of the egg shell is such that the operation requires a y of touch not yet effected in the making of rubber stamps or typewriters, and it is, of course, known even to the amateur that an agg that has been flat- tened violently loses much of its value, no matter how fresh it may be. ni Life's Poetry and Prose. Philip— Fair Phyllis, by the million stars above, I swear ’tis thee, and thee alone, I love! If thou wilt but consent to be my wife, We'll live on the ambrosial things of life. I'll lead thee where the sweet pome- granate grows; Elysian bowers shall lure thee to repose; Servants shal! gratify each wish and whim— Thy cup of joy shall overflow the brim. Phyllis— Get busy, Phil! curb thy poetic soul! Can thy purse buy a half a ton of coal? Omit the stars; co: back to Mother Earth! In plain, round figures, just what are you worth? Cut out Elysian bowers and things like that? : Can you pay rental for a four-room flat? Ambrosial stuff! The thing is, Can we eke A decent living on fourteen a week? Jobe K. be Baran, Her Gentle Hint. Borem—'‘Some one must have been joking with Miss Suburbs about me and told her I owned the street-railway sys- tem here."” Porem—'*What makes you think so?” Borem—*Why, I was out to call on her last night, and every time she heard acar she said, ‘There comes your car, Mr. Borem.’”* A Clear Case. Dick—‘Great Scott! what ails that automobile? See how those wheels wobble !"” Bob—‘*Looks to me like a clear case of auto-intoxication!"” Budweiser The World’s Favorite Bottled Beer What made it so?— QUALITY and PURITY 173,184,600 Bottles sold in 1911. Bottled only at the Home Plant in St. Louis Anheuser-Busch Brewery St. Louis, Mo. 1,000 Island House ALEXANDRIA BAY, Jefferson County, New York IN. THE HEART OF THE THOUSAND ISLANDS the most enchanting spot in all America, where nature's charms are rarest, all the delights of modern civilization are added in the 1,000 Island House. No hotel of the Metropolis provides greater living facilities or such luxurious comfort—real home comfort—as does this palatial Summer retreat. An amusement for every hour, or quiet, complete rest, is the choice of every guest. All Drinking Water used in the House is Filtered Send two 2-cent stamps for Illustrated Booklet O. G. STAPLES, Proprietor HARRY PEARSON, Chief Clerk In answering advertisements please mention JUDGE. It will be appreciated. comicbooks.com