Judge, 1912-07-27 · page 22 of 24
Judge — July 27, 1912 — page 22: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertisements and theater/entertainment notices** rather than political satire. The main content describes a humorous "Garden-Plot" theater season where vegetables are anthropomorphized as performers—the "Vinegar Family," "Cheese Brothers," "Onion Bunch," and "Turnip troupe" all perform in acts with punning titles like "A Sour Disposition" and "The High Cost of Living." The satire is lighthearted domestic humor: vegetables performing in a "garden theater" parodies vaudeville acts while creating puns on their food properties. The "Potato Two" burlesques inflation and living costs—likely referencing post-WWI economic concerns. The page also features prominent liquor and hotel advertisements (Chartreuse, High Life Beer, Sunny Brook Whiskey), typical of Judge's commercial content from this era. The small dialogue exchange at bottom about floor cleaning is a conventional joke format. This is **not political commentary** but rather **entertainment-focused satire with commercial advertising**.
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PTL LLL iLike Pehieetorehttieterierrteeeti err rtee esses {) SEASSASSASSECSEESSSSESESS A0GSEOSESSESSASSE SEES NOSES ERTS EES EE Summer Season of the Garden-Plot The Company Is Now On. Varied entertaiament given three times 2 day ig the kitchen of the average man who owes a garden, Ability to poll weess and a successtel correspond ence with your Congressman, who will furnish the seeds, the only requisite for admission THE Vinegar Family appear in 4 beautiful sketch, A Sour Disposi. tion. The mother of the family, though quite an elderly woman, is still working in the leading role. The Cheese Brothers, Switzer and uimburger, are holding their own a royal entertainers. These two versatile artists played in our city last seaso with the Cracker Sisters in a sandwich act. This year the Cheese Brothers are doing a strong turn as hand balancers, Navy and Waxy. a sister team, came in for their share of applause as princi- pals in a musical act called The Bean ery. They are assisted at the piano by Mr. Fatbacon. A monologue artist whose name di not appear on the program caused 4 commotion during the performance. Some one in the audience called oat “Beat it.’ The young fellow became very red in the face and left the stage IEEE EEO I III IEA EO OI IAA IAA AAA IAI without finishing his act. kala dada daar dadasedadadadadasdasdaad An act of exceptional merit is the — Onion Bunch. This aggregation of ta- ented players are known the county over as old reliable performers, having appeared successfully for six years it the big performance of Smothered, that bd strong one-act comedy written by thos ‘ Mi versatile Southern authors, A. Bermuda and B. F. Steak. In their new play, ly the Soup, the Onion Bunch give a good e example of what can be done witha THe CHAMPAGNE tasty setting accompanied by artist OF BortLeo who know the lights and shades of tre: art of seasoning. The act features’ trim little dancer who has the grace ant > By Mitcer « Mitwaukee | developed ability of the performer This little lady is Miss Greenleaf Pare ley. The Turnip troupe is an aggregation of clever athletes who are this yer showing many new tricks in the arte week | tumbling and ground work. COMMONWEALTH HOTEL Bxcola any dollarighter. oat The audience was kept in an uprow INC Sane poset. poe during the entire act of those comedy Onedie Sie Beus Boston, Mass fo ignite. = actors, The Potato Two. The . fection guaranteed in a novel burlesque written by Mr Fried Potato, It is called The Price Not until the very end can the audience detect that the entire act is a burlesqe on The High Cost of Living. This ac teaches a great moral. It shows concle sively that no matter how deep one maj dig there are days when one cannot lay up a cent. Blacky and Whitey, the Pepper Broth : ers, render a duet, The Saltshaker,? Offers rooms with hotandcold wate ; : \ new song-hit written expressly for thes per day and up, which includes free use of s = | by A. Fresh Guy. Spare ai nits New rapes fj Cu Sa ] Mr. Pepper Pod, of the Hot Sat jothing to eq’ in New Englan ‘ . Company, playing at the Everyday Thet Rooms with private baths for $1.50 per day i , ter, was in the audience and express and up; sultes of two rooms and bath fos a his appreciation of the red-hot finishd day and uj ining Room an e i Lyon Oe ere ee Gian Beropens Pham. | each act on the bill. A, Lyen Sil Absolutely Fireproof Stone floors; nothing wood but the doors. Plenty Where the Last Came From Equipped with its own sanitary vacuum = | Bridget—'‘Say, miss, I haven't encoft - see plant. sicass M elbow grease to scrub that floor wit Hrictly a Temperance < this afternoon."” Sena fers teollet Bae MELLOW Young mistress—'‘Very well, Bridget STORER F. CRAFTS, General Manager HEALTHFUL } Vil have John send you up some the firs thing in the morning.” Since the decision rendered by the United States Supreme Court, it has been decided by the Monks hereafter to bottle CHARTREUSE (Liqueur Péres Chartreux) both being identically the same article, under a combination label representing the old and the new labels, and in the old style of bottle bearing the Monks’ familiar insignia, as shown in this advertisement. According to the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court, handed down by Mr. Justice Hughes on May 29th, 1911, no one but the Carthusian Monks (Péres Chartreux) is entitled to use the word CHARTREUSE as the name or designation of a Liqueur, so their victory in the suit against the Cusenier Company, representing M Henri Lecouturier, the Liquidator appointed by the French Courts, and his successors, the Compagnie Fermiere de la Grande Chartreuse, is complete. The Carthusian Monks (Péres Chartreux), and they alone, have the formula or recipe of the secret process employed in the manufacture of the genuine Chartreuse,and have never parted with it ‘There is no genuine Chartreuse save that made by them at ‘Tarragona, Spain Iecleclecheciedhediesheclediesiesbecledpdieslesdededhededsdhalesischcbesdaded-cheobk-ch.ot 4.04.0 es At first-class Wine Majstast Grocers, Bees, Cafés. Biitjer & Co., 45 Bi fee yw York, Y. $aase Sole Agents for the United States. +4) Peer eer ee eer t i er eee eee e terest iit eeeeees eee ee cere eee errs advertisements please mention JUDGE. It will be appreciated. comicbooks.com