Judge, 1912-11-09 · page 21 of 24
Judge — November 9, 1912 — page 21: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising content** rather than editorial cartoons. The dominant feature is a large Hartman Furniture & Carpet Company advertisement promoting credit-based home furnishing purchases with "Over A Whole Year To Pay." The small editorial content consists of brief **college humor jokes** from various university publications (Princeton Tiger, California Pelican, Harvard Lampoon, Michigan Gargoyle). These are generic collegiate gags about freshmen ignorance, casual acquaintances, and prohibition-era temperance. The "Photographic Term" joke mocks overexposed photography; "All at Sea" jokes about temperance advocates accidentally endorsing drowning by wishing saloons underwater. The page also contains several small **service advertisements**: a pants-creasing device, a press clipping bureau, and a New York hotel. The overall page reflects early 20th-century consumer culture, with credit financing presented as accessible and trustworthy to working-class families—a significant social shift enabling household purchases previously requiring substantial savings.
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t hand, ing own de stioned, Photographic Term. Very much over-exposed and slightly over-developed.-—Princeton Tiger. The Poor Freshman.—Senior—‘‘What tion ty do you think of the Culebra Cut?” Fresh—‘*Well—er—I never tried it. otes th The sophs won’t let me smoke a pipe.”” —California Pelican, —‘*What are you Light Business. —’12 doing now?” *11—** Working in a match factory.’’ *12—'*How’s business?” *"11—'‘Light.""—Harvard Lampoon. Derived Acquaintance.—Ethel—* Why did you take off your hat to that girl? You don’t know her, do you?"" Jack—‘‘No—er—but my brother does, ny sit- and this is his hat.’’—Princeton Tiger. All at Sea.—‘‘My friends,’’ fervently exclaimed one of the temperance spell- binders in the recent campaign for local option in an up-State county, “‘if all the saloons were at the bottom of the sea, what would be the inevitable result?’ And from the rear came the answer, “Lots of people would get drowned.’’— Michigan Gargoyle. bot I CREASE YOUR PANTS ricco ie enables vice, ie ena r with less trouble ind expense. , A New and Remarkable Invention Siok ae typ, bet a practical, self-heating mack ate Pind out now ‘approval. dnd bow to sare 10.00 t9'830.0 pala year and add morg ress, sig 50th St. Racine. Wis. A RACINE CREASER CO.. Press Cutting Bureau willsend you all newspaper clippings friends, or any subject on which you may want to be “up to date.” Every newspaper and periodical of importance in the United States and Europe is searched. Terms. $5.00 for 100 notices. HENRY ROMEIKE, 106-110 Seventh Avenue, New York. "HENRY LINDENMEYR & SONS PAPER WAREHOUSE Nos. 32, 34 and 36 Bleecker Street Branch Warehouse, 20 Beekman Street, New York ALL KINDS OF PAPER MADE TO ORDER In answering advertisements please mention JUDGE, It will be appreciated. This Big FREE Book Tells You How You Can Buy All Your Furniture and HOME FURNISHINGS On Credit aris Sigs Baw tok free, We, will gladly mail it to any family. postpaid. Bend for it at once and learn how Finaetd Tenimediately for which you can pay i time, as you carn the money during a whole year or over, You do not need to skimp a fe eavo up ten, twenty-five, Oty or a couple of hund dollare befcre youbay.” You ore not asked to giv, neg Chattel mortgage oF any oth send Ro collectors—cl no, interest there | is 2 publicity—no red tape or ‘or delay of any kind. You may order any item in this special an- pouncement, and the same way from the catalog by simply sendina Bret emalt con! tial credit plan is just the credit yoor grocer or meat man might ‘allow 3 Tome only we give re a & year or over to pay—a little ate ¢!me~as you Bnd it consents’ SSS us and our money will bo reanded, Including all freight eharces, ete, you cannot lose a single penny. Over A Whole Year To Pay Through $7 years of dealing with the public, we have proved what we be- Hered at the beminulag—that no matter whero a family may. recor how emall their ‘ght be, thi ni ry ma for bome echarre secon: 4 Tour now cata can outer saything you ne dio year or over to pa ho buy all their home farniahings from us on this great, easy-paym We have prepared this great, new catalog representing signs in articles of furniture and home furnish' nd a rose Sse y wi evens by mel. poet. ply send os Tour nase, and address on @ postal Fight age #o that you can secure a copy ‘Sotore the Salton is exhausted. Save 15% to 50% credit at oven a mack lower p thea the retail dealer in your iio che centre ake Send Today For This Free Catalog Take sei aay this gr 4 ee Rocker Bargain con ee reas fecar 224 acant and, ‘on & Toppill mall you tho ble book of 7,000 bargains, book wilt 5 Brett Fat be seat fa agile % he ttm $488 It Is Free. Send Today HARTMAN fizimure & CARPET CO. Lases',auet ant tse 3952 Wentworth Av. Chicago concern in the world. Established 1855-57 Years of Success—22 Great Stores—1,000,000 Customers HOTEL EARLINGTON (FIRE-PROOF) 27th Street, West of Broadway, NEW YORK EUROPEAN PLAN RATES $1.00 Single, $2.00 Parlor, Bedroom and Bath Within Five Minutes of Shopping and Theatre Districts. Absolute Quiet at Night LARGE SAMPLE ROOMS NEW MANAGEMENT E. W. WARFIELD, Manager comicbooks.com