Judge, 1912-11-16 · page 22 of 24
Judge — November 16, 1912 — page 22: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertisements interspersed with brief humor columns**, typical of Judge's format. The main advertised products—Cuticura Soap, Mennen's Shaving Cream, and a Red Cedar Chest—use common early-20th-century marketing tactics: appeals to beauty, comfort, and domestic value. The "Feminine Loveliness" ad emphasizes women's appearance maintenance; the shaving cream ad humorously depicts men's sensitive skin reactions. The humor columns ("With the College Wits") feature jokes from university publications (Cornell Widow, Princeton Tiger, Harvard Lampoon). These are mild, genteel jokes about college life—romantic misunderstandings, smoking habits, differences between co-eds and "college widows" (older unmarried women). The "Appreciation" column presents a rural/urban contrast: a country farmer touring a wealthy city man's mansion remains unimpressed, asking what job the man would need if forced to move such possessions. The artwork—a framed illustration of a "sailor girl" offered for 25 cents—advertises Judge's art prints as affordable home decoration. **Context for modern readers:** This reflects pre-1920s consumer culture, gender attitudes, and college humor traditions now largely extinct.
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