Judge, 1912-12-07 · page 30 of 44
Judge — December 7, 1912 — page 30: what you’re looking at
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This page contains two distinct elements: **Left side:** A full-page advertisement for Cook's Extra Dry Champagne, emphasizing quality over price. It appeals to connoisseurs and claims American-made champagne equals imported versions without import duties or shipping costs. **Right side:** A serialized story titled "Ibraham, the Panhandler" (continuing from a previous issue). The narrative is a satirical frame story set in Baghdad under Caliph Haroun-al-Raschid, following a panhandler's encounters. The satire appears to reference contemporary American graft and urban schemes—the character mentions "the Broad Way" (Broadway) and running schemes at entertainment venues. The story uses this Middle Eastern setting to satirize modern American con-artists and corruption, a common Judge magazine technique for social commentary. The page also includes small advertisements for marital advice books and other products typical of early 20th-century magazine content.
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What you want is quality. You don’t care what the price may be— large or small—if only your taste as aconnoisseur be pleased. That’s why Te any on htt Esxtra eet eisai It has all the qualities that make for superiority —supreme purity; lasting liveliness; exquisite bou- quet; delightful flavor, It pays no duty to Uncle Sam—it pays no ocean freight; these items total the difference in price between Cook’s and imported cham- pagnes, Sold Everywhere and Served Everywhere American Wine Co. St. Louis, Mo, 9 A Happy Marriage nds largely on a know!l- tend a tare containing 10 doen btn =p yy ty lifeand health. This knowledge does not come intelligently of t= self, nor correctly from ordi- nary everyday sources. sExOLUGY ui Ki i Ye Man Should Hav: omnovlontcs oun 8 Husband Should Mave. ‘ather Should Mave. “at! The Happiest and Heartiest Christmas gift for lend or family. Prolongs the season of good cheer and confers lasting benefits. Order from Nearest Dealer or Write NOW to Write for “Other People’s Opinions,” and ~ C. H, EVANS & SONS, HUDSON, N. ¥, PURITAN PUB. CO.._7%2 Ibraham, the Panhandler, (Continued from a preceding pagn) A large crowd instantly collected, ang it would have gone hard with the Calipy and Giafar had not the watch arrived upon the scene. There were many vit. nesses to the fact that the merchant, a all supposed the Commander of the Faithful to be, had struck the mendi- cant without cause or Provocation, for the miserable faker still kept crying aloud that he, a poor man, crippled te. der the hair, had been beaten witht cause, And it was only upon the Paying of fifty pieces of gold to the mendicant ani ag many more to the watch that th Caliph and Giafar were suffered » depart. “Stung again!’ cried Giafar, who was greatly enraged. But Haroun-al-Raschid laughed wi said, ‘‘Verily, for graft there is » place like the Broad Way! See tht that faker is brought before me t» morrow."” Upon the following day the faker ws brought to the palace, where Haroup-a- Raschid commanded him to tell the rer sons of his strange conduct of the preri- ous night. Whereat the mendicant prostrate himself before the Caliph and spokes follows: The Story of Ibraham, the Panhandle. “‘Know, oh, Commander of the Faith ful, that I am known as Ibrabam, the Panhandler. 1 was the son of a wealthy professional college man, and upon bis death I succeeded him in his busines. During the feast of Bairam, the Dayo Thanksgiving, and upon public holidays, I earned vast sums by appearing at the games, uttering the cries of t various universities, “It was I that first thought upon te plan of filling the houses of entertair ment with my men, blowing tin tras pets and pelting the dancing girls; ® it was that the citizens of the tm turned out in force to see our meny making, and the dance halls, wine sho and other places of entertainment pr pered exceedingly and we shared in te proceeds, “Thad amassed a large fortune s* professional college boy, being sit! greatly by my appearance, I being great girth and having abundant bar which hung out from beneath my & ban, and those who beheld this w= say, ‘By Allah! He is surely the Ces Rush!’ “Upon a certain night, in the days my prosperity as a professional mas! was upproached by a former companion In answering advertisements please mention JUDGE. It will be appreciated. comicbooks.com