Judge, 1912-12-14 · page 20 of 26
Judge — December 14, 1912 — page 20: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertisements and filler content**, not political satire. The main elements are: **"The Trip for You"** advertises steamship lines (Clyde, Mallory, Ward, Porto Rico lines) offering winter Caribbean cruises to Florida, Cuba, Mexico, and other destinations—standard travel marketing for the era. **"Birds of Christmas"** is humorous light verse by Charles Irvin Junkin that personifies poultry (turkeys, ducks, chickens, geese) with exaggerated character traits, then jokes that these birds will be eaten at Christmas—a gentle, whimsical poem with no satirical intent. Additional ads promote a "New Rupture Cure," Club Cocktail spirits, and distinctive art prints from Judge magazine itself. The page contains **no political cartoons or social satire**—it's a typical interior magazine page mixing travel promotion, product advertising, and filler verse to fill space and generate revenue. The tone is lighthearted consumerism rather than commentary.
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You can choose no better route than the AGW Write us today and let following steamship lines: Clyde Line Je FLor'p4. fs rabel ville with connections for all resorts,“ The best way From Pier 36, North River, New York. The Trip for You | Spend your winter holiday beside the blue waters of the American Mediterranean. There is health and a good time for every one in these lands of Perpetual Spring, bathed by the Southern Atlantic, the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, including Florida, Porto Rico, the Bahamas, Cuba, Mexico, Texas and Santo Domingo. STEAMSHIP LINES us help you plan your tmp. Address any of the leading Mallory Line Joie.) feet Coma, tied water eagtnelg Gals = Hue” Oop sean New Yate From Pier 45, North River, New York. General Offces' I! Broeduoay, New York. * Lexurioustwin-screw steam- Ward Line regen Havana and hile of Cuba, Mexico and Yecatan, ll important tail connections to interior cities, Waite for booklets. General Offices: Pier 14, East River, N.Y. Birds of Christmas, By CHARLES IRVIN JUNKIN, CQ!) TURKEY! In our summer day, A vagrant, coy and hard to raj Forever strutting in your pride, 4 And bluffing it with haughty stride! Oh, Turkey! on the Christmas Day, When rightly cooked and stuffed au fait, With pride all gone, and head and feet, You make a most delicious eat! Oh, Ducky Daddles! Fat and squat! You wabbly Johnny-on-the-spot! Forever ready for a fight, And grabbing everything in sight! Oh, Ducky! on the Christmas Day, We pardon you your wicked way, Your noisy quack, your foolish smirk You come right next to Father Turk! Oh, Chicken! In the summertime, You're not attractive or sublime, Your plumage is not much to boast, And you're too thin to richly roast, But, Chicken, on the Christmas Day, When nicely browned, you're truly gay! You Jook all right, and we're in loct- You're ’most as good as Turk or Duc! Oh, Goosey Gander! How you hiss! You're wise enough to ponder this— That birds that squawk and hiss and ped Are sure to get it in the neck! And, Goosie, on the Christmas Day, We'll square accounts in merry fray; I'd he A) sant, jast b “Tl Jimm: top of haven soythi “tt mas D “Ye Blithe: “Th For Turks and Duck and Chicks m sweet, And you're quite good enough to eat! TEST FOR YOURSELF Mix the best cocktail you kno how —test it side by side witht Club Cocktail No matter how good a Cocks you make you will notice a smoot ness and mellowness in the Cocktail that your own lacks. Club Cocktails after accurate blending of choice liquors obtain their delicious flavor and delicate aroma by ageing in wood before bottling. A new cocktail can never have the flavor of an aged cocktail. Manhattan, Martini and other standard blends, bottled, ready to serve through cracked ice. Refuse Substitutes AT ALL DEALERS GF, HEUBLEIN & BRO., Sle Prop jartford New York ” London DISTRICT PASSENGER OFFICES BOSTON—192 Washington Street CHICAGO—444 Com. Nat. Bank Bidg. PHILADELPHIA—70! Chestnut Street NEW YORK—290 way 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 ‘OU like to make distinctive presents | for birthdays, weddings and like occasions. Distinctive in that there is absolutely no duplicate. Why not original drawings in colors or black and white > Your pick of original drawings from this and other issues of Judge at R. H. «| Macy & Co., New York. The prices are moderate—and you have the satisfaction of knowing that no one | Cc. E. BROOKS else owns a like picture. TTBA State Street Marshall, Mich. In answering advertisements please mention JUDGE. It will Don’t Wear a Truss New Rupture Cure Brooks’ Appliance. New dis covery. Wonderful. ‘obn ious springs or pads, Auto Air Cushions, Binds and dri the broken parts together as y: would a broken limb. No salves, No lymphol. No lies. ple, cheap. ‘Sent on trial. Pat. Sept. 10, Catalogue Free | comicbooks.com