Judge, 1913-08-02 · page 20 of 24
Judge — August 2, 1913 — page 20: what you’re looking at
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This page is **primarily advertising** for early 20th-century hotels and tourist destinations (The Louisburg in Maine, Hotel Ostend in Atlantic City, The Delaware & Hudson railway line, and Pears' Soap), with one embedded humorous narrative. The narrative piece (right column) satirizes **automobile salesmen and female car shoppers**. A woman named Susan inspects cars with a reporter, judging vehicles by impractical standards—she dismisses one car for lacking "pockets" and "a clock," and another for its small passenger capacity. The joke mocks both the saleswoman's absurd priorities (treating a car like a handbag) and the obsequious salesmen who, having been warned of her arrival, humor her nonsensical demands. The satire likely reflects early 1900s anxiety about automobiles as novel luxury goods and changing gender roles—depicting a frivolous female consumer driving exasperated (male) salesmen to comedic desperation.
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THE LOUISBURG Bar Harbor Mt. Desert Island, Maine Louisburg Hotel Co., Proprietors A moder resort hotel offering the maximum of summer comfort and amusement. “T'wo concerts daily by an orchestra of Boston Sym- phony Soloists. Careful and painstaking attention is given every detail of cuisine and service. Vegetables are from The Louisburg Gardens; eggs, poultry and pro- visions from nearby farms; the fish, lobsters and clams fresh daily from local waters. Improved this year by additional private bath rooms, new furnishings and the renovation of public rooms and halls. Special attention given to Automobile parties. Write for Pine Tree Tour Book. Prices are moderate, ranging from $4.00 per day upward with special rates for July, September or through- out the season. For illustrated booklet, diagram of rooms, rates and other desired information address DAVID S. AUSTIN 2nd, Manager. | Lake Champlain, famed for its past battles—to-day famed for its abundant pleasures. The wonderful Lake Champlain region of mountain and water and wood is reached over the lines of The Delaware & Hudson a The Highway To Ky Canada’s Famous Resorts p Fo H. provides a direct, fast and . Vice ts this romantic ‘ul playground, plans without reading “A Sam- an inspiring. book pract . Sent free upon re- of 6 cents postage. A. A. HEARD, G. P. A., Albany, N. Y. N. Y. City Information Bureau, 1354 Brosdway. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. THE DELAWARE & HUDSON LINES Right at Chelsea's Fashionable Bathing Beach. you find rest in abundance. The ocean rolla and su’ right up to—and under the hotel pi: grand and soothing. Distinetly, the Ostend hi finest location on the Beach. Within easy walking distance and roller chair ride to the center of life and gaiety for which Atlantic City is famous, ‘The Hotel is equipped everything necessary for human comfort and caters to the best patronage. | > i sc js _ All baths, private and public, have hot and cold run- Cleanliness is a neces a fresh and sea water, When the eis sity that knows a law— Pears’ Soap. reato Pears’ is both a law and Ral Write for booklet and reservation a necessity for toilet and DAVID P. RAHTER, Proprietor and Manager HOTEL OSTEND, ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. bath. Special rates to sing! Sold everywhere. For Liquor and Drug Users A scientific treatment which has cured half a million in the past thirty-three years, and the one treatment which has stood the severe test of time. Adminis- tered by medical experts, at the Keeley Institutes only. For full particulars write To the Following Keeley Institutes: In answering advertisements please mention JUDGE. It wil'” “*Yes,”’ she chirped, ‘it is a ve fine car, very fine; but I don’t like the Pock. ets, nor the clock. It has a fat, balh face."" “But the engine," said the salesman unwrapping the engine and disclosing 4 few of its best points. “Now, thisen gine’—— “Yes; but it has only two pockets! Susan spoke with great disdain and Made a hasty exit, followed by the reporter, (Next block. Same girl. Same te porter, Different car.) This was a baby grand affair, capable of carrying but nine people! They went inside. Evidently automobile good-fel. lowship reigns on Gasoline Row, for it was plain that these salesmen had been telephoned that an automobile fan would probably appear, who had no lucid ideas, The girl examined a car at her leisure— at least, examined the receptacles for holding any and everything, from a whisk broom to champagne. ‘How much?" she asked of the sales- man within nearest reach of her voice, He strolled leisurely across the ware rooms, looked at the girl, at the man, at the car, and said, ‘Sixty-five hundred dellars.’" “Is it ready to move right out, under its own gas?” The salesman fingered a tire. “Ab, yes—I think so,’’ he said nonchalantly, Guess I'll take it." From a bag she drew a brand-new checkbook. The sales man was staggering by this time, bet conscious, “Oh, now I think of it, I saw a car somewhere—or heard of one—called ‘The Woman's Delight.’ I must go and look at that before I buy this.” The reporter hovered near the girl as she wended her way up the Row. ‘‘There's your‘ Woman's Delight,’”he said, pointing across the street. They crossed the street. The car beneath and behind the sign had pockets stern and aft, port and star- board sides. “Yes, this is our latest model. In fact, this is our first ‘Woman’s Delight,’ ithaving made its debut this afternoon.” “So glad we happened in!'? smiled the girl. The reporter smiled and the sales man smiled. The beneficent checkbook again came tohand. The girl borrowed the reporter's fountain pen, dated the check, and made it payable to herself, because it was easier than writing strange names; then looked at the salesman for the amount to fill in, “Eight thousand dollars,’’ he said, eetly as a baby cooing. And ‘*$8,000" it was written. She indorsed the check without being told and presented it to the salesman. He disappeared and reap- , his face entwined with smiles. “It is all right,’” he said. “Of course it is! Now—a chauffeur, please.” A chauffeur appeared with almost sus picious promptness. The girl deposited the contents of her + appreciated. comicbooks.com