Judge, 1913-08-23 · page 21 of 24
Judge — August 23, 1913 — page 21: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and literary promotion** rather than political satire. The main content advertises a serialized story called "For the Sake of Her Soul" by Reginald Wright Kauffman, appearing in Leslie's Weekly. The story concerns the "white slave" trade—human trafficking and sexual exploitation—a major Progressive Era reform cause (circa 1913). Readers could purchase back issues for $1.00 to collect the complete story. The page includes several brief **humorous anecdotes** (jokes from various newspapers) about everyday situations: a man who doesn't know where the post office is despite claiming to know his town well; confusion about building elevators; spousal inconsistency. At bottom is a collection of **classical poetry excerpts about kissing**, likely presented ironically as "out of the graces of hygienists"—a gentle joke about Victorian sensibilities around physical affection and cleanliness. The advertisements (Hotel Arlington, Magnificent Outfit, cocktail liqueurs) complete the commercial nature of the page.
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Do You Read the wonderful White Slave story now appear- ing in LESLIE’S each week without feeling sorry for Joe Meggs—the tempted and tried— and rejoicing with her in the way she over- comes her trials? “For the Sake of Her Soul”: By REGINALD WRIGHT KAUFFMAN Author of “The House of Bondage,’ “Running Sand: is the big story of the year—full of pathos, tenderness and strength—it is the truth told in an interesting way. Mr. Kauffman has made anexhaustive study of this phase of life and knows how to portray it in a simple yet graphic manner, This story points a great moral and everyone should read it. This serial began in the June 26th issue of LESLIE'S WEEKLY to appear in 10 issues. Send $1.00 and we will send you the back is- sues which contain instalments of the story and the remaining issues will be sent as they appear —10 copies in all. Cut out the portions of the story in each issue and paste them in your scrap book and you will have the best White Slave story ever printed. You'll have a volume worth a great deal more than the cost, besides getting all the other inter- esting matter appearing in LESLIE’S each week. SEND $1.00 NOW Send in the coupon attached for your convenience. | LESLIE'S WEEKLY, 225 5th Ave., New York | —— — —COUPONS= —— — =| LESLIE'S WEEKLY, 2 Pith +1 $1.00. Please send me the 10 issues of ‘LY containing the serial story “For the "by Reginald Wright Kauffman, the first +h appeared June 26th, 1913, In answering advertisements please mention JUDGE, It will be appreciated. transferred from the silk counter to the grindstone department. And very few women out shopping insist on pawing over that stock.’’— Washington Herald. An Unfamiliar Locality—The Perfect Stranger approached the Man-about-town and inquired, “Do you live here?”” “'Yep,’’ was the reply. “Know the town pretty well?’ “Every hole and corner.”’ **All the public buildings?’’ “Sure pop!"’ “Where is the post-office?”’ After hemming and hawing for a mo- ment or two, the lounger answered apolo- getically, “‘Well, to tell the truth, I don’t never do much writin’.’’— Youngstown Tele- gram. The Quickest Way—‘‘ What is the quick- est way of getting to the sixty-seventh floor of the Skylight Building?’’ “Take an express elevator to the fifty- fifth floor, then take a train in the corri- dor to the other side of the building, where you can make close connections with a fast local elevator to the point you want.’’—Washington Herald. Inconsistent—‘*Wimmen certainly ain’t got no consistency.’” **What's the matter, Mike?’’ “Me wife chased me out wid a rolling pin this morning, and then cried because I left home without kissing her good- by.’’—Birmingham Age-Herald. Two Ways—Gabe—He claims he is a descendant from a greut family. Steve—Yes; and he is still descending. —Cincinnati Enquirer. Kisses and Kissing JupGE here appends a few more oscu- latory enthusiasms of poets who are more or less out of the graces of hygienists: “Kiss you first, my lord? ‘tis no fair fashi like rosebuds ; blown with men’s breat! ‘They lose both sap and savor.” + —Beaumont. “We'll kiss, and kiss in quick delight, And murmur, while we kiss, good night." Once he drew With one long kiss my whole soul through My lips, as the sunlight drinketh dew.” —Tom Moore. “Jenny kissed me when we met, Jumping from the chair ahe sat in. Time, you thief! who love to get ‘Sweets into your list, put that in, Say I'm weary, say I'm sad; Say that health and wealth have missed Say I'm crowing old, but add— Jenny kissed me."—Hunt, “ How delicious Is the winning Of a kiss at love's beginning.” “Men scorn to kiss among themselves, And scarce will kiss a brother ; Women oft want to kiss so They smack and kiss each other."—Anon. “ Kiss meas if you entered gay My heart at some noonday, ‘A bud that dared not disallow ‘The claim, so all is rendered up And passively its shattered cup, ‘Over your head to sleep I bow."* —Browning, “The kiss, dear maid, thy lip has left Shall never part from mine, Till happier hours restore the gift Untainted back to thine.” es es se ee eee “And parting—what deceit is th Each wiped away the other's ki: —Byron, z finished | Sarit posal: Beryeaee ste that bring the orders money ‘and for you every week in hard cash, Magnificent Outfit ‘The greatest ever—contains an unusually att tive, assortment stationery, tape-line Progress Tailoring Co. 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