Judge, 1913-11-22 · page 24 of 26
Judge — November 22, 1913 — page 24: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising for Popular Electricity magazine**, featuring Thomas Edison as the draw. The main article promises an intimate profile of Edison by someone who worked alongside him, emphasizing Edison's legendary work ethic (sleeping only four hours, calling himself "the Human Dynamo"). The right side contains **college humor** from various university publications—brief jokes about fashion, courtship, and wordplay. These satirize undergraduate life: a girl wearing only one skirt instead of multiple layers (dating fashion); a young man's impulsiveness in romance; religious wordplay about a sermon on "Revelations" and women's revealing dress; and Irish-immigrant dialect humor about "Eugenics." The cartoon strip "The Freshman" depicts a college newcomer's misadventures, likely a serialized feature. **Context we'd miss:** This reflects 1910s attitudes toward technology worship (Edison as national hero), gender/fashion transitions (fewer restrictive skirts), and casual ethnic stereotyping considered acceptable in period humor.
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A Day with Edison “I feel bully today, I slept only four hours last night.’’ His customary morning greeting, after one of the big days he delights in, gives an_in- sight to Mr. Edison’s marvelous ability to “come back” constantly with re- newed vigor, which has earned him his soubriquet of “the Human Dy- namo.” ‘To realize how fully he lives up to it, you must read Mr. Meadowcroft’s intensely inter- esting account in POPULAR ELECTRICITY AND THE WORLD'S ADVANCE for December ‘The author has worked for years side by side with the great inventor and enjoys his confi- dence. He is, therefore, able to give you an intimate view of Mr. Edison throughout all his long and strenuous day. You will be with him in his study, laboratory, shop and test room; get a glimpse, even, of his wonderfully interesting mail from all over and read the freakish propositions submitted to him. You will wonder at the many things he does and now he makes every second count, meeting constantly and squarely a staggering number of difficult situations and intricate problems. Among other stirring articles in this same issue Now On Sale At Your Newsdealer’s are: Dr. Carrell’s Living Machine—Flectrocution in Arkansas—Filming a Raid on Moonshiner: hting Forest Fires—**The Little Ice Devils’ —Batson’s Trans-Atlantic Flyer—Magic Flats—Electric Dynamite Truck in City Streets—Iron Making in Central Africa—and these are only typi- cal of the 200 Fascinating Subjects of devouring interest which, with 200 Absorbing Illustrations give you one of the most interesting of magazines, Just note this brief summary of things: MOTION PICTURE DEPARTMENT of latest photo plays and stories with all the fascinating de- tails of motion picture production. WORLD'S PICTURE GALLERY of striking photo pha from everywhere. History in the making. ronderfully interesting. ‘THE GREAT ELECTRICAL SECTION tells sim- ply and entertainingly the fascinating story of elec- tricity and how to make and do things with it yours self. MANY OTHER LIVE ARTICLES on modern i Droqrese in, ail lines. Vivid i pictures and ‘of the world in action resting — educational — uplifting. This immense entertainment of 128 Pages — 200 Subjects — 200 Illustrations —awaits you in POPULAR ELECTRICITY ti? WORLD'S ADVANCE for December 15¢ a Copy Get It Today From Your Newsdealer If your dealer cannot supply you send us his name and your own name and address with 1Se for a copy postpaid. POPULAR ELECTRICITY PUBLISHING CO.,’3S0 No. Clark St., CHICAGO, ILL. [With the College Wits They Only Wear One Now— Dame— How funny! This novel says, ‘'She picked up her skirts and ran.”” Dub—What’s funny about that? Dame—It ought to be, ‘She picked up her skirt and tried to run.'’—-Stanford Chaparral. This Sway Out!—She (tragically)—You know how impulsive I am, Can’t you bear with me a little? He—Well, I'll take a chance. —Ohio Sun-Dial. I don’t think the cop’s lookin’, Sunny’s Motion Pictures The Freshman; or, It Never Would Have” Happened if William Had Read Our Clothing Ads.—Ohio Sun-Dial. Diaphanous—He—I see Rev. Riggs scored the styles in women's dress in his sermon Sunday. She—How’s that? He—The text was from the last chapter of Revelations.—Dart- mouth Jack 0’ Lantern, Old friend—What! Another marriage? of your life had gone out. Widower—Yes; but I'm going to strike another match.— Princeton Tiger. Mike—Oi say, Pat, what is Eugenics? Pat—Thim is the people who selects their fathers and mothers. —Texas Coyote. I thought me the light She— But it’s awfully cold in the house. The fire is out. He (absently)—Good! We'll be alone.— Cornell Widow. Author—The hero of my new book is the sort of a fellow who wears his business suit to a dance. Arthur—What is he—an eccentric artist? Author—No; he's a waiter.— Yale Record. Knocker! ‘‘There’s a man who’s been engaged in more shady transactions than any one I know."’ “What is he? Politician?’’ “No; spiritualist !’’—Ohio Sun-Dial. He Knew— Tommy— Father, what's the future of the verb “invest’’? Father (a congressman) — Investigation. — Pennsylvania Punch Bowl. In answering advertisements please mention JUDGE. It will be eppreciated. comicbooks.com “i hp_-rrreS (——-