Judge, 1913-11-29 · page 20 of 24
Judge — November 29, 1913 — page 20: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertising page** with scattered **humorous anecdotes** rather than political cartoons. The main content includes: **Advertisements** for sporting goods (National Sportsman magazine, calabash pipes), the Salvation Army's Christmas dinner program for 300,000 poor people, and NYC hotels (Earlington, Puritan). **Humor columns** titled "Stories with Smiles," featuring brief jokes: - A story about a Frenchman and American becoming friends through mutual flattery of each other's language skills - A wife seeking divorce merely to test her husband's devotion - A Black servant girl euphemistically calling dust under a bed "house moss" - A Scottish widow asking about her dead husband's paint pot The satirical edge is **mild social commentary**: mocking politeness, marital games, racial stereotypes (the "house moss" anecdote), and Scottish thriftiness. Nothing appears directly political. This reflects early-20th-century magazine humor—often relying on ethnic jokes and gender-based domestic comedy that would be considered offensive today.
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This Handsome Watch Fob FREE You like to HUNT and FISH. hints for Sportemen. The NATIONAL SPORTSMAN is just like a big camp-fire in the ‘woods where thousands of fellows gather once a month and spin stirri bout rod, dog, rifle and gun. Special Offer Mail us 25¢ in stampsor coin for a 3 months’ MAN and we will send you absolutely es Don't Delay—Send your order Today. ; NATIONAL SPORTSMAN, 32 Federal St., Boston, Mass. 50c Calabash “Pipe FREE pia raeeaas Christmas Dinners 300,000 POOR PEOPLE will be supplied by The Salvation Army ‘Throaghoat the United States Wil yon help by sending 118 W. 14th St., New York City ‘West's Dept. Comm. Extll, 108 N.Dearborn St. Chicago o - a Stoties ‘with Smifes How They Became Friends—A lot of able friends of ours are traveling abroad rightnow. There’s Edmund Vance Cooke, the well-known poet; George Fitch, the well-known humorist; Irving Cobb, ditto ditto; Karl Kitchen, journalist—oh, there are a lotof them! And they are sending us post-cards. Fitch found a compara- tively blank one and wrote a whole story onit. This is the story: A very polite Frenchman was introduced to avery polite American. The French- man talked English and the American talked French, each out of compliment to the other. And finally the Frenchman said, ‘‘Monsieur, ven I fairst ’eared you spik ze Fr-rench, weez ze so gr-rand ac- cent, weez ze so w'at you call pair-feck pronounceash’n, I t’ought yeo vare a Parisian!"" And. the American replied, ‘‘Kwaw, vraymong? Oh, ay mwaw, kog je voos ay vew poor le premiair fwaw, jay pon- xay, par voter mannyair de voos habillyay ker voos etty oon Americain!’” And they immediately became fast friends.—Ted Robinson, in Cleveland Plain Dealer, The Supreme Test—‘‘Does your hus- band treat you unkindly?”’ asked the lawyer. “Certainly not,’’ said the unsubstan- tial woman. “Then why do you want a divorce?”’ “TI don’t actually want a divorce. I merely want to apply for one. Then I can judge by the kind of a fuss my hus- band makes whether he really cares for me or not.’’— Washington Star. A New Name for Dirt—A Washington housewife employs a negro servant girl, who sweeps and dusts on the theory that you don’t have to worry about the dirt you don’t happen to see. The other day her mistress was making an inspection of a bedroom which the girl had just cleaned up in preparation for an expected guest, who was known to be very fastidious. The woman looked under the bed and saw there a very visible deposit of fuzz and dust. Calling the girl to the spot, she pointed this deposit out to her and asked, “*What do you call that, Pearline?’” “‘What does I call dat?’’ asked the shifty maiden, in the effort to gain time. “Why, don’t you-all know what dat i Dat ain’ dirt. It’s house moss, ma’am; yas’m—dat’s jes’ house moss.’’ — Path- Sinder. Scotch Condolence—Neighbor—And how is yer guid man this mornin’, Mrs, Tam- son? Mrs. Tamson—He deed last nicht. Neighbor—I'm real sorry to hear that. Ye’ll no remember if he happened to say onything about a pot o’ green paint be- fore he slippet awa’ ?— Punch. Soe. per eave of 8 siacs stoppered bottles EARLINGTON | 27th Street, West of Broadway NEW YORK EUROPEAN PLAN QA Step from Broadway. Q Absolutely Fireproof. Q Quiet as a Village at Night. q Your Comfort Our Aim Always, Parlor, Bedroom and Bath, front of house, one person, $2.50; two people, $3.50. Why pay more when our service is equalled only by the best? SINGLE ROOMS, $1.00 E. W. WARFIELD, - Mannee | ——J Finest Xmas, , birthday or weddin, ng gift. ada pea odeodare! ae apartments and small peti woolens from moths, mica, dust a and ‘asap. teen days’ free trial. Factory prices, Freight pat couches, chiferobes, hea soon Story Pesce ris Id tree. Write tony, Piedmont Rod Cadar Chast Co., Dept. 5 Every Married Couple and all who contemplate marriage hould Own this complete informative book e Science of a New Life” By JOHN COWAN,» M. » Endorsed and recom jed by fe most medical and throughout the U. Unt secrets of married happiness, 80 revealed too late! Ni ik like nok few of the chapter # feck is pot meant forehikiven: (Agee Wfavace and, tt Advantages Ae oF err te Advantagre to Marry. Lam of Chace Love Analyied, Qh, “ reat f footente malted PREF J.S. Ogilvie Publishing Co., Siu fee Ge In answering advertisements please mention JUDGE. It willbe appreciated. comicbooks.com