Judge, 1914-04-25 · page 22 of 24
Judge — April 25, 1914 — page 22: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertising page** with some light satirical content. The main elements: **Advertisements:** - Great Western Champagne (competing against foreign brands) - Hotel Earlington (NYC lodging) - White Valley Gem Co. (jewelry) - Leslie-Judge Co. (art portfolio of stage actresses) **Satirical Content:** The center section, "With The College Wits," collects brief jokes from various college humor magazines (Cornell Widow, Columbia Jester, etc.). These are gentle campus humor—mostly about romantic disappointment, poker habits, and wordplay. The cartoon "A Picture Without Words" (credited to Dartmouth Jack o'Lantern) appears to be a flapper-era visual gag about modern dating. The "Dashing Stage Beauties" section advertises a portfolio of photographs of actresses, reflecting early 20th-century entertainment culture and the popularity of stage performers. **Context:** This reflects Judge's blend of advertising and light comedy targeting an educated, urban readership interested in Broadway, colleges, and consumer goods.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
In The Spotlight of Honor In competition with foreign champagne, Great wed the highest recogni bouquet, flavor, fragrance— qeuties hat make champagne recognized as out of the ordinary. Great Western Champagne Extra Dry - S?&er"8ryy"* Ts eny American Champagne ever Awarded» Gold Meta! st Foreign Expositions. arte Deciton, Francs, 1867. Parts Expest- fom, hast, 10. a ern rr Gruxetes Geigium, 1910. Pleasant Valley Wine Co. Rheims, N.Y. OLDEST AND LARGEST MAKERS ACHE IN AMERICA fire diamond test. i, scratch a file and ut glass. Brilliancy guaran- ears. Moumred in 14k solid gold diamond mountings. See th Ing. Will send yoa any atsle r ares prepaid, t wath EARLINGTON 27th Street, West of Broadway NEW YORK EUROPEAN PLAN @ A 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, Manager With The Coflege Wits No—‘‘Was Eve a snake charmer?”’ “No, frien’; those were the days when snakes did the charming.’’—Cornell Widow. Tust the Girl--She—I hear you were disappointed in love He—Oh, no; love is all right.—Colum- bia Jester. Frosh—What did Jinks shave his mus- tache for? Soph—Basketball. Frosh—Basketball? Soph—Yep; unnecessary roughness is prohibited.——Hobart Herald. A Picture Without Words —Dartmouth Jack 0’ Lantern. A Child’s Query—‘‘Mamma, are you go- ing to bed, that you are putting on your nightgown?"’ No, my child; I am going to dinner in the city."’—Wisconsin Sphinx. Characteristic—Pete—The poker habit sure got Jones, didn’t it? Skeet—Yep; he even walks with a shuffle.—Michigan Gargoyle. A Terrible Jolt—He—Miss Smith, do you like animals? She—Are you fishing for compliments? —Minnesota Minnehaha. Insulted—Salesman—I think you will find this cookbook very suggestive. Bride-elect—Sir !—Princeton Tiger. Big Guys—Jay—I’m not in favor of these high baseball salaries. Joy—Why? Jay—It’s getting so nowadays that a player will soon call a taxi when he gets a pass to first.—Stanford Chaparral. The X-Ray Skirt Again—Ed—Why is Miss Bones like a bum pitcher? Tke—You got me. Ed—She can’t show any curves.—Tezas Coyote. 225 Fifth Avenue Dashing Stage Beauties of the World ANOR ST. CLAIR. This young woman, whose on was not chronicled tremendous sensa- Photographs of the world’s Fach picture printed in colors on heavy enameled paper, Plus 4 beautiful art prints, making a collection of 24 subjects in colors and ready for framing. All enclosed in a rich green Portfolio. size 12x 1 This collection procured at enor- mous cost is an achievement only possible to a publishing house in touch with the best. photographers of Europe and America. The Edition is limited and will not be reprinted. Orders will be filled as received until the supply is ex- hausted. Price $2.00 Leslie-Judge Co. New York In maiewrertina advertisements please mention JUDGE. It will be appreciated. comicbooks.com