Judge, 1914-05-09 · page 21 of 25
Judge — May 9, 1914 — page 21: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from Judge (a satirical magazine) is primarily **advertising with embedded humor pieces**, rather than political cartoons. The main content includes: **"Stories with Smiles"** section features three anecdotes mocking human nature: - A clergyman's pompous attempt to impress an archbishop backfires - A book agent fails to sell encyclopedias to a Texan who dismisses them as unnecessary for men who "ride mules" - A story about Mexican President Huerta's peace commission (likely referencing the Mexican Revolution era) that devolves into hedonism The humor relies on irony and class commentary—educated pretension meeting frontier pragmatism, and corruption undermining diplomatic efforts. The page is dominated by product advertisements (I.W. Harper Whiskey, Mothersill's Seasick Remedy, Pears' Soap, One Minute Camera, etc.), typical of Judge's commercial model. **No identifiable political figures are caricatured** in the illustrations shown; the cartoons are generic character types supporting the humorous anecdotes rather than topical satire.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
ree days Fourth i AA ji cfall men whoappreciatea \ ! sne—old—mellow whiskey Stories ‘with Smifes Circumstances Alter Cases—At a meet- ing of clergymen a curate was anxious to bring himself under the notice of the archbishop. He informed his grace tha: he had recently seen a wonderful exam- ple of the ways of Providence. ‘*Your grace,’’ said the curate, ‘‘my aunt in- tended taking a railway journey, but missed the train, owing to her cab bei: held up, That very train met with an ai cident, and many passengers were killed and injured. Was not that a wonderful intervention of Providence?”’ The archbishop looked at the curate, Othersill’s Seasick Remé Satisfaction Guaranteed or Money Refunded. uid i OLD and after pausing a moment, simply said, Oficiatty adopted by Steamship Companies on te ; . its th hand salt = i. W. HARPER I didn’t know your aunt.""—Argonaut. niger 2nd salt water endorsed ‘by ‘highest WHISKEY | Didn’t Need Books—Governor Miller, of ontains no cocaie, morphine, opium, chloral, For fa century it has led Delaware, remarked not long ago that half ne na “RO. Ong aoe n voy the field. even book agents sometimes fail. of The One Dependable Preventative of Nausea. PaaS achievement through unforeseen misun- Travel Book sent by request, Bernheim Distilling Co. derstanding. Lesisville, Ke. “An affable agent of this sort ap- proached a Texan, whose record he had vicsh previously acquainted himself with. a If.coming to New York ‘Colonel,’ said he, ‘those are mighty ~ Har. Why Pay Excessive Hotel Rates? | MEUM R Oana ta “«*The finest ever, stranger!’ acquiesced the colonel. ‘The finest in Texas.’ “**T reckon you buy them anything they want.’ ““*Why, sure, stranger! I buy them anything they need, whether they want it or not.” “Then, colonel, let me sell you a cyclopedia for them. There’s nothing else that will benefit them so much.’ “The colonel looked at the agent in astonishment. 193 W. 103 St., New York Select, Home-like, Economical THE cel Bath for two persons $2.00 Press Cutting Bureau ROY willsend you all newspaper clipp which may appear about you, subject on which you may want to be dical of importance searched. |Terms. y Roweine, 106-110 Seventh WHO CAN THINK OF SOME “Beauty and grace from no condition rise; Use Pears’, sweet maid, there all the secret lies.” fa for. 100 notices. we, New York. WATED—AN IDEA! le thing to patent? | Protect your ideas, they may bring ey do yea wealth. Write for “Needed I fons”? and “How to ee . Vme¥ me se cu patent* and Your Money" Handeigh Gay Why, stranger,’ aid hey ‘them boys | saat everywhere. y stus Attorneys, Dept. 129, W. of mine don’t need ‘no cyclopedia. They ride mules.’ ""—Lippincott’s. Think Man— This Business for YOU NSWER this $50 Per Week no money—investi- Making Photos on Post Cards engineer with large interests in that . |] fit. euy. “indepen: - tne tieae?SSet country. dent business. popal vow. and valuable informa “A few weeks after Huerta’s accession ow, to the presidency,” he says, ‘the sent a zen” fish and eames or peace commission of five, headed by the Ne end oe. valeable Hew father of Pascual Arozco, to Zapata. iecessary—_ . NATI 8 “‘They started out in automobiles, well equipped with champagne, cigars and all Jourteime, Rinay make other accessories of peace, amid the nig, moro, than 5) ‘vivas’ of an optimistic and enthus Jain. ane escort (as far as the edge of the city). “Two of them drifted back by devious ways a couple of weeks later, reporting that two of their companions had been shot or hanged with only the slightest ceremony. Arozco was not heard from for several months, when his body was found in one of the streets vacated by Zapata and shortly after occupied by the Federals. “The sequel to this disastrous attempt there A Let George Do It—One of the best stories tual ] Watch Fob coming out of Mexico since President Wilson’s original Lind note, in which he FREE "d be asked Huerta first to eliminate himself, Me You like to HUNT and FISH. and then to bring about a cessation of Bs hostilities and hold a ‘‘constitutional’’ iffra- NATIONAL SPORTSS election, is told by a New York mining Magazine, with its 160 richly form f rated pages. full to over- soa it permanently Be your own bos: No Experience Nece: fellows gather once d month and spin stirring yarns about their experiences with rod, dog, rifle and gua, Special Offer Mail us 25c in stampsor coin for a 3 months’ trial subscription to the NATIONAL SPORTS. MAN. and we will send you absolutely Free of Charge Qoe of these Handscene overy timo pross tho ba rite a postal for com: te proposition. The One Minute Camera Co. Dept. 516, Rand-McNally Bidg. Chicago leather strap. Don't delay. Send your order today. NATIONAL SPORTSMAN, 32 Federal St., Boston, Mass. very lover of a ood cocktail should inset that Abbott's ukterg or teed faking tienen your esting the ser best Cr We Abbot & Co, Baltimore, Md. bed In answering advertisements please mention JUDGE. It will be appreciated. comicbooks.com