Judge, 1914-05-16 · page 19 of 24
Judge — May 16, 1914 — page 19: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and filler content** rather than political satire. The main elements are: **Humorous Anecdotes:** Several brief jokes about domestic life, restaurants, and railroads—standard light humor for the era. These poke fun at everyday situations (a husband wanting to show his wife a burglary notice, a restaurant customer's complaint about the slow service) rather than political figures or events. **Advertisements:** The page features commercial pitches for lake cruises ("Between Twilight and Dawn"), Danda Carter Purses, Moth-Proof Red Cedar chests, and notably **Beeman's Pepsin Chewing Gum**—promoted as aiding digestion. **Notable Detail:** The gum ad emphasizes it's "the original," suggesting competition in the early chewing-gum market. The "Gospel Truth" poem about resisting work on pleasant days is gentle nature-versus-labor sentiment, not political commentary. Overall, this appears to be a typical Judge magazine filler page mixing light humor with revenue-generating advertisements rather than containing sharp political or social satire.
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Mustard Gospel Truth When the sun shines warm, And the skies are blue, And the birds perform As they ought to do, And the fields attract Rich and poor to lurk, I state a fact— I object to work When the grass shows green, And on all the trees Budding leaves are seen; When the gentle breeze Brings a touch of sweet From a perfumed run, Let me then repeat — This work’s no fun. —Detroit Free Press. ‘An Item in Demand—He was cutting an item from a newspaper. “It tells how a house was robbed, and I want to show it to my wife,’’ he ex- plained. “What good will that do?’’ a friend inquired. “A whole lot,’? was the reply. ‘You see, this house was robbed while the man was at church with his wife.’”’ Say,’’ exclaimed the friend excitedly, ‘you haven’t got a duplicate copy of that paper, have you?""—Pittsburgh Dispatch. Not in esp Ld long has this res- taurant been open?’ asked the would-be diner. “Two years,’? said the proprietor. “Lam sorry I did not know it,"’ said the guest. ‘‘I should be better off if I had come here then."’ “Yes?” smiled the proprietor, much pleased. ‘* How is tha’ “I should probably have been served by this time if I had,"’ said the gues and the entente cordiale vanished. —Phil- adelphia Public Ledger. very A Real Discovery—“‘ Hurray! father. ‘‘Hurray a couple of times “What in the world is the matte: asked mother. ‘*You act like a monke; “I've just discovered a wonderful thing!’ father replied. ‘Here’s one town in Mexico with a name that is pro- nounced exactly as it is spelled!’ — Youngstown Telegram. Bad News—Visitor (hungry)—And at what time do you have dinner, my little friend? Terrible boy—Soon as you've gone.— London Opinion. New Schedule—The railway train had just put in a tango playing machine. “Are we e running on eastern or central * re] plie “d the ‘conductor wea- ‘rag time.’ *— Washington Star. THE “WATERWAY ~ LAKE LINES “BETWEEN TWILIGHT AND DAWN” A Lake Trip for Rest and Recreation. ind City ‘of Cleveland III, the largest and for their run across Lake Erie, arriving mm early next morni ‘The perfect freedom of the breeze-s' TICKETS ACCEPTED for transportation on D. & C. Line steamers, between Detroit and Baffalo or Detroit and Cleveland, either direction, Direct connections at Detroit for steamers for Cleveland, Mackinac Island and Way Ports. for Iepart fron wew Third Avenoe ‘Wharf, Detroit Moth-F Proof Red Cedar Free Trial WITH YOUR NAME OR INITIALS oe ED IN HEAVY GOLD LEAF Tan, Gray of Black in Either Leather ‘Sent Postpaid to Any Address This newest Mea in women's wear is de- 5. \ “jewelry, and other valuable articles with: Out the constant fear of lors by theft or Worn inside or out- \ Has two pockets, cach \ causht with glove-clasp. One pocket is often used for powder chamois, LIVE-WIRE AGENTS WANTED DANDA MFG. CO. 36-Page Catalog of Leather Novelties It’s FREE! Write To-day! In answering advertisements please mention JUDGE. It will be appreciated. comicbooks.com