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This page is primarily **advertising with brief joke content**. The dominant features are ads for Apollinaris water, Old Overholt Rye whiskey, Manhattan Beach resort, and the Oriental Hotel, interspersed with short satirical jokes typical of Judge magazine's humor section. The jokes reflect early 20th-century American concerns: a lawyer frustrated by a defendant's alibi, marital banter about alcohol, a college student's poor athletic performance, romantic mishaps, and class commentary (a Ph.D. in Greek poetry forced into manual labor for a gas company). One cartoon depicts two men in conversation, illustrating "The Difficulty"—a wealthy gentleman unable to locate a farm near decent lodging, satirizing the leisure class's disconnect from actual rural life. The overall tone reflects Judge's satirical stance on urban American society, combining gentle domestic humor with mild social critique of contemporary mores and class pretensions.

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Apollinaris the safe and Satisfying drink. PUBLICATION to hold its advertisers must pay its advertisers by bringing re- sults. In these days advertisers discriminate carefully in the pur- chase of space—sentiment plays no part. The fact that three-quarters of the advertisers in the May issue of The Magazine of Fun are running their copy “till forbid’’ is concrete evidence that they are getting results—What it is doing for others THE MAGAZINE OF FUN can also do for you. For further information and rates address a August It, 1816, ze to tavern for some good Old Overholt Rye “Same for 100 years"” A pure, mellow whiskey whose unvarying excellence and delicate flavor have retained and added g to its popularity with each pass- ing year. Aged in charred oak bar- rels. Distilled and bottled in bond. A. OVERHOLT & CO. Pittsburgh, Pa. The Magazine of Fun 225 Fifth Avenue New York MANHATTAN BEACH Attractive Social Life Passing the New York's most popular and fashionable resort by-the-sea. Where sea- side joys are not marred by the intrusion of undesirable elements. Where the temperature seldom varies from 70 degrees, Within the city limits, half hour by train, one hour by auto. Just far enough away from the heat and hum of the metropolis to give an entire change of environment yet near enough for daily contact with the commercial centers of Manhattan, Oriental Hotel OPENS JUNE 25th EUROPEAN PLAN Unsurpassed Surf Bathing Famous Out-door Restaurant Deep Sea Fishing New Tennis Courts Celebrated Musical Concerts Boating and Sailing Thes Dansants Wednesday and Saturday afternoons from 4 to 6 and evening dances Special Music for all the Modern Dances Mercadante’s Orchestra Morning and Evening ‘Auto Roads Lead Direct to Hotel Entrance _ Excellent Garage and Parking Accommodations JOSEPH P. GREAVES, Manager BOOKING OFFICE, 243 FIFTH AVE. . FLORIDA EAST COAST HOTEL CO. Telephones, 9230 and 9231 Madison Square Mustard Missed It—Young attorney—What rot. ten luck! That prisoner has a roll that would choke a chimney and a perfect alibi!—-Toledo Blade. Sarcastic Query — Husband—Dr. B. said an alcohol sponge would do me good. Wife—To which of your cronies did he refer?—New York Sun. Poor Showing—‘‘How’s your boy get. ting on in college?”’ “Not well. They batted him out of the box in the third inning, the other day.’’—Detroit Free Press. Vain Hope—He—I wish I had as much nerve as the chimney. She—What on earth do you mean? He—Then I'd smoke in spite of you.— Baltimore American. Paternal Government—‘‘Our congress. man offers to send some garden seed. “Tell him we have no garden. We can use some canary seed, though. ‘*—Kansay City Journal. He’s Busy—Browne—Whatever became of Digg? You remember he took a Ph.D. in Greek poetry. Gray—He's scanning meters for a gas company.—Smart Set. Moving Pictures—Hemm —Beanbrough tells me his daughter is married to a moving-picture chap. Shemm—Manager? , Hemm—No; he is the tattooed man in | acircus sideshow.— Youngstown Telegram | Home Town, of Course—‘‘I can always make a man tell me what town he hails i The Difficulty “I thought you were going to farm this year, old chap.’’ “Yes, I had that in mind, but, yoa know, I couldn't get a farm near a decent hotel."’ comicbooks.com