Judge, 1914-09-26 · page 21 of 24
Judge — September 26, 1914 — page 21: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page mixes **short humorous anecdotes** (left column) with **advertising** (right side and bottom). The anecdotes are light social humor: a man confused by military terminology ("flank steak"), someone who raises militia regiment flags being called "valuable," and a doctor pleased he lost no patients (implying they paid him regardless of outcome). The dominant content is a **Schlitz beer advertisement** promoting brown bottles as superior to clear/light ones because they protect beer from light degradation. This references a genuine brewing concern—UV light causes "skunky" flavor in beer—making brown bottles a practical selling point. The page also advertises **tailor-made clothing, press clipping services, and patent attorney services**, typical early 20th-century Judge magazine fare. **No political satire is evident here.** This appears to be a standard issue mixing light humor columns with commercial advertising, common in American satirical magazines of this era.
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v - Passing the Mustard Not a Failure How do I know this season's great In an early crop of peaches? I’ve been down and looked 'em over Along the ocean beaches. —Ed Mott, in New York Sun. Military Dinner—‘‘We had a military dinner to-day.’ don’t understand."" A flank steak.’’ “How'd you get along with it?"’ “I gave it a tough battle, but it re- sisted my attack.’’—Detroit Free Press. Valuable Member of Societv—‘‘Wher- ever that man goes, he raises the stand- ard.” Is he such a model?"’ “No; he just carries the flag for a mi- litia regiment.'’"—Baltimore American. Si thy —Old gentleman (who has just finished reading an account of a shipwreck with loss of sengers and all hands)— Ha! 1am sorry for the poor sailors that were drowned! Old lady Sailors! It isn’t the sailors; it's the passengers I am sorry for. The sailors are used to it.—Pittsburgh Chron- icle-Telegraph. Good Advice —Mrs. liam, I can’t keep my eye rumor as that! Mr, Styles—I don't ask you to, dear. Only try to keep your mouth shut.— Yon- kers Statesman. Satisfied — Dr. practice? Dr. Grassler—First rate; it couldn't be better. I had more than twelve hun- dred patients last year and didn’t lose a single cent.—Toledo Blade. » Wile shut to such a Busier —How is your “Now, I wonder if I had better get a winter coat and cap or fly south.” OREAT ne AN SPRING WATER. Brown Bottle— the Strong Link It’s your safeguard against impurity. It conserves the effort and integrity put into the brewing. It protects the beer from light. No matter how pure the beer—light plays havoc with the purity and starts decay. Pure beer is a healthful food. Beer in light bottles is—??? See that Crown is branded “Schlitz"’ in Brown Bottles Ordcr a Case Today 7oMA That Made! Milwaukee Famous. Made-to-Measure| ROMEIKE’S Express Prepaid 00 friends, or any subject on which you may want to be “up Two plece 60: | to date.” ry newspaper and periodieal of importance | in the United States and Europe is searched. | $5.00 for 100 notices. Avenue, New York. Press Cutting Bureau willsend you all newspaper clippings which may aprear about you, your Terma, Henry Romeixe, 106-110 Seventh manship and wear guaranteed. NO EXTRA CHARCE for peg tops, no matter how extreme you order them. A cord live hustler in every town Agents 1, inke orders for our celebrated Wanted made-to-measnre clothes, Dozens of real cloth samples of all the latest materials FREE. Fifty Fashion Plates We Pay Big Money oar spare time Into Tah ‘clothes. Write tor Tailoring Co. HICAGO WANTED—AN IDEA ! WHO CAN THINK OF SOME simple thing to patent? | Protect your id alth. Write for Patent Attorneys Dept. 129, Washington, Be comicbooks.com