Judge, 1914-10-17 · page 19 of 24
Judge — October 17, 1914 — page 19: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains **three short satirical jokes** (translated from European sources) and a **full-page Karo syrup advertisement**. The jokes mock social pretension and hypocrisy: 1. **"Defect"**: A woman always plays the same classical piano piece because the composer (Weber) cannot object to her performance—satirizing how people exploit the dead to avoid criticism. 2. **"Gossip"**: A countess's pearls are "genuine" among her many fake attributes—mocking aristocratic fraud. 3. **"Suspicion"**: A diner asks what "disinfectants" come with fish, implying restaurant food is so suspect it needs sanitizing—a joke about food safety concerns or restaurant quality. The **Karo advertisement** dominates the right side, promoting corn syrup as a sugar substitute for preserves and baking, with a "Virginia Kitchen" illustration showing domestic food preparation. This reflects early 20th-century marketing connecting branded products to home economics.
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oi jou-telle toujours Ia ‘dernigre sieur Veber he pourn pal “Why does she always play ‘Last Thoughts of Weber'?”’ . “T guess because she is sure that this Mr. Weber cannot object.’’—Le Sourire (Paris). “Do you believe the countess’s pearls are genuine?”’ “I don’t quite know, but I guess of all things about her they are the most genu- ine.""—-Fliegende Blaetter (Munich). Suspicion Waiter—What sauce will you take wiz your fish, sair? Polite customer—Well, what disinfect- ants have you?—Punch (London). Virginia’ ee Kitehon Suis Corn Products Famous Kitchen Series—Copyright, 1214, by TO and Hot Biscuit (at0. w 3. rar. ofr) UST split the biscuit, butter and pour on the Karo—the most delicious spread for all kinds of hot bread, muffins, griddle cakes, wafHes. Home made candies—taffies, fudges and fondant creams—made with Karo, are delicious and most wholesome of sweets. Karo and the recipes in the Corn Products Cook Book furnish many new and delightful dishes for the home table. The Cook Book is free for the asking. Now for your preserving— Cut down your sugar bills by using part Karo (crystal white) instead of all sugar—at the same time you will improve the quality of your preserves, jams and jellies. Karo (crystal white) makes a thick, rich syrup, insures full flavored preserves—pre- vents jams and jellies candying or crystallizing. CANNING TABLE fog. Min Apples—sour . . 3pts. | 15 toe £3 ee 3 20 20 to 30 Send for the Karo Preserving Book. It tells you how to make good old. jioned preserves. If you ask for it, we wil 0 send you the Corn Products Cook Book. It contains the lat- est recipes for the use of Kingsford’s Corn Starch and Karo syrup in making dainty dishes. CORN PRODUCTS REFINING CO. NEW YORK DEPT. U. P. O, BOX 161 comicbooks.com