Judge, 1915-01-23 · page 21 of 24
Judge — January 23, 1915 — page 21: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising and filler content** rather than political satire. It contains: **"Stories with Smiles"** section: Humorous anecdotes mocking blind adherence to expert advice. A dentist recommends vigorous brushing without products; the narrator follows instructions so zealously he wears away his teeth entirely, requiring costly replacement. The satire targets both gullible consumers and professionals offering impractical advice. **Book Advertisement**: Maurice Switzer's *Letters of a Self-Made Failure*, presented as inspirational reading about why people fail rather than succeed. **Hotel Longacre Advertisement**: A New York City bachelor hotel promoting affordable lodging ($1-2 per day). **Beeman's Pepsin Gum Advertisement**: Claims the product aids digestion. The page reflects early 20th-century consumer culture and advertising conventions. No specific political figures or events are referenced—this is standard magazine filler content typical of Judge's mixed editorial and advertising format.
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Gories “Witt. Siiles ing Advice—Our dentist is the best | tin Cleveland, and we believe every- | Sig te offers in the way of advice. SMhat shall I use to keep my teeth gaite?”” we asked him the other day, know- i “Pe that he would give us no bum steer. the “Elbow grease is the best dentifrice,’ eswered. ‘Never mind the adv params. Just brush hard. You seem to Bory, think you have done your duty when you “tere | Sealot of dope on your toothbrush every moming and give your teeth the once-over ith it. That’s all rot. Work for five the ninstes. I won't recommend any tooth ve | se or powder. Brush hard—that’s all."” ‘And that seemed like good, sensible ad- ne of | vice, from a practical, honest scientist. ung. | Eridently he was not one of those who sell wa | tir professional consciences to manufac- turers of toilet preparations. tt | Sowe brushed our teeth hard for the next | two weeks. We used no dope—we just | worked the brush. In fact, we wore out three brushes, At the end of that time we bost | hod brushed the teeth off the map, and we went back to the same dentist and had them wre | replaced for ten dollars each. hese | Honesty is the best policy.—Cleveland .” | Plain Dealer. The Last Word—A little girl traveling in img | asleeping car with her parents greatly ob- jected to being put in an upper berth. She was assured that papa, mamma and God ted | would watch over her. She was settled in a+ } the berth at last, and the passengers were quiet for the night, when a small voice piped, Mamma!"’ ‘Yes, dear.’* “You there?’” “Yes, I'm here. Now go to sleep."’ “Papa, you there?"* “Yes, I'm here. Go to sleep like a good ed girl."” > This continued at intervals for some time, until a fellow-passenger lost patience and ara a % , “We're all hefe—your father and mother and brothers and sisters and uncles and aunts and first cousins! All here! Now § to sleep!"" _ There was a brief pause after this explo- sion. Then the tiny voice piped up again, but very softly, “Mamma!"" “Well."" “Was that God?"'"—Kansas City Star. His Contribution—She weighed close upon three hundred pounds, but she insisted on entering the crowded street car, and as she Stood and swayed with the movement of the Gr, she waxed sarcastic. “If there were any gentlemen in the car,’” |) she said, ‘they would not allow a lady to | Stand!'* | And then little Dobbins got up from his | seat with a sigh. Don't be cross, ma’am,’* he said. ‘I'll make one toward it!"'—Pittsburgh Press. SEATS Guimaraes bites wage CW ULROae « Coane Maurice Switzer’s Letters of a Self-Made Failure With U4 brilliant pen-drawings by Frank Godwin ILURE® ran serially for ten weeks i public; beside the wagoi will find this bool Letters of a SELF-MADE FAILURE pe right kind of inspiration, it is more important to know why ten thousand fail rather than why one man succeeds, read this book. The LETTE: epigrammatic style with a touch ofirresi tem of quaint philosophy that will appeal to everyone, regardless of age, sex Price $1.00 Leslie-Judge Co. 2.7'1a"ay $ lg HOTEL LONGACRE Broadway & 47th Street More Like a Club Than a Hotel. Exclusively Bachelor ible humor, and they impart a sys- Convenient to Everything. The refined air and good service of a club. Rates Per Day. 50 rooms with lavatory - $1.00 150 rooms with private bath 1.50 50 rooms with private bath 2.00 ‘Two-room Suites, $3.00 to $4.00, Special Weekly Rates. Restaurant a la carte. Club Breakfasts. Dining Room Open to Ladies. The best value in New York City both in rooms and restaurant. ns If you sit in “the n: whether you are a suc. k full of hope, help and ERS are written in "Phone, 7790—Bryant. J. G. BOGGS. comicbooks.com