Judge, 1915-05-29 · page 23 of 24
Judge — May 29, 1915 — page 23: what you’re looking at
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This page contains **short humor pieces and advertisements**, not political cartoons requiring historical context. The left column features brief comic anecdotes (labeled "Shorts") about everyday situations: a poor defendant who can't pay a fine, a burglar waiting for his wife to sleep, a drug customer questioning medicine's effectiveness. These rely on wordplay and situational irony rather than political satire—they're generic humor pieces likely sourced from various newspapers. The right side is **primarily advertising**: a Faultless Pajamas ad and a substantial Kodak advertisement about trade-marks and national advertising. The Kodak piece argues that branded, nationally-advertised goods benefit consumers by ensuring quality and accountability. The page reflects early 20th-century attitudes: casual racial dialect in one anecdote ("Yaas, sah"), faith in consumer branding as a guarantor of quality, and faith in national advertising as a "public servant." **No specific political figures or events are referenced.** This appears to be a typical filler page mixing light humor with advertisements.
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ed never get a chance at the money. Boston Transcript. ; Compromised—Country justice—I'll have to fine ye a dollar, Jeff. JefV'll have to horry it of ye, jedge. Country justico—Great snakes! It was only to git a dollar I was fining ye. Git out! Ye ain’t guilty, anyway. — Phila- delphia Bulletin. What He Waited For — Detective (two a m.)—Hey, yous! Wotcher hanging around this ‘ere front door fer? Supposed burglar—\'m waiting for th’ lady inside to git asleep. We're married.— Philadelphia Bulletin, He Knew It—‘‘There are things more valuable than money,"’ ruminated the phi- losop “Sure,"’ retorted the iconoclast. ‘* That's the reason I need money to buy them."’— Philadelphia Ledger. Waiting for Warm Weather —*' Look here, Mose! I thought you were going to be baptized into the Baptist church? “Yaas, sah, Lis. But I done been sprin- kled into de 'Piscopal till de summer comes."’—Dallas News. Recognized—‘‘I saw my boyhood chum to-day, the one that has become a million- aire."" “Did he recognize you?"’ “Tguess so. He turned a corner when he saw me coming.'’—Houston Post. How, Indeed—Customer—I've taken sev- enteen of these bottles now, and I’m feeling no better. Drug clerk —But how would you feel if you hadn't taken them?—Dallas News. All with Him—‘Don’t any of your friends come to see you on visiting days?’’ asked the kindly old lady. “No'm,"’ responded No, 777,444; ‘‘they ae all here wit’ me."’—Buffalo Express. Shorts Any old time a man says that all he ex- pects of you is that you will listen to rea- son, he means that he is going to get sore if you do not agree with him. Most of the men who brag that they are self-made give you the impression that they got tired before they finished the job. Lots of men remind you of an old horse that never tries to get up any speed until it knows that it is on its way home to eat. A fat man would rather get fatter than go hungry, but it is different with a fat woman. You can climb pretty high in the world, but you never get so high that you are above suspicion. The man who makes the best of every- thing should have no trouble in disposing of his goods. A pessimist is a person who is seasick éaring the entire voyage of life. One of the maddest men we ever saw was achap who yelled loudly for a square deal and got it. There are so many people in the world ¥ho like a free ride that it is hard to judge aman’s popularity by the length of his I procession. — Mechanicsburg (O.) Morning Telegram. r@ q F u ce | jamas& | —=JE. Rosenfeld & CaMakors Mite! ess | since pws RO Va | Night Shi 1881 ~ Balto and New York You know these trade-marks through National Periodical Advertising HE Manufacturer who brands his goods and adver- tises them nationally is so sure of their qual- ity that he is willing to stand the full force of possible complaints. He is making some- thing for which he is proud to be responsible. His trade-mark secures for him the increased sales that result from satisfaction and iden- tification. Atthe same time it secures to the public the certain- ty of quality which the known manu- facturer must main- tain if he is to con- tinue to be successful. When you buy, buy goods that are trade- marked and advertised. The manufacturers of such goods stand behind them. Your satisfaction is vital to the continued success of the trade - marked, advertised article. Trade-marks and national advertising are the two greatest public servants in usiness today. Their whole tendency is to raise qualities and standardize them, while reducing prices and stabilizing them. Judge The Happy Medium MEMBER OF THE QUOIN CLUB THE NATIONAL PERIODICAL ASSOCIATION | comicbooks.com