Judge, 1915-06-05 · page 16 of 28
Judge — June 5, 1915 — page 16: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page consists primarily of **advertising**, not political satire. The main content is a Schlitz beer advertisement claiming brown bottles preserve beer purity better than clear bottles—framing the brown bottle as equivalent to food safety regulations ("The Ironclad Pure Food Law"). The satire is **commercial**, not political: Schlitz positions itself as a quality protector, though the "Pure Food Law" comparison is hyperbolic marketing rather than genuine commentary. The right side contains lighter content: "Egg View Notes" appears to be **small-town gossip/humor** from a fictional rural community, with jokes about local characters like grocer Bill Waite and marshal Lem Bushnell. Below that, "From a Sinner's Diary" offers brief philosophical observations. A Hotel Powhatan advertisement rounds out the page. **No significant political cartoon or satire** is present here—this is primarily a commercial magazine page mixing advertisements with humorous local-interest columns typical of Judge magazine's format.
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The Ironclad Pure Food Law for beer is Schlitz Brown Bottle. It offers ab- solute protection from light just as a pure food law is protection against fraud and deception. The light bottle is the storm center of beer purity, and world famous scientists have condemned the light glass bottle as a con- tainer for beer, for light starts decay even in pure beer. The Brown Bottle is the Only True Defense of Beer Purity Schlitz is the pioneer in America in adopting the Brown Bottle. It is not enough to make pure beer, it must be kept pure. Drink Schlitz in Brown Bottles, and you have protection against impurity. It costs no more than beer in light bottles. See that crown is branded “Schlitz” Order a case today Hotel Powhatan WASHINGTON, D. C. EUROPEAN PLAN—SUMMER RATES: Rooms, detached bath, $1.50, $2.00 up Rooms, private bath, $2.00, $3.00 up Overlooking the White House. Write for Souvenir Booklet and Map. Offers every comfort and luxury, also a superior service. E. C. OWEN, Manager Egg View Notes ILL WAITE, our grocer, who put in a line of soft drinks last week, has been compelled to greatly increase the size of it, owing to the difficulty he is experiencing in quenching even his own thirst. Friday afternoon, while Sherm Spoor was carefully studying a three-colored center. portion ring scheme of the dog and pony show to appear here soon, Ote Gimber sud. denly pushed his barn door open from the inside, striking Sherm a sharp, flat blow squarely in the face. Witt Larcom, who rowed a boat around Moon Lake Wednesday afternoon while the editor of the Pollywog Plea fished, is to have some advertising space in the issue next week, Witt is trying hard to think of something very ble that he has either lost or found latel: Unintentionally smashing the trigger fin- ger on his right hand with a hammer Tues- day morning, Lem Bushnell announces that he will fire on all fugitives from justice from the other side of his person for a few weeks. The loud and jerky ringing of the school- house bell quite late last night, by Lem Bushnell, our new marshal, got everybody, excepting Witt Larcom, up immediately, to learn that Ratio Roundtree’s chimney was all ablaze. Witt, who returned only yester- day from an extended three day visit in Chicago, calmly asked what all of the ex- citement wa © that many persons would | think that he had become thoroughly citified and had forgotten Egg View's emergency arrangements. Truman Bilge, one of our slowest acting residents, who accepted the lusive agency in this neighborhood, last week, for an un- usual uable book, backed out of a proposition and Erny Nefi's barber shop very quickly Friday morning. While patrolling the road by the cider mill Monday afternoon, Lem Bushnell was hit and knocked into the middle of the Gim- ber swamp by a big Pollywog automobile, which he is beginning to strongly suspicion was exceeding the speed limit. —Lestie Van Every. From a Sinner’s Diary A sinner can’t lose. Some of his ships are always coming in. I know a man who would spare no pains or expense doctoring an enlarged or other- wise out-of-tune liver. Yet he treats ach- ing, aspiring, longing, loving hearts with scowls and sneers and sharp discourage- ments. I know a woman who is for letting you have what you want when you want it, who favors vacations before you have to go ona stretcher. Love—something that makes you want to | surround and be surrounded by There's never a time when it’s safe fora doctor to eat onions. So take your pick—die off and be mourned, or live on and be cursed. : —Lymette Freemire.