Judge, 1915-09-18 · page 25 of 28
Judge — September 18, 1915 — page 25: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising and filler content** with minimal satirical commentary. The left column contains three brief humor anecdotes typical of early 20th-century magazines: 1. **"The Little Cheater"** — A joke about a man hypnotizing a widow, commanding a kiss, then being tricked into engagement. The humor relies on outdated ideas about hypnosis and female deception. 2. **"Described"** — A brief joke comparing a wife to a heavy-running automobile, playing on emerging car culture humor. 3. **"True Friendship" and "Diogenes Still Seeking"** — Short anecdotes about loyalty and urban rudeness. The right side features **commercial advertisements**: a Mogul cigarette ad showing an automobile scene (with Orientalist framing), a Judge magazine binder offer, and notably, a **Basch & Co. diamond company ad** with aggressive pricing claims and a coupon. There is **no political satire** on this page. The content reflects period attitudes toward gender and consumption but lacks the pointed social commentary one might expect from Judge's satirical tradition.
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Little Cheater —Harold Wiblits t idea. ageat tize the widow and then i me thought. “It won't take any I can hypnotize people. I sere hen I was a BOY.” So that evening he said to her, as he sat on +; end of the sofa and she sat demurely in i middle, “Mrs. Weevils, just for fun, you 2 ce hee—won’t you let me try to 3 OH bypnot your do!” she agreed, for she was a woman who was in for anything, one of that kind. letely in my power, sleep, ‘Harold solemnly, and in front of her es closed and You are comp! en see!” chanted H ke his hands foolish Jo! the fair girl’s e popes on to Harold’s shoulder. “Kiss me, I command you!” said Harold. tadotediently she kissed him. ‘Then, with jaatt, half way through the kiss, she opened he cried, three-quarters y h the k ig here, engaged to marry me!” ied Harold. “This is so sudden!” she murmured, and never told him, though they lived happily for 67 years afterward, that she hadn’t been ypaotized at all.” —Louisville Times. Described—He was wandering aimlessly wound in a department store when the foorwalker approached him. “Looking for something?” he asked. “Yes, my wife,” replied the man, “Describe her.” “Well, she’s a sort of limousine with heavy tread and usually runs on low.”— Ohio Motorist. one the hing on a True Friendship—Two bo: possessor of a permit, were fi certain estate when a gamekeeper suddenly darted from a thicket. The lad with the permit uttered a cry of fright, dropped his rod and ran off at top speed. The game- keeper was led a swift chase. Then, worn out, the boy halted. The man seized him by the arm and said between pants: “Have you a permit to fish on this estate?” “Yes, to be sure,” said the boy, quietly. “You have? en show it to me.” The boy drew the permit from his pocket. fe” | The man mined it and frowned in perplexity and anger. Si “Why did you run when you had this =| permit?” he asked. mid “To let the other boy get away,” was the ccm reply. me He didn’t have none!” —Pitlsburgh Cl] Chronice-Telegraph. _ Diogenes Still Seeking—Diogenes was sitting on a fire hydrant when a kindly faced man stopped and addressed him. “What's wrong with you, old friend?” he asked. . ¢ been sorely misused,” replied the “As [turned yonder corner, carrying my lantern, @ youth approached me. *Whe fore the glim?’ he asked. I replied that I was Diogenes, looking for an honest man. The youth laughed. ‘You're w sting time in this town, uncle,’ he said, ‘Your glim is Po use here.” And what do you think? He took my lantern away from me, and my hat PRESERVE YOUR COPIES OF JUDGE in a handsome binder which we offer for $1.50, express charges collect. This binder will y reinforced and it is so arranged that issues can be inserted A bound file of JUDGE Address last for years, as it is heavil as they are received. 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