Judge, 1916-02-26 · page 21 of 28
Judge — February 26, 1916 — page 21: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising with minimal editorial content**. The main items are: **"Celluloid Sonnets" section** features a humorous poem about Charlie Chaplin, praising his physical comedy skills (fights, kicks) but playfully criticizing his famous "Chaplin walk" as an awkward affectation. The poem is lighthearted fan appreciation rather than satire. **Other brief items** include a joke about a 1905 car that "never had a mortgage" (suggesting it's so old it's unreliable), and a tribute to Harvard Lampoon's 40th anniversary. **Advertisements dominate** the page: Richmond Straight Cut cigarettes (emphasizing they're America's "first high-grade cigarettes" from 1876), Old Town Canoes, and various services (patent advice, press clipping bureau). There is **no political satire or caricature** on this page. It represents typical Judge magazine content of the era—a mix of light humor and commercial advertising targeting educated, affluent male readers.
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CELLULOID SONNETS CHARLIE CHAPLIN = Blithe artist of the bludgeon and the brick, How many times I've envied you the grace And artlessness with which you break the face Of some fresh bully or pugnacious Mick! How fervently I've yearned to try that kick Which catapults the villain into space— A thousand members of the human race I long to use as subjects for the trick. I like the way you take the knock-out rap: In all these years I never heard you squawk Without a murmur you endure the tap But here my friendship for you needs must balk In other ways you are a likely chap But you designed the Chaulie Chaplin walk ! W. Kee Maxwell. Just a Freak Customer—I suppose this 1905 model here is to show how well your cars last. Auto Dealer—) 10 years old and never had a single mortgage on it A Notable Birthday HE ISSUE of the Harvard Lampoon commemorating the fortieth birthday of that publication has just arrived. His Honor wished to express the current felici- tations when he learned, several days 3 that January twenty-ninth was the the origin of “Lampy”; but a perusal of the “goth Milestone Number” compels him to tell the printer to hold the space open for a while longer, while he searches for something more adequate than the usual “many happy returns.” The Lampoon has always had a high standard of excellence, in art as well as text. It has an cqually ted standard of hospitality, as the writer can well attest, judging as he does from a l-years-ago visit to the Ibis’s Dutchly home in Cambridge. So His Honor lays aside wig and gavel for a moment to say “Prosit, Lampy! And long life to you ould lnsiat that Abbotts our jetting the very ipaitimore. Ma w) Every lover of a good cockt Bitter be used in making CW Abbott & C DID YOU VISIT THE PHILADELPHIA CENTENNIAL IN 1876? That's a long time back. But that was about the time that Richmond Straight Cuts were first made: These cigarettes were the first high- grade cigarettes made in the United States, That they are so popular today bears out the old saying that “Quality —like a woman with a secret—will tell in the end.” a In all these years, the high quality of Richmond Straight Cuts has never varied, Their “bright” Virginia tobacco has the same characteristic and appeal- ing ta taste sin (Ee a ee (RICHMOND STRAIGHT OL —a ore ee Cigarettes PLAIN OR CORK TIP—15 Cents Besides the regular package shown here, these cigarettes are also packed in at tractive tins, 50 for 40 cents: 100 for 75 cents, These larger packages will be sent prepaid on receipt of price if your dealer cannot supply you. EECKMOND Veen USA. Ch uceussen, lew? inter vias PREFERRED BY GENTLEMEN NOW AS THEN WANTED —AN IDEA! WHO CAN THINK OF SOME | ROMEIKE’S 255s, <ttrite, urea which may appear about mbject ra which you may want to be very newspaper and periodical of importance in the United States and Europe is searched. Terms, $5.00 for 109 notices, HENRY ROMBIKR, 106-110 Seventh Ave... N. Y. simple thing to patent. Protect your ideas, they may bring you wealth. Write for “Needed Inventions” and “How to Get You, Patent and Your Money.” Randolph & Co., Patent Attor- neys, Dept. 129, Washington, D.C, This Canoe Brings a Summer Full of Fun If you want to know what pleasure canoeing is—get an “Old Town.’’ $30 up will buy an ‘Old Town Canoe’’ and you can’t beat it at any price. It’s safe, graceful and easy to paddle; won't leak or absorb water. 4000 “Old Town Canoes” ready. Easy to buy from dealer or factory. Send for catalog of canoe views and facts. OLD TOWN CANOE CO., 1543 Main St., Old Town, Maine, U.S. A. comicbooks.com