Judge, 1916-06-10 · page 21 of 28
Judge — June 10, 1916 — page 21: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page features "Celluloid Sonnets" by Francis X. Bushman, a silent-film actor whose photograph appears at top left. The sonnets are romantic/satirical verses mocking outdated chivalric ideals—contrasting medieval knights and heroes with modern men who lack their gallantry. The actual cartoons/jokes below the sonnets are brief domestic humor pieces: "A Button-Buster" mocks a wife reciting feminist platitudes; "Their First Quarrel" jokes about newlyweds bickering over who wanted whom first; "If History Repeats" satirizes fashion cycles; and "The Test" presents mild gender-based wordplay. The page is primarily **advertising**, with large Budweiser and Cape May Hotel ads dominating. The satirical content is light and formulaic—typical Judge magazine filler combining mild social observation with product placement.
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CELLULOID SONNETS FRANCIS X. BUSHMAN ese the i tr? hel y~ = Gatherin ‘aaxer 3 nner RS ania. CHop guality deter~ mines deliciousness of beer flavor. Good hops are good Observing tender maids of sweet sixteen, ¢ for the nerves. Seve sor eat hte el toe eager Hope areiconce: oo pesto be the bes tone, ‘ys Else we should lose you to the "idol" mobt Genuine imported Saazer Hops are used 1 Baler Basler exclusively in making, got off a good joke on my wife, tuther day,” admitted Mr. Gap Johnson, of | Budweiser. Rumpus Ridge, Ark. “She recited suthin’, | Jor distinctive deli~ that she'd read in a book she got hold of some’rs, about ‘Man’s work extends from ciousness and pure wholesomeness demand sun to sun, but woman's work is never done,” and it ‘peared to give her considerable Bottled at the Brewery satisfaction, And I ood = reason ANHEUSER-BUSCH, sr. LOUIS. ht Who says the age of chivalry is done— is- That heroes tread this busy world no more? That Launcelots and Lochinvars of yore Have all our modern gallants on the run? What crested knight of other days e’er won The hearts of lovely damsels by the score And, like an Alexander, wept for more, While counting death and danger only fun? why,’ says I, ‘she never g tarted!’—just like that. Yaw-haw! haw!” Their First Quarrel Mr. Newed—Oh, well, you wanted me, Emily, and I wanted you. That's about the way of it, my dear. Mrs. Newed—But you wanted me first, | Jack, you know you did. | If History Repeats i Great-grandma smoked a pipe of clay, e Old ladies had that habit then. Shall e’er we view the like? We may— If grandmas come in style again. CAPE MAY New Jersey Ostend—Trouville—Deauville all in one Smartest of American Beaches CAPE MAY HOTEL New modern fireproof resort Hotel, facing directly on the ocean. Every comfort. Finest bathing beach in the world. Deep sea and inland fishing, sailing, motor boating; good auto roads; golf, tennis; direct train service. Cc. A. WOOD, Lessee 161 Madison Ave., N.Y. | The Test “We never know what we can do till we try,” quoted the Parlor Philosopher. “That's right,” assented the Mere Man. “Many a girl who tells a fellow she couldn’t live without him finds it remark: after they have been married a whil Every lover of a good cocktail abould tnsist that Abbott's Bitters be used tn making It: Insures you getting the ver ‘best. CW. Abbott & Co., Baltimore, Md. (Adv Booking Office, Hote! Warrington Tel. 2770 Murray Hill comicbooks.com