Judge, 1916-06-17 · page 27 of 28
Judge — June 17, 1916 — page 27: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and light humor**, not political satire. The main content consists of: **Left column:** A series of brief jokes titled "Shear Steal" — puns and one-liners about procrastination, doctors, marriage, and poetry. These are gentle, domestic humor pieces typical of early 20th-century magazines, playing on wordplay and situational irony (e.g., a poet who can continue working despite needing mental rest). **Right side:** Large advertisements for luxury travel services — a 12-day Northern cruise on the Red Cross Line visiting Halifax, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland, plus a hotel ad for the Puritan and a Cedar Chest trial offer. **No political figures or caricatures are present.** The page reflects 1916 consumer culture and middle-class leisure aspirations, with advertising dominating the space typically allocated to editorial content. The humor is apolitical, focusing on courtship, marriage, and professional life anxieties common to contemporary audiences.
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Shear Steal The Sign—Dillydally (a chronic pro- crastinator)—I dreamed last night that I— er—ah—proposed to you. I wonder what that is a sign of? Miss Lingerlong (desperately)—It_ is a sign that you have got more sense when you are asleep than when you are awake. Tit-Bits. No Interruption—Doctor—You _ will have to give up all mental work for a few weeks. Patient—But, doctor, in that event my income would cease. I carn my living by writing poems for the magazines. Doctor—Oh, you can keep right on at that.—/ndiana polis Star. The Reason—The Girl—You say that Miss Padds and Jack Pott are going to be married. Why, I didn’t know they knew each other. The Cynice—They don’t. That's why they are going to be married.—Boston Transcript. Diet—* Here’ to us poets.” “What is it?” “Well, this man has a theory that what we eat affects our literary output.” “I'm inclined to think so, too, You'd better stop cating so much fudge.”— sville Courier-Journal. a scientific item of interest Practical Girl—*Be mine. ou shall be queen of my heart.” “Um. Where are the crown jewels?”— | Kansas City Journal. Going One Better—‘ That girl puts on a good many airs just because she was a queen. She ain't such a much.” Phink not? “No; I'm to be a June bride.” —Lonisville Courier-Journal, luc June 17, 1916 No. 1809 Madison Square. np New York. _ ‘Sleicber, See'y. Virwetor, JA. Waldron, Editor, SUBSCRIPTION RATES ‘the pub: promptly ite dependencies, and vent for 12 DAY e560 Finest Summer Cruise on the Atlantic Coast Including all essential expense, visiting HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA, the truly European capital of this Province and ST. JOHN’S, NEWFOUNDLAND, the unique and busy farthest north city on the Atlantic Seaboard. The splendid steamships, “Stephano” and “Florizel’’ of the RED CROSS LINE are especially built for the accommodation of tourists, having ample deck room, comfortable cabins and lounge, and exceptionally pleasant dining saloon, in which is served to the music of an orchestra, meals of unusual excellence. The boats are new and able, with every modern device for safety, including full boat equipment for passen- gers and crew. No cruise on the Atlantic Seaboard gives such novelty and grandeur of scenery and is so health-giving and alto- gether delightful. Send now for handsome Folder 17, giving full particulars of this cruise BOWRING & CO., 17 Battery Place, New York WS Reduced rates for superior accommodation during September and October“@q 15 Days’ Free Trial Moth- — ‘and shops. The Puritan is an especially comfortable house with reasonable rates. Globe trotters call it one of the pmfortable and homelike hotels in the world. £. P. Costello, Mere ‘Your inquiries gladly answered. comicbooks.com