Judge, 1916-07-15 · page 26 of 28
Judge — July 15, 1916 — page 26: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and book promotion** rather than political satire. The main illustrated advertisement (top left) promotes Nujol laxative oil using pseudoscientific "cave man" logic: modern humans inherit digestive systems from cave ancestors who ate coarse food and lived outdoors, so constipation results from our refined modern diet. The remedy is Nujol, claimed to work naturally without forming habits. Below that is an advertisement for Maurice Switzer's book *Letters of a Self-Made Failure*, described as humorous inspirational literature about success and failure. The right column contains "Passing the Mustard"—a collection of **humorous short anecdotes about picnics** reprinted from various newspapers. These are joke submissions describing mishaps at picnics: custard pie accidents, ants at ice cream, unexpected rain, and unwanted flies. These are light, domestic humor pieces rather than political commentary. The bottom section contains brief joke exchanges on various topics (golf, voice training, acquaintances), typical of Judge's filler content.
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If You Lived As The Cave Man Lived Your health would take care of itself HE. cave man ate coarse food and lived life in the open, His digest suited to that kind of an existence. You inherit from the cave man the same internal mechanism, but youent diferent food and youlead a different kine e almost universal prevalence of constipat. pt menace to health. man” internal mechanism entrated fo i adjustment by p bowel contents from becoming hard, thus making ne mentseasy, It doesn't upset the ordinary processes of digestion and it doesn't form a habit. NUJOL is sold in pint bottles only, at all drug stores, Refi substitutes—look for the name NUJOL on the bottle and packa Dept. 13 STANDARD OIL COMPANY (New Jersey) Bayonne New Jersey Send for booklet, “THE RATIONAL TREATMENT OF CONSTIPATION." Write your name and address plainly on the margin below. MAURICE SWITZER’ i Letters of a Self. Made Failure With 14 brilliant pen-drawings by Frank Godwin TTERS OF A SELF-MADE FAILURE ” ran serially for ten weeks ind were quoted by more th publications. If you sit in “the * or merely plod along be wagon, whether you are a success or think yourself a failure will find this book ‘full of hope, help and the tight kind of inspiration If you believe that it is important to know why ten thousand fail rather than why one man succeeds, read this book. The LETTERS are written in epigrammatic style with a touch of irresistible humor, and they impart a sys- tem of quaint philosophy that will appeal to everyone, regardless of age, sex oF station. Price, $1.00 Leslie-Judge Co., 225 Fifth Ave., New York City Letters of a SLE-MADE FAILURE Ry Maurice Switzer Passing the Mustard As to Picni:s I never saw a picnic spread That didn’t have among the cats Some peanut butter on the bread And many plates of pickled beets Voungstown Telegra And as for picnic spreads I know Of many jaunty little trips Where all they had was just a row Of boxes of potato chips. Birmingham Age-Herald, I never to a picnic went And this is true. L hope to die At which a summer-panted gent But sat down in soft custard pic Houstoa Pos. T never to a picnic hied. Dolled up in ice-cream pance But that when me they notified They'd notified the ance. Washington Pos, I never in a picnic shared But what the cakes and custard pies And other sweet things they'd prepated Lured all the world’s supply of flies —Detroit Free Press I never toa picaic went In gay attire, some fun to gain, That I did not wish for a tent, For never did it fail to rain! Don’t Have to Explain It—“Ther'’s one good thing. about golf.” “What is it? “Tv’s seldom that your wife insists a you taking her to sce it played.” . Diggs is a Apt Comparison—“ Pre authority on the Chaldeans “Indeed?” “Yes. He knows as much about thoe ancient people as Mrs. Diggs knows abost the Smiths and Joneses who live next door —Birmingham Age-Herald. Real Promise—‘ Your daughter hasa wonderful voice. You ought to cultivate “What for? A voice doesn’t show up ® moving pictures. But I've got a boy wih a funny walk whom I expect to sce drawitg a thousand a week one of these days.”"- Washington Star. All Right Otherwise? —M abe—Doye know anything about Tom Higsby? ‘Arthur—Why, Higsby is my first cows Mabel—1 know that, but is he all rig otherwise?—Boston Globe. His Employer's Comment—"S you! I advertised for a strong boy W ain’t La strong boy?” “You don't show it. Why, you make? four-round contest out of licking a stamp. —Louisville Courier-Journal. Just Like the Others—*I c: vught te street-car conductor who owes me moe on the car platform last night.” “Did you get your money?” Yo; he did the same thing my creditors do.” “What's that? 2” “Put me off.”"— "Bivviinghars Age-Herde