Judge, 1916-09-23 · page 23 of 32
Judge — September 23, 1916 — page 23: what you’re looking at
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This page's main cartoon is a clever satire on the U.S. Postal Guide. The joke lists American town names that trace the Biblical narrative of Adam and Eve: beginning with "Adam, W. Va." and "Eve, Ky.," progressing through "Love, Ky." and "Marriage" (implied), then "Cain, Pa." and "Abel, Ky." (the first brothers), and concluding with "Finis, Tex." and "Death" (implied). The satire ridicules how America's geography—with its abundance of oddly-named settlements—accidentally mirrors humanity's entire moral arc from creation to fall to damnation. It's a jab at both the absurdity of place-naming conventions and, implicitly, at American civilization's decline mirrored in these settlements' fates. The page also contains unrelated advertisements and brief humor pieces about artists' pay and marital communication.
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Adam and Eve—The New Version The latest edition of the United States Postal Guide contains this new and startling jon of the rise and fall of man: Fe h VI hapter I. Chapter VI. oe . Abel, Ky. Little Bear, Wyo. Adamson, Okla. Bachelor, Cal. Alone, K Chapter VII. Eden, Md. Home, Ore. Happy Camp, Cal. Apple Grove, Cc Snake River, Wash. Drifting, Pa. Eaton, Ark. Wisdom, Miss. Fall, Kans, Chapter IT. Adam, W. Va. Sleeper, Mo. Rib Lake, Wis. Chapter ITI. Eve, Ky. Sweet, Ida. Damsel, Mo. Peach, Wash. Chapter VIII. Family, Mont. Increase, Miss. Cain, Pa. Abel, K Twin Sisters, Tex. Chapter IV. Triplet, Ky. Date, S. Dak. Lark, Okla. Chapter IX. Friendship, N. C. Battle Ground, Tango, W. Va. N.C. Love, Ky. Cain, Pa. Blind, Ore. Clubb, Mo. Loco, Colo. Big Lick, N. C. Kissinger, Mo. Killen, Ala. Justice, S. C. Chapter X. Angels, Pa. Skidoo, Cal. Adams Run, S. C. y. Hasty, Ark. Bond, Md Exit, Va. Blessing, Tex. New Diggings,Wis. Joy, Nev. Work, Tenn. Goodnight, Okla. Eve, Ky. Shelburn, La. Chapter V. Alburn, Ky. Adam, W. Va. Meto, Ark. Dady, Fla. Finis, Tex. Cain, Pa. —Fred M. Cook. The Kind Willis—What kind of a time did you have at Bump's last evening? Gillis—Very unintelligible. I couldn’t un- derstand anything they said to their baby or anything the phono; h played or any- thing that my wife whispered to me behind their backs. Diamond, Ga. Ring, Ark. Beaukiss, Tex. Almost as Good Willis—These artists draw big money. Ithas been figured that some of them get as high as $5.00 for a brush-stroke. Gillis—Indecd? Why, that’s almost as geod a scale as a Pullman porter’s. In Reality “Every man has his price.” , Dead wrong! Only a few of them have it, but most of them are trying to get it.” eee ++. “Will you tuck these into your coat?” said our host. * Willa duck swim?” chuckled Mr Leaming in reply as he eagerly took the Virginia cigarettes, What has made Richmond Straight Cuts stand alone throughout two generations? Simply because there is a subtle charm and quaint old-time delicacy in their “bright” Virginia tobacco which is not to be had in any other cigarette. Why not renew your old time acquaintance? RICHMOND STRAIGHT CUT ~~ _—S == Meee Cigarettes PLAIN OR CORK TIP Fifteen cents Also in attractive tins, 50 for 40 cents: 100 for 75 cents, Sent pre- paid if your dealer can- not supply you. Mller Giindery aaminnts Ws Renee, ROMEIKE’S PRESS CLIPPING BUREAU Will id you all newspaper pings which may appear your friends, or any subj vant to be “up to date.” paper and periodical of n the United States and Koowledge « Young Man Shoold Have Keowledse cane Neshand Should Have oman Should Have Young Wile Should Have Koowledge a Mother Should Have i ywledge a Mother Should impart to Her Daeghter Medical Knowledge a Wile Should Have Write for “Ocher People’s Opinions” and Table of Contents PURITAN PUB. C 792 Perry Building, PHILA., PA. MANHATTAN SQUARE HOTEL SO TO S58 WEST 77th STREET, NEW YORK opposite Museum of Natural History Surrounded by parks, half a block of entrance to Central Park, Convenient to everything. 300 Rooms, 225 with bath and shower Parlor, bedroom and bath with shower for one or two persons, - - - $2.50 per day. Parlor, two bedrooms and baths, shower, three or four persons, $3.00 to $3.50 per day. Special Rates for one or more weeks for Tourists. H. PROHMANN, President, Excellent restaurant. Moderate prices. Club breakfasts. GEO. W. O'HARE, Manager. Terms—$5.00 for 100 notices HENRY ROMEIKE, 106-110 Seventh Ave., New York comicbooks.com