Judge, 1917-01-27 · page 22 of 28
Judge — January 27, 1917 — page 22: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page consists primarily of **advertisements and college humor**, not political satire. The main content features: **"With the College Wits"** — A humor section collecting jokes from college publications (Lampoon, Penn Punch Bowl, Jester, etc.). These are light, pun-based jokes typical of 1910s-era college wit: a drunk canoe, wordplay about "ruth-lessly," a math joke, and campus anecdotes. **Advertisements** dominate the page: - Black & White Scotch Whisky ("quality reasons") - Evans Stout beer ("always ready to serve") - Cedar chest furniture - Jewelry/watch credit offer **Leslie's Weekly** advertisement — promoting their illustrated weekly newspaper, highlighting an article on Thomas E. Wilson (appears to be a business figure) and coverage of WWI-related content (Serbia, Western front, Russia). There is **no political cartooning visible**. This is a standard magazine page mixing light collegiate humor with period advertising, likely from around 1915-1920 based on the WWI references.
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BLACK & WHITE Scotch Whisky Quality reasons. Third : Because the same _ high quality prevails in all parts of the world,—uni- form goodness. THE HIGHEST STANDARD OF QUALITY In time of Need fal Famous Piedmont ed Cedar Chest Your choice of go styles and design. ‘Direcs trom at great saving talog and reduced With the College Wits No Wonder “This canoe is rather tipsy, isn’t it?” “Yes, it’s been bottom up several times.” -Lampoon. A Mystery—“She seems like a reserved girl.” “T wonder whom for.” —Penn Punch Bow!. A Short Story Ruth loves Merrill. Merrill loves Ruth. Merrill wants to wander. Ruth wonders why he would wander. Says Ruth, “Let usat least wander together.” But Merrill doesn’t want to wander that He exits ruth-lessly, but Merrilly! ° (The end.)—Jester. Much Ado About Nothing—First Stude (doing some trick figuring)—Eighteen times twenty plus forty minus thirty-five all sub- tracted from three sixty-five leaves— Roomy (sleepily)—What the deuce are king about? —Oh—nothing. ure it out for yourself if you don’t believe us.)—IV idow. Also the Contents—.1--Did you hear about the circus being unable to perform? B—No. Why? A—The cook left the coffee pot outside and the elephant swallowed the grounds.— Northwestern Candle. The Pride of Race—* a confession to make.” “T will not hear it. “But it relates to your happiness.” ‘ yer—but say on. ard to go, my grandfather in the game with Penn seventy years ago. “i “Horrors—out of my sight forever.”— Froth, Darling, 1 have Cholera Infanta?—Queen of Spain— Moi Gracia! The baby has the stomach- ache. Lord Chamberlain (excitedly)—Woo! Call in the Secretary of the Interior.—North- western Candle. Where Else ?—First student (examining change) —Hey, waiter! Where do you get these Canadian dimes? Second student—Canada, you chump!— Yale Record. “Thomas E. Wilson” The name that supplanted Sulzberger Sons & Company in a single night. B. C. Forbes tells the story of the young clerk who “be- came the “Armour of the East,’’ the twenty-seventh chapter of ‘The Men Who Are Making America,” in this week’s Leslie’s. EWS pictures from Serbia by Estep, from the Westem front by Hare, and another trade article on Russia by Lucian S. Kirtland in this issue. Special features like these, beside the departments on trade, travel, finance, motors, sports and current events, have built up for Leslie’s the largest circulation of any $5-a-year weekly in the world. e 9 Leslie's Nlustrated Weekly Newspaper 225 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK CITY Re are y at th Jil are 0 hers. Ar wife : “y docte comicbooks.com wena