Judge, 1891-06-27 · page 11 of 17
Judge — June 27, 1891 — page 11: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, with small satirical snippets scattered throughout. The main cartoon features a man's face with a prominent cross superimposed over it, advertising **Williams' Shaving Stick**. The small jokes include: - A child's logic joke about eating "the right" cookies - Theater-goers discussing a play featuring "real water" where an extra drowned—satirizing melodramatic spectacle theater - A Florida tourist asking about drowning dangers, with a local dismissing concerns because "sharks never lets anybody drown"—dark humor about shark-infested waters The page reflects **late 19th-century American sensibilities**: concerns about women's tight corsets, the novelty of photographic tourism (Kodak cameras), and the popularity of patent medicines and soothing syrups for children (notably containing questionable ingredients by modern standards). The satire is gentle, focusing on everyday social situations rather than political commentary.
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