Judge, 1893-10-28 · page 14 of 16
Judge — October 28, 1893 — page 14: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertising page** from Judge magazine, not a political cartoon spread. The dominant content consists of product advertisements for W.L. Douglas shoes, the Trokonet camera, and various other goods. The few cartoon/humorous elements are brief: 1. **"Old Gentleman" dialogue**: A young boy says he wants to be a brick-layer because "there's so many days when brick-layers can't work"—a joke about unemployment or job unreliability during this era. 2. **"Temptation Solicited"**: Shows Willie offering Mabel an apple with Adam-and-Eve references, a flirtation joke. 3. **"Sleepy Song"**: A nostalgic poem about rural childhood imagery (fireflies, frogs, meadows). The page reflects early 1900s consumer culture and advertising prevalence in humor magazines. There are no significant political references or social commentary—this appears to be a revenue-generating advertising issue rather than a satirical commentary page.
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with our artistic (coLoned anomalies $3 Ss H oO E GENTLE EN, Best Calf Shoo ta the World for the Price, —=ADORN YOUR HOME= y an W.L DOUGLAS ANN Yee Most magnificent decoration for Windows, Transoms, Sky- lights, Door-Panels of Hotels, os, Extension Baga, rer 20 f + ‘$2.50 and 62.00 Shoes for General Wear, 1:x Churches, Private Residences P valine: General Wear, Uxtra Boys and Youths: tho 62,00 and $1.75 Bchoo! and all places where Art Glass Por Ladies, 03.00, 98.00 and 82.00 Bhoce. Best Donzvia, is used. W. L. Douglas Shoes sro made of the best material, in all — the latest styles, and sold by shoe dealers everywhere.’ Well assorted stock of all Do You Wear Them? W, L. Douglas? name and price is stamped on the bottom before they leave the factory, to kinds of Pictures. protect you ogainst high prices, Doing the largest advertised shoe businecs ia the world we arecontented witha small proft, knowing that theextra value put in W.L. Dong . joce will give a continuous increase to our business, The dealer who sells you unsiom Unparalleled as Holiday oct makes the price fo suit Mimacif. Ie welll charge you from £6 to 6 a pair f shoes of the same quality as W. L. Douglas £3 Shoc. The stamped name and price ‘ system is the best for you, because it guarantees full value by the manufacturer, for the mé Our Ilustrated Catalogue, containing whed pent ia necks Bout by Malls Postage Press when desler cannct ‘sity Fo = about (00 filustrations, will be mailed no substitute, Send for Catalogue with {ull instructions how to order by mail, on receipt of 25 cents. Colored Cata- Address W, L. DOUGLAS, Box 551, Brockton, Mass, logue, $1.00; amount refunded In case of $10.00 ord GRIMES, HEMPEL, 310 Broadway’. | Tue ARMSTRONG ener Slow, slow, breezes blow; Main House and Feo: QENTLEMEN’S Birds in the nest are swinging. LEIPZIC, CERMANY. Over the meadows the fire-flies go, - G ARTER Each with his tiny lantern aglow. Old gentleman—"* What would you like to be| To the Franklin Vers—Come up to-morrow . Down where the bullrush and cat-tails grow when you are grown up?” Bey—'*I'd like to| and see the circus and the cars.—Oil City Bliz-| Vi ‘The easiest and best garter ever ‘The frogs and the crickets are singing. bea brick-layer.” Old gentleman—"' That's a| zard. ror, Always clean. Always the , commendable ambition. Why would you like — oe Grendign eet Stil Be im, are hello aad hill; to be a brick-layer?” Boy—"*’Cause there's so| 1 tw ies in a bag the : _ The flags by the river are swaying many days when. brick-layers can't work."— | wal Feet gear He abet hath shail bave. THE ARMSTRONG With drowsiest whispers ; but round the mill Tid Bits, btroe e MEG. CO. The swallows are silent. | They had their fl me : : = wiagepect Ca Of romping all day with the wind until The great need of the day is an American]... ‘ i a Bridgeport, Conn. They all grew tired of pla Gilbert and Sullivan who could do justice to He's on his uppers,” observed Wigwag at New York office, 242 Canal St. our own beloved senate in comic opera.—Koch- |the variety show when the gymnast walked Seer pa, *tdriaeat iy NONI eh! mans Rest, rest, birds in the nest; the st: his hands.—Philadelphic Price, 25c. Flowers in the meadow are dreaming, eter Heralds LT aa aaa | B M Wee heads nodding on each wee breast; = And one by one the stars in the west DOES SHE WEAR GARTERS? ‘Are softly and quietly sinking to rest, ‘And the fairies homeward are streaming. But of course you don’t know It {8 certain, however, that she Sleep, sleep, quiet and deep ; would like to, if they were very Quieter, deeper is sinking pretty, Now, here are some Over the level where white mists creep, Deautles, Notice tho variety in ‘And the sound is so low of the river's sweep color, and the delicate desig ‘That you almost can hear the willows weep and happy wording of the clasp, 2 Sent by mail for $1.00 for any motto and color you choose. é —<—$—$<$— ea hie oe } ‘ ; The Famous World’s-Fair Issues vato Grounds, A Little Fly, Under Shelter, Forbidden Fruit, tha" Out of Bight. AVON GARTER C0., - - Chauncy St, Boston, Let the housekeeping woman have her way , A i WEEKL y. and all the fruit in its season would go into the | i kettle, to be eat it of _ 4 i . Boston Transcript. ‘Sy 14 WEEKS for — $1.00. PF EDS —— Benevolence is attended most everywhere by Ay ts Oerhy a 5 a host of professional worshipers, but those A pictorial history of the great Colambiss who practice it seem to die off eatly,—Zexas & —— = Exposition which is now drawing to a clseis Siftings. . contained in the World's-Fair issues of be TEMPTATION SOLICITED. Lestie, These fourteen weeks’ editions wil WiLute (who has eaten his apple)—"* Mabel, let's play Adam and Eve. You be Fe and] be sent to any one, postpaid, on receipt of $1.00 Til be Adam,” ran Maset—"*All right. Well?” They can be ordered through book and ees GOLD PL TE Witiz—"* Now you tempt me to eat your apple and I'll succumb.” dealers, or direct of the publishers, CEH THIS OCT and ond ito oe ABUELLATEER LTO pony nana —— 110 FIFTH AVE., No. 1 TROKONET ow R&40v. NEW YORK CITT. Pret snails ‘The very best and most reliable hand camera ever made, e boas No faulty rolled film, no glass plates to break ; still glass plates can be used. 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