Judge, 1894-05-12 · page 15 of 16
Judge — May 12, 1894 — page 15: what you’re looking at
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This is primarily an **advertising page** from Judge magazine, circa early 1900s. The central cartoon—titled "MISJUDGED"—is a brief social joke: a young man visits his girlfriend in the rain and gets soaked. Her younger brother reports that the girl had earlier criticized the suitor for lacking common sense, sarcastically quoting her: "you didn't know enough to come in out of the wet"—a period idiom meaning basic stupidity. The joke is that the soaked visitor has now literally proven her point. The surrounding advertisements are typical of the era: patent medicines (Scott's Emulsion for tuberculosis, Beecham's pills for constipation), consumer goods (Rambler bicycles, Remington cycles), luxury items (champagne, cigars), and dubious medical devices (rupture trusses). The page reflects early-20th-century commercial culture and widespread promotion of remedies for commonplace ailments.
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Lung Troubles show a tendency toward Consumption. A Cough is often the beginning. Don't wait until your condition is more serious. Take Scott’s | Emulsion the Cream of Cod-liver Oil, BUY A BICYCLE witha reputation AND YOU RUM NO RISK.” RAMBLER BICYCLES ARE KNOWN THE WORLD OVER. LACH ONE GUARANTEED, at once It overcomes all the conditions that invite tho Consumption Germs. Phy- sicians, the world over, cn- dcrse it. Coa't be deceived by Substitatest Prepare:! hy Scott & Bow: Geanp CENTRAL STATION inthe centre of New York City. The Hudson Kiver for one hundred and fifty miles. Ail Draggiats. The beautiful Mohawk Valley, in _ a) which are some of the finest landscapes in «An | EAFNE 3 and HEA NOISES ceived By using Niagara Falls, the world’s great- ESSN Sst ON se est cataract. The Adirondack Mountains, * Nation’s pleasure-ground and Sanitarium,” ire State Express. the in the world, J Islands, the fish the rostTi0n. in the world. Are a few of the many at the public by the NEW YORK CENTRAL, a ica’s Greatest Railroad \ctions offered, ranteed to contain ne rosin, or any tn substances. Wy Of Verfame Uxcelled. sk Jour dulce tue theso wud . SOLE U. 8. AGENTS, MULHENS & KROPFF, New York, REGARDED BY Cox NOISSEURS AS THE. PERFECTION OF AMERICAN CHAN CHAMPAGNE For Sale by All Leading Wine Dealers and Grocers. Tur wic Dear 1. Tl give you a cent. Say, pard, if See?” MISJUDGED. Look, Jimmy ! To dress, to call, to dine, to break No canon of the social code, The little laws that lackeys make, The futile decalogue of mode— How many a soul for these things lives, With pious passion, grave intent, While Nature careless-handed gives ‘The things that are most excellent ! —William Watson. |Remington — Cycles The young man came rushing into the house of his best girl as the rain came pouring down ** Wow !" exclaimed the small brother, meeting him at the door, “sister don’t know what she's talking about.” "Why, what did she say?” “she said th’ other day when you was here | that you didn't know enough to come in out of the wet."— Detroit Free Press. “Willie,” said the visitor, **what is your ambition?* **I'd like,” said’ the boy, putting s yellow-covered story of the plains “to have people tremble like leaves at the mere mention of my name."—Raymond's. ‘and Finish. NINE PATTERNS. POPULAR WEIGHTS. Prices, $100.00 to $135.00. Fitted ith the world-famous Bartlett ™ ‘or Palmer t clincher ™ Beecham’s pills are for biliousness, bilious headache, dyspepsia, heartburn, torpid liver, dizziness, sick head- | ache, bad taste in the mouth, coated tongue, loss of appe- tite, sallow skin, when caused by constipation; and consti- pation is the most frequent cause of all of them. Book free ; pills 25¢. drugstores,or write B. aie «gee Co. cli Canal St., New York. JMake® lon and better service ing ndvertiservents SEND FOR CATALOGUE. |REmINGTON [RMS (orpPany, 313°31§ Broadway, New York. Manufacturers of the Reminyton Fire-Arms, of world-wide reputation. ‘be most t eautiful woman in France is dead ¢ live the most beautiful woman in France ! Sf your Dealer does not keep them, Order DIRECT from us. |. RUPTURE CURED | WITH onr Improved 4 Whatantata day Bending us @ @ priate name for our grand New 1900. Full particulars will be fe gether with a colored plate of this the April number of “Success with Flowers,” ‘ cents per year with 6 lovely plants and bulbs for Spring flowering. {A sample copy will be sent free for the ask- ing. “dention Jupon. Add jastic Truss Worn with S8.CO., Cor, 12th Bt, New Vert, RST y Vos istheg [aaa to oa) Git onter dle H ttle angel 1° you'll throw a lot 0° mud on my sister's dress. é Q ( ]rbana Wine Cor Wine ¢ Company, URBANA. N ve CARL UPMANN’S OPIUM Jopor's Linzary is full of pure tan, Nopolitica. 10 Dred. eae he tegen ‘Onto. | America’s Favorite TEN-CENT CIGAR, ecelved the Mighest Awanl for Merit and BEWARF OF IMITATIONS. @ Tee vingee & Conard ce hr. Wert reve Pa t] BOUQUET CIGAR. |‘*****~* LADIES! ! Why Drink Poor Teas? GREATAMERICAN E CdmPany Gate toe ear celenratea ‘oad Forran tant ulsrs wires ‘TUE OnkaT aurkicay THA CO, S1and 33 Vesey St, N.Y. For Sale by first-class Dealers Everywhere. * World's Colnmman Exposition, 1, P.O, Fox 789, -llene} PRESS UF FLESS & RIDGE PRINTING Co, FIFTH_AVENUE, NEW YORK, comicbooks.com