Judge, 1895-08-31 · page 12 of 16
Judge — August 31, 1895 — page 12: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising**, typical of early 20th-century magazines. Notable content includes: **Main Cartoon:** "Delaying the Inevitable" depicts street urchins (labeled "Chorus") pressuring a man to fall over, threatening to be late for school if he delays. It's a dark-humor joke about poverty and children's casual cruelty—the boys are waiting to rob or mock a drunk man. **Advertisements reflect period concerns:** Anti-mosquito products ("Anti-Skeet"), bicycle safety lamps, men's formal wear, and notably, whiskey and tobacco products sold without restriction. The "Mail Pouch" chewing tobacco ad emphasizes it's "anti-nervous" and "anti-dyspeptic"—common health claims of the era before modern advertising regulations. **Belle of Nelson Whiskey** advertisement explicitly states it was "used in United States government hospitals," reflecting pre-Prohibition attitudes toward alcohol as medicine. The page illustrates early 1900s consumer culture, marketing tactics, and social attitudes now considered shocking (child poverty humor, unregulated drug/alcohol claims).
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