Judge, 1896-01-04 · page 16 of 18
Judge — January 4, 1896 — page 16: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertising page** from Judge magazine, a satirical publication. However, it contains one notable political cartoon and one joke worth explaining: ## The Cartoon The small illustration captioned *"Now, Freddie, I want you to develop a thirst for books"* depicts a schoolteacher speaking to a boy who responds: *"Wa-al, Miss Brown, this un's dry enough."* This is a schoolroom joke playing on the double meaning of "thirst"—the teacher wants him interested in reading, but the boy interprets it literally as actual thirst, commenting that he's already parched. ## Political Content A brief text joke references the **Armenian massacre** by the Ottoman Turk, noting darkly that fewer Armenians will be murdered going forward because fewer remain alive—a grim commentary on recent historical atrocities. This appears as filler between advertisements. The rest of the page consists entirely of **period product advertisements** (beer, champagne, tobacco cessation aids, bicycles, cameras), representing typical Judge magazine revenue sources from this era.
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