Judge, 1897-06-12 · page 12 of 18
Judge — June 12, 1897 — page 12: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from **Judge** (a Gilded Age satirical magazine) contains mixed advertising and humor typical of the 1890s. **The Main Cartoon**: The central illustration labeled "WHY DON'T WOMEN HAVE VOTES?" depicts two figures in a horse-drawn carriage apparently fleeing or in chaotic motion. The question is satirical—the joke appears to reference ongoing debates about women's suffrage. The cartoon's point is unclear from the image alone, though it likely mocks either pro- or anti-suffrage arguments. **Other Jokes**: Brief quoted humor pieces mock men's obliviousness in romance ("the girl that Pottersby thought he was flirting with") and absurd logic about aviation ("repeal of the law of gravitation"). **Advertising**: The page is heavily dominated by period product ads (hair restorer, cigars, cocktail kits, stomach bitters) and promotional content, reflecting Judge's business model. A Northern Pacific Railway advertisement and "Wonderland '97" tourist publication appear prominently. The overall content reflects 1890s consumer culture and conservative humor regarding women's emerging political activism.
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“What became of that Samuels girl that Pot- tersby was flirting with last summer?" ** You mean the girl that Pottersby thought be was | lig flirting with? She married bim."— London ig) Tid-Bits, if =e o c == is near the summit of the CONTINENTAL DIVIDE— | Rocky Mountains—west of Helena, Montana. The through trains of the NORTHERN PACIFIC for SPOKANE, SEATTLE, TACOMA and PORTLAND pass within a few feet of it. It is but one of. many such objects seen from the train-windows. Three out of five are dyspeptics. The other two take Abbott’s Angostura Bitters. Hojak—" Do you think that navigation of the air will ever be a success?” Zomdik— “Certainly, All that is necessary is to obtain the repeal of the law of gravitation,"—Zowis- SEND cone yPLEPACKAGE =| ville Courier-Journal. SO Fo SAN PRICES > [tb rere. The reason that Covk's /mperial Champagne, extra dry, is always good is the great care taken in making it. WONDERLAND '97, a finely illustrated publication just is- | sued, is devoted entirely to describing the Northwest, including Yrutow- STONE PARK, the OLYMPIC Mountain region, the great MINING camps of Montana, IDAHO, and the KooTENAt country, } Send SIX CENTS for it. CHAS. S. FEE, Gen. Pass. AccnT, ST. PAUL, MINN. This is not a true story. Not being a true | | story, it is of necessity a fiction story. Being | a fiction story. it tells a lie. Anything that tells a lie should be suppressed. ‘That's why I shall not write the story.—Philadelphia Bul- letin, The New York public knows that Dr. Sie- gert’s is the only genuine Angostura Bitters. It is useless to offer an imitation. Set of 12 Portfolios. 16 full-page photos, each 13! x 11, 192 pages in all, subject, “* Beautiful | | Times- Herald, Paris,” edition cost $100,000, given absolutely | |} free, with beautiful case, by Dobbins Soap | | Manufacturing Company, Philadelphia, Pa. % Boxof their customers. Write for particulars. The Best SY pleasantest tasting, Casiest smoking and finest made atogies in the world— STANDARD PITTSBURG S STOGIES A fine mild cigar, made in the ‘The ereatest economy, Box with 109 n iaige (All “tharges paid)” Send. for ze | iuisgotr many aiferent qualitieg of fine Pittsburg Stogies, R. & W, Jenkinson Co., Pittsburg, Pa. Take advantage of cheap tickets for the |i Convention of Elks at Minneapolis July 6th i and visit some of these places Vellowstone Park especially. In} ON-OUR- Ne SSSS5 55 S05 SaS5 S55 S555 SSSSSSSSS550! ED. PINAUD'S 278tasose Staassoure, RUPTURE CURED. THIS REMARKABLE TOILET PREPARATION LIE SEM TAB RESTORE. Nalsiit Ra Mn eat es © better Cocktail at home than is served over any bar in the world HE CLUB ~ TeGue MANHATTAN, — MARTINI. Whiskey, HOLLAND Gi TOM GIN, VERM 4 YORK. Do not be wrongfully prejudiced against a} bottled Cocktail until you have tried the} “Club” brand. The principle is correct, the i } ingredients the best, and the result is all that | can be desired. Try them and satisfy yourself. { TRATES At TINS WA NURRAY SU SATLORIOAW WHY DON'T WOMEN HAVE VOTES? Etnrt—" Aren't you sorry for Greece ?* and well matured liquors and the m These Cocktails are made of absolute $ equal to the best cocktails served over any} Eprta* Wi é ass $ bar in the world. The proportions being ac-{ Advertising ete by, bila ro f curate, they will always be found uniform. ¢ Solicitors se H AVOID IMITATIONS i Wanted j EAA Naat ROE | ines i G. F. HEUBLEIN & BRO., Sole Props. in every city in the United States to canvass t Br H for JUDGE'S LIBRARY MAGAZINE. — H 9 Boo plceadlliy, W. 1 | ‘The right men can make money rapidly. Persons with advertising * pulls” wanted. THROAT EASE »° BREATH PERFUME Ned—"*1 didn't know he could run. Address * Why, my dear fellow, that man has I usr F.Coox, JUDGE PUB. CO., SE Subbub years aad wover Dlasad a rai wi bee wee ee ‘Ave. N+ ™N sprint Tigers ever mised ate NEW YORK. 2 —< Sood for Soung and Old. DE ABNESS.&.HEA0 Noises CURED. oc on cm anes SEMESEN COLT A Rocntsren 4. Maeda = s oe EEE PUBLISHERS, supe’ PRINTERS AND Desiring paper ‘of superior excellence and uniformity can secure it of the makers of the papers used in LITHOGRAPHERS _ the various publications of THE JUDGE PUBLISHING COMPANY. - comicbooks.com