Judge, 1898-08-27 · page 14 of 16
Judge — August 27, 1898 — page 14: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and humor snippets**, not a single cohesive political cartoon. The main satirical content includes brief quips mocking contemporary issues: 1. **Spanish-American War reference**: A verse about Admiral Cervera's fleet, with commentary that Spanish admirals "never catch anything"—satirizing Spanish military incompetence during the 1898 conflict. 2. **Military recruitment joke**: A West Union man frustrated by troop calls during circus season, poking fun at mobilization efforts. 3. **Domestic satire**: Jokes about fathers saving for retirement only to finance daughters' "cultivated talents," and a soap price comparison exposing deceptive marketing. 4. **British servant humor**: A Punch reprint featuring an applicant claiming hundreds of previous positions—implying dishonesty or job-hopping. The page is dominated by product advertisements (Sozodont toothpaste, Cabarets health product, Bausch & Lomb binoculars, and "How?" instructional book), which was standard Judge magazine format.
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Cervera dashed out of the harbor to save His ships and his men from a watery grave; Bat quickly observed, with misfortune most dire, ; He'd jumped from the frying-pan into the fire. —Daenver Post. The Buffalo paper which calls the Spanish fleet commander “Admiral Kodak "is guilty of a gross impropriety. The Spanish admirals never catch anything.—Rechester Sunday Her- ald, “* Demmit !* said a West Union man on cir- cus day as he laboriously elbowed his way through the crowd, ** why doesn't the president make another call’ for troops ?"— West Union (Zowa) Garette, By the time a man gets a few dollars saved up for his old age he is told that his daughter has talents which should be cultivated.— A? chison (Kansas) Glo “What is the price of Dobbins's Electric Soap?” ‘* Five vents a bar, full size; just re- duced from ten, Hasn't been less than'ten for thirty-three years.” ‘* Why, that’s the price of common brown soap. Send mea box. I can't afford to buy any other soap after this.” RUCKEL MISTRESS (about fo engage a new housemaid)—"* Have you had any experience ?” ApPpLicant—“‘ Oh, yes, mum. I've been in ‘undreds of sitiwations.” —Punch, LAR LPALOR LAA LAR Ee 10¢ 25¢50¢ ALL DRUGGISTS. Field and Marine Glasses Revolutionized BAUSCH & re SIELD GLASS, OLD BEST ORDINARY BINOCULAR FIELD GLASS, COMPACT, LIGHT, POWERFUL FIELD OF VIEW a b = BULKY, HEAVY, WEAK FIELD OF VIEW He the othe . BAUSCH & LOMB-ZEISS CLASS ORDINARY BINOCULAR CLass. The above is a correct comparison of the relative size and size of field of the NEW and OLD glasses of the same power Bausch & Lomb-Zeiss STEREO Field Glasses By an arrangement of two double reflecting prisms of superior quality the ray ol "gt ‘ht is bent upon itself four times without the slightest loss of brilliancy, making it pos- le to place the object lenses far enough apart to obtain perfect stereoscopic effect, and affording optical powers hitherto unobtainable. The eye-pieces are the same as those used in the most powerful astronomical tele scope, do not tire the eyes, and, where the eyes afe not mates, can be adjusted separately. When once adjusted they are set for objects at practically all distances. BOOKLET FREE. ADDRESS DEPT. v. FOR SALB AT ALL OPTICIANS’ MANUPACTURERS BAUSCH & LOMB OPTICAL CO. ROCHESTER, N. Y. That Reminds Me HAVE YOU READ THE BOOK CALLED 66 HOW 9 PRICE, |() CENTS. New York No other Book like it was eve | published. | Here is a sample page from the index: Accident—How to Actin Case of Children— How to Bring Up Coal—How to Dimeult Things “How to Bo Dishes—How to W: Dog—How to Pick Out a Good Domestic Pests—How to Exterminate Dep How Girt Should Dress When Cony: Black Bass—How to Capture Black Satin—How to Clean How to Dress in Fashior Blackberries How to Can How to Dress When Belng Photographed Books-—How to Care Fi Drive—How to 9 ‘How to Color Fe How to Clean Fires How They 0 rw to Carne Fish—Ho' e Address ARKELL PUBLISHING CO., 110 Fifth Avenue, New Yorks comicbooks.com i)