Judge, 1899-10-21 · page 15 of 16
Judge — October 21, 1899 — page 15: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertising page** from Judge magazine, with one small cartoon joke. ## The Cartoon The main cartoon ("The Day Before the Family-Reunion Dinner") shows a turkey and dog conversing. The turkey worries "something awful is going to happen," while the dog replies he'll "probably have a chance to examine your bones to-morrow." **The joke**: Dark humor about the turkey's impending fate—it will be killed and eaten at tomorrow's dinner, leaving only bones for the dog to gnaw. This plays on the turkey's anxious premonition. ## The Advertisements The page is filled with period patent medicines and consumer products (Beecham's Pills, Old Overholt Whiskey, Cascaret laxative, Colgate's Shaving Soap, etc.)—typical of Judge's revenue model. One ad quotes a barber praising shaving soap, representing the era's common practice of endorsements by named individuals claiming product superiority. **Context**: Early 1900s American consumer culture relied heavily on such magazines for advertising revenue and product promotion.
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