Judge, 1899-12-16 · page 12 of 16
Judge — December 16, 1899 — page 12: what you’re looking at
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This page primarily consists of **advertisements and a handwritten letter**, with minimal satirical cartoon content. The most substantial editorial piece is the poem **"Flattery,"** which compares courtly love poetry of medieval times to contemporary flirtation. The satire is gentle: it nostalgically contrasts sincere (if clumsy) medieval verse with modern superficiality. The accompanying anecdote mocks a woman's endless talking—the man jokes about inventing a "voiceless curtain-lecture" (a reference to nagging wives), suggesting frustration with female verbosity, a common period trope. Below this is a small illustration labeled **"Apple-Pie Order"**—depicting what appears to be domestic chaos or confusion—though its exact satirical point is unclear from the visible image. The remainder of the page contains **commercial advertisements** for champagne, liqueurs, plants, real estate, shaving soap, and other goods typical of early 20th-century magazines. A handwritten testimonial letter from a real estate broker adds authenticity to the advertising. The page reflects Judge's mixed format: light social satire paired with substantial commercial content.
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PLATTERY. In earlier days, when knights were brave ‘And each one served his lady fair, Each lover fond was wont to rave ‘About his lady's eyes and hair. Each sang his loved one’s charms in verse, Eager her loveliness to praise ; And some was bad, and some was worse, In earlier days. America’s Best In earlier days each lady fair Took all this homage as her due. CHAMPAGNE RETR ‘Though the verse limped she did not care, EVERY DROP PURE. 3m For poets then—as now—were few. ry Each knew her beauty had no flaw, : Each poet's praise was all sincere ; Fermentation takes And yet those poets never saw place in the Bottle, ‘So fair a maid as you, my dear, None sold not fully In earlier days. istered Fand {Post —Somerville Journal. fect, Try it once and you will buy no other, al For sate by ail leading Grocers and Wine Merchants, As she paused for breath he reached for his hat and started for the door. ‘* Where are you i ed, “Tam going to telegraph er nd tell him that after he has perfected his wireless telegraphy there is another field of much the same nature for him to invade.” ‘* What is it?” she de- manded. “I want him to devote his intellect to the invention of a voiceless curtain-lecture.”” —Chicago Post. ‘Adorn Your Home and Office 4 Palins, Ai are not affected — RANK NETACHERT, Celcage, 1. 7 Barclay Gt, Hew Yett. 5, we. Pate Sat agen d Bre 10, Areca, $189 ach, ben Bi No. 180. Pere Dib, $1.8. eS raven, Glacher dametar FIFTH AVENUE HOTEL, New York. “Your BARBER’S SHAVING SOAP makes a good and substantial lather, and does not evaporate as rapidly. as other soaps. In fact, | cheerfully recommend it as the best I have ever used.” JOHN SCHREIBER. Sf SHAVING SOAP 8 | | { Three Symbols of Americanism. Symbetie of the strength of the the Amertew Eagle, Truly American Prodacion 6 Kind 1'Don, Amorted Leet Piaste, [Om rveviotof 63 we wil ein, exprrm prepaid, tmerted Ligarare, pot wp Ta eer Good icach Banh balding toe drake Ration ‘Symbolic of the social life of the Nation le Amertenn Wemashead, Symbalie of the achievements of Amerteas Lndastry are gle Liqueurs ‘The ‘WrltaforLtestrated Booklet and Prices. EAGLE LIQUEUR DISTILLERIES, Raetectro Rees, Ditliors and Exporters, Eatah, 1878, 047-009 Marti By 945.068 K Front 8, Caclanatl, O. CAS for acceptable ideas PATENT Beate if patented. ‘THE P, timers, Ma. catalogue. THE POMONA COMPANY, 1181-1183 Broadway, New York, EARL & WILSON'S NS LIN COLLA t THE BANNER OF GOLD ‘Aa Ilustrated 1¢-page Monthly Literary and Semi-Sclentifie Temperance Journal It advocates Inebriate Rescue Work, and is the established medium of 300,000 Keeley Cure Graduates It utilizes all reform forces. Subscription Fifty Cents. Sample Copy Farr 400 BOYLSTON BLDG. OHIOAGO, ILL GIVES Strengt is 30 Days’ Trial anpamarrelons: (ee Suerte by my Electric Bet erates Pac en nae Fis, d APS deattes ote cate oat | packs. J. EDWARD L. McLEAN, —=== REAL ESTATE BROKER, == comicbooks.com peReegevecestR=s8.