Judge, 1899-12-16 · page 15 of 16
Judge — December 16, 1899 — page 15: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertisements** interspersed with brief comedic vignettes typical of Judge magazine's format. The main cartoon titled "MR. POMPEY ON NEW YORK'S SPEEDWAY" depicts an African American character named Pompey driving a vehicle, speaking in heavy dialect ("Ise gwine ter call on yer"). The joke concerns wealthy millionaires approaching on the speedway—Pompey claims he's already passed them, though his wheels have fallen off on the hard road. This reflects early-1900s attitudes toward automobiles, speed, and uses racial caricature common to the era's "humor." Other brief jokes scattered throughout address relationships (marriage proposals, marital finances) and bodily functions—typical Judge content. The advertisements promote patent medicines (Beecham's Pills for constipation, California Fig Syrup), wines, and various products targeting common complaints (pimples, opium addiction, constipation). These ads reveal what contemporaries considered marketable health concerns, now often viewed as quackery or inappropriate. The page lacks obvious political satire beyond one small quote criticizing "militarism" as giving army commissions to soldiers rather than politicians.
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