Judge, 1899-12-23 · page 6 of 46
Judge — December 23, 1899 — page 6: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, typical of early 1900s magazines. The main content includes: **Central Cartoon**: A small illustration captioned "ANXIETY" shows young owls asking Santa Claus if he knows they stay awake at night—a gentle, non-political joke about childhood worries during Christmas. **Other Humor Snippets**: Brief jokes scattered throughout: - A woman with a baby "that has never cried" (absurdist humor) - A waiter whose coat sleeve dips in soup, dismissing it casually (physical comedy) - A housekeeper observing that begging men are now "strong-looking fellows" (social observation about poverty/employment) - A servant noting employment agencies in poor neighborhoods are "convenient for the servants" (mild class commentary) **Dominant Content**: Full-page advertisements for whiskey (Hunter Baltimore Rye), diamonds (Chester Billings & Son), phonographs (Edison), pianos (Sohmer), embroidery machines, and various services. **Takeaway**: This page reflects early 1900s consumer culture and light, non-partisan humor typical of Judge—social observation rather than political satire.
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Sweet Home Festival Merry Christmas For Health, Happiness and Hospitality, and for Christmas Cheer no whiskey can be better recommended than Hunter Baltimore Rye Its superior quality unites the purest type of the purest whiskey with Age Uniformity Its quality today is just what it was 10 years ago and will be 10 years hence. Flavor Gorrito BY WH.LANAHANGSON BALTIMORE. What's more gracious as a present than a bottle of this true old cheer and comfort? WM. LANAHAN & SON, Baltimore, Md. Mrs, Binks—" The paper says a western woman has a baby that has never cried.” Mr. “By jove! 1 wonder how she'll New York Weekly. FREE—FREE Chester Billings & Son, successors To RANDEL, BAREMORE & BILLDIOB, mMronTeRs oF DIAMONDS AND MAMUPACTUEEES OF DIAMOND JEWELRY, 58 Nassau St., and 20 Maiden Lane, NEW YORK. 22 Holborn Viaduet, LONDON, E. 0.1 Indignant young man—" Waiter, your coat- sleeve dipped into this lady's soup." Odtiging waiter—" Don't mention it, sir; it will wash out. What kind of fish, please ?”—Ohio State Journal. t grades of It embroiders sili’ or cotton. Horas Bae DEMME S ROE SSLER Nanopore ro RE TEs an ADS ‘This little machine does the Anest embroidering now done by hand. on any fabric. Uses embroidery & anita ‘can “operate it An independent, living can be made at home with it. y faachine together with w full set of stamping Pattornn, full instructions teaching how to ao. the” machin« ‘ate of em- droidery ‘designs, contain Mlustrations, total value $2.00, given BS FREE |-@a to every new subscriber to the SEMI-WEEKLY ST. LOUIS STAR pXcoRATO in any climate. PRAIRIE STATE INCUBATOR CO. Homer Cy,Pa. ether you coatings the, reste with you wi ine fovanre habe and complete ‘market, reports of Bonds, socks, Tive stock and ‘produce. fample ‘co PERE free on, ‘apptication. reg annual subscrtpton orice. and Ou this embroidery” machine, ae, e_port-pald, and. the. Semi: THe LOUIS STAR: ST.LOUIS “T shouldn't think they would bave an em ployment agency in such a poor neighborhood.” ‘It's more convenient for the servants,” Brooklyn Life. Among the very best pianos manufactured in this country is the Sohmer. Possessing re- markable sweetness and purity of tone, these janos are classed by professionals as’ being fully equal (and in some respects superior) to| any made in the world. They are so perfectly and peculiarly constructed as to guarantee their reliability in any climate. Housckeeper—"* What's the reason that all the men who come around begging now are such big. strong-looking fellows?” — Potite pilgrim—* De reason, lady, is dat it's on'y strong-looking fellows wat kin beg nowadays widout gettin” hurt.” — Philadelphia Record. Tue Pionrer Liwirep. — Only Perfect Train in the world. Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway. | Address for free illustrated, descriptive booklet, Geo. H. Heafford, General Passenger Agent, Chicago, Ill, S< 1 WE, gail ANXIETY. Younc ow.—‘'I wonder if Santa Claus knows that we stay awake at nights?” THE EDISON PHONOGRAPH in “CONCERT” REDUCED TO $100. Deyo Rote Prove tere Pani Conan 1 eter spelen samara oa a a space a rane yaa ea Sakestureuimy eect andar a epou aaed Sasegee havejan Eiox Puoxnanara. All use the same records and gtve Py iferen sles of which va sea of nator wich vary the con caecrn PHONOGRAPH COMPANY, New Yorn, our gueats while It pleases Joa layed ye Sat banical mo plage) te NONE GENUINE WITHOU ‘Garey comicbooks.com