Judge, 1900-03-24 · page 14 of 16
Judge — March 24, 1900 — page 14: what you’re looking at
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This is primarily an **advertising page** from Judge magazine, with several small humorous anecdotes interspersed among ads for whiskey, bicycles, brandy, and rail travel. The main cartoon—"Influenced by It"—depicts a **goat and cow** discussing erratic weather. The cow complains she's serving "ice-cream one day and boiled milk the next," suggesting the weather's unpredictability affects her dairy production. This is gentle, absurdist humor playing on anthropomorphized farm animals. Other brief anecdotes mock social conventions: a woman jealous of a friend who "doesn't show her age," a man deflecting a marriage proposal, a detective flirting with a suspect, and jokes about church cough drops and British military tactics. The advertisements reflect early 1900s consumer culture—mail-order whiskey sales, the Rambler bicycle factory, and the Overland Limited train service to California via Chicago & North-Western Railway. The page exemplifies Judge's blend of satirical humor and commercial content targeting middle-class readers.
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When you call for— See that the Bottle is a fac-simile of this cut. Distilled for His Majesty, the Best American Citizen, For sale by Best Dealers, Cafes and Hotels. J. & A. FREIBERG, Cincinnati, O. “TL hate her! Winifred’s lustrous eyes flashed angrily. ‘* Why, we thought she was such an old friend of yours,” we ventured. She is !" exclaimed Winifred with vehemence ; “but she doesn’t show her age, the deceitful, hypocritical minx!” Of course, when they met henceforth she would speak to her and kiss her, but that was all,—Detreit Journal. Wanted---Salesmen To sell whiskies in bond to the retail trade. Only EEPerienced men with best of reference need apply. Good salaries or most liberal commission arrange- ments. Correspondence confidential. Address The Mountain Distilling Co., CINCINNATI, OHIO. He—* Miss Smyth—Clai you be my wife?” Sie—'* Really, Mr. Brown, this is so sudden. I must have time to” — He (interrupting)—"*As you please. This soli- , Love you. Will (interrupting him)—‘*As I was saying when you interrupted me, I must have time to at least try on the ring before giving you the an- swer you wish.” — Philadelphia Evening Tele. graph. ja PITTSBURG- *CINCINNATI- ‘CHICAGO. “What have you “* Here, Henry, these been reading about to- lozenges will keep you day?" Noah and from coughing in answered the church.” ‘Great gov- youngster. ‘Ah! set is very interest yes) he had it easy. He had the whole del uge to himself, and never had to worry about making any loops. And when it was over there weren't enough people on earth to make it worth while writing magazine ar- ticles about i Washington Star. ernor, Amelia! I can stay away from church if Lhave to. What I want is a lozenge that can keep me from | coughing in a railway- fice." Jndianapelts Journal. Clara (after a tiff}— “T presume you would like your ring back?” George—"* Never mind —keep it. No other girl T know could use that ring unless she wore it on her thumb.” —Tid- Bits, ‘THe RAMBLER FACTORIES of to-day are the results of that foresight and confidence which prompted the building of the first ly bicycle factory in the part of our present great “RoWer of 1900 are the result of twenty- ‘one years’ experience—the stan ard of wheel excellence. No better wheel is made. PRICE SZO Agencies everywhere, Catalog free. “Why are you ques- tioning me so closely?” fiercely demanded the woman, turning upon him. ** Do I look as if Thad ever killed any- body?" “Your eyes are quite capable of it, madam," gallantly re= |plied the detective, Whereupon she relent- | That British com- mander in South Afri- ca would make a great boxer.” ** How's that?” “Why, the paper says that he swung his left ed, and presently he American Bicycle Co, forward about two went away with the Gormully & Jeffery Sales Dept. miles and struck a sav- desired information. — Cmcaco age blow."— Harvard Chicago 7 Lampoon. INFLUENCED BY IT. THe GoatT—* What horribly changeable weather we are having lately !" Tie cow—"' Yes, indeed. I find myself giving ice-cream one day and boiled milk the next.” EVERY DAY IN THE YEAR| THE OVERLAND LIMITED A strictly first-class train, consisting of BUFFET-SMOKING AND LIBRARY CARS, PULLMAN DOUBLE DRAWING-ROOM SLEEPING CARS AND DINING CARS runs through between Chicago and (IRNIA 03 Days without change via the CHICAGO, UNION PACIFIC & NORTH-WESTERN LINE affording the quickest transit to San Francisco, the gateway to THE HAWAIIAN AND PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, CHINA AND JAPAN, FOR INFORMATION AND DESCRIPTIVE PAMPHLETS APPLY TO PRINCIPAL AGENCIES: 208 WASHINGTON STREET, + | BOSTON. 435 VINE STREET, CINCINNATL. AY, 1 MEW YORK. 807 SMITHFIELD STREET, PITTSBURG. + CHICAGO. 127 THE ARCADE, CLEVELAND. PHILADELPHIA. 17 CAMPUS-MARTIUS, OETROIT, 201 MAIN STREET, . QUFFALO. Wo. 2 KING STREET, EAST, * ToRONTO, ONT, ALL AGENTS SELL TICKETS VIA THE ‘CHICAGO & NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. Needful We take our whiskey as we need it, but always like THE BEST Hunter Baltimore Rye 10 Years Old BattiMore RYE Is CONC son The Purest Type BALTIMORE of the | Purest Whiskey Sold at all First-class C éa and by Jobbera WM. LANAHAN & IN, Baltimore, Md, ** Ab, you are like the moon,” he said— “The queen of night, ‘That sends to us from yj ‘The stars her light.” She did not bow her stately head, Nor turn her eyes; She did not blush a rosy red, Nor utter sighs. ** The moon, up there,” he said again, “Is much like you, Because the blamed thing is so cold, And distant, too! —Chicago Times-Herald “A genuine Old Brandy made from wine.” —Medical Press (London), August, 1899. iMARTELL’S THREE STAR BRANDY. Lawyer—"* So. witness, your name is Sa son?” Witness—"* Yes, sit.” Lawyer—"* Not remember you are on your oath, Do you seri- ously think you could break your namesake's record?” Wetness—"* 1 don't_ know, sir; but I'd like to try when you have finished with the jaw bone." Brooklyn Life. 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