Judge, 1900-05-12 · page 14 of 16
Judge — May 12, 1900 — page 14: what you’re looking at
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This page from Judge contains multiple satirical cartoons and advertisements typical of early 1900s American humor: **Main Cartoons:** 1. **"Love and Grip" joke**: A doctor diagnoses a young woman's illness as "the grip" (influenza) after her father mentions she suffered a love disappointment—satirizing the period's attribution of women's ailments to romantic disappointment rather than actual medical causes. 2. **"Kentucky Politics" cartoon**: A prisoner admits chasing his wife with a pistol; the judge sentences him, calling it an attempt to introduce "Kentucky politics into Indiana domestic life"—satirizing Kentucky's reputation for violent feuds and frontier lawlessness. 3. **The cyclist illustration**: Features a couple on a bicycle in rain, with the caption "She had no umbrella"—a double entendre about sexual impropriety cloaked in innocent language, typical of Judge's suggestive humor. The page is primarily **advertisements** for products like Kodak cameras, Martell's brandy, Sohmer pianos, and bicycles, interspersed with brief jokes and social commentary reflecting contemporary attitudes.
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[,.{% Doctor, what ails my daughter?” ** Be- fore I answer that question let me ask if you have reason to think she has had a love dis- e : T appointment of any kind.” ‘I know she has “Then, madam, your daughter has the grip."—Chicago Tribune, People who take DR. SIEGERT'S Angos- Once you use it 5 tura Bitters in the spring don’t suffer from chills you will take as and fever and malaria in July and August. no other. Beware of poisonous domestic substitutes. bee that tne aN aN Prisoner—* Yes, your honor; I admit that ‘ Bottle tes Le NS > | Lchased her around the house with a pistol.” of this | Judge—'* Well, I give you three months in the work-house and one hundred dollars fine for trying to introduce Kentucky politics into In- | diana domestic life."—/ndianapolis Press. Ifit tent an Eastman, it isn't a Kodak, Physiological Exercise without any apparatus whatever, and re- lenses, sutomatic quiring but a few minutes’ time in your own room just before retir- shutters, are made of ing. yy this Kondcneed seen Fob ee ae - alumiaum and load in i | ten’ minutes than by any other in tw ire, SECs daylight. $10.00 to | z POT bs cule caseral easy aad spusty wuibod der chutsion | TERRE OF TE OR ROUTE. $17.50. a pejet health, physical development, and elasticity of mind and Es Kodak Co. ys Rochester, N. Y. 4 4 \ ABSOLUTELY CURES CONSTIPATION, INDIGESTION, tie Soheee pianos are pecommeeed to the RVOI public for their power, purity, richness and SLEEPLESSNESS, NERVOUS EXHAUSTION, ality of tone, and are considered the mos % and revitalizes the whole body. i i Catalogues free at the dealers or by matt. 5 Bop of Soh tats ging in axe from Stee a igh Jorable and reliable pianos ever made. siz,and all recommend the system. "Since no two people are in the : — E same physical condition, individual instructions are given in each] + Did you feel very keenly your broken en- “I don’t think I would ever make a political Fy weite at once for full information and Booklet containing in- | agement, Clementine?’ ‘Yes; but I dost speaker.” said Mr. Meekton. |“ Why not? ; dorsements from many of America’s leading citizens to think my heart was involved. My grief resak. | ides of oF sending 3p and Glkiog’ for an bow hot ALOIS P. SWOBODA, ea feet ae oS Sod by changing ay and a half at a stretch, with Henrietta situing 3440036 Washlaztoa St., CHICAGO, ILL. BNE Sarena ceetee in’ the audience not saying a word, makes me | ~ nervous,”"—Washington Star. Beecuam's Pitts will dispel the ** blues.” SR25- £ THE PLEASURE OF CYCLING LIES IN THE SELECTION OF THE WHEEL YOU RIDE, AND THERE IS AN INDE- ‘SCRIBABLE SATISFAC- TION IN KNOWING P “ THAT YOUR oe wees New York: Brooktyn: Boston? 69 Be d C Zan. Philadetphia: oD x p WHEEL IS Chicago 74Btato St. A 77 AS GOOD AS PRESS ARTISTS' LEAGUE. fi ¢ . bblieeoaae ‘The exhibition of the press artists’ league. f g 4 | — to be held in the Waldort-Astoria daring the ! Mn y } week of May fourteenth, should be a fittin; Z, o as ton stason that has been Ia many wate My 2 CLEVELAND the most remarkable ever known in this city. /, =< / OF course the idea of a black-and.white exh y f BEVEL-GEAR ition is an old one in London, where it is as MY raueh of a Asture as. the more’ pretentions el CHAINLESS affairs. But in this country there has never , / 4 been an attempt to do anything of the kind Yy until the present enterprise was projected. The artists connected with the daily and weekly press have responded to the call with a will, and as a result there will be upwards of six thousand originals of cartoons, comics, carica- tures, portraits and other sketches, and in ad- dition to this there will be a fine display from the collections of leading publishing - houses. ‘The list of patrons includes the names of such well-known men as William Dean Howells, Dean E. A. Hoffman, Andrew Carnegie, Gen- eral Nelson A. Miles and others equally dis- tinguished in their several callings. Cards of admission may be had on application to Mr. George M. Baxter, at the headquarters of the league, room No. 24, World building. cet! at Bicycles are trim, compact, perfectly noise- | less, and easy to clean. Every part reveals “A LEGITIMATE MYSTERY.” Zag rarest pan. | ; ; integrity, and the Salshed whee lon ideal ba ee Tey. ned ied Rs SHE HAD NO UMBRELLA. symmetry and beauty. tna}. unique conception. PS wrnstbtan, 17003, Bread Gh, Puilsdelpata Pi, | Dusenneree —"* Now, Miss Gaygurl, what do you think of this shower ?” The best gears and fittings only are used. Miss Gaycurt— Well, I must say it has the drop on me.” They are assembled under our own super « POOTLIGHT FAVORITES” 300 of them, vision with the nicest care. including Maude Adams, Edna Wallace Hopper, Josie The number of CLEVELANDS 0% Hall, Edaa May, Lillian Russell, Clara’ Lip- the road testifies to their popularity. man, Virginia Harned, May Irwin, Anna Held, B G Chaink THE “SOHMER” HEADS THE el & pine Romel, Ge oe Ge . K, Hackett, Cyril Scott, i ia Jitters cones i's i alae LIST OF THE HIGHEST 1900 Model, $75 GRADE PIANOS. in Wheels, Chain , ail tor 25 cents in stamps or silver. Can YouDortr} | MARTELL’S SO : 1900 Models, $40 and $50 |] | Number 10 Puzzle. | Woe clTaLoeee THREE STAR ee ok ee] THREE STAR | PIANOS | ccna receipt of 16¢. ‘ai OPIUM & MoRPMINE, HABIT permet Cnas. B, Exwons, Drawer 56, Hartford, Conn, AT ALL BARS AND RESTAURANTS. Sohmer Building, @dracrxtw ‘Charge. Address Home Cor A er eee iq ith Ave., cor. 224 St. Dept. 12, Hi W. st Sty New Fork “A genuine Old Brandy made from wine.” —Medical Press(London), August, 1899 comicbooks.com