Judge, 1900-05-19 · page 14 of 16
Judge — May 19, 1900 — page 14: what you’re looking at
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This is primarily an **advertising page**, not a satirical cartoon page. The advertisements and brief text snippets reflect late-1890s/early-1900s American consumer culture and attitudes. **Key content includes:** - **Photography equipment** (Kodak): Marketed to amateur photographers - **Bicycles** (Cleveland, Sterling): Popular transportation/leisure items of the era - **Patent medicines** (Angostura Bitters, Siegert's, Keeley Cure): Addressing various ailments with unregulated products - **Railroad service** (Chicago & North-Western Railway): "One Night to Denver" offering modern rapid travel - **Architecture book**: "Palliser's American Architecture"—enabling ordinary people to build homes with professional designs **The brief joke text** mocks relationships (the "savage bachelor") and includes a colonial-era anecdote about a Kaffir (a period term for Black Africans) courier—reflecting contemporary racial attitudes without being a formal cartoon. **Overall message:** The page showcases consumer goods and services available to American middle-class readers, reflecting optimism about technology, commerce, and modernization in this era.
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fit tent an Eastman, it isn't a Kodak, Pocke Kodaks have ‘achromatic lenses, automatic shutters, are made of aluminum and load in daylight. $10.00 to $17.50. Eastman Kodak Co. Rochester, N. Y. Catalogues free at the dealers or by mil. “A genuine Old Brandy made from wine.” —Medical Press (London), August, 1899. MARTELL’S THREE STAR BRANDY. AT ALL BARS AND RESTAURANTS. “Young woman, young woman” — sput- | tered the savage bachelor, whom the sweet young thing had stirred to super-indignation. “Is that all you can think to say?” she asked sweetly. ‘Is there anything worse to be said?” he asked ; and with that he felt much consoled. Indianapolis Pres. The great spring tonic—DR SIEGERT'S Angostura Bitters. Qne teaspoonful before meals, Beware of poisonous domestic substi tutes. When introduced to ladies how Real sad we feel to find, Just as we make our gravest bow, Our collar loose behind. —Arkansaw Thomas Cat. ‘The Sohmer piano is an instrument that is an ornament to any parlor. ‘The yellow correspondent at the front re- garded the Kaffir runner narrowly and won- dered if he were trustworthy, ‘* What would you do with your dispatches if you were about to be captured?” he asked, ** Would you swal- low them?” “Yes,” replied the Kafr. ‘We. are a credulous people, sir.” Here the corre- spondent started violently and dismissed his doubts.— Detroit Jour nual. Flatulence is cured by Bercita's Pitts. One Night to Denver CHICAGO & NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY The number of Clevelands on la The Bevel- Gear Models are perfect- ly noiseless, easy to clean, and the perfect gears) make great Speed possible. Bevel-Gear Chainless $75 1900 Chain Models, $50 Send for Catalogue. Nain Office: CLEVELAND, 0. ‘The Bevel-Gear Chainless is no long- eran experiment ; it isa pronounced Success, and is conceded to be the highest type of bicycle construc- tion. Entire freedom from dirty HYS:~ chains and sprockets make it par- ticularly desirable for business and professional men, Chainless Models, £ & G, $75. . Chainless Models, A & C, $00, Roadsters, $40. Light Roadsters, $50. Tandems, $75. ‘The STERLING BICYCLE, You will get more prompt attention and better service by mentioning Ju'box when answering advertisements, THE COLORADO SPECIAL, leaves Chicago at 10 every morn- ing, via Chicago-Union Pacific & ‘North-Western Line, arriving Den- ver 1.20 next afternoon and Colorado Springs and Manitou same evening. ‘No change of cars; all meals in din- ing cars. Another fast train at 10.30 p.m. daily. New book, Colorado— Tilustrated, mailed on receipt of four cents postage. Callon any agent or at New Yors}495 Vine 8t 30! 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It bids you welcome to the REAL playgrounds of the nation where the ozone is a health-lift and where tired humanity finds sweet har- mony in rest, recreation and reflection. And besides, it speaks in favor of the most luxurious train service in the world. ‘ The book (beautifully illustrated) is free to you. Send six cents, enough to pay postage is all we ask. Address, GEO. H. HEAFFORD, Gen'l Passenger Agent, Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Ry., Old Colony Building, CHICAGO. 4. H. HILAND, Traffic Manager. Alcohol, Opium, 1 Drug Using. y. BUFFALO, - N.Y. LEXINGTON, MAGS, PROVIDENCE, BR. 1. WEST HAVEN, CON i bese IReTFEUTER. Communi. Eations consdential. Weite Dept. 112, 21 W. Ht St, New York. A $5.00 BOOK FOR $1.00. ‘Tho Latest and Best Publication on Modern Artistic Dwellings and Other Balldings of Low Cost. Pattiser’s AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE; Or, Every Man a Complete Builder. BE YOUR OWN ARCHITECT, This book will save you hundreds of dollars if you are thinkiag abgat building a house, | You are thinking of building a house you ought to buy the new book. Palliser's American “Architecture ; or, Every Mast Complete Builder, prepared by Palliser, Palliser & Co., the well known Architects: ‘There is not a builder or any one intending to bulld or otherwise interested that can afford to be without it. Itis a practical work and everybody buys it. The best, cheapest and most popular book ever issued on Building. Nearly four hundred drawings. A $s book ia size and style, but we have determined to make it meet the popular Gemand, to suit the times, so that it can be eaally reached by all. ‘This book contains 104 pages 1114 inches in size, and consists of large oxt2 plate pages, giving plans, elevations, perspective views, Sacpoes, overs Dames actual cost Reo abaront . ho guess work, and instructions How to Build yo C stages Vill Double Houses, Brick Block Houses, suitable for city suburbs, town and country houses for the {2 ane Soenes. og) for sections 1 country, and costing from to 3 also Barns ables: Seheol House Tews Halk Churches, and other public buildings tonetbet With specificatior form of contract, anda irge amount of information on the erection of buildings, selection of site, employment of architects. It is worth $5 to any one, but I will send it in paper cover by mail, Posies co. receipt of $1 ; bound freon, $2. IC you ever intend to build get this ‘and. aqudy it before you commence, ‘This should be Your first step toward building & rouse, 80 as 19 ascertain. kind of a house you want and 6nd out how much it is going to cost before going ahead. ‘There is not one person in a hundred that builds & house bet that wishes, after it is too late, 2 that hehad made some different - arrangements on planning the interior, and would give macy dollars to have had it otherwise, but itis too late. ‘Also there is not one in a bud dred but that will tell you that his house is costing a great deal more than he calculated it would. The reason of this is he starts t0 build, without proper consideration t his only foundation is the money be has to build with and large toagigatlons. About the time he has his building enclosed his imaginations vanish and his mooty ith them. The value of this wor’: to builders cannot be estimated, as it contains designs for just such houses aa they are called on to build every day in the week. "There is not a builder in the couniry who cia afford to neglect this book. Address All Orders to JUDGE CO., 110 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK. comicbooks.com