Judge, 1900-07-21 · page 12 of 18
Judge — July 21, 1900 — page 12: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily advertising, with minimal editorial cartooning. The visible satirical content includes: **Two brief text-based jokes** (likely reprinted from other publications like the *Chicago Tribune* and *Punch*): 1. A St. Louis police chief casually dismisses violence—shooting, car bombings, women stripped—as "nothing to speak of," mocking urban lawlessness and police indifference. 2. A "smart" young woman disparages an acquaintance's intelligence, with a sardonic reply about his fortunate ignorance. 3. A tramp returns to a woman seeking compensation for hospitalization caused by her pie, a working-class humor piece. The page is dominated by **product advertisements**: Kodak cameras, Leslie's Weekly (promoting presidential campaign coverage), watches, bicycles, Wilson Whiskey, insurance bonds, and literary journals. This reflects Judge's revenue model—advertisements subsidized satirical content. The small cartoons/jokes scattered among ads served as filler between commercial pitches.
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