Judge, 1900-08-11 · page 16 of 20
Judge — August 11, 1900 — page 16: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains **mostly advertising** with brief humorous snippets. The main satirical content consists of short jokes rather than political cartoons: **The jokes mock:** - A man whose newspaper photo credit was given to his friend "Wiggins" instead—nobody noticed except his wife, who said it didn't look like Wiggins anyway - A reformer claiming ballet is "on its last legs"; the complacent reply that legs are indeed where you "usually find it" - A servant refusing to string beans, claiming she can't be "shringed" **The advertisements include:** - Remington typewriter ("makes light work of much labor") - Campaign buttons featuring McKinley and Roosevelt's "Full Dinner Pail" slogan (1904 election) - "Seal of North Carolina" plug-cut tobacco - Sohmer pianos - Zon-o-phone gramophones - Chicago & North-Western Railway excursion rates The page reflects early-1900s consumer culture and the 1904 presidential campaign, with gentle, domestic humor rather than sharp political satire.
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“There is bound to be a fly in the honey,” said the disconsolate-looking citizen. ‘* There's always some small circumstance that prevents joy from being complete.” ‘What is the trouble now?" "The leading paper of my community printed my picture the other day. ‘That was nice.” ““And it said that I was one of the people whom everybody knew; that my fame was such that it had spread beyond the confines of my native city a . ing light into regions beyond.” ** Splendid!” ‘Then they got a bit rushed in the office and put my friend Wiggins’s name under m tre.” ‘That was a little unfortunate.” isn’t the worst. Not a soul noticed it except my wife, And all she said was that she didn't think it looked much like Wizgins.”—Wash- L ington Star. _ **T tell you the ballet is on its last legs!” exclaimed a reformer. ‘* Yes, that is where we usually find it.” replied the man who is satisfied with things as they are.—Detroit Free Press. Mrs, Hiram Offen—" Bridget, did you string the beans, as I told you?” | Neve serzamt— ‘No, ma'am; I didn't. An’ let me tell ye, moa‘am, ye can't ahiring me, Ve big ate thim is a mild, cool, mellow and satisfying tobacco of the highest quality and is the — SSS 5 most popular and largest selling brand THE GAMPAIGN EMBLEM HIT. of ‘plug cut’ smoking tobacco in the world! The reason for this is that the leaf that ‘‘Seal’’ is made of is cured in its own native climate—in the sunshine and balmy atmosphere of the southern states, where pipe tobacco originated. A full size trial pouch will be sent by return mail on receipt of 10 cents in postage stamps by The American Tobacco Co., un Fifth Avenue, New York, N. Y. Ledy—" Seems to me you have been ina good many places in a very short time. I'm afraid that doesn’t look very well." Applicant —"I don’t see how else I could have had so OW ates many fine recommendations,”—Boston Tran- The Sohmer piano is the prime favorite for es artists for both concert and private use. ‘opyrighted Dinner Pail, inscribed “ Four Years More of = the Full Dinner Pail," has made a decided hit, and we are able to [Ml icesto know eretier woe were shaves with CHICAGO supply Campaign Buttons containing same, with names of McKinley [ij that strange patient you were treating last win-| | 6 NORTH-WESTERN and Roosevelt, at prices as follows: foam nee eee almost half of his bill."—Curholic Standard RAILWAY 1 Dozen = 4 soe | 1. nese. 408) * Osted, take this sprinkler and water the eta 1 Gren 4 . + gt0S fi] rupder-plant.”” ** What's the use, maw? Any- ON 2a Oth, 17th, and August Ist Buttons 114 inch in Diameter. Buttons 76 inch in Diameter. Ae Bera | ats PorGegen, [py thing rubber is waterproof.” —Chicago News. frantie clowing rates wilt be made 1,000 . 22.50 1,000 . . » + $14.00 Henets 3.000 810,00 Per 31, | 5,000 12.00 Fer mt, STRONG MEN, | |eood returning untit October 31st: 10,000 . 17.00 * 10,000 . 11.00 "© Denverand return —- = $31.50 25,000 15.00 * 23000... 10,00 * * peters Zax, rend ny tts] | Colorado Springs and return "31.50 30000... 12,00“ 30,000.) . . 9,00 + Canoes ueblo and return - Heeee scons ae aaa SS Bes 3.00 ee | | Glenwood Springs and return THE ABOVE PRICES ARE NET. y salt Lake City and return - , * guest, and embodies the! | Ogden and return - — - Two Samples of Either Mailed for Ten Cents. ex . *| | Deadwood, S. D., and return We have secured exclusive right to manufacture and sell. EX! | Hot Springs,S.D.,and return Rt. SANDEN z ELT, with Send Orders, y c suspen the Particulars of any agent, ore callat J id's great ‘ f a i eaten = aes tol ob Baldwin & Gleason Co., Ltd., °° New sme. o*" Yogtnferror lack et vigor] $1 Shentt;Paleegtia trSat ss ] eg NEW YORK. and manly strength.” Worn at night, it gives| Fashlogton 8t., Bes strength while you sleep. No stomach-wrecking| 01 Male St, Bogen 17 Camous-Martive, Detrei:| drugs. 7,000 cured in 1899. Write for book to-day. | 212 Clark St., + Chieage| 2KingSt..fast, Toronts, Ont. T'anawer ail letters persopally, or the Belt can be| Taser a Nee Dr. HE. Saxpen, 826 Broadw Our Latest Improved 1900 Model Is substituted for the Gram-o-phone, which Is abandoned, including Its name, . . rights of the ZON-O-PHONE are exclusive under the Joint pro- tection of the patentsof . . . - WATIONAL GRAM. sone CORPORATION COLUMBIA PHONOGRAPH COM! sch computes bare made sn ES Somes Porte names et one Seiaeimtetind hberaar aes ete orations will be prosceu fers National Gram-o-phone Corporation GRAM-O-PHONE, | '=storscecx.conrtir comicbooks.com