Judge, 1900-08-25 · page 15 of 16
Judge — August 25, 1900 — page 15: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertising page** from Judge magazine with one significant political cartoon. ## The Political Cartoon The main cartoon depicts **Japan as a sumo wrestler** preparing to fight, with the caption "How London 'Fun' Would Settle It." Japan declares to assembled gentlemen: "All right, gentlemen; with your permission I will settle him." **Context**: This references the **Boxer Rebellion** (1900) in China. The cartoon satirizes British confidence that Japan could militarily resolve the Chinese situation. Japan is caricatured as a powerful fighter, while the gentlemen represent Western powers observing the conflict. The joke critiques the notion that Japan should be tasked with solving China's problems. ## Advertisements The page is filled with period product ads: whiskey, health underwear, cough syrup, cameras (Kodak), collars/cuffs, and McKinley campaign merchandise (portrait framed with flags for $2.50). The advertisements and cartoons together reflect early 1900s American interests: imperialism, consumer goods, and electoral politics.
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‘The United States Government Guarantees OLD OVERHOLT WHISKEY. BOTTLED I BOND. Quality, Quantity, snake, tution, Age. China, oer" Why, he says he, exhi Perores long before that machine was ever ought of” PAiladelp hia Bulletin, write; that. AMERICA’S FAMOUS A northern corre- spondent desires to know what is meant by. the button of a rattle- ‘Well, it some- times means — here in Georgia — about three feet of snake and six feet of liar and is gen-|$ erally believed to ac- company sixteen rat- tes, — Adanta Consti- * They do tell me, said the empress of “that these foreign devils are ac- cusing» me of being ———_————— | two-faced." than_ that, confidential adviser, after addressing her highness with a string of titles too. long to “* Worse said the worse than ‘The newspaper illustrators have run your face up into the hundreds.” — /ndian- apolis Press. “ Mr, Chubl little boy does: you very well he has never ees me since I tried to teach him to fy a kite.” —Chicago Record. ae Beeman’ s The Original Pepsin F Gum Cures Indigestion and Sea-sicknes: All Others Are Imitation: your obey “*Do you candidly admit that you over- charged that man?* “*I do,” answered the keeper of the general ‘store in the small town. “He comes here and makes me agree with him in his views on the Boer war. Then he switches off into the Chinese situation and T've got to follow his arguments so as to an- swer him, If he'd stick to free silver I wouldn't mind, I've had practice. But if he’s bound to ring in new ones he's got to pay for ‘em."— Wash. ington Star. if EARL & WILSON'S {{, COLLARS CUFFS&SHIRTS BEST IN THE WORLD. HEALTH UNDERWEAR Hay tooo Ars. co YPSILANTI, MICH lr sot ENO FOR OOKLET TO Start Your Career in a Salaried Position. Young men and women look ing for ‘eqployment should ‘teod for our new clrca- lar-“support You se While Learning. Profession.” Tels free, ‘You can become a Mechanical Engneer, soa students and graduates, wing, stato subject In’whict Interested. STH BINEDICT’ &, ese view Fl at Collar aud Cuff Button ILVER, and BEST ROLLED GOLD PLATE, saidas cantina ne ** RENEDICT” hehehe fmpactare ped upon twee ‘Stroog, duran can be ailjusted with perfect ease, ites tadarees {tae fhe be? BENEDICT BROS., Jewelers, BROADWAY and CORTLANDT ST., NEW YORK Seod for Pull Descriptive Circular. (Trade-Mark) Mine, too, “*T can't shut Bea e Thr aan BOOKS scree FINDLER & WIBEL, 121 Nassau Street, New York. devar's PRARY {s full of pure fan. No polities, t6e. HOW LONDON JAPAN (lo the fowers)—"All right, gentlemen ; with your permission / will settle him.” “FUN” WOULD SETTLE IT. DECORATE FOR THE CAMPAIGN! Juvcr's splendid portrait of McKinley framed in gold and surrounded by the Stars and Stripes. The portrait, frame and five flags complete for $2.50. The back of the frame is fitted with sockets in which the poles of the flags rest. The size of the new decorative piece measuring from flag-tip to flag-tip, is 45 x 50 inches, It is packed complete and will be for- warded by express to any address on receipt of: remittance of $2.50. Every Republican household. wi these ; there can’be nothing prettier nor more appropriate for this campaign, Address JUDGE COMPANY, 110 Fifth Avenue, NEW YORK CITY. PRESS OF FLESS & RIDE PRINTING CO, FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK. If it ten't an Eastrran it isn't a Kodak, The highest achievement in Pocket Photography is marked by the introduction of the No. 3 Folding Pocket Kodak Makes pictures 3x4 inches and GOES IN THE POCKET. The No, 3. Folding Pocket _Kodaks are made of aluminum, covered with fine morocco, have the finest Kapid Rectilinear lenses, automatic shatters, seis of three stops, scales for focusing, sockets for horisontal exposures and brilliant view finders (cevers: ible) with metal light shields, Load in daylight with Eastman's Film Cartridges for two, six or twelve ‘exposures, Price, $17.50. EASTMAN KODAK CO. at adnenet free at the Rochester, N. ¥. Salers or by maa. “A Genuine Old Brandy made from Wine.” —AMedicat Press (London) Aug. 1899. MARTELL'S THREE STAR BRANDY a ALL BARS and Ae be i rINEN. co. TROY NY. LAR CUFFS Ae ae BEST BUY THEM. SLOT. MAGHINES, £ Se sarcor bce hey oe ‘Cuum Room axb Fain OnounD Gonos.” Add) OS0EN a CO. 173 Adame St, Chicaga, His SUMMER CAMPS and COTTAGES. Zeruatet ished. Ail prices, Selected lia THE RESONTERS Re ARN Rn SUinE COE'S ECZEMA CORE, $12 At druggists, 2e. size of os, Coo Cem.Co.,Cieveland,0, and be ny tilt cured. Write OR. STEPHENS 00., Dept. 1.2. Lebanon, Obie: CENTS make 25 PER CENT. CoM. MISSION by getting. orders for our 8, OOF: FEES, EXTRACTS, SPICES and BAKING POWDER. Special Presents or Checks, Freight paid. New terms free. Great American Tea Co. P.O. Box, 28, Dept.’ J. 31 and 33 Vesey St., New York. HENRY LINDENMEYR & SONS, PAPHDR WARHHOUSH. os, $2.24 and 88 Bleecker Street, Branch Warevouse, 2 ‘Street, Naw Your. ‘You will get more prompt attention and better service by mentioning Jiipox when anewering advertisements, Usethe Great Ss'P LS BLAIR'’S P. fe, Sure, Effective. fle asi Dmoocisrs. or 22g William St, BY. yy comicbooks.com