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This page from *Judge* magazine (an American satirical weekly) contains mostly **advertisements and theater reviews**, rather than political cartoons. The main content includes: **Theater Criticism**: A review of current Broadway productions, including *"The Pride of Jennico"* and *"Quo Vadis."* The critic jokes about Weber and Fields' version, misspelling it as *"Quo Vas Ist?"* — a pun on the Latin phrase. **Notable reference**: Henry Dixey, a contemporary comedian, is praised as "the most gifted and versatile comedian on the American stage," though the critic suggests he hasn't yet received his proper opportunity. **The anecdote about the "bald-headed pianist"** is a joke playing on vanity and artistic pretension. The page is primarily filled with **product advertisements** (Eagle Maraschino Cherries, Lackawanna Railroad dining cars, a book on the Boxer Rebellion in China, and dubious "Weltmer healing" courses). This was typical *Judge* content—mixing satire with commercial advertising to fund the publication.

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TRUTH STRONGER THAN FICTION. The Cures Accomplished by Prof. Weltmer ‘Astound the World. Among the discovertey which mark the eoding of the past century and the be- gtoniog of this one as the most advanced pertod tn the of ‘and has to his possession thousands of letters from all parts of the world, sent to bim unsolicited by grateful ss. WELTHERIAM 18 pretend fo any way to de divine. It la merely a knowledge of the most modern and advanced stage of eclence, a complete and thoroush understanding of nature. Not a Tizon’ Tevtm. It ts not necessary for patients to come eR; they can be cured in thelr owa homes, DISTANCE the ploncer of all institutes teaching this ectence, and the largest {ostitution of tts ‘course, which is as taught as tbe per- retending to sell the Weltmer Course of Instructions, for many unscrupulous persons are using Prov. Wattwxn's pane to make capital out of the unsuspecting. lay {0 fovestigating this most marvelous of all eclences. IT costs NOTHING To ODTAIN PULL IX- Formation. Write at once to PROF. 8, A. WELTMER, , Nevada, Mo, ‘| whim, "| of costume from a barrel, put a few dabs of “JUDGE” AT THE THEATRE. (Continued from page 3.) tick; and ‘The Pride of Jennico,”*at the Criterion, with the romantic James Hackett and the piquante Bertha Galland as principals. J ‘as magnetic as a horse-shoe—and al- most as inflexible. He is handy with the rapier —perhaps a trifle too handy; and JupcE warns him that if he doesn’t soon stop hacking his way through scenes with a sword he is in dan- ger of being dubbed the great American hack- tor, “Quo Vadis” is spreading with alarming idity, and threaters to become a latter-day cle Tom's Cabin.” Weber and Fields are putting on their own special version of it, but have got mixed up in the title, which they write * Quo Vas Ist?” Henry Dizey, the other day, took a sudden fished out some ancient odds and ends grease-paint on his face, and had himself pho- tographed in about forty different poses as Francois, the mountebank, in his new play. Result, a group of really marvelous character pictures of high and permanent artistic value. uz-| Dixey is to-day the most gifted and_versatile comedian on the American stage. Sooner or later—most likely sooner—his real opportunity will come to demonstrate this fact, and then he will go further than even his most sanguine ad- mirers now anticipate, “I thought you wrote me that you were a piano virtuoso,” said the man who runs the amusement bureau. ‘*So I am,” replied the other. “* But, good heavens!” gasped the man- ager, ‘* you have a bald head.” Which proves that in musical circles at least the hairs of our heads are numbered.—Philadelphia Kecord, EACLE MARASCHINO CHERRIE (Careful selection of fratt and artistic pack. ing have rendered them superior to all ‘Thetr pure fruft taste appeals to everyone, THEY OWN THE MARKET Delicious tn Ices, Sherbets, and essential tn Cocktaila, “Invariably fresh. Patent glass closure. No metal to taint the contents, WRITE FOR CATALOGUE AND PRICB List, EAGLE LIQUEUR DISTILLERIES RHEINSTROM BROS., Cincinnati, U.S.A 947.969 Martin St. 948.968 E. 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