Judge, 1900-10-20 · page 25 of 26
Judge — October 20, 1900 — page 25: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, typical of early 20th-century magazines. The notable content includes: **Main Cartoon**: "Real Gratitude" depicts a street beggar who received a shilling from a well-dressed man, promising to repay the favor someday. The joke reflects contemporary class dynamics—a poor person's earnest but unlikely promise of reciprocity to a wealthy patron, illustrating the gap between social classes and the beggar's grateful humility. **Featured Poem**: "Grandma" sentimentalizes an idealized grandmother who pretends to sleep while secretly watching over children, maintaining discipline through loving vigilance. This reflects period family values emphasizing grandmotherly warmth and moral oversight. **Advertisements**: The page heavily features alcohol (whisky, brandy, liqueurs), tobacco, patent medicines (blood poison cure, opium remedies), and luxury goods—typical of Judge's affluent readership during the pre-Prohibition era. The overall tone reflects Gilded Age sentimentality combined with casual promotion of products now recognized as harmful.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
~~ The delightful flavour and un- mistakable aroma peculiar to “Canadian Club” Whisky are not affected in the slightest de- gree by the addi- tion of carbonated orstill water. High lls made from “Canadian Club” are unusually fragrant and de- licious, and have a flavour which is thoroughly de- lightful and satis- fying SSN Support Yourself While capital iso conntsronotnee scuects, x vty Beranto | ZS "THERNEDICT’ 2, woe view (Trade-sare) Palen olan an Gulf iti Hove geautoe ex BENEDICT BROS. Jewelers, BROADWAY and CORTLANDT ST., NEW YORK Send for Full Descriptive Circular. Loop POISON Primary. Secondary ot Tertiary Blood Poison | BLANK BOOKS.tissnsse BINDLEN & WIBEL, 121 Nassau Street, New York. ORANDMA. I wish my grandma ‘d tell me why She always sits straight up to nap. Maybe shes fraid if she lies down She'll muss her dainty new lace cap. She is the best grandma, I know, That ever lived in this wide world ; She never makes me wash my hands, Nor scolds me when my hair's not curled. When she sits up so straight and sleeps T guess sometimes she makes believe ; For once, when I climbed up for jam, Grandma jes’ caught me by my sleeve. Then, sometimes when she’s fast asteep, 1 try to tease the dog or cat; But grandma always wakes right up ‘And says, "* Now, Tommy, don't do that.” And once I said a naughty word When I got mad at Johnny Snow. Well, grandma's specs dropped down an inch, | EACLE MARASCHINO CHERRIES Careful seleetion of frutt and artistic pack- foe have feedered them auperior to all ‘Toetr pure fralt taste appeals to everyone THEY OWN THE MARKET Deitetons tn Lees, theta, and essential in ass ‘lowure. "No meta WRITE POR CATALOQUE AND PRICE LIST. EAGLE LIQUEUR DISTILLERIES RHEINSTROM BROS., Cincinnati, U.S.A. 947-969 Martin St.; 948-968 E. Frost St. ‘And then her face looked troubled so. (7 EARL & WILSON'S But when I'm good she sleeps away Jes’ like a little baby does. And makes us all believe she is The nicest grandma ever was. Mrs. Edgar van Etten COLLARS CUFFS &.SHIRTS ThE |_BEST IN THE WORLD. Lines ‘ts foll of pure fan. No polttics. 10 14 Genuine Old Brandy made from Wine.” REAL GRATITUDE, Tras (to chappie, who has given him a shilling) —"* Tope as ‘ow some day, sir, you may want a shillin’ an’ that T'll be able to give it to yer !" — Medical Press (London) Aug. 18. MARTELL'S THREE STAR BRANDY AT ALL BARS and RESTAURANTS. EN SEN A DAINTY TOILET NECESSITY. 'SOLD EVERYWHERE 1N ES PACKAGES ONLY. OF BRAINS 25 AGARS |°-MADE AT KEY WEST— ‘These Cigars are manufactured under the most favorable climatic conditions and from the mildest blends of Havana to- bacco. If we had to pay the imported cigar tax our brands would cost double the money. Send for booklet and particulars. You wit gs ne op apd better service by mentioning Jubon when aceweriog advertiscinente, uperb Dining @r Service Lackawanna Railroad DPerrect ALA GRTEMENU ‘ & PRICED CLUB MEALS SERVED INDIVIDUALLY. CORTEZ CIGAR CO., KEY WEST. cas ata co ECZEMA Cane, SL ‘ett Cate eee make 25 PER Preight paid. Great American Tea Co., P.O. Box. a8 Dept. J 31 and 33 Vesey St., New York. HENRY LINDENMEYR & SONS, PAPER WARHHOUSE. Nos. £2 34 and 86 Bleecxer Street, Branch Wareuiouse, 3) Ueekinan Sireet, Naw YORE ‘ALL K1nDe of Pavan wane ToOEDEE. * GOUT & RHEUMATISM PRESS OF FLESS & RIDGE PRINTING CO,, FIFTH AVENUE. NEW YORK. comicbooks.com