Judge, 1900-11-10 · page 13 of 16
Judge — November 10, 1900 — page 13: what you’re looking at
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This page from Judge (circa 1899) mixes satirical cartoons with period advertisements. The main cartoon content includes: **Top left**: A tramp joke about hunger—the thirteenth beggar asking for food that day, with the tramp assuring the woman he's "not superstitious" despite the unlucky number. It's gentle humor about poverty and begging. **Middle left**: An illustration accompanying an anecdote about a job applicant claiming expertise in wine cellars, establishing himself as a "tolerable judge of wine"—a mild class-based joke about servants and pretension. **Right side**: Primarily advertisements for Schlitz beer and Trimble whiskey, with the beer ad emphasizing "old beer" (fully fermented) versus "green beer" (causing billiousness). These aren't satirical—they're straight product promotions typical of Judge's revenue model. **Bottom**: Ads for Judge's bound volumes and Bicycle playing cards, plus a brief marital joke from Philadelphia Press. The page is mostly **commercial rather than satirical**, reflecting how 19th-century humor magazines funded themselves through advertising.
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Ve she thirteenth tramp that has asked Ar, Bloom field—"* They say that Moremud crower ting to eat to-day,” said the wo- |is well off now.” Afr. Bellefield—" Oh, yes; ne for seusly, w' Don't let that worry you, | Moremud has enough to keep the wolf from the aon vicoterlied the tramp; ‘I'm not super-| porte cochtre.”— Pittsburg Chronicle. Tele. Giious."—PAtladelphia Kecord. graph, OLD BEER The beer that causes biliousness is “green beer"— insufficiently aged. It is hurried from the brewery to the market before it is half fermented. Drink it and it fer- ments in your stomach, and the result is bilious- 5 ; nessand headache. A pure, mellow rye whiskey that has stocd every test of time. choice, and the favorite drink of all who have tried it. F ee 2 ‘ermentation is We guecantee that it is a pure, unadulterated Rye, 10 years old, aged b: zh 2 . time, not artificially. % ie y expensive. It re- AT ALL FIRST-CLASS DEALERS. quires immense re- WHITE, HENTZ & CO., Phil. and N.Y, Sole Proprietors. frigerating rooms --ours hold 265,000 barrels--and an even temperature of 34 degrees. Fermentation is a process of months, during which the beer must remain there. Established 1793, No green beer ever leaves the Schlitz brewery. Schlitz beer is nev- er marketed until thoroughly fer- mented. If you wish to be certain of an aged beer, get Schlitz beer, and you'll get a pure beer, too. Emrtover (o applicant for situation\—"* And then I am very particular about my cellars. You understand wine, I presume?” orLer—" Hin my last ‘sitiwation, sir, I was considered a very tolerable judge o! wine, sir.” Bound Volumes of Janae. Every copy of Jupce for 1899 in two volumes, substantially bound in cloth, with gilt edging, express pre- ywhere in the United States, %. Send orders promptly. Jadge Publishing Co., 110 Fifth Avenae, NEW UORK. 12) page book mailed for six flap ends from’ Bicycle boxes, or five 2c. stamps. Dept. 26, THE U. S. PLAYING Card Co., For Duplicate Whist ute Palne's, Kalamazoo, or U.S. Trays. He led her to the altar. "Twas merely tit for tat; He led her to the altar, She led him after that. —Philadelphia Press. NEWSDEALERS SHOULD WATCH FOR IT. nope Playing Saat H E G | R L used than all other brands combined, | because experience has shown players they are the best for general Use. “Card Games. and How to Play Them,” a SURE TO BE THE MOST POPULAR BOOK OF THE SEASON. 25 CENTS PER COPY. JUDGE COMPANY, 110 Fifth Avenue, New York. comicbooks.com