Judge, 1900-11-17 · page 11 of 16
Judge — November 17, 1900 — page 11: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising** with a few short joke items at the top. The jokes are typical early-20th-century humor: one plays on a woman's ignorance (not knowing Omar Khayyam wrote his own work); another uses a "straight man/punchline" format where a woman's romantic observation about burning autumn leaves gets a mundane, unpoetic response about tanneries. The **advertisements** reflect period concerns: - **Angostura Bitters, Williams Shaving products, Dr. Ball's cough syrup**: patent medicines and grooming products marketed with vague health claims - **Evans' Ale and Stout**: alcoholic beverage - **Ripans Tabules**: digestive remedy - **Holbrand Collars/Cuffs**: men's fashion - **Prudential Insurance**: The largest ad emphasizes life insurance as wealth-building through savings—targeting middle-class aspirations during an era before Social Security The page reflects early-1900s consumer culture, when magazines like *Judge* monetized satirical content through advertisements for products we'd now consider dubious or unnecessary.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
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