Judge, 1900-11-17 · page 12 of 16
Judge — November 17, 1900 — page 12: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire. However, one cartoon merits attention: **"At the Paris Exhibition"** depicts a racist joke about a white widow flirting with a Black man. The "humor" relies on the offensive premise that a woman in mourning would choose a Black suitor because "the black suits her"—a cruel play on words equating Black skin with mourning attire. This reflects the deeply racist attitudes of the era when Judge was published. The page otherwise showcases period products: Wilson Whiskey, Vin Mariani (a cocaine-containing "tonic"), tapeworm remedies, bicycle playing cards, and Belgian hares. The advertisements reveal contemporary consumer culture and patent medicine practices, including products we'd now recognize as dangerous (tapeworm treatments, cocaine tonics). The only non-advertising item is the racist cartoon, which demonstrates how casual bigotry was embedded in "humor" publications of this period.
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