Judge, 1900-12-08 · page 14 of 16
Judge — December 8, 1900 — page 14: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, with one small cartoon joke at the bottom left. The main visual humor appears in the "Smith" cartoon: A host invites Mr. Smith to hear his wife's "whistling solo," but Smith—described as hard of hearing—mishears "whistling solo" as "whisky and soda" and eagerly accepts a drink instead. The joke relies on a pun/mishearing common to early 20th-century humor. The page also contains a brief text joke about Chicago and Boston girls' differing attitudes toward muddy streets and proper dress—a regional humor piece typical of Judge's satire. The bulk of the page is filled with period advertisements: Hunter Baltimore Rye whiskey, California winter resorts, Remington typewriters, Trimble whiskey, Oriental rugs, Belgian rabbits, The American Automobile magazine, and railroad advertisements. These ads reflect contemporary consumer interests and business concerns of the era (approximately 1900s).
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