Judge, 1900-12-22 · page 42 of 48
Judge — December 22, 1900 — page 42: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily a Travelers Insurance Company advertisement for Hartford, Connecticut, occupying most of the space with financial data and policy offerings (life, health, liability, accident insurance). The small cartoon at the top titled "A Natural Inquiry" is the only satirical content. It shows a man in profile speaking to a woman, with dialogue: "I got my lips chapped yesterday" / "Who was the chap?" The joke exploits a pun: "chapped" (cracked, dry skin) sounds like "chap" (a fellow or man), creating a double-entendre where the woman humorously misinterprets the statement as referring to an affair or romantic encounter rather than a skin condition. It's mild flirtation humor typical of Judge magazine's light satirical fare, likely meant to add levity to what is otherwise a dense insurance advertisement.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
A NATURAL INQUIRY. Mapnuiun—" I got my lips chapped yesterday.” “Who INSU The TRAVELERS of HARTFORD, Conn. OLDEST, Life, Endowment, Accident, ana.... LARCEST, GRC eT Es Sy eee and BEST Employer’s Liability Insurance of at forms. HEALTH POLICIES. Indemnity for Disability caused by Sickness. LIABILITY INSURANCE. Manufacturers and Mechanice, Contractors, and Owners of Buildings, Horses, and Vehicles, can all be eaprorected: by policies in THE TRAV- ELERS INSURANCE COMPAN ASSETS, . : > : : . $20,046,737-45 LIABILITIES, . : : : : 24.926,280.61 EXCESS (3% »% basis), C 4,120,456.84 GAINS: 6 months, eee to July, 1900. IN ASSETS, . $1,286,225.89 INCREASE IN RESERVES (both Departments), . i 1,128, 534.12 PREMIUMS, INTEREST, and RENTS, 6 months, 3 4:055,985.62 J. G. BATTERSON, President. S.C, DUNHAM, Vice-President. JOHN EB. MORRIS, Secretary. H. J. MESSENGER, Actuary. E. V. PRESTON, Sup’t of Agencies. comicbooks.com