Judge, 1901-02-02 · page 15 of 16
Judge — February 2, 1901 — page 15: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertising page** from Judge magazine, not a satirical article. The cartoons are minor—mostly supporting product ads rather than making political commentary. The main cartoon features a conversation about a wealthy woman rejecting a poor suitor, joking that he just lost "one million two hundred and fifty thousand dollars" of imaginary wealth through marriage refusal. This reflects **Gilded Age class tensions**—a common theme in early 1900s satire about marriages between poor-but-honest men and wealthy women. The page is dominated by ads for products typical of the era: Boston garters, brandy, playing cards, collars/cuffs, and notably medicinal products like "Cascarets" laxatives and cures for venereal disease (then openly advertised). The small repeated phrase "Jujor's Library is full of pure fun. No politics" appears to be Judge magazine's standard promotional line. Historically, this reflects how early mass-market magazines relied on patent medicines and dubious health products for revenue, before modern FDA regulations.
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The Improved BOSTON GARTER The Standard for Gentlemen ALWAYS EASY The Name “BOSTON GARTER" ts stamped BBG on every loop. The ; Slips, Tears nor Unfastens, SOLD EVERYWHERE. Sample par, Stk Be. ent Weite farcatalog 8 dona, FAKE. it qives’ ne formation for musicianrand new LYON & HEALY, 9D AdameSt, OHICAGU. “A Genuine Old Brandy made from Wine.” —AMedical Press (London) dug. stp. MARTELL’S THREE STAR BRANDY AT ALL BARS and RESTAURANTS. como! YAN-KEE CORN CURE Dera It every time us nie tants to ), MLASS, iu rINEN. co. pas NY. EO LLARS CUFFS ane THE BEST BUY THEM. und Liquor Habitcured tn 10 fo2Oaays. Nopaytih cared. | Write DR.J. Le STEPHENS CO... | Dept. 1.2. Leb a, Ohio. ary, Seoondary or 1 or Tertiary Blood Poison | | be treated at home unde soy. you haven mere ide, nples, jored Spota, Ulcers « iniror Eyebrows faittag outewrite Cook ‘REMEDY CO. EYER & SONS, PAPER WARHEHOUSE. Not 2. $4 and 36 Bleeexer Streak, Brae Wa then Street, NRW YORE. MADE TO ORDER. HENRY LINDEN nswering advertiseme The girl was very rich and the young man was poor but hon- est. She liked him, but that was all, and he knew it. One'night he had been a little more tender than usual. “You are very rich,” he ventured.“ Yes,” she replied frankly, “Tam worth one mil- lion two hundred and fifty thousand dollars.” “And 1 am_ poor.” “Yes.” “Will you marry me?" “* No." “1 thought you woulda’t.” "Then why did you ask me?” “Oh, just to see how a man feels when he loses one million two hundred and fifty thousand dollars."— Stray Stories, Jupor's Limrany is fall of pare fun. No polities, Bicycle Playing Cards ‘Their superior playing and wearing qual~ Itles commend them to ali players. “Card Games, and How to Play Them,” a 120 page book mailed for six flap ends trom Bicycle boxes, or five 2c. stamps. Dept. 26 THE U. S. PLAYING Carb Co., EARL & WILSON'S {{/ COLLARS CUFFS&SHIRTS BEST IN THE WORLD. At the up-to-date theatre we shall soon expect to see some such announcement as | this: “The carbol- ized rosewater used by the actors and actresses at this theatre is from the celebrated phar- macy of McTincture & Pillroller. — Boston Transcript. Common sense is de greates’ ob de seven senses.— Toe hab tu much is as bad.as toe hab no help at all,— Yo! kin nebber tell by de size ob a man how mean he is.—Affected modesty is de mos’ vicious form ob self- consciousness.— Sum religion is wurse dan infidelity, because hit Cimrany fs fall of are fan. No polities, Entuustastic apwuRER (of Signor Passamano, who has been pounding away for nearly haif an hour)—* What an artist, isn't he? Such verve ! FAIR AMERICAN (d0red)— °V just praying the finish ‘Il come soo: Such finish !* T'll allow the verve's there all the time; and I'm CASCARETS. Surprising, isn't it, that within three years our sales are over 5,000,000 boxes a ycar? That proves merit. Casca- rets do good for'so many others, that we urge you to try just a 10c box. Don't put it off ! Do it today. CANDY CATHARTIC When you ask for Cascarets, don't let the dealer substitute some- thing else. There is nothing else as good as are not pleased we pay your money back. gists. Ehicago or | Cascarets, and if you 10¢, 25¢, 50c, all drug- mple and booklet free. "Address Sterling Remedy Co., New York. Best for the Bowels PRESS OF FLESS & RIDGE PRINTING CO., FIFTH AveNut, NEW YORK, s | ee view ey a Ny Ramee re After you have tried them you will be just as enthusiastic as we are over Gold Lion Cocktails Sevenvarieties :: At first-class dealers ‘The COOK & BERNHEIMER C0., New York | _He—* Miss Rusty is awfully old, isn’t she?" | She—"" She is just my age.” He—" Well— | oh, I beg your pardon."—Detroit Free Press, SS WEBADICT’ (Trade-Mark) Patent Gllar and Cuff Batt, DI GOLD, SILVER, ard BEST ROLLED GOLD PLATE, fone genuine except with the naue ** REN EDICT! dato of patent stained upoa IL! Seroag, dereble, aod can be aljunted with perfect ease, JuvGE indorses tf as the best? BENEDICT BROS., Jewelers, BROADWAY and CORTLANDT ST., NEW YORK Send for Full Descriptive Cireuiar. MORPHINE fants rmscee of time from business, No relapses. Free sample Snd book (in plain seated envelope). DR“ PURDY, Room 4, Binz Bidg., Houston, Texas. CENTS make 25 PER CENT. CoM. MISSION by getting grders for our TEAS, COR. FEES, EX ITS, SPICES OPIUM, DRINK MABITS permanently Toss Freight paid. New terms free. Great American Tea Co., P. O. Box, a8, — Dept. J. gt and 33 Vesey St., New York. FOREIGN TRAVEL. Linited numberof young lates, EGY PT, Greece, Coastantioopte, aly, SEATS, ames ‘Address Minn We ROMEIKE'S ‘o sh Detlodtcat at tnportance im the United Sate ana Horupe te rid ae Haxey lownien, in Avenue, New Frese Murews will send you" ai clippings, whicd of any subject on PILES! PILES! Villinme’ Indian Pile Ointment will cure Nite ceding Itching Fries. itabsorbet acta rultice, gives zt Sold by srouatere: by inal cam Sree wilitn Gaeeiane oes Proprietors, Cleveland, Odio. BLANK BOOKS.Sceoz2%* FINDLER & WIBEL, 121 Nassau Street, New York. Jupex's Lramany ts full of pure fan. No poiltics. 105, comicbooks.com