Judge, 1901-03-30 · page 12 of 16
Judge — March 30, 1901 — page 12: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertising page** from Judge magazine, with one notable cartoon joke. ## The Main Cartoon: The prominent cartoon depicts a **Chicago millionaire showing his library to a distinguished novelist**. The joke satirizes nouveau-riche materialism and ignorance: the millionaire boasts his books are "bound in calf," then proudly reveals he personally killed all the calves himself—completely missing that "bound in calf" refers to the *binding material* (calfskin leather), not living animals. The satire mocks both the millionaire's crass wealth-flaunting and his obliviousness to cultural refinement. ## The Rest: The page contains standard period advertisements: Boston Garters, Laughlin Fountain Pens, Hartford Tires, Wilson Whiskey, and Earl & Wilson collars. There are also brief humorous "Briefs from Billville"—rural observations about spring plowing, Mrs. Nation (likely Carrie Nation, the temperance activist), and small-town life—typical filler content for satirical magazines of this era. The "Prize Fighters" advertisement recruits physical training clients by referencing contemporary boxers.
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The Improved e BOSTON GARTER The Standard for Gentlemen Lies flat to the leg—never Slips, Tears nor Unfastens, BOLD EVERYWHERE. ‘Sample pair, Sik te, > ‘Cetios Sie BSS, Batted on receipe ot price. EO, FROGT CO. Makers BSS-EVERY PAIR WARRANTED OS Chicago millionaire (showing his library to distinguished novelist)—"*See them books?” Distinguished novelist—" Yes.” Chicago mille ionaire—"All bound in calf, ain't they?” Dis- tinguished novelist —"* So they are!" Chicago millionaire (proudly)—"* Well, sir, I killed all them calves myself.""— Topeka State Journal. LAUGHLIN FOUNTAIN PEN The Best at Any Price, Sent on approval to responsible people. A companion of never ending usefulness,a source of constant pleasure and comfort. Your choice of these popular styles, supe- rior to the $3.00 Styles of other makes, for only {™ TRY IT A WEEK. If not suited we buy it bac} and offer you $1.10 for it, are willing to take chances on you wanting to sell, we know en values, you will when you ‘own one of these. Finest quality hard rubber holder, Ik. Diamond Point Gold Pen, any desired flexi- bility in fine, medium or stub, and the only perfect ink teed Known to the science of foun tala pea taking. Sent postpaid on receipt of One Dollar, (registration 8. extra) Drott) send hisname and’ Ee to sy and receive Pre of charge one,ot our Sale Pocket fe i Yee a Holders. Remember-Thereisn as good” as the Laugt insist oa it, take no chanc State whether Ladies’ or Gentlemen's Sle is desired. MERRILL & CO., 110 Fifth Avenue, BRIEFS FROM BILLVILLE. Spring plowin’ beats poetry all hollow. There's some hope of harvest in it. The weather in Georgia is never cold enough to freeze a thirty-day note in a mocking-bird's throat. Mrs. Nation is coming to Billville; but if she finds the moonshine distilleries, it's more than the revenue men can do, We didn’t go to see the president inaugu- rated because he sent a man to the war who owed us ten dollars, and he got killed there. Our leading poets and novelists are doing farm work now and thus building up the coun- try.—Atlanta Constitution, Of all our blunders that cause us pain, The meanest are those we can't explain.— When church people call for a donation for a poor family a woman is hard pressed if she can't find some prize she won at a card-party, to give away.—There is such a thing as wooden swearing. When people too polite to swear kick over chairs that is“ wood- Never visit a large family in the members are waiting turns to get near the stove, and don’t want any fur- ther competition.—Arkansaw Thos, Cat, / EARL & WILSON'S || COLLARS CUFESRSHIRTS BEST IN THE WORLD. C (( Established 1823. WILSON WHISKEY. That’s All! THE WILSON Battin ISTILLING CO., Ma. ae Ga a Hartford Tires: Represent everything that:can be desired in a perfectly comfortable, practical, honest tire. j EThe Hartford Rubber Works Co!’e7-"% ctcnheades entnah nacieh chattchtut tata Mat onal a place in your heart for me? ‘THe Lovey —" I'm afraid, large enough, LOVER—"* Oh, Miss Smith—Matilda—can you not find Men like Corbett, Mex Coy and “MeGovern Prize eolefeceies Fighters #2 They use 30 apparatus what: ever, Iwill tell you how to become as strong 4s any of them. ” You need only work five minutes each day in your room at home. ‘You can put two inches on your arm in two Send me your address so I can tell HARRY J. BERRY, Jackson, Mich “You may say what you like,” began Mrs. Starvem argumentatively, ‘We may, bot we'll never get it here,” grumbled the discon- tented boarder, sotto voce.—Catholic Standard and Ti I Mr. Brown, my heart is hardly —Pickeme-up. Volumes ute, uP WagER | The vim and life with- out the bite. Paris| Exposition Judges’ opinion: “Perfect.” NEW YORK. ou will get more Frompt attention and petter ser | by mentioning Jupus when answering advertisements, Every copy of Jupas for 1900 in two volumes, substantially bound in cloth, with gilt edg- ing, express prepaid anywhere in the United States, for $9.00. Send orders promptly. Judge Publishing Co. 110 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK. re ern peeee te tnyttrteyttymeyty tf a OO comicbooks.com