Judge, 1901-05-11 · page 13 of 20
Judge — May 11, 1901 — page 13: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising with minimal satirical content**. The main items are product and insurance advertisements typical of early 1900s publications. The only cartoon appears to be "A Literary Tragedy" at top left—a brief satirical poem about a Southern poet who loses his possessions after starting a magazine, likely mocking regional literary pretensions or censorship concerns in the South. The Georgia Post-Office section contains brief humorous observations about rural mail delivery and regional attitudes (e.g., customers asking about alligators), typical of *Judge*'s gentle regional humor. Otherwise, the page features conventional advertisements: Packer's Tar Soap, Sohmer Pianos, barber chairs, Whitman's Chocolates, and prominently, **The Prudential Insurance Company's "Common Sense Policy"** advertisement emphasizing straightforward, jargon-free insurance terms—a selling point suggesting competitors used confusing language. The page demonstrates how satirical magazines subsidized editorial content through advertising rather than subscriptions alone.
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A LITERARY TRAGEDY. le rose at eight, light-hearted— ‘A poet long and lean ; Had breakfast, shaved ; then started A southern magazine. \t nine that night he lectured— was a man of mouth: Thoughts that Glow "and ** What I Know "Bout Literature Down South.” dn But when beneath the stars serene He hied him to his bunk, ‘The sheriff seized his magazine, The boarding-house his trunk. Atlanta Constitution. A tonic that has no re-action—Abbott's, the Original Angostura Bitters. Refuse substi- tates. In the waltz every girl can claim to be a daughter of the revolution.—PAi/adelphia Bul- ketin, FOR SHAMPOOING Packer's Tar Soap admirably meets all the requirements of luxury and hygiene. It is pure and emollient, cleanses thor- oughly, removes dandruff and allays itching. Physicians and hair-dressers recommend Packer’s Tar Soap The Packer Mfg. Co., New York, $250 REWARD stlon leading to the conviction of any deate led empty’ bottles of ED. PINAUD'S 16 the detect ’ c treated cy ee ane detect not wt PUTNEY, TWOMBLY & PUTNEY, Attorneys, 11S BROADWAY, NEW YORK. ER’? HEADS THE 0! LIST OF THE HIGHEST GRADE PIANOS. SOHMER PIANOS polme ‘ry Building, Only Satesroom AT THE GEORGIA faettes AALS Ss “Any le seers fer me?” “Any postal. cards? “Is ny paper come “No.” “Got any Mianacs?™ Nor Well, does you know anybody what wants to buy a live alligator?"—AWanta Constitution. AAs an appetizer and general tonic, mix quar- ter wine-glass Dr. Siegert’s Angostura Bitters, fill with iced water, add teaspoonful sugar. Lots of women will give up easy jobs and good salaries for the sake of working all the rest of their lives for their board and clothes, — ‘St. Louis Star. N ot the cheapest but the best 15 years by co. Hans dons, yy. Hudson, N. THREE OF THE FINEST BARBER CHAIRS IN THE WORLD. NEW DESIGN, NEW MOVEMENT, NEW FINISH, Two NEW ‘The Largest Lise of Barberv’ Gepplice ta the City. ARCHER MANUPACTURING ©0., 169 Canal Street, + + New York. A PIECE-OFFERING settles the candy question. Candy lovers all agree on the special goodness of Mpimat S CHOCOLATES AND CONFECTIONS. ey’re sold everywh F, WHITHAN & SON, t Whitman's Instantaneous Chocolate Is perfect in flavor and quality, delicious and healthful. Made instantly with boiling milk. Certain things are possibilities—fire, ac- cident, disease, Death is a certainty. He's @ poor reasoner who provides against the uncertain and yet neglects to insure his life. It may be done at low cost in the Pawn Muruat Live, fo Grenvcr New Asc, cor, 22d Sty Yoru 921-35 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. A Common Sense Policy for Business Men and Women, clear in its terms, with no confusing techni- calities ts tssued by The Prudential It amounts simply to this: You aGREE to pay the premiums promptly, in consideration of which We acrEE to pay the amount of the policy in the event of death, or the amount with profits if an Endowment. Your interests are protected in case of future financial difficulties, by Cash Loans Cash Surrender Values Paid-up Insurance Extended Insurance COST MODERATE Full particulars, with cost at your age, will be freely furnished on request. Address Dept. N. THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA ‘HAS THE , STRENGTH OF ¢ GIBRALTAR op JOHN F. DRYDEN, President HOME OFFICE: Newark, N. J. Comicbooks.com