Judge, 1902-01-04 · page 15 of 20
Judge — January 4, 1902 — page 15: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising with one central cartoon**, typical of early 1900s magazines. ## The Main Cartoon ("What They Thought") The cartoon depicts a social satire about class and marriage. A man named Penelope announces his engagement to "old Millyuns" (a wealthy older man). The satirical point: everyone assumed Penelope would marry someone younger and wealthier, but instead chose an older rich man—and society finds this arrangement perfectly acceptable because money transcends age concerns. The joke exposes how wealth, not youth or romantic love, drives marriage decisions among the upper classes. ## Supporting Content A separate comic dialogue shows a wife asking if her husband is seriously ill; the doctor's "$100" response (likely about fees, text is unclear) suggests commentary on medical costs. The **"Winter in Georgia"** poem uses dialect humor, depicting animals bundling up against cold—a mild seasonal joke. ## Advertising The bulk of the page features period product ads: Maryland Club whiskey, Flammarion opera glasses, Remington typewriters, Equitable Life Insurance, and clothing patterns—standard commercial content for Judge's revenue.
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‘WINTER IN GEORGIA. De blizzard pounce *pon top us Frum whar de goodness knows, All friz up en froze Frum heah ter goodness knows ; h dat ery Frum low en high, Hollerin’ fer cloze! De rabbit in his overcoat, =a ae nah Te De raccoon in de hole { 2 : Dean the Mlanket, A Happy N En wrop up Pum de col’, = ry Korcait Knesieans «vhorwank ito Whiskey pe an ee ‘ ‘ / i “see things ” is suaranteed with the iT ey a I Ss Flammarion TASTES HNN Jel Opera ana Field Glasses OLD bse tof Solimer & Co wil HB ee These glasses are made under the patronage of the be fou Ss represented, and ware g famous astronomer, and every glass is faultless in | ranted. 2 a i BECAUSE ‘ optical construction and perfect in every particular. ITIS ing,” | tg Gold Medal Paris Exposition, 1900. OLD. ails i . i ei From $5.00 Up. claimed his majesty, gloomily.— Sun. See that every ilass hears the name “FLAMMARION.” CAHN, BELT & CO., — OX NX E. B. MEYROWITZ, Wife (anxiously)}—" Ts my husband very ill, = BALTIMORE, MD. doctor 2" J eee so Madison Avenue, NEW YORK Dr, Stickum— 7 = 125 West st I: hundred dollars’ y . = BRANCHES: Minneapolts and St, Paut Framed to meet every demand of the practical user rn »| Remington || : oe ih Typewriter] 5 | Ye { Wes , i DAY 1882 a young man took out.20 Year Endowment 4} Policy No.241,049.in the 3 , A Equitable for$5,000— seauArees (| ZN Annual Premium$24745 Perfect Paper Pattern Sele, O ON NEW YEARS OF THIS FIVE-GORED SKIRT © . . Za Sy DAY 1902 he receives the Endowment g i -and$2,523,45 ; idends- making inall $7,52345. ucHT. In addition, he has been 4 WHAT THEY THOUGHT. aeaeanehnt ’ Penetore —"* Do folks think it strange that | am engaged to old Millyuns ?"" assured for $5,000 for Chances“ Oh, yes: everybody thought you would marry a younger man and he 20 Years. a younger woman.” PUBLIC PROTECTED the Federal Court of! in our : Send coupon below for particulars 1a permane 5 S i of Endowment at your age. unction with casts and damages enjo Q Junction sarith epetssnce| damages: en) always packed in metal THE EQUITABLE SOCIETY, De91.25%2 |lawyer named Gorey from the ma * 3638 Fi yer nate, Gores tanutaet ‘on the cover and 120 Broadway, 22 to 3011 ao ee et ee pie © e lan ‘They are never | Ce ini ated ie Doxes, the ° sold in bulk or from jars. We deem it our 7? Please send me information regard- o tablet and used a duty to warn our readers against an imi > Mailed to any Address in the United States! ‘hic decision is to tee commended. Mis ajor substitute of this, meRtorious. medicine, | IPE an Endowment for $ f For 10c. long step in the right direction. Any dealer who | and if at a Wf issued to a man years of age. Give site wanted and write address plaiely wil caer a outst: Sy hing ‘just as goud SMART STYLES, 110 FIFTH AV., NEW YORK | "in ist 25 gual” when Cd have heey asked called for, docs it for the purpose of making | have been asked a Fi deed to have a letter to that effect or write erupt attention amd bet 5 direct. to the Sterling Remedy Company, Prion unvwerng edvertnenewten | CASCARETS sly | New York or Chicago, comicbooks.com