Judge, 1902-01-11 · page 15 of 16
Judge — January 11, 1902 — page 15: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertising page** from Judge magazine, with one small cartoon at center. ## The Cartoon: "The Last Straw" The single cartoon depicts **Mrs. Buo complaining about woodpeckers** breaking through their doors repeatedly—"That's the sixth door they've broken in on us this week." The joke is visual/situational humor: the woodpeckers are literally destructive pests, and the exasperation of dealing with recurring damage. ## Context The page is dominated by **period advertisements** (1900-1910s era) promoting various products: playing cards, ginger ale, chocolates, whiskey, cigars, patent medicines (for blood poison, piles, digestive issues), laxatives, and railroad services. These ads reflect early 20th-century consumer culture and the prevalence of medicinal patent claims that would later be regulated. The cartoon itself contains **no political satire**—it's simply domestic humor about an annoying wildlife problem. The broader page reflects Judge's business model: combining light humor with lucrative advertising revenue.
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