Judge, 1902-01-25 · page 12 of 16
Judge — January 25, 1902 — page 12: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertisements** with modest satirical content interspersed. The main cartoon, "The Hero's Story," satirizes theatrical melodrama. A man brags of battlefield exploits, rescue missions, and heroic deeds—only to reveal he's an *stage actor*, not a real soldier. The joke targets audiences' gullibility about overwrought theatrical performances and the gap between dramatic fiction and actual heroism. Secondary jokes mock predictable romantic tropes: a man rejects his fiancée because her "past" began "too soon" (implying she's too young or unsophisticated), and a woman seeks insurance urgently after accepting a proposal. The advertisements themselves—Harper Rye whiskey, Sohmer pianos, Wilson whiskey, Earl & Wilson collars—represent typical early-1900s Judge magazine content, where liquor and luxury goods were marketed alongside editorial material without today's regulatory restrictions. The "Stanlaws Girl" advertisement promotes water-color portraits of an idealized feminine type, reflecting era-specific beauty standards.
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HARPER) | RYE | PHYSICIANS PRESCRIBE IT FOR THEIR MOST DELICATE PATIENTS. Uf tocal dealers cannot supply it, address the tillers BERNNEIM BROTHERS, Louisville, Ky. Says a Georgia philosopher: «It is a pi we are all more successful at digging bait than we are at catching fish !"—At/anta Constitu- tion. THE “SOHMER” HEADS THE LIST OF THE HIGHEST GRADE PIANOS. SOHMER PIANOS Sohmer Building, 2 en, cor. bad Bt, resus New wee Meee Perfect Paper Pattern OF THIS FIVE-GORED SKIRT 3638 Five-Gorea Skirt. 22 to 30 in. waist. For 10c. Give size wanted and write address plainly Mailed to any Address in the United States SMART STYLES, 110 FIFTH AV., NEW YORK | - THE HERO'S STORY. | “Ah, T hero,” | ee rhetrnger erst || Established 1823. Felt laurels on my head. | Ted the fiercest charges ‘O'er bush and log and stone, And when my comrades faltered T fought the fight alone. “ T trod the deck of battle With small arms at my side. ‘The sea was red from carnage. s + Sail in!" I boldly cried. I've been a color-bearer— T do ot want bg. That’s All! But every day my comrades THE WILSON DISTILLING CO, Bound my wounds with the flay ! Dahimore. Ma 4“ T've sniffed the smoke of warfare ‘And trod the paths of peace ; Yet neither in the fatter Did all my exploits cease. Why, man, one whole long winter captive maids I'd see And Toeee them fom dungeons Six nights in every week. | “ Ofttimes, when bandits threatened ‘Some fair and lovely maid, T’ve dashed into the conflict And given timely aid. T've heard the public’s plaudits, ‘The praise of women sweet— But now, alas! look at me! To-day I walk the street !” “+ And do you wear no medals?" We cried, in great surpris “« Has Congress never thanked you? in you great valor lies.” ll, no,” he answered, sadly, ’'m not on hist’ry’s page. You see, I was a hero Who did things on the stage !” —Baltimore American. Cousin May—1 thought you were engaged to Miss Yellowleaf.” Jack—" Not much! 1 couldn't love a wo- WHERE THE BEST COMES FROM. man with a past like ‘The stRANGeR—"' Let me have a quart of distilled water, please."* Cousin May —* Why, what do you know| Kentucky pruc-cuerx —"* Hum! Ah—er—wa-al, sah, the distilleries about heah, about her past ? Jack—* Nothing, except that it began too| soon to suit me." — Philadelphia Press. sah, don’t turn out that sort of liquor, sah."* “Which season do you prefer,” asked the friend, * summer or winter?” “Tt all depends,” answered Mr. ker, as he unwound a muffler fru “In summer I prefer winter, and in winter 1 prefer summer.""— Washington Star. ‘> A New Series of Water-Color Prools of Drawings of the tasci- nating “ Stanlaws Gir.” « « « -» The series consists of six of the newest and best examples of Stanlaws’ work, beautifully print- ed in colors. The size of each picture, handsomely mounted, is 12x19 inchs. ew ee ewe She—*+ Is this the insurance agency ?” He—“Ves, ma'am. What can I do for ma?" ‘She—T want an insurance policy at once, e."—Chicago News. / EARL & WILSON S © //{ COLLARS CUFFS&SHIRTS ( BEST IN THE WORLD +. THE STANLAWS GIRL... HERE are winsome girls and winsome at only ne Scania Girt abe Ee} Pennsylvania’s choicest whiskey— Old Overholt Made just as it was a century ago Bottled in Bond. meu orb, ay pons rel be qui Ponuble,. She is capekoas and coy : she te daint End petite. She doesn't belong to the period of spinting-wheel and harprichord, and: yet she ' not entirely without a suggestion of te beauty (of the courly colonial damel. Shes just what She tothe Stan whose beauty changes tod ‘becomes more in every tight that ripples in her dlaphanous drapertes. ‘She ces Anaya and beggars description st moch does the perfume othe Foy the ver of Sha ocsteale or-the, chante easeeal sephyr icine sly ‘Ground’ in'w Barry of peach 110 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK JUDGE COMPANY, comicbooks.com