Judge, 1902-02-01 · page 15 of 17
Judge — February 1, 1902 — page 15: what you’re looking at
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This is primarily an **advertising page** from Judge magazine, typical of early 20th-century publications. The content is dominated by patent medicine ads (opium cures, blood tonics, morphine treatments) and luxury goods (whiskey, brandy, playing cards, linens). The small cartoon titled **"Couldn't Fool Him"** depicts a father questioning a doctor about his son's illness. The doctor says the boy has "painter's colic" (digestive upset from paint fumes). The father responds skeptically—"H'm!—been painting the town again?"—a double meaning suggesting the son was actually out carousing/partying ("painting the town red"), not working as a painter. The joke plays on the father's skepticism that his son's illness has an innocent cause. The scattered witticisms above are brief social humor about marriage, society obligations, and contemporary absurdities (an "appendicitis club" in Kalamazoo). **Modern context**: The page reflects an era when unregulated patent medicines claimed to cure addiction, and magazines freely advertised opiates and cocaine derivatives as legitimate remedies.
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