Judge, 1902-04-26 · page 15 of 16
Judge — April 26, 1902 — page 15: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and contest content** rather than political satire. The dominant feature is "Judge's Puzzle Pictures," Series 4, offering $250 total in prizes for readers who identify six birds from illustrations. The page includes various advertisements (Overland Limited trains, Trimble Whiskey, blank books, shirt collars) and scattered brief comic anecdotes about theatrical criticism, neighborly relations, and weather nostalgia—typical light humor filler for a satirical magazine. One notable ad features the slogan **"when you do drink, drink Trimble"** with an illustration of clinking glasses, promoting a whiskey brand using social bonding imagery common to early 1900s advertising. The theatrical references (mentions of "Laertes O'Hamme" and "Polonius") appear to be literary allusions rather than current political commentary. Overall, this is a mundane magazine page mixing advertisements with a reader participation puzzle contest—the bread-and-butter content that funded publications like *Judge*.
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CALIFORNIA’ The New t ct) at | Most Luxurious Train in the World Daily from Chicago; less than Three days en route via the CHICAGO & NORTH-WESTERN UNION PACIFIC AND SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAYS No extra charge for fast time and luxur- ous service. class excursion tickets 0.00 from Chicago, with corresponding rates from other points, will be on sale April 20th to 27th, inclusive, Full informa- tion from any ticket agent or by addressing “Life is not properly arranged.” plained Mr. Laertes O'Hamme queried Mr. Polonious com- de Bumme “Aye, true. In the winter the crities jet us, and when we play a summer |date we get a frost." —Balttnore Ameri- can Vit Amandy—" é ter kum around here t Onniz Way—" Well, dis ain't a werry ]} istekratic “neighborhood, ‘fer a. fact, but we mustn't. be too pertickler, | mum." Chicago News wants.” said is a chance to show : © farmer: Josh is one of those people who never scem to get a chance to do any- ept something they can’t do.” | Oldest inhabitant—" We don't have any such winters now as we had when So, but we have a whole ism, which makes ‘em Indianapolis lot more rheum: jworse” /ESRIDER AGENTS WANTED |... 4 i 1902 MODELS, $3. “to $15 s1y0st Pee ti 90 ea ro eadthand wi. 3rd Contest SERIES fhe five Din mens sntof the cep of ot aa, The keeping READ THESE DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY There the should be a law to theatres from printing ossy jokes in their programmes.” You don't have’ to. read restrai Hicks them Wieks—"No, but you usually ha’ to listen to some idiot behind you read- Dl; ing and explaining them."’—Catholic Standard and Times 1 s'pose | Farmer | 3 JUDGES PUZZLE PICTURES BLANK BOOKS 2! 121 Nassau Street, you do drink, drink Tri ped Nbig» “A glass is good, and a lass is good, And a pipe to smoke in cold weather } ‘The world is good, and the people are x0 A pure rye, 10 years old, aged, by time, not artificially. Sole Proprietors, WHITE, HENTZ & CO.) Phila. & New York. ESTABLISHED 1793. ROMEIKE’ s Set Sout Ai sas St ek to order by FINDLER “28 Witter, New York newspaper sand periodic a COLLARUFFS ARE THE BEST BUY THEM. WAREHOUSE, Bt. and 86 $250 2° WILL BE PAID IO ODOODOOOD PAO. EERE, are six pictures, Each ine dicates the name of a BIRD. We have $250 to yive to the ten most successtul of our readers who solve these six illustrations and eighteen (18) which have the three puzzle come urated for the ubseriptions to others, appeared in last JUDGE. ‘This petition is not in, purpose of secur JUDGE, neith it confined to JUDGE'S subscribers; it is open to everybody, whether he or she isa sub: riber or not. ‘The Puzzle Depart- ‘ole purpose of atlord- amusement and instruction to all oF JUDGES friends, “The essential features which will be considered by xe the rewards, in con- with the correetness of the swers, will be the celerity and the issues junetio general neatness with which the so- Tations aire sent in to us A Total of $250 TOOL PAID ‘TO TEN PEOPLE PRESS OF FLESS & RIDGE PRINTING CO., FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK comicbooks.com