Judge, 1902-05-10 · page 16 of 20
Judge — May 10, 1902 — page 16: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire. It contains multiple commercial advertisements typical of early 1900s publications, including beer, brandy, underwear, hosiery, and patent medicines. The small **humorous stories** embedded between ads are light social comedy, not political commentary: - A joke about a woman's "appropriate" marketing in a phaeton (carriage) - A theatrical sketch about a villain threatening a heroine with a "tinfoil sword" in New York, joking that murder convictions never stick there - A pun about a shad fish's "presentiment" of doom The most prominent non-advertising content is a large advertisement for a "blood poison cure," which reflects the era's patent medicine industry—often fraudulent treatments marketed to desperate patients for venereal diseases. **No specific political figures or events are identifiable** on this page. The content reflects general early-20th-century social attitudes and commercial practices rather than satirizing particular political situations.
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Pabst beer IS always pure Brewed from carefully selected bar leave the brewery ley and hops—never permitted to until properly aged. Constable K2Ca Underwear. Best English, French and S Men's, Women's and Children’s Underwear. Hosiery. Hose and Half-Hose. Embroider rods Mirnnfinturcs od, Lace Stripes and Ope ut plain Golf Hos work Effects. She seems to be a stickler for doing everything appropriately “fF should say so; she always docs her marketing in a basket. phacton.""—Cin- innati Commercial Tribune “a Genuine Old Brandy made from Wine.” Medical Press (London), Ame. Bop MARTELL'S THREE STAR BRANDY AT-ALL BARS and RESTAURANTS. “Tis wrong for any maid to be Abroad at night alone A chaperon she needs till she Can call some chap her own Sastoeen. Wy —Philadelphia Press. OPIUM SH EASY MONE For Barbers, 1 Clgar or Newsd, s. Johnson, P. Fesponeibie hus D.B, 897, Chicago BEST and MOST oo ECONOMICAL 33 1-1b. trade-mark red bas Good Coffers 12¢. and 15 Good Teas 30c. and 3c 10 200k Book Free ‘customers, bound Foch t388 pp. "2800 re ceipts. ‘The Great Americas Tea Co., 31833 VeseySt.. NewYork P.O. Ras 289” Jui LOOD POISON Primary, di ary Blood Poi ea ee ratncmeecca Sore Trost Pimples: Copper” Colored tro Say part of the body, Hair or Ryebrowe failing out. write OOK REMEDY CO. “TL feel a presentiment.” said the shad as he passed up the river, “that some thing terrible is going to happen to me “Ah “a vague presentiment, “Vague nothing. Why, 1 my bones." Philadelphia’ Pre DorotHy, MONTANA Send for Prospectus of this Company if you contemplate investment in gald mining. Address Thurlow Weed Barnes, President, 170 Broadway, New York feel it in the villain and that will be hissed “Twill kill you.” with the tinfoil sword the end.” “No, it won't.” retorted the beautiful heroine; “this is New York, and if you kill me the case will m forever.’ — Philadelphia Record, Blood Poison Cured Free The Remedy Is Sent Absolutely Free to Every Man or Woman Sending Name and Address, A celebrated Indiana physician, has discovered the moat wonderful cure for Syphilis or Blood Poi- |son ever known. "It quickly cures all such indica. | tions as mucous patches in the mouth, sore throat, | copper-colored spots, chancres, ulcerations on the | body, and in hundreds of cases where the hair and eyebrows had fallen out and the whole skin waa a mass of boils, pimples and ulcers, this wonderful specific has completely changed the. whole body | | into a clean, perfect condition of physical health, ‘The Ulustrations above plainly show ‘what this Grand ery will do. William McGrath, 48 Guilford Street. Buffalo, N.Y. saya: “Lam a well man to-day where a fear ago I was a total wreck. Several doctors had Isited'to cure me of syphilis. T'was ritof my soren and my skin became smooth and natural in. two weeks, and after completing the treatincnt there as not a sore or pimple on my body, and to-day Tam absolutely well.” Siero Exery railroad running into Fort Wayne brings scores of sufferers seeking this new and marvelous ‘eure, and to enable those who cannot travel to fealize what a truly marvelous work the doctor is accomplishing, they will send free to every sufferer a free trial package of the remedy, #0 that everyone can cure themselves in the privacy of their own home. This 's the only known treatment that cures, this most terrible of all diceasen. Addren the State Medical Institute, 3404 Elektron Build- | ing. Fort Wayne, Ind Do not hesitate to write at | ‘once, and the free trial package will be sent sealed | iniplain packace. Greence—"1 suppose @ man who had no knowledge of French would have good deal of trouble to make himself understood in. Pari Gra. On the contrary. most peop! in Paris understand English much better | than they do their own language. | tried them in both; so I ought to know.” —Boston Transcript, i with some curiosity. THE CAREFUL by OOD-MORNING, | sir,” says the obviously refined gentleman at my door, doffing his high silk hat and extending his neatly gloved hand. “Good-morning,” I say, viewing him «There must be some mistake. We have not called for the undertaker. for am [ the undertaker,” he assures me. “1, sir, am the gentleman who is to convey your household goods to your new residence.” Tadmit him, and he calls to his assist- ant to come also. First. the assistant carefully backs an immense van to the edge of the sidewalk. The v and cushioned completely a n is padded to interior, and the wheels are fitted with enormous pneumatic tires, while the bed at rests on large, resilient of the vehicle J” says the leader of the duo “we will remove your piano.” Slowly and gently the hall and out the door. carry it to the They handle it as if it were made of gossamer. * Do you not intend to scratch it just Task answers the’ spokes: once across the front “No, indeed, sir,” man of the two. We forfeit one hun- dred dollars for every piano we scratch and two hundred for each one that is not in perfect tune when we deliver it «You don’t say!" [ exclaim. “Now, your large mirrors,” the principal moving man. sue: “Twould rather,” broke frame. and" “Break it? Why, sir, mirror. We forfeit every glass we fracture.” Here I sit down on the hall seat and fan myself. I advise him, + that with the chipped It is a very old one, any way you the one we never break a fifty dollars for D. MOVING MAN. Net, The two men return to the house anil begin taking the With det. ness and care they pull one tack at time. * Hold 1” “Are the carpet and rip the whole thing from the floor, leaving large holes to indicat where the tacks used to be Not we, sir,” teel tones. Wi cs for every rip I lean hard. carpets. Isay, standing amazed at this ow not going to grab one corner wf is the response, in gen- rd ten dollars dan- any carpet we lift inst the door and. breatic awa “Now we will wrap your cuty these down-lined nly individual, * But,” [meekly take the punch-how!, clothes,” observes the entlem, murmur, “will you not and the hammer smash the fruit-dishes It doesn’t seem or throw down the cellar stairs ? not to have something will repay you five times the cost f each cut-glass article we and” I fall heavily against the stonishment. Bang! Bang ! break,” dee clares the man, wall in any Ban Phump ! SEK T awaken and creep to the window Thump! ‘Thump! Br-r-r-r-d \ with a club in on the door large, square-built- man, his hand, is poundin, punching the bell alternately + What is it?” Lask. Are you de guy dat tuk irty-cight™ Vrow dis joint ope nul ts his yools ter t'ree hunnerd If cause I got six more guys ter move terday,” he shouts. And yet, when we had that farewell welsh rarebit last night, I said right then that I'd bet E would have some kind of a fierce dream. an’ Virty-t'ree street? If you are, den THE JUDGE KEPT HOUSE. By Alfred J. ‘OU are charged,” said the magistrate, “with being drunk and disorderly. What have you to say for yourself 2” The look of dejection upon the pris- oner’s countenance visibly deepened, but he answered nothing. «You were avenue, advancing down Fourth stepping high in order to get the You a high falsetto, over pavement, were an- nouncing which you fondly imagined tobe tenor, that you were not ‘go’ ho" till mor.” When you 1 if you were having a good Fiersh ! What have ur own behalf 2" At last the trembling prisoner spoke. + Judge,” he said, “are you a married man ? ho? were ask time you responded, + you to say in y Tam.” Waterhouse. * Keep house 2” “1 do.” “Judge, you can understand. M has commenced to~to clean house A wave of deep emotion swept across the mobile countenance of the magistrate before he spoke again. © Poor wretch !" he then said, #1 would help you if L could, and perchance I can You may go up for ten days.” Grateful tears flowed down the cheeks of the prisoner as he was led away “Saved !" he muttered. Saved ! by the time the ten days are up the house will be cleaned, the Maria never will miss me.” and in meantime His appeal had not been in vain; the judge also had lived and loved and sut fered, It was a dark night. “Petro,” whispered the beautiful girl with sunrise hair, “there is the man who has caused the crimson flush to tinge my cheeks.”” “What!” hissed Petro, his trusty blade. “Is he lover?” “No: my druggist. best rouge in town.” And only the whispering night breeze | disturbed the stillness —Chicago News. reaching for your—your He handles the He—" Why is it that it tak so long to get her hat on in the evenins” She—" Why is it that it is sometimes impossible for a man to get his hat o1 in the morning?""—Yonkers Statesman “What is your idea of a statesman’ A statesman,” said Farmer C tossel, “is an office-holder who can qu! thinkin’ about quail on toast once in @ while and remember the American | eagle." —IVashington Star. comicbooks.com