Judge, 1902-05-17 · page 14 of 16
Judge — May 17, 1902 — page 14: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertising page** from Judge magazine (April 22, 1902), with minimal editorial content. The main notable item is a **check-based advertisement** from Lever Brothers promoting Lifebuoy Soap. It's a $5,000 "certified check" offering payment to anyone who can prove the soap contains adulterants—a marketing claim playing on contemporary consumer anxieties about product purity and food/product safety, which were significant concerns in the early 1900s before federal food and drug regulation. The page is otherwise filled with period advertisements for cigars, whiskey, patent medicines (including "Blood Poison" cures and opium treatments), men's furnishings, and other products. One small joke involves an actress whose costume doesn't fit—a minor theatrical humor item. The **U-P-C "suspensory"** advertisement is notable as period male medical/personal wear marketing. Overall, this page reflects early 20th-century consumer culture and the patent medicine era, with little political or social satire present.
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NATIONAL, SHOE & LEATHER $500 os wu YORK 22.1902 190 No. ITED, BANK, ean u ‘WYO! DIRECTOR UFEBVOY soar ruaucrTy. THIS. CERTIFIED ORIGINAL CHECK ‘Will be paid to any person who can prove that Lifebuoy Soap is not perfectly pure and genuine or contains any form of adulterant. LIFEBUOY SOAP is not like any other Soap, for it disinfects— purifies while it cleanses. For keeping the home and body in health. At your dealer's. Only 5 cts. the cake. Purchase money re- funded, if not satisfactory. Why use ordinary soap, therefore, when you can use Lifebuoy? LEVER BROTHERS LIMITED New YORK orrice ‘These Cigars are manufactured under the most favorable climatic conditions and from the mildest blends of Havana to- bacco. If we had to pay the imported cigar tax our brands would cost double the money. Send for booklet and particulars. CORTEZ CIGAR CO., KEY WEST. ‘m terribly worked about, to-night’s performance. doesn’t fit me at all.” Maid—" What do you care for that? Your gown fits you beautifully." —Boston Transcript up My part Full measure— No short bottles of Old ammer will soon be here, Hiram.” ‘About the time we get warm one bother us.""—Indiana polis News. PEPSIKOLAS Fimson—" Where great four-revolution to do his act I believe "—Boston did Whirler, somersaultist, the learn he used to live in Venezuela, Post. YLOOD] POISON Ie Primary. Secondary or Tertiary Blood Poison Permanently aati ‘You can be treated a under Sao ek ee Book Free. more the flies wil! begin to | “There has been an awful lot of talk about plain duty.’ What does it all es the according vants to do, | phra to his « and, according’ to the i it’s what he doesn’t | Chicago Post. | Pears soap in stick form; con- venience and economy in shaving. It is the best and cheap- est shaving soap. Sold oll over the world, Jur — legislator: protested the hine polit are not as bad as Philadelphia Press. | couch) | whitewashed Men’s Furnishing. SPRING A GRASS PLOT. NOVELTIE: -Hands, ick and “ool Cu Neglige Knots, | Scarfs, Four. | Custom jackets, Bath Wraps. Ph. Courvoisser, Fownes, Dent G! Steamer and College Rugs, Cocktail ers, Dress Suit Cases, Robes. Beoadooay K 191 se ee vorx. aby’ us, We also offer yo “ty old Sik Mat Kye f four full quart bottles, ‘All goods packed der" Oh, dear, refand your mooeys this hook has been out sine Ohio State Fournal. Ply RFRENS CO., Dept.| no! noon yester- Liquor Habit Cared witn- | et seme Wry 2 Tae Desk GINSENG DISTILLING C¢ Lebanon, Otte. References : Why, ait 53 oe Twill gladly inform apne: adi Sey20 Sik tat Re Wises $ 20 Silk Hat Rye Whiskey $ 7203 Silk Hat Cocktails Lam Vermouth, Whiskey of Martini you may select, ex- celebrated 8 year ‘aiskey st $3.20 508 ress prepaid b OUR GUARANTEE. If the goods represented, you may return them t0 usa and w ‘or Wyoming, for 20 quarts by freight, prepasd. St. Louis, Mo. Mercantile Agencies or any Bank should increase pacity for work. You can increase pee capac Hato we work sou‘ are ‘easier by wearing a0 9 y without any: ut cut the Rabie to eet U-F-0 from perc ary $lilveppiy roe peetpaia upon receiptat Me £ QIBCE tne anc, etal pang, 6.00 “The Struszle tor Supremacy” ander BAUER & BLACK, 269-2Sth St.,Chicago,U.S.A. sansfucieerg.of Prost King and Prost VSELE CURE! A Se CAUBARERY ai tap eid MARY L BALDWIN, P.0. Boz WD, Calag, I tention and better service swering advertisements. to ae nese comicbooks.com