Judge, 1902-05-17 · page 15 of 16
Judge — May 17, 1902 — page 15: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising and a puzzle contest**, with minimal satirical content. The notable cartoon appears in the upper left: a **minister's visit** where a young girl draws his portrait but declares it unsatisfactory—threatening to "put a tail to it and call it a dog." The humor is gentle rather than political: it's a joke about the minister's unflattering appearance and childhood honesty, typical of era family humor. The rest of the page consists of **product advertisements** (Harper Rye whiskey, Beeman's Pepsin Gum, Needer Odometer, Martell's Brandy, etc.) and Judge's **"4th Contest Series 3: Judge's Puzzle Pictures,"** offering $250 total prize money to readers who can identify six illustrated fish pictures. There is **no apparent political satire** on this page. The content reflects Judge's dual function as both satirical magazine and vehicles for advertising and reader contests—a common revenue model for publications of this era.
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REACHES THE SPOT AND COVERS THE CASE as no other whiskey can, aatlerse . BERNHEIM BROS., Louisville, Ky, “She says she would rather n a blonde.” Mariort e ought to know. She’s been both. HENRY LINDENMEYR & 80) PAPER WAREHOUSE, Nos. 82 34, and 38 Bleecker Stseet, Branch Warehouse, 3 Heckman St ALL KIND: The little daughter of the house watched the minister, who was making a ‘AS IT LOOKS Visit, very closely, and finally sat down || FROM THE beside him and began to draw on her | SEAT “What are you doing?" asked the | clergyman. “Y'm making your picture,” said the child. | The minister sat very still and the | child worked away earnestly. Then she stopped and compared her work with the | original and shook her head. | I don’t like it much,” she said. waTain'ta great deal like you. I a I'll put a tail to it and call it a dog. | Philadelphia Pres fonodi leis reliable and doubles the pleasures of driving by showing exactly how far you go. Reads in plain age eer merals. Our book, giving wheel sizes and (all infor: nta Constitution the other |] mation, FREE. In ordering state circumference ot is . sheet d the following letter Ea ae Sic cabrieee cock rary (Odometer, Cyclometers, Cuaters, and Flas Casi | | tics to Outside = Bool on Matthe : > right on. spellin an-am a purty good | "A Geculae Old Brandy made from Wine’ Grammatician if I do say it Miself. 1 — Medical Press (Londen), Aug, Woy kin Spel an Grammarize but. Matthew THREE STAR Gum + + {| Cares lodlgestion and ‘seeakiocs. ‘All Others are tettatlons. A BOOK OF AFTER-DINNER STORIES FREE WRITE DEPARTMENT B, EAGLE LIQUEUR DISTILLERIES, Riciastrom Bros, CINCINNATI, U.S.A. LINoLLA Corrs ARE THE BEST BUY THEM. Liukany is full of pure fun, No polities, oc. 4th Contest sextes 3 JUDGES PUZZLE PICTURES READ THESE DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY ipart of your te set ol 30 yor 0 30 b' re whole series, ll piwnad fapether im the upper lift-hand corver, as reguired above. weath each picture, cot out sheet (holding if a the bottom thereut: then mail al four sheets pinned fogetber " ve week from day of Pi of the purzles ions, another sheet cont P tures in question. Be sure that you fully prepay postage in sendis PRESS OF FLESS & RIDGE PRINTING CO., FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK. ten wh cig) app WILL BE PAID re six pictures, Each ine me of a FISH. most successtul of our readers 0 solve these six illustrations and teen (18) others, twelve of which peared in’ the last two week's is- sues of JUL app Thi pear in the next issue of JUDGE is puzzle competition is not inau- gurated for the purpose of securing sul con pscriptions to JUDGE, neither is it fined to JUDGE'S subscribers ; is open to eve she is a subs The Puz- ale Department is for the sole pur- pose of affording amusement and in- struction to all of JUDGE'S friends. Th ¢ essential features which will be considered by us in making the re- wards, in conjunction with the cor- rec} tness of the answers, will be the celerity and the general _neatness with which the solutions are sent in to us, A Total of $250 TO BE PAID TO TEN 1st Reward of Merit *‘, comicbooks.com