Judge, 1902-05-31 · page 14 of 16
Judge — May 31, 1902 — page 14: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising and light humor** rather than political satire. The upper section contains commercial ads for whiskey, kidney remedies, and soap—typical Judge magazine revenue sources. The middle contains brief **jokes** mocking various social types: a working-class defendant claiming self-defense unconvincingly; an engaged woman hoping for fake jewelry so she needn't return it; an author bragging about early rising; a woman moving repeatedly, wearing out furniture; a newly-married woman admitting previous marriages; a tenant complaining about a flooded cellar. These are gentle, domestic humor—no political figures or events are referenced. The jokes target everyday absurdities and human foibles (dishonesty, vanity, domestic complaints). The main visual content advertises **"Pictures of Fair Women"** by artist J. Montgomery Flagg—portrait sketches sold as a series, representing idealized American beauty standards of the era. There is no coherent satirical message; this is a standard magazine page mixing revenue-generating advertisements with filler humor.
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9OOOO00O00000062000000008 $20 Silk Hat Rye Whiskey $% 20 == Slik Hat Cocktails Q= We are offering to the consumer ie Mat’ Cocktails at ‘bry of Marts You may select, ex- press prepaid by us. We alu offer you our justly eclebrated 8 year Nd Silt Hat Rye or Bourton Whiskey ut $3.20 lor Probe and Kin tendency to aduher re you absolutely pure and guaran- ‘OUR GUARANTEE. If the goods are not as resented, you may feturn them to usand we wii refund your money: N. Orders from Colorado, Ari- Zona, California, Tdaho, Mont Nevada, "New. Menco Washington or Wyoming for 20 quarts by freight GINSENG DISTILLING CO., St. Louis, Mo, References : Mercantile Agencies or any Bank in Test Your Kidneys Before buying the many so-called kidney cures and wasting’ your money, send lor the KELRON KIDNEY TESTER, which wil well gree THE, EXACT. CONDITION KIDNEYS. Shorea relay om by the medica tay inveligent person, Hedrverions on receipt of $00 KIRON REMEDY Co. Otflce and Laboratory: 177 Nassau St., Brooklys, N.Y. ed with full il get more pr fing Jubce ttention and better service Defendant—" Phwell, ened to punch me hea ‘Magistrate—""Then you claim you only acted on the defensive? Dejendant—" Not much! Shure, 0 didn’t hov ter, fur Oi had him licked from the shtart."—Philadelphia Press. , fudee. he threat- “Now that my engagement to Edgar is broken off, I wonder if he'll ask me to return the jewels that he gave me “If he doesn’t ask for them I'd send them back at once—for in that case they're not genuine!"—Fliegende Blact- ter. “T rise at five and walk two miles,” says a leading author in a recent inter- w. And that’s so much better than rising at two and writing five miles!— Atlanta Constitution Softleigh—" That howid Miss Giggles weally laughed at me lawst evening, doncher know.” THE SIEGERTS SUE ANGOSTURA BITTERS INFRINGERS. A suit was filed on May tst, last, in the U. . |S. Circuit Court, Northern District of Ilinois, by Mesers, Charlton & Copeland, attomeys for Messrs. Dr. rt & Sons, against the Julius Marcus contin pmpany, for selling an imitation under the name of’ Angostura Bitters. Mr. J. G. Wuppermann, the agent ot Angostura Bitters in this country, promises to proceed with the utmost vigor against all infringers who illegally use their trade-mark + Angostura Bitters. your wife has decided not to move spring?” You sce the limit of the endur- ance of the furniture has been reached.” —Chicago Post. “Haven't. 1 married |asked the clergyman, p! of the young lady from Chicago who was about | to be joined to the young man from Osh ‘ou before?” Miss Cutting — “Oh, well, you shouldn't notice. She often laug! nothing.” News “The only objec- tion to this house hat it has no aid the pros- ective tenant. no draw- “returned the glib agent; “there's water in the cellar.” —Philadelphia Rec- ord. | Pears the soap which began its and is selling in the 2oth. Belle all over the world. “Only twice,” she murmured coyly; and the ceremony went on.—Boston Post. “John is so mestic in his tas said the Billville sale in the 18th century, sold all through the 19th rattlesnake.to get a rattle for the baby."" tion, tanta Consttu-| MUTUAL POOLON Finer EVENTS bP American Derby, fs Those selecting “Arsenal” tn Metropel Piers ee bazag aieeres a eat say a drowning straw So will ‘a mint Philadel a thirsty mar julep at the other « phia Record. if end NEED A TONIC? ysicians pre- scribe An absolutely pure whiskey. Bottled in Bond. You will get more pro by mentioning June when PICTURES OF FAR WOMEN. SERIES of Eight Striking Sketches of Heads of Beautiful Women, by J. Montgomery Flagg. Each sketch is most artistically reproduced in sepia on heavy plate paper, and is mounted on Melton gray board, size 15x19, The complete series of eight sells for $5.00. Mr. Flagg’s heads are all sketched from living models, and are more nearly typical of the beauty of the American girl than any other similar art collection heretofore published, The small illustrations shown herein are reproductions in miniature of the complete series, THE FLAGG “PICTURES OF FAIR WOMEN” are limited to one thousand sets, Some of these were sold in advance of publication, The remainder are bound to go fast, now that the announcement is made definitely of their publication. The price of the complete series of eight is $5.00. JUDGE COMPANY, Publishers, 340 Fifth Avenue, New York. ight, 1902, hy lodge Publishing Co. comicbooks.com