Judge, 1902-07-12 · page 12 of 16
Judge — July 12, 1902 — page 12: what you’re looking at
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This page from *Judge* magazine is primarily **advertising** mixed with short satirical jokes typical of the publication's format. The main cartoon shows two men on a snowy street—one appears to be a judge or authority figure confronting another man. The caption "QUITE APROPOS" suggests ironic humor about "honor among thieves," likely commenting on corruption or hypocrisy in legal/political circles. The page's text humor includes: - A joke about a husband's "vacation" being spent on household chores (domestic satire) - A quip about a nervous girl graduate worried about her untied shoelace - Commentary on the Boer War (current events), mocking their continued patriotic cries Most of the page comprises period advertisements for whiskey, cigars, patent medicines (including dubious "blood poison" cures and opium treatments—legal then), corsets, and various products. The tone reflects early 1900s advertising's relaxed standards regarding medical claims. The cartoons use gentle domestic and social satire rather than sharp political commentary, typical of *Judge*'s approach to middle-class American life.
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Husband—" Hurrah! My employer has given me a week's vacation. Wife—" How nice! Now you can take down the stoves, clean out the cellar, and whitewash the kitchen.""—Chicago News. 04 Liquor Habit Care witn- OPIUM Ss ian Whip THe Des Le i. Uebanen, Ohio. ee eee DWN. Ber Cag Te LooD POISON Primary. Secondary or Tertiary Blood Poison Rermanentiy Cored. Von can be treated at hame under Sed oil a efit nare schon aod a palan Mocus nPutchen fe Mronen: ta, Ulcers on Say rart of the body, Hair Gr Ryebrows faliog out. write cook REMEDY. 09: “Did you feel at all nervous when ‘ou got up to read your essay on ‘The Essentials of the Estentially Essential” before that crowd “Yes,” the sweet girl graduate re- plied, “I was awfully upset. I had |noticed just as I walked out upon the stage that my left shoestring was un- tied.” —Chicago Record. Health of body and strength of mind are rep- resented in Abbott's, the Original Angostura Bitters—the best-known tonic for blood and nerves. All druggists’. * After all,” he remarked, “it is youth real courage.” | ot returned the elderly spinster with ace “whether it should | be called courage or foolhardiness, but | it is unquestionably true that the girls who marry at all usually marry quite young." —Chicago Post In the warerooms of Sohmer & Co., S Ruilding, 170 Fitth avenue, the reader will find instruments that cannot be. surpassed, and the purchaser is perfectly assured of getting the t article in the market at a very reasonable figure. Ethel—" George has told me that he will kill himself if I do not consent to be | his. What shall 1 do?” Her mother—" Wait, my child, and see whether he docs or not. If he fails to do so you will know that he is not worthy of your love." —Chicago Record- Herald oO PANETELAS A dolightfal smoke at amoderate price. Hand made, Bes W. 1 MAYER &CO., Makers (004 Liberty ove. Fittabarg, Pa The Boers continue to yell “God the king!” Pretty soon they'll be expected to add “Deah boy, doncherknow!"—Cleveland Plain Dealer. oe BLOUSE WAIST. 327040 BUST. Mailed to any address in the United States for $0 cents (foreign, 15 cents). State size wanted and write address plainty. SMART STYLES 432 BE. 23D STREET +: NEW YORK Test Your Kidneys Before buying the many so-called kidney curey i ESTER, 1D: ‘with full instructions on receipt of $1.00. So con- Vinced are we of the efficacy of our speci iy for Kidney derangement, we will for a limited time ‘who bay our kidney tester FREE TREAT- SENTANDSCIENTIFICADVI Office and Laboratory : 177 Newaa %., Brooklya, N.Y. There's work enough in the world to keep us all busy scheming how to get out of doing that work.—Adanta Con- 23 (IGARS “MADE AT KEY WEST— 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. Established 1823. WILSON WHISKEY. That’s All! THE WILSON DISTILLING Co., Baltimore, Md. QUITE APROPOS. “Don't ycu know, you rascals, that | am his honor, Judge Jones?” “Well, den, dis is er genuine case wv honor among t'ieves, hey? 2000 Renoatons a Wlole 1 FAN $450 Measarement 10 taches. Throws air equal to any $15 electric fan RUNS BY WATER Requires but 10 Ibs, water Can be connected spigot. [pro ea Fed by 1-16 In Descriptive Circular request. Agents Wanted DELAWARE RUBBER CO., 631 Market St., Philadelphia, Pa. “Haven't you read that lovely new| novel?” asked the first summer No," replied~the other, cal edition of it I've seen has'a horrid yellow cover that doesn’t accord with any of| my gowns."—Philadelphia Press. ROMEIKE’S at Son ans paper ‘he Ta searched. Ferma, §s<0 for ‘Hexxy Romance, 120 Fith Aver te BEST FOR THE BOWELS [fzou haven't a regular, healthy movement of th or Hew York. KEEP VC YOUR BLOOD GLEAN Do You Ever Speculate i in Wall Street : If so, read Jasper’s “Hints to Money-makers”” in Leslie’s WeeKly every week comicbooks.com