Judge, 1902-07-19 · page 11 of 16
Judge — July 19, 1902 — page 11: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising with brief satirical vignettes** rather than political cartoons. The small jokes scattered throughout mock middle-class life: a literary editor's absurdly weather-forecast-style description of upcoming books; newlyweds who married the wrong partners; a wife strategically encouraging her husband to buy expensive panama hats so she can justify buying her own; a barber's dark humor about preserving a customer's nose. The **main advertisement** is for **"The Changing Faces" puzzle** by J.B. Williams (a soap company)—a novelty item marketed as mysteriously ingenious. Other ads promote **Sohmer pianos**, **Angostura bitters** (as a health tonic), **Ed. Pinaud perfume**, **Evans' Ale**, and other consumer goods typical of the early 1900s. The page reflects **consumer culture and domestic humor** targeting middle-class readers, not political satire. The tone is lighthearted mockery of marriage, shopping habits, and genteel society—standard Judge magazine fare.
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me “What are the probabilities to-day, Horace?" asked Mrs. Naggus, who was preparing to take a walk Mr. Naggus, literary editor of the Daily Bread, looked gloomily into va- cancy as he ‘replied Showers light fiction from the rortheast, threatening cloud of historical rovels over Indiana region, local thunder- storms of heavy poetry, hot-stuff fables in form of summer-resort booklets, cloud- | burst of dialect stories, problem’ plays, ind crank pamphlets, together with | variable breezes of vacation literature, followed by a probable frost."" “But [ mean, Horace, will it ra * Rain, tia?” he rain? There's to be a flood of ‘em!" Chicago Tribune, ae “You,” sighed the rejected lover, “would find your name written in im- perishable characters in my heart could you but lool o?" murmured the fa s aware of the young thing, who w ct that the sw had been playing Romeo at the for something like twenty years. ‘Then you must have a heart like a hotel directory by this time.” — Laltimore American, “What on earth do you mean,” mother asked. “by urgin’ your husband ct one of those outrageously high- J panama hats? Are you crazy, to "I shall want some more hats from time to time myself, mamma, de young woman replied, kicked so at the prices I pay.” My darling! You always at hand for lookin’ ahead” It is 53 years young; up to 20th Cen- tury methods throughout. Get particulars ree, No importunity. PENN MUTUAL LIFE, 921-3-5 Chestnut St., Philadelphia. EMBAUMEE VIOLETTE ‘This mort recent and best of ED. PINAUD'S| achlevementa In the do- main of Pertumery 1x in very fact, a briss| erbaumee — an unsure Price $4.00, ED. PINAUD’ Ss Importation Office 46 East 14th St., New York. Sold everywhere, said wearily: | >| Journal. re such a} —Chicago| | _, Burglars are stealing panama hats in- stead of diamonds, but they are havin; as much trouble about getting the real thing as if they were devoting their at- tention to the family silver—Milwan | kee Sentinel, “So you and Tom were finally mar- | ried, eh, ne” Yes, but we're not happy.” Why, how’s that?” “We ‘didn't’ marry each other.""— Detroit Fre Press. eptional durability, combined with per- | jon ot tone and touch, make the Sohmer iano peculiarly adapted to the use of pupils ers in establishments where piano- taught. “Why do you cail that a still?" asked the new initiate of the Georgia moon- shiner. ~ Be quiet, ‘ause we have to work it on the replied the Georgian.—Ohio State Barbe your face Will you have anything, on hen Ihave finished, sir?” ictim—"1 do not know. But I hoy you'll leave my nose, at least.”"— Bus. # yeautreds FREE for 2e, stamp to cover cost of mailing, A wonderful puzzle, “The Changing Faces’”’ What People Say About It: “The most mysterious thing Lever saw, and very fiting that it should be distrib: ted ‘by the makers of the best slaving Soaps ia the world.” “The greatest puzzle of the century.” ‘A wonderful piece of ingenuity.” Every one is my: able to ste how the ¢ Address Department F THE J. B. WILLIAMS CO. ‘GLASTONBURY, CONN OREN ree UNTO trr ARE THE CUFFS BUY THEM. “Does the climate agree with your husband?" “Well,” said the woman with the gentle and patient expression, ‘my hus- nd is sometimes a little difficult to lease. His ideals are so high, you know. am ‘sometimes not sure whether the climate disagrees with him or whether he is disagreeing with the climate.”"— love: Madge- Dolly— Sun Health means strength. inal Angostura gists’ and groc She—" Wa: ing his pro He—" We any governm Chicago Ne Nell—" catch a ball Belle—" A Why is it that Dolly—"tie was one of my carly Years ago?" No; early this summer. Abbott's, the Orij Bitters, means health. At drug- ers s Nellie prompt in. accept- sal?" 1, L understand there wasn’t | nt contract about it."— girl can never like a man?” man is so much larger and easier to catch." —Philadel phia Kecord. DR.S IEGERTS ANGOSTURA BITTERS The Worlds best 2 Imported (rom Trimdad BWI MRIVALLED appetizing stomach corrective. 29) and sire tonic and ‘Leads an ex- thening herbs Retese cheap WwW. WUPPERMANN, Sole Ageat ‘NEW YORK, WY. Richmond—" How about health food market yet? that new you invented? Is it on the Bronxborough—" No, I've given it up. T find that al used.”"—Sun “You lent him the money to buy that | mule from Yassi ley. “It'd But it, were de bes’ ob de trade dat I couldn’ he'p advancin’ de cash.” —Washingion S II the good names have been ou?"* answered Mr. Erastus Pink- | jocsn't look ‘like busines sech a good chance to get Star. THE “80! MER HEADS THE | LIST OF THE HIGHEST GRADE PIANOS. PI Sohmer Building, Sth Avi ANOS __ wld Ste tod Ligweor Matt cared wit. ‘aseenon Frees a Vp cae oe: UY tepenon, Ohio. FASY MONET: ‘Address Chas, Johnsum, P-0.8- 897, For Barbers, Cij or, Newedralera;and ble hustlers hieago ‘You will get Washington Star. ‘by mentioning Jur ore prompt attention and better service Oce when answering advertisements. Dealer—"You know, ot’ course, the real panama hat is woven under water.” Archie (who is trying to find a number x and. three-quarters) —" Gweat Scott! How can anybody stay undah watah, you know, long enough to weave a hat?” —Chicago’ Tribune. “Mercy! where did you get all the books?" “Why, I'm trying to read up a few of them so as to know what to take away to read when I leave for my summer v: cation.""—Cleveland Plain Dealer CUMURELUAWWWWIVUUVULO S b € $ r 4 } a e a a & AR TREUSE Chartreuse —GREEN AND YELLOW— THIS LIQUEUR TAKES PRECE- DENCE AT ALL FIRST-CLASS HOTELS AND CAPES AS INCOM. PARADLY THE HIGHEST-GRADE CORDIAL—THE ONLY ONE MADE BY THE CARTHUSIAN MONKS OP THE GRANDE CHAR- TREUSE, GRENOBLE, FRANCE. NO APTER-DINNER’ CORDIAL EQUALS IT IN QUALITY AND FLAVOR. Bitjere ce biyere co Fe Sole A BULA LLL 45 Broadway, Ni gents for Uni ° CMU UVWULZAWWVERRD DUCATI VTS UU UUUURUUN eV CUNY THE BEST DEVELOP- ING PAPER but by no means the most expen- sive. 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