Judge, 1902-09-06 · page 14 of 16
Judge — September 6, 1902 — page 14: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertising page** from Judge magazine, not a political cartoon. The dominant content is a Prudential Insurance Company advertisement at the top, using an ascending mountain metaphor labeled "A Growing Rock" to illustrate the company's expanding life insurance policies from 10 to 904 million dollars. The "Strength of Gibraltar" comparison emphasizes stability and reliability—common insurance advertising tropes of the era. The page contains numerous other period advertisements: Beeman's Pepsin Gum, Martell's brandy, hair remedies, the "President Suspender" (a clothing item), and various health products including treatments for blood poisoning. A small anecdote about "Tommy" firing a rock appears to be editorial filler. The modest cartoon content—including dialogue about a doctor's fee for skull fracture treatment and romantic poetry—uses gentle humor typical of Judge's light satirical approach but contains no significant political or social commentary requiring historical context.
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ENORMOUS GAINS IN| AMOUNT. Growing Rock OF LIFE INSURANCE IN FORCE © PRU DENTIAL — THE THE HAS THE PRUDENTIAL BAS THE > STRENGTH OF We oe STRENGTH OF GIBRALTAR STRENGTH OF GIBRALTAR GIBRALTAR THE SnETIAL INSURANCE Cc MPANY OF AMERICA. _ HOME OFFICE, NEWARK,N.J. Write for Particulars of Policies, Dept.N. JOHN F. DRYDEN, President. CHE! Beeman’s \rne Omiainat Pepsin an we Cares, ladigstig snd si ones a tation | a enrrrerrarararenarrens i ee fe h n ra In work the “President” is the “A Genuine Old Brandy made from Wine.’ i : pple er teers eon —Medical Press (London), Aug, 1899. MARTELL’S ers THREE STAR PRESIDENT BRANDY SUSPENDER {a guaranteed if \Preaident”” ts on wherg: or nailed postpaid Wide She ttticalvisea ean bee ollday rooda in fndividnal gift box ready, President playing cardn ig: Biructives cotertatiog, walase, Bela © A EDOARTON aro. COMPANY, Ber 9t0 Dy Shirley, Mase and-inkariist. Hf you have a thing or areata Ee EA RARE TS ST rate fase eee |__Mrs. Skiddings—"1 suppose you got a big fee, Dr. Frxem, for attending ‘that boy with the fractured skull?” Dr. Fixcon—" Yes, I was liberally paid |for,the operation, but I think I deserved ANY ae YOUR HAI R ‘Write to the GUNLOCK HAIR REMEDY Co., jain Street, Quinoy, I! it Mrs. Skiddings—' I hope you will not forget that it was my Tommy who fired the rock that did the business."—Bosion | Transcript. | Z / “T reckon yew won't want tew git up ep reanet yery airly in th’ mornin’,” said Uncle heaton asthel lighted s the: new samme “1am in love with that girl in the silk dress. She is a pocm.”* Bound Dhaest ‘to his aves * Bett:r wait till you see the poem In print. Volumes Passe pe Stenbey No,” replied the man from the city “I think I ‘would refer to sleep late. “All right,” said Uncle Joshua; ‘the Tired brain and nervous tension relax under | The Sohmer Piano is an instrument that is the potent action of the Original Abbott's An- | an ornament to any parlor. we won't hev Dreakfast till four a. m. stura Bitters. Label on bottle tells the Orig- —-Ohio State Fournal. { inal—Abbott’s. em = sD aos = FoR Ll OF BRAINS L 0 i) {sae 607065 AGARS | Epi iccch head \ |-MADE AT KEY WEST— ER Se Every copy of JUDGE for 1901 in POISON $ STs ens ee a eer two volumes, substanttally bound fo the most favorable climatic co aditions i = | tenis alles beni ef Eareaae-| bem tebe Cntr Primary, Secondary, or Tertiary Blood Poison é by bacco. If we had to pay the imported paid anyw! esp cigar tax our brands would cost double the for $9.00, Send orders promptly. Permanently Cured. Yon ean fe treated at home under Send foe sad CORTEX CHAAR 00., LEY WEST. Judge Publishing Co., aaa 10 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK.. mera! cook REMEDY CO. nS aa You will get more prompt atteatim and better service by mented fcc wen anoverngsdrrinenat comicbooks.com