Judge, 1902-09-13 · page 12 of 16
Judge — September 13, 1902 — page 12: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire. It contains multiple patent medicine and product ads typical of early 20th-century magazines, interspersed with brief comic vignettes. The **cartoon** ("THE NEWS-BUCY") depicts a figure drowning in papers/documents—likely satirizing bureaucratic overload or information overwhelm, though the specific reference is unclear without more context. The **text jokes** are simple wordplay: a farmer can't afford to eat his own vegetables because prices are too high; someone compliments a woman's foot as "immense" (size-related humor); a woman won't buy a book due to its cover design. The **advertisements** promote whiskey, patent medicines for kidney/bladder issues and blood ailments, drawing lessons, and clothing patterns—all marketed with exaggerated health claims typical of the era before FDA regulations. The overall page reflects **pre-regulation America**, where dubious medical claims and high inflation (the farmer joke) were common social concerns. The satire is mild and domestic rather than political.
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The Whiskey That Made The High Ball salés and by jobbers, AHAN & SON, Haltimore, Md, For KIDNEY TROUBLES and CATARRH of the BLADDER SUPERIOR TO sed NECTION CAPSULES “You complain of being half-starved on account of the high prices! Why, man, you are making a fortune off your truck farm.” “That's jest it. I cain't afford to eat any of my veg’tables when they're wuth fo muuch Ya the market, B'gosh!"—Chi- cago Tribune. APerfect Paper Pattern 3920 Five-Gored Skirt, 22 to 30 waist. to address in the United States er 10 Cents. Uoreign, 15 cents). State stze wanted and write addrem plainly. ——— SMART STYL 132 EB. 23D STREET ; NEW YORK Bluffer—"1_ understand you called me a liar behind my back, sir?” Biffer—"Yes; 1 didn't like to hurt your feelings by telling you the truth Hans: to your face."—Ohto State Four- Tess—"T saw Mr. Ruff glance at my foot yesterday, and then make some zones to you. Was it compliment- ary?” fess—"I don't know. I asked him if he didn't think you had a pretty foot, and he said it ‘was immense.’"—Phila- delphia Press. Braces the nerves, builds up the blood, strengthens every way—Abbott’s, the Original Angostura Bitters. did she buy the book?” replied the clerk; “she idn’t like the cover design. Detroit Free Press. Stranger—" What wonderful tales old Blinks relates! He must have been a great traveler in his day.” Native—" He, was never outside the county in his life, but, you see, his mind has wandered "for ' years."—Chicago News. “This new associate justice of the supreme court is a Mr. Holmes, isn’t he?" "Yes." “Never heard of him."—Cleveland (Ohio) Plain Dealer. ‘or it uA 1a) styt HI Abe HEE ‘Chic. Ifyou haven’t a regular, healthy movement of the Powels every day, you're tll or will be, | K. 7. us D. Po: ihe ‘olsen, easiest, most 1 the bowels clear aiid clean is to take “dives Company, OUR BLOOD GLEAN Established 1823. ' WILSON WHISKEY. That’s All! ‘THE WILSON DISTILLIXG CO, Baktimore, Md. THE NEWS-BUCY. - Varicocele Cured to Stay Cured in 5 Days Blood Polson, Kida. ey and \d allied troubles. iy tained, Write me Plain envelope a, eclentife and honest opinion of your case, FREE of C My books and leetares mail Tillotson Building, 84 Dearbora HH. J. TILLOTSON, M.D.. _ 154, Is your wife ever speechless with indignation?” ) “She says she is, but I have reason to doubt it."—Chicago Post. Miss Thirtyodd—"1 want to give m fiancé a surprise on his birthday. Can't you suggest somethin; Miss de Flypp: age ? Well, might tell him your, age.” —Chicogo) News. yon application. Street, CHICAGO. comicbooks.com