Judge, 1902-10-11 · page 11 of 16
Judge — October 11, 1902 — page 11: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertisements and filler jokes** rather than political satire. The cartoons and quips mock everyday social situations: **Key humor pieces:** 1. **"A Hot Old Time" theater announcement** – satire of overwrought theatrical marketing. The "extraordinary" feature is merely burning a hod of coal on stage—mocking inflated promises in theater advertising. 2. **Ping-pong child anecdote** – jokes about the fad popularity of ping-pong (a new game at the time), with absurdist humor about a toddler supposedly skilled at the sport. 3. **Marriage/courtship jokes** – typical period humor about wives' complaints, quick engagements, and marital dissatisfaction. 4. **"Trolley chauffeur" quip** – dark humor about a reckless motorman who's killed people, now self-importantly calling himself a "chauffeur." The page contains **no apparent political cartoons or significant social commentary**, instead featuring light domestic humor interspersed with patent medicine and product advertisements—typical of Judge magazine's content during this era.
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LAVISH STAGE SETTING. ANNOUNCEMENT: EXTRAORDI- NARY!!! Mr. Charles Shohman Begs to An- nounce that During the Performance of “A HOT OLD TIME” at the UMPHTAHRAH THEATER The Stage Settings Will be of Un- paralleled Magnificence! A HOD OF GENUINE HARD COAL!!! Will be Permitted to be Burned i FULL VIEW OF THE AUDIENCE! —Baltimore American. Lighter hearts and stronger bodies follow the use of Abbott's, the Original Angostura Bitters. At grocers’. The popularity of ping-pong is bringing forward many experts at the game, an in one city in the cast there is a child barely two years old that shows a mar- velous fondness for it. On being ques- tioned as to the manner in which the child's talents were developed, the proud father explained: j "Yes, Willie is a ing-pong player, but he ought to be. Why, he-eut his teeth on a ping-pong ball, and we always spanked him with a racquet.”"—What to at. Mrs. Bickering—“They all told me when I married you that you were a fool, and now I find that it is true!” Bickering (grimly)—"I agree with you. I was."—San Francisco Bulletin. Handout Harry—"Say, dey's, a skull an’ crossbones chalked up on dis gate- post. Wot docs dat stand fer?” Tiepass Teddy—" De lady of de house is a cookin'-school graduate. Run fer yer life.""—New York Journal. Packer’s. Tar Soap is pure, mild, invigorating and antiseptic. It soothes while cleansing, and for more than a quarter of a century has been The Standard For the Hair and Skin ‘The Packer Mfg. Co., 81-83 Fulton St, New York, He said it "cost too much to be rich.” It involved so much sacrifice. He could be rich in mind, in feeling and in duty, without sacrifice if he had sense enough to insure. PENN MUTUAL LIFE, 921-3-5 Chestnut St., Philadelphia. First conductor—"That motorman has killed five People, and injured a score.”” Second conductor—" Yes; he calls him- self a_trolley- chauffeur now.” — New York Sun. nif Zoa,tere a ukses 0 mat for Wrawing. ci mail s thr your address A Saeier canara Lars’ Porsenna has just sworn by the nine gods. “I mean by the football eleven.” he hastily corrected himself. However, it was impossible to’ sub- stitute the greater heroes, for Macaulay had already started the lays of ancient Rome, and said eleven wouldn't fit into his metre.—New York Sun Tess—" She didn’t wait long for a hus- band. year. Klubley. She didn't wait long, did she?"” ria n nights." —Louisville Post. Subbubs—1 sce Blinkins has come out as a candidate for governor.” Townley—* Yes, he has declared his “great ambition to be the servant of the reople bon Subbubs— Servant? What! doesn’t he The Sohmer Piano receivéd the first_medal ‘of merit and diploma of hondr at the Centen- nial exhibition. It has the indorsement of the leading artists in the United States and foreign countries. “I'm going to call on a mental scientist ; —Catholic Standard. this afternoon ry?" rey Tess— And now she's to mary ek that indicate: mean to keep the place if he gets it?" |centipede with chilblains—London Ex- Why, asked the stage-manager. “do. you insi: upon shouting *Bah’ at inter- y “Why, she only left school last | vals of about two minutes?" ated the villain in tones i a complete confidence in the consistency of his performance. " Be- ‘ess—" No; but she will after her mar-|cause the cast of characters plainly in- , if she’ means to sit up for him |dicates that I am the black sheep of my family."—What to Eat. A giraffe in a foreign z00, suffering from a sore throat, has been wearing no less than thirty yards of red flannel wound around its neck. The only conceivable thing in nature worse than a giraffe with tonsilitis is a press. “What for?” “To see if she can’t make me believe that there is no such thing as an empty coal-bin.""—Cleveland Plain Dealer * America is a country of rich authors,”" says a literary exchange. To which the Billville Banner replies, “Yes, we saw one going home with a whole ham the other day!"—-Adlanta Constitution Many Persons Think that all Ales are alike— until they drink EVANS ALE Then they wonder why there’s any other. The use of this fectious’ diseases. Five cents at dealers, or by Tuuusrearep Booxtrr, 1H FIVE CENTS THE CAKE wonderful cleanser: throughout the entire household not only ensures perfect cleanliness, but also ensures freedom from the danger of in-’ Lifebuoy is a sani- , tary disinfectant soap which can be used everywhere the same as ordinary soap. mail, two cakes ten cents * Greatest Lire-Saves,” Frex LEVER BROTHERS, LIMITED 111 FIFTH AVE., NEW Husband (an invalid) —" Are you going out this morning, my dear?” Wife— Yes, if you can manage to get algng without’ me for a little while. I want to niatch & piece of silk at one of the stores,” ! Husband— Very well; I'll have Jane save some'dinner for you and I'll see ‘that the children are put to bed."—Chicago News. | “She's a very quiet, conservative woman, I understand, "Yes, indeed; a regular home body. She has practically ro interests outside the domestic circle.” Really?” “No doubt of it at all. Why, she doesn’t belong to more than six clubs, and sh: isn’t running for office in any of them."—Chicago Post. Chartreuse —GREEN AND YELLOW— THE “SOHMER” HEADS THE LIST OF :THE: HIGHEST GRADE: PIANOS SOHMER PIANOS 18 THE ONLY CORDIAL MADE BY THE CARTHUSIAN MONKS OF FRANCE. IT HAS COME FROM THE RUGGED MOUNTAINS NEAR ‘ GRENOBLE, DAUPHINY, FOR ‘THREE CENTURIES; UNEQUALED IN EXCELLENCE, UNSURPASSED IN QUALITY. IT 18 THE APT! DINNER LIQUEUR OF REFINED RAR REE SOOO TASTE. Sohmer Building, ay serom SPdeenie New PONE eves calivow (alt cue E enema teeT {|i aaterew maseael Nee story ends until it is finished."—Town. errno > ‘You will get more prompt attention and better service and Country. ~ att] by Juvce when answering advertisements. New York to Buffalo, via New-York Central—Finest One-Day Railroad Ride in the World, comicbooks.com