Judge, 1902-11-22 · page 15 of 16
Judge — November 22, 1902 — page 15: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, typical of early 20th-century American magazines. Most content consists of patent medicines and commercial products with exaggerated health claims. The few brief **jokes** include: - A widow marrying a second dyspeptic husband to use up leftover medicine from the first - An observation that a hardworking store employee "Young Digger" labors so hard he appears not to be working for wages but for personal advancement The **satirical cartoon** ("Studying his part") depicts a theatrical actor, humorously suggesting he's practicing his role in a bathroom mirror—poking fun at theatrical vanity or method acting. The **medical advertisements** are notable for modern readers as examples of fraudulent quackery: "Varicocele Cured for $10," "Santal Capsules" for nervous conditions, and various "miracle" products like Sulphume (a sulfur preparation). These reflect an era before FDA regulation when dubious remedies were openly marketed with unsubstantiated health claims. The page illustrates how mainstream publications once legitimized medical fraud.
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nothing like,the clear, sparkling absorbent, Londonderry to drive isonous secretions From the body, no mate ter whether they inherited or the result of over -indulgencies, Try it if you have rheu- matic or gouty aches. “Why did you marry another dyspep- | jtic?” asked the inguisitive friend of the ex-widow who had just annexed specimen | |number two. “You first husband was a | martyr to indigestion, and I should think | Jone of the kind was enough.” | "Yes, it would seem so,” replied the | ex-widow, with a sigh, “but, you see, my first husband left a lot of medicine behind when he shufiled off and I hated to see it go to waste.""—Chicago News. |. “Young Digger is the hardest worker in the store,” observed the old man. “To see him one would not think he | ing for a salary.” responded the bookkeeper; | ’s working for a raise."—-Indianapolis | STRENGTHENS SYSTEM BODY BRAIN and NERVES. Gives Appetite, Produces Refreshing Slcep, A Safeguard Against Mental Diseases. Dose.—A small wine-glass full three times aday. Sold by all Druggists. Refuse Subst'tute:. wH ee CO. TROY.NY. S & UINTOLLA irs ARE THE BEST BUY THEM. BEST FOR THE ___BOWELS SANTAL CAPSULES MIDN HENRY LINDENMEYR & SONS PAPER WAREHOUSE ranch Wareiscunt leckinan Steet New York ALL KINDS OF PAPER MADE TO ORDER “On Every Tongue.” Scientifically distilled; naturally aged: absolutely pure. Best and safest for all BERNHEIM BROS., Distillers, - - WORLD FAMOUS MARIANI TONIC! = ‘Louisville, Ky. Il] \ Hil THEATRICAL. “Studying his part.” other “America. Know the man in America. nor she sand you have investigated this, We also cure Organs. You will get more prompt attention and better service ty mentiontog joven whes answering advertisements VARICOCELE CURED FOR $10. YOU CAN BE CURED AT HOME. We can cure you. And we will cure you for only $10. We arecaly doing this fora short ume goa matter of advertacment to, introduce our New German Method’ allover the word,” Our ‘we guarantee it in every wa} mate Pocior rhe iscuring Write for Particulars Free. 4 jedical Institute in lervous Debility, and all diseases and’ weaknesses of the pelvic VIENNA MEDICAL INSTITUTE, 130 Dearborn St, Chicago, Ill. ‘cure is pet a cheap treatment. It is our regu- ‘upon ox your name and addren at once and we iculars free, 20 and oho you'are dealing wih. We ure ‘no other treatment until Mother, where are the little red. spots you had ‘on your Juve?” ‘Goné, ny darling Sutphume and Sulphume Soap hate taken them alt away." THE REASON WHY! SULPHUME is a chemical solution of Pure Sulphur, and when taken internally and applied as a lotion will cure dandruff. or any skin disease; itis also a great hair invigorator. Price $1. SULPHUME SOAP stops itching and all skin irritations, softens and whitens the +kiu, and has no equal for the tuilet or bath. Prices: Perfumed Soap, 25¢ a cuke ; Unperfumed, 150 atake. Will mail | trial oake upon receipt of price. SULPHUME SHAVING SOAP | is the perfection of soaps fur shaving. It is a perfect antiseptic, prevents rash breaking out, cures and prevents all contagious skin diseases, gives a creamy lather and is soothing to the akin, SULPHUME LITTLE LIVER PILLS aot directly on the liver, kidneys and bowels, but do not gripe or nauseate. Price, 250. SULPHUME BOOK on care of the skin free. fi o-voy, Bo sure this signa ‘H. ture is on each package of Sulphume Preparations, otherwise it is not genuine, Your druggist can procure Sul- phume Preparations from his jobber, without extra charge to you. SULPHUME CHEMICAL CO., Butte 108, $37 Broadway, New York. Lyman Sons & Co., Montreal, Canadian Agents, End. yournh newspaper which may appear about Jou, your frenlsy of fay ej ow winch You want fe Sup to aate® very mewsjaper and periodical race in the Uniced States tnd Europe searched, ‘Fermn, §3-0 for toonotien:‘Hevny Rowen, 10 Pith Aves NY. All kinds kept in stock 0d madg 1 order by FINDLER @ WIBEL, 115 Nassau Street, New York. PRESS OF FLESS & RIDGE PRINTING CO., FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK.‘ 7 You sil get fore pope extention and besser sovice comicbooks.com