Judge, 1902-12-20 · page 44 of 52
Judge — December 20, 1902 — page 44: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertisements and filler content** rather than satirical political cartoons. The dominant feature is a large advertisement for Buffalo Lithia Water, a patent medicine from Virginia claiming to cure kidney disease, gout, and rheumatism—typical of turn-of-the-century medical frauds. The small cartoon near the bottom depicts an adult and child, captioned "THE REASON," with dialogue about missing Sunday school. It's gentle domestic humor, not political satire. The remaining content includes: - Testimonials from doctors (likely fabricated or exaggerated, as was common) - Various product advertisements (diamonds, liqueurs, furs, wine) - Brief humorous anecdotes about a woman buying fabric, Irish voters, and a child's excuse-making **This appears to be a typical Judge magazine filler page**, mixing advertising with light humor. Without knowing the specific publication date, the political content is minimal—the voting anecdote offers mild commentary on electoral decision-making but lacks sharp satire characteristic of Judge's better work.
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“Especially the BUFFALO LITHIA WATER visinia.” For Bright’s Disease, Albuminuria, Renal Cal- culi, Gout, Rheumatism and All Diseases Dependent Upon a Uric Acid Diathesis. Samuel O.L, Potter, A.M., M.R.C.P., London, Professor of the Principles and Practice of a a) Clinical Medicine in the College Phy- sicians and Surgeons of San Francisco, Cal., in his ‘Hand-Book of Materia Medica, and Therapeutics," in the citation ‘of remedies under the head of “Chronic Disease," says: ‘'Min- of Virginia, capeciaily the BUEFALO LITHIA WATER 5... any advoca\ , under 66 is hight “Albuminurta,”’ he says: BUFFALO LYTHIA WATER ct:mended. George Halsted Boyland, A.M., M.D., of Puris, Doctor of Medicine, of the Faculty of Paris, in the New York’ Medical Journal, August 22, 1866, sa: “There isno remedy as absolutely specific in “all forms of Albuminuria and Beignt's Disease, wetter BUFFALO LYTHIA WATER, 2°50%,..ic4 acute or chronic, gy accompanied by a milk diet. In all cases of pregnancy, where albumin is found in the urine, as late as the last week before confinement, if this water and a milk diet are prescribed, the albumin disappears rapidly from the urine and the patient has a positive guar: antee against puerperal convulsions."* 7, Griswold Comstock, A.M.. M. D., % St: Louis, Mo. says: “I bs often pre- in Gouty and Rheumatic condi- tions and in Renal Calculi, ac- companied by Renal Colic, and always with the most satisfactory results. In Renal Caicull> where there is an excesa of Uric Acld, it is especially efficacious. Medical testimony which defies all imputation or question mailed to any address. is for sale by druggists BUFFALO LITHIA WATER tha 'grocere genecily, PROPRIETOR BUFFALO LITHIA SPRINCS, VIRCINIA. DIAMOND on credit Meseavgs ant net VAs sho MD 0M DAN OM DA! A woman in pursuit of a late-summer | gown stood in front of a counter heaped with foulards in a big store. A blue ground with a white polka dot scemed to please her best, but she paused ir- resolutely. “It looks just like the old indigo-blue , calicoes they used to wear when I’ was a little girl in the country,” she said dis- contentedly. “Madame,” said the portly salesman, “long after you and I are dead and gone women will be wearing blue and white polka dots. They have worn them since | the race emerged from barbarism. They | will wear them until it sinks into it again.” After that portentous gravity and | | heavy philosophy the woman bought the | dress in a dazed silenee.—Tacoma Ledger. | “Shure, Oi'm no partisan, Jerry. Oi vote fer the best man | An’ how c'n yez tell which wus th’| best_ man_ till ‘afther th’ votes are counted, Dinny ?"—Colorado Springs Ga- rete: “You naughty boy! do you mean by saying" Don't now’ whe sked_ you how | your clothes soiled |” Offspring—" That's what you tell me when I ask you something you don't know how to answer."—Boston Tran- script What | ther me | you got | Germania Wine Cellars THE Finest American Champagne Grand Imperial Sec ani Brut has no equal for Purity and Excellence, and is used in many of the best Hotels, Homes and Clubs in prefere forcign vintages. } A trial case will t t T ice to convince you. Por saleand recommend. fed by all leading grocers and wine merchants every where. st Award Chicago, sad Pan-American. Write for Booklet Rheim: The office that secks the man is gener-| ally the one in which there are no fees, —Philadel phia Record. “What's the trouble, Henry his wife. as you expected?” Jess," Eagle Liqueur Distilleries turned him to congres cent cigars named for me? Well, the: selling them two for five cents now Chicago Tribune. RreinetRoM Bros. Cincinnati, U.S.A. “Wasn't the majority as large I'm not thinking about the election, | gloomily replied the statesman | Whose admiring constituents had re- for another term “You remember there is a brand of fiv THE R A (4) ‘write for Books of Testimonials from Constable KoCa, Leading Hotels o = Clubs, Cafes, Etc. Rich Furs. = Breitschwang, Persian Lamb, Alaska Seal and Washington had just been elected pres- James?” "1 guess it's “cause I wi EASON. asn't dere.” “Why didn’t I see you at Sunday-school yesterday, Impossible to get Squirrel ident "But tell us."* he was asked, “why did Coats, Paletots and Blouses. you select the cherry-tree to cut down?” a Better Bitters knew," replied the Lynx, Black B nd Neck Scarfs and Boas, Pillow Shaped Mufis to Match. later.” cabinet. and appoin' maiters New ork Su, fifty-five said Mr. Bliggins: | any use for philosophers.” “Why not?" ‘more prompt attention and better service | Vy monteubeg Jovi ches sncwertg savertinonents | Vashington Star gacious George, “that the plum-tree would come in handy Without further ado he selected his fi post- “TL haven't | “My idea of a philosopher is a man who pretends he enjoys hard luck."—— A GREAT TONIC AND APPETIZER eTHE BEST FOR MIXED DRINKS « First comedian—"*Did you score a hit | witht your new specialty?" Second comedian—" Did 1? Why, the audience gazed in open-mouthed wonder before I was half through.” First comedian—" Wonderful! It is seldom that an entire audience yawns at once.""—Chicago Daily News. Ferre on Piildeiphta Ccreepontvace Incite of haere Ba hs FREE EDUCATION. Saree re Petey eee ears = Tee Se ey john, this is so sudden!” Evening Bulletin. a rp comicbooks.com